George E. Kennedy, Jr.
About

George E. Kennedy, Jr.

Navy Veteran | Head of Production at Magek Filmworks

Navy veteran. 28 years in video and live production. BA in Mass Media Arts, Television Production. Takes on individual production roles directly with associations, live events, and production companies as a Certified ProAV Engineer, deploying ProAV systems and IP workflows — runs Magek Filmworks.

Supporting clients across the ProAV-live events, video production, and cloud production space.

28
Years in the Field
200+
Shows, Events & Productions
100+
Venues
5+
Certifications

Clients & Collaborators

Clients
  • LMG
  • PRG
  • Creative Technology Group
  • Local 22
  • Slate
  • CNC Productions
  • TMPAV
  • Freeman AV
  • AVFX
  • Event EQ
  • MayCo
  • Projection
  • CVW Events
  • Encore
  • First Hand
  • AVLD Events

What I Do

ProAV High-Resolution Switcher Engineer

Image processing and switching systems that drive the audience-facing screens at a live event — LED walls, blended projection, multi-surface sets, IMAG side panels, confidence monitors.

Live Events

Technical Director, Camera Shader, and Robotic Camera Operator, Media Server Op. for concerts, conferences, and festivals — cutting the live program, matching camera color and exposure on the fly, and running PTZ robotics for more creative shots.

Video Production

Multicam camera technical direction and post-production for broadcast, corporate, live content, and video podcasts for wide and vertical screens.

Cloud Production

REMI workflows — multi-site production run from a single control room, venue to cloud via CLOUDflex Broadcast, and AWS.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA)University of the District of Columbia — Mass Media Arts, Television Production

Daily Tools & Systems

Beyond the platforms I'm certified on, this is the broader toolkit I work with day to day — screen management systems, media servers, broadcast switchers, and cloud production tools.

High-Resolution Switchers

CertifiedAnalog Way Aquilon, Levels 1, 2, 3 Aquilon RS Family RS 1-6, C+ →
CertifiedBarco Encore3 Specialist Encore E3 →
CertifiedPixelHue Level 2 Advanced PixelHue Q8, P80, P20 →

Media Server & Playback

CertifiedMillumin v5 Media Server
ExperiencedMitti Media Playback
ExperiencedResolume Arena

Broadcast Switchers

ExperiencedBlackmagic Design Ecosystem — ATEM Constellation 4K, 8K, 1–4 M/E
ExperiencedRoss Carbonite
ExperiencedRoland V-160HD
ExperiencedPanasonic AV-HS410, AV-HS500

Software and Hardware Scopes

ExperiencedMulti-Camera Shader
ExperiencedNobe OmniScope w/ LivePack — Made for ProAV, paired with a Mac Mini M4 Pro and DeckLink 8K Pro G2 Capture Card in a Sonnet Echo SE I T5 Thunderbolt 5 Expansion System
Workflow: 4, 4K cameras (SDI) → DeckLink 8K Pro G2 in a Sonnet Echo SE I T5 (Thunderbolt 5) → Mac Mini M4 Pro → Nobe OmniScope w/ LivePack

Cloud & REMI Switchers

ExperiencedvMix Owner-Operator — Venue/MC and Cloud
ExperiencedOBS
ExperiencedCarbonite Code
ExperiencedZoom Ecosystem — ISO, Tiles, Events
ExperiencedCLOUDflex Broadcast - AWS Cloud Deployments
Workflow: Venue/MC → SRT feed → CLOUDflex-AWS → NDI feed → vMix → Live