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A Brief Resume of Richard Bennett, chief videographer at Bennett Video Specialists Master Scuba Diver Trainer for the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI # 4265 MSDT). Internationally certified instructor since 1966. * Holds three International Instructor certifications, PADI #4264 active, (SSI #702 inactive), (NASDS #867 inactive). Instructional degrees in wreck diving, deep diving, ice diving, underwater cinematography and still photography, equipment specialist, night diver, search & recovery, and underwater naturalist. Author of the first first Mini-submarine training course. Coordinated Jacques Cousteau's promotional tour to Milwaukee for Involvement Day with NBC's WTMJ-TV, “The Making of an Aquanaut” Channel 4. Oct. 20, 1979. * Received the Certificate of Excellence award in 1980 from the Artists Guild of Chicago and the Art Directors Club of Chicago for assistance in underwater photography. * In 1981 received the same Award for Underwater Technical Assistance. * Certified as Instructor of Underwater Photography 1981 for writing the first PADI instruction manual on underwater filmmaking. * Produced, directed, and hosted the first one hour eight part television series devoted to, "Scuba Adventure" on a local cable television station 1984. Project Manager and Director for a documentary film project “Flight to the North Pole” sponsored by Northwest Airlines, Silverliners International and Make a Wish Foundation 1992 * Underwater videographer for Milwaukee Police and Fire Department Recovery Teams. And producer of MPD training tapes. * To date, Mr. Bennett has 7700 dives in 6 countries, four oceans, 200 lakes, 4 caves, and over 80 shipwrecks. More than one hundred and fifty dives under the ice. * 1994 Recipient of the prestigious Platinum Pro 5000 award from Scuba Schools International. * Featured on the popular national television program, NBC's "Unsolved Mysteries" November 1994. Richard Bennett shot the underwater footage used and was the host of "The Treasure of Poverty Island. * President of Bennett Video Specialists a Wisconsin video production company since1989. * Bennett Video Specialists will completed 1120th commercial tape in the spring of 2009. * Instructor of videography for UWM's Arts and Liberal Studies department 1992 - 1997 * Instructor of videography for Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) 2003- * Update Video Courses taken recently: (1) Orientation (2) Producers (3) Roster Appointments (4) Portable Camera (5) Editing Adobe 6.5, Pinnacle...Adobe Pro, Matrox RT X100 (6) Amiga Graphics
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