Customize Your Vision

Customize Your Vision

We leverage the expertise of our award-winning cinematographers, producers, and graphic artists to bring a never-seen-before experience to you and your audience. We make YOUR videos stand out using our innovative photography, highly creative conceptualization, and meticulous attention to detail.

We work with your concepts to create breathtaking videos of incomparable quality. We look forward to watch YOUR story come alive. Do you?

Testimonials

Estel Dillon

Steve Muskat is a very talented videographer/editor. As a cameraman, he has a great eye for framing a shot, utilizing interesting camera angles and creative use of focal lengths to shoot energetic, compelling video. As an editor (on multiple non-linear platforms), Steve exhibits a great command of multi-layered compositing, creating interesting animated graphics. Steve is a serious craftsman whose knowledge of current video technology is up to date, and whose skill level is constantly growing. I recommend Steve Muskat highly!

Estel Dillon

Georgetown University
Tim Moushey

Awesome Work Ethic!
Steve is an independent worker who gets the job done with little or no supervision. His natural curiosity and easy going manner and attention to detail would make him an ideal employee.

Tim Moushey

News Operations Manager at WBNS-TV
Lori Anne Boocks

Awesome Service!
“Steve, we really appreciate your talent, follow-through, and responsiveness in helping us create a meaningful and engaging way to document and disseminate the Forum’s efforts!”

Lori Anne Boocks

The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
VP

Awesome Videos!
I recommend Steve for any photography, editor or producer position in television. Steve is an outstanding employee & hard worker. He is highly skilled in shooting & editing & has great potential as a producer, writer, & manager.

John Cardenas

VP/ General Manager at WTHR-TV
David Kassir

I really and truly appreciate you taking the time to educate and inform me each step of the way with regards to filming this segment for our nonprofit. Thanks so much for the wonderful job you did.

David Kassir

Founder Kassir Foundation
Help-U-Sell

Steve provided me with a very high quality video for my real estate company. He had great ideas, production went smoothly, and the outcome was just what I wanted! I would highly recommend his services.

Matt Kellam

Broker / Owner Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty
Dispatch Broadcast Group

Steve is a wonderfully gifted video producer/editor/photographer, who knows how to use the visual medium to best advantage. He is creative, energetic, and easy to work with. One of his best assets is his eagerness to expand his range of abilities.

Tom Walker

DC Bureau Chief Dispatch Broadcast Group
Todd O’Boyle

We’ve gotten lots of nice kudos on the video…

Todd O’Boyle

Co-Founder & CTO Strongarm By Percipient Networks

About Steve Muskat

Muskat Media is run by Steve Muskat who’s main focus is quality storytelling.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Computer Art with a specialization in Photography from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.

Continuing Education

  • Storytelling Unleashed, workshop with Adam Forgione – 2015.
  • Directing Motion, workshop with Vincent Laforet – 2014.
  • Stillmotion Filmmaking, workshop – Storytelling with heart, two-day seminar – 2014.
  • Editing with Premiere Pro/Online, certificate course.
  • Documentary Editing with Premiere Pro/Online, certificate course.
  • Premiere Pro CS6 Essential Training/Online, certificate course.
  • Migrating from Final Cut Pro 7 to Premiere Pro/Online, certificate course.
  • Canon EOS HD Storytelling Workshop, New York – 2012.
  • Canon Learning Immersion Seminar, Washington DC – 2012.
  • NAB Post Production World Conference, Las Vegas Nevada – 2010.
  • Advanced Editing – Film and Digital Media Institute/American University – 2005.

Professional Affiliations

  • NABET-CWA Local 3.
  • National Press Club.
  • National Press Photographers Association.
  • Digital Video Professionals Association.
  • Women in Film & Television International (WIFTI).
  • Currently holds DoD Interim Secret Clearance, Clearance date 10/22/09.

Work Experience

Syracuse University – Newhouse School Of Journalism, 06/14 – Present
  • Technical Advisor for S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Capstone Program.
  • Work with journalism graduate students in the last six weeks of their master’s program.
  • Help students navigate through aspects of their Washington DC backpack journalism jobs for small market television stations around the country.
  • Work closely with the editorial team to deliver high quality recorded material from the field, videography training, post-production editing, and equipment support.
NBC News Channel DC – Photojournalist And Editor, 01/10 – Present
  • Daily news coverage from Washington, D.C: videography, live shots and deadline video editing with Avid Media Composer.
  • News production For NBC’s national feed service.
  • Stories run on network affiliates, NBC’s Early Today, MSNBC and CNBC.
Dispatch Broadcast Group – Photojournalist Editor Producer, 09/07 – 06/09
  • Photo journalist working with Ohio and Indiana news desks to cover television and web news stories in Washington DC.
  • In charge of gathering story ideas, interviewing, shooting and editing.
  • Shot with Panasonic P2 camera, edited packages using Final cut Pro, coordinated satellite feeds and produced weekly multi-camera half-hour magazine-style show with political representatives.
NBC Network, Washington DC Network – Intake And Playback Technician, 10/04 – Present
  • Avid AirSpeed and Avid Adrenaline for Meet the Press, NBC Nightly News, and The Today show.
  • Records and plays back - multiple records, promos, and cut spots.
NBC News Channel – Intake, Playback And Transmission Technician, 12/02 – 10/07
  • Coordinated daily news gatherings from across the country, using AVOC and VYVX fiber systems, satellite feeds with Tandberg, Unity and Wegener receivers and uplinking equipment.
  • Production skills include studio camera operator, robotic camera operator, and audio mixer for live and taped shows.
  • Clients included NBC, MSNBC, Telemundo, Global TV, ITN, ZDF, and CNBC.
FOX News Channel – Audio Assistant/Studio Technician, 04/04 – 04/05
  • Audio assistant and studio technician for Fox News Sunday.
FOX News Channel – Audio Assistant/Studio Technician, 04/04 – 04/05
  • Audio assistant and studio technician for Fox News Sunday.
Medill News Service – Photographer, 08/02 – 02/03
  • Operated and maintained portable ENG equipment for coverage of news stories in Washington DC.
  • Responsible for lighting on single and multi-camera shoots both in-studio and on-location.
  • Captured and mixed audio/video for taped broadcast airings on ABC and CBS affiliates across the country.
  • Interacted with talent and public figures during interviews, stand-ups and long format shows.
Henniger Productions – Video Production Assistant, 06/02 – 08/02
  • Worked on Anatomy of A Crash & DEFCON 2; hour-long documentaries for Discovery Communications.
  • Performed functions as an audio mixer, secondary camera, lighting, and utility.
WBGU-TV (PBS) – Video Production, 09/98 – 05/02
  • EFP/ENG, studio camera operator, floor director, teleprompter, Chyron operator and Media 100 editor.
Fairfax Network – Video Production, 02/98 – 08/98
  • The educational television station, which produced instructional programming for public schools.
  • Various roles included Adobe After Effects animator, editor, 3D animator, and camera operator.
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