Internationally experienced offline editor and compositor with a wealth of knowledge in all forms of editing including Feature length and short form, narrative and nonfiction. Practiced and experienced in multiple facets of the post production process and industry standard pipelines. Additionally qualified in DVD Authoring, Web Design and recently Visual Effects and 3D Animation. Trained in several software packages. Those include Final Cut Pro, Avid, Maya, Nuke, Adobe Premier, After Effects, PhotoShop, DVD Studio Pro, and Boujou.
Specialties include film trailer editing, commercial editing, logo and graphic work. Thrives in a collaborative environment achieving high efficiency with time constraints. Strives to achieve the highest level of professionalism
Freelance
- Edited and completed over 25 short films and film trailers
- Edited two feature length films and one documentary
- Created various visual effect shots for short films
- Edited music videos for Kansas City punk band and Denver gothic band.
- Edited show reels for various actors and media clients in television and films.
Other Experience and Skills
- Experienced with ISIS and Avid Interplay.
- Trained in DVD Authoring.
- Green screen keying, rotoscoping, motion tracking, and other visual effect principles.
Employment
2011 Connected Pictures, Soho, London United Kingdom
Post Production Runner/ Media Manager
Responsible for capturing rushes, backing up media and files, creating still images, syncing sound files in Final Cut Pro.
2011 Met Film School, Ealing Studios, London United Kingdom
Technical Support
Responsible for edit suite preparation, rushes and data wrangling, and equipment and supplies inventory and rental.
2011-2010 Jaffa Entertainment, London United Kingdom (Freelance)
Trailer Editor
Projects and Films include: Sons of God - The Bridge, Sons of God - The Deal, Sons of God - The Seventh Trumpet, Cash and Curry, Four Hours.
2010 Ill Repute Films, London United Kingdom (Freelance)
Editor
2010 Cassius Management, Notting Hill, London United Kingdom
Show Reel Editor
Duties included ripping DVDs, editing show reels, and preparing delivery for the web.
Clients Include:
Dean Piper, writer for the Sunday Mirror
Alex Winters, presenter for children’s TV show CBeebies
2010 Met Film Post Productions Ealing Studios, Ealing United Kingdom
Assistant Offline Editor
Assisted the Offline editor by putting together edits of projects. Also attended workshops in colour grading and exporting for web.
2008 Freespeech TV Denver, CO United States
Show Editor for "Crashing the Party - Convention coverage of the DNC and RNC”
Edited several news segments, in a rapid paced studio environment and an off site location, with a short turn around time for the next days broadcast. Also acted as a camera operator recording the live comments and reaction of an independent news media anchor in a live broadcast.
2009-2007 Highnoon Entertainment Denver, CO United States
Log and Transcriber
Created a detailed account of dialogue on raw footage. Separated clips into sub-clips for writers and assistant editors.
Education
2010 Metropolitan Film School, London UK
Certificate of Higher Education with Distinction
2008-2006 Colorado Film School, Denver, Colorado
Associates of Science., Film Production and Post-Production
Awards
2009-2007 Los Angeles Television Convention Music Video and Movie Trailer Film Festival
Official Selection, “The Story of a Girl,” “ Resurrection,” and “ Calisto” (Editor)
2010 Hampshire Film Festival
Official Selection, “Grave Mistake”
2007 Colorado Film School Student Fim Festival
Winner, Best Director for “Grave Mistake”
2005 - 2004 Kansas Film Festival
Winner, Best Music Video for “Happy Fun Song.” Winner, Best Short Film for “Fix.”
