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Chris Lechler - editor

New Orleans, LA

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Motion Picture Editor with 20+ years experience in features & television. From New Orleans, I've lived and freelanced in NYC for over 20 years. Available for remote editing from New Orleans, LA.

Credits

3/20 – 4/20

Editor (Avid) – Impractical Jokers (Season 9)

TruTV — TV

3/20 – 4/20

2/20 – 3/20

Editor (Avid) – Silent Library - Presentation

TruTV — TV — truTV - WarnerMedia

2/20 – 3/20

Editor (Avid) – Black Magic - Presentation

Netflix — TV — JMX, LLC c/o Jax Media

2/20 – 3/20

2/18 – 12/18

Editor (Avid) – Impractical Jokers (Season 8)

TruTV — TV — NorthSouth Productions

2/18 – 12/18

12/17 – 11/18

Editor (Avid) – Impractical Jokers (Season 7)

TruTV — TV — NorthSouth Productions

12/17 – 11/18

5/18 – 6/18

Editor (Avid) – Double Take (Season 1)

Facebook Watch — TV — ITV Studios America

5/18 – 6/18

9/17 – 11/17

Editor (Avid) – Car vs America (Season 1)

Fusion — TV — NorthSouth Productions

9/17 – 11/17

6/17 – 8/17

Editor (Avid) – Friendliest Town (Pilot)

Travel — TV — NorthSouth Productions

6/17 – 8/17

2/17 – 5/17

Editor (Avid) – Southern Charm (Season 4)

Bravo — TV — Haymaker Productions

2/17 – 5/17

11/16 – 12/16

Editor (Avid) – We Bought the Farm (Season 2)

HGTV — TV

11/16 – 12/16

8/16 – 10/16

Editor (Avid) – Road Hauks (Season 1)

History — TV — Magilla Entertainment

8/16 – 10/16

7/16 – 9/16

Editor (Avid) – The Road Trick (Season 1)

Red Bull TV — TV — NorthSouth Productions

7/16 – 9/16

5/16 – 7/16

Editor (Avid) – MTV's Joking Off

MTV — TV — Back Roads Entertainment

5/16 – 7/16

11/15 – 12/15

Editor (Avid) – We Bought the Farm (Season 1)

HGTV — TV — NorthSouth Productions

11/15 – 12/15

6/15 – 9/15

Editor (Avid) – UNTITLED DEER TICK FILM

Film (Feature-length)

6/15 – 9/15

3/15 – 4/15

Editor (Avid) – Never Give Up: A Boxing Survival Story

Spike TV — TV — Matador Content

3/15 – 4/15

3/15 – 3/15

Editor (Avid) – Break The Record Week

MTV — Live/Special Event — MTV Networks (Viacom)

3/15 – 3/15

2/15 – 3/15

Editor (Avid) – Frame.io

Corporate — Frame.io

2/15 – 3/15

1/15 – 3/15

Editor (Avid) – A Night at Amethyst's

Film (Short) — Spatula Productions

1/15 – 3/15

2/15 – 2/15

Editor (Avid) – Hustle Mode (Pilot)

MTV — TV — Firecracker Films

2/15 – 2/15

1/15 – 2/15

Editor (Avid) – The Ming Lee Project (Pilot)

MTV — TV — Jarrett Creative

1/15 – 2/15

1/15 – 1/15

Editor (Avid) – Bet On Me (Pilot)

Sizzle Reel — TV — Jarrett Creative

1/15 – 1/15

9/14 – 10/14

Editor (Avid) – Breaking Amish (Season 3)

TLC — TV — Hot Snakes Media

9/14 – 10/14

8/14 – 9/14

Editor (Avid) – Pioneers (Season 1)

National Geographic — TV — Hot Snakes Media

8/14 – 9/14

2/11 – 6/14

Editor (Avid) – Sanatorium

Film (Feature-length) — Lionsgate Details

2/11 – 6/14

Co-Produced & Edited a feature-length indie horror film, to be released by After Dark Films in August 2014.

4/14 – 5/14

Additional Editor – Lucky Bastards (Season 1)

Esquire — TV — True Entertainment

4/14 – 5/14

4/14 – 4/14

Additional Editor – The Real Housewives Of Atlanta (Season 6)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment

4/14 – 4/14

9/13 – 12/13

Consultant (Senior Editorial Consultant) – Panic Button (Season 1)

TruTV — TV — 11 Television Canada Inc. Details

9/13 – 12/13

Adapted the format of a Canadian horror-comedy series for an American cable network. Consulted on the pilot episode as well as 11 episodes.

6/13 – 7/13

Editor (Avid) – Impractical Jokers (Season 4)

TruTV — TV — NorthSouth Productions

6/13 – 7/13

5/13 – 6/13

Editor (FCP7) – MTV2 Jobs That Don't Suck (Season 1)

MTV2 — TV — MTV Networks (Viacom)

5/13 – 6/13

1/11 – 2/13

Editor (Avid) – The Ballad of Danko Jones

Film (Feature-length) — The Hidden Fortress

1/11 – 2/13

10/12 – 1/13

Editor (Avid) – Boston's Finest (Season 1)

TNT — TV — Jarrett Creative

10/12 – 1/13

5/12 – 9/12

Editor (Avid) – Bayou Billionaires (Season 2)

CMT — TV — Magilla Entertainment Details

5/12 – 9/12

Edited 4 half-hour episodes.

1/12 – 2/12

Editor (Avid) – Danko Jones - I Think Bad Thoughts

Music Video — The Hidden Fortress

1/12 – 2/12

10/11 – 1/12

Editor (Avid) – Don't Be Tardy... (Season 1)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment

10/11 – 1/12

6/11 – 6/11

Additional Editor – Comic Book Men (Pilot)

AMC — TV — Original Media Details

6/11 – 6/11

Edited on Un-aired Pilot.

5/11 – 6/11

Editor (Avid) – Danko Jones - Had Enough

Music Video — The Hidden Fortress

5/11 – 6/11

2/11 – 3/11

Editor (Avid) – Untold Stories of a Royal Bridesmaid

TLC — TV — Magilla Entertainment

2/11 – 3/11

1/11 – 2/11

Additional Editor – Mob Wives (Season 1)

VH1 — TV — Left/Right Inc.

1/11 – 2/11

Editor (Avid) – Silent Library (Season 4)

MTV — TV — MTV Networks (Viacom) Details

1/11 – 2/11

Gave first round Rough Cut Notes to team of 6 series editors. Applied Network Notes to Fine Cut & delivered Picture Lock Cut for 30 half-hour episodes.

1/11 – 2/11

Editor (Avid) – Danko Jones - Full of Regret

Music Video — The Hidden Fortress

1/11 – 2/11

1/10 – 2/10

Editor (Avid) – My Life As Liz (Season 1)

MTV — TV — MTV Networks (Viacom) Details

1/10 – 2/10

Edited 2 half-hour episodes.

1/10 – 2/10

Editor (Avid) – Silent Library (Season 3)

MTV — TV — MTV Networks (Viacom) Details

1/10 – 2/10

Gave first round Rough Cut Notes to team of 6 series editors. Applied Network Notes to Fine Cut & delivered Picture Lock Cut for 20 half-hour episodes.

8/08 – 9/09

Editor (FCP7) – Splinterheads

Film (Feature-length) — Atlantic Pictures

8/08 – 9/09

1/09 – 2/09

Editor (Avid) – Silent Library (Season 1)

MTV — TV — MTV Networks (Viacom) Details

1/09 – 2/09

Applied Network Notes to Fine Cut & delivered Picture Lock Cut for 20 half-hour episodes.

1/09 – 2/09

Editor (Avid) – The Smoking Gun Presents (Season 4)

TruTV — Meetinghouse Productions

1/09 – 2/09

7/08 – 10/08

Editor (Avid) – Trutv Presents World's Dumbest... (Season 3)

TruTV — TV — Meeting House Productions

7/08 – 10/08

6/08 – 9/08

Editor (Avid) – Best Year Ever

VH1 — TV — VH1 Productions

6/08 – 9/08

4/08 – 7/08

Editor (Avid) – Best Week Ever (Season 6)

VH1 — TV — VH1 Productions

4/08 – 7/08

Editor (Avid) – Trutv Presents World's Dumbest... (Season 2)

TruTV — TV — Meeting House Productions

4/08 – 7/08

2/08 – 5/08

Editor (Avid) – My Super Sweet Sixteen Presents: Exiled (Season 1)

MTV — TV — Left/Right Inc.

2/08 – 5/08

1/08 – 2/08

Editor (Avid) – Best Week Ever (Season 5)

VH1 — TV — VH1 Productions

1/08 – 2/08

Editor (Avid) – The Paper (Season 1)

MTV — TV — MTV Networks (Viacom)

1/08 – 2/08

10/07 – 1/08

Additional Editor – Made (Season 9)

MTV — TV — PMTV Productions

10/07 – 1/08

3/07 – 6/07

Editor (Avid) – Rich & Reckless (Season 1)

TruTV — TV — Left/Right Inc.

3/07 – 6/07

1/07 – 2/07

Editor (Avid) – Inside the Action: Ghost Rider

MTV — Live/Special Event

1/07 – 2/07

1/06 – 2/06

Editor (Avid) – Made (Season 7)

MTV — TV

1/06 – 2/06

Editor (Avid) – Geek-Ray Vision (Season 1)

Spike TV — TV

1/06 – 2/06

Editor (Avid) – Inside the Action: Underworld Evolution

MTV — Live/Special Event

1/06 – 2/06

1/05 – 2/05

Editor (Avid) – Best Week Ever (Season 4)

VH1 — TV — VH1 Productions

1/05 – 2/05

Editor (Avid) – Made (Season 6)

MTV — TV

1/05 – 2/05

Editor (Avid) – F-List

Fuse — TV

1/05 – 2/05

Editor (Avid) – Your Movie Show: Dukes of Hazzard

MTV — Live/Special Event

1/05 – 2/05

3/04 – 6/04

Editor (Avid) – Choose or Lose: 20 Million Questions For John Kerry

MTV — TV — MTV Networks (Viacom)

3/04 – 6/04

1/04 – 2/04

Editor (Avid) – Made (Season 5)

MTV — TV

1/04 – 2/04

Editor (Avid) – Never Before Scene: I, Robot

MTV — Live/Special Event

1/04 – 2/04

5/03 – 2/04

Editor (Avid) – Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story

Film (Feature-length) — The 7th Floor

5/03 – 2/04

3/03 – 6/03

Editor (Avid) – Tupac: Resurrection MTV Movie Special

MTV — TV — MTV Networks (Viacom)

3/03 – 6/03

1/03 – 2/03

Editor (Avid) – Made (Season 2)

MTV — TV

1/03 – 2/03

3/02 – 6/02

Editor (Avid) – MTV True Life: First Year

MTV — Live/Special Event — MTV Networks (Viacom)

3/02 – 6/02

3/01 – 6/01

Editor (Avid) – True Life I'm Hooked On Oxycontin

MTV — TV — MTV Networks (Viacom)

3/01 – 6/01

Editor (Avid) – For The Troops An MTV/USO Special

MTV — TV — PMTV Productions

3/01 – 6/01

1/01 – 2/01

Editor (Avid) – Diary (Season 7)

MTV — TV — MTV Networks (Viacom)

1/01 – 2/01

Editor (Avid) – True Life (Season 3)

MTV — TV

1/01 – 2/01

Editor (Avid) – Sick of It All

Film (Feature-length) — Fat Wreck Chords

1/01 – 2/01

3/00 – 6/00

Editor (Avid) – Tomb Raider: Search & Record

MTV — TV — PMTV Productions

3/00 – 6/00

Editor (Avid) – MTV Cribs Presents: How to Live Large

MTV — TV — MTV Networks (Viacom)

3/00 – 6/00

Editor (Avid) – When Hate Goes Pop

MTV — TV — PMTV Productions

3/00 – 6/00

Editor (Avid) – MTV20: Buggles to Bizkit

MTV — TV — PMTV Productions

3/00 – 6/00

1/00 – 2/00

Editor – A Lord Portrait

Film (Feature-length)

1/00 – 2/00

1/97 – 2/97

Assistant Editor (Avid) – Dirty Rice

Film (Feature-length) — Coupé

1/97 – 2/97

6/95 – 9/95

Apprentice Editor – Dead Man Walking

Film (Feature-length) — Working Title Films

6/95 – 9/95

1/95 – 2/95

Apprentice Editor: New Orleans – Dead Man Walking

Film (Feature-length) — Working Title Films

1/95 – 2/95

8/92 – 6/93

Director (Writer & Co-Producer) – Final Cut

Film (Feature-length) — Spent Youth Productions

8/92 – 6/93

10/92 – 1/93

Assistant Editor (Apprentice Editor) – Hard Target

Film (Feature-length) — Renaissance Pictures

10/92 – 1/93

6/90 – 8/90

Production Assistant – Netherworld

Film (Feature-length) — Full Moon Entertainment

6/90 – 8/90

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Education

Class of '92

Loyola University New Orleans

BA/Communications

My Gear

Macbook Pro
Adobe Premiere Pro
Avid Media Composer
Adobe Creative Cloud

Skills

Avid
Post Production
Producing
Reality
Television
Video Production
AVID Media Composer
Directing
Editing
Broadcast
Commercials
Digital Media
Documentaries
Entertainment
Film
Film Production
Final Cut Pro
Media Production
Music Videos
New Media
Video
Video Editing
Field Producing
Final Draft
Screenwriting
Comedy
Feature Films
HD Video
Short Films
Adobe Premiere
Camera
Web Video
Broadcast Television
Cinematography
Final Cut Studio
Non-linear Editing
DVD Studio Pro
Camera Operating
Film Editing
Narrative
Adobe Creative Cloud

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