Summary

I know from experience that just being able to push the right buttons isn't enough. I believe the top priority of an AE is to make life easy for the editor no matter how menial or grand the task.

Credits

9/13 – 2/14

First Assistant Editor (Lead) Cardboard Boxer

Film (Feature-length) — Night and Day Pictures Details
9/13 – 2/14

As an Assistant Editor I was responsible for tracking assets as they came into post, AMA linking and transcoding, grouping footage (multiple cameras w/ audio), organizing and labeling clips for the editor and keeping the project organized. I was promoted to Editor after the original hire left the project.

5/13 – 9/13

First Assistant Editor (Avid 6.5) Hotel Confidential (Season 1)

Travel — TV — Painless Productions Details
5/13 – 9/13

AMA linked/transcoded, sunc & grouped tapeless footage & audio (some w/o time code), organized footage, labeled B-Roll, exports, AAF & Online sequence prep, developed workflow for this heavy GFX show including tracking methods, managed & trained all other AEs.

8/12 – 9/13

Assistant Editor (Avid 6.5) The Dead Files (Season 2)

Travel — TV — Painless Productions Details
8/12 – 9/13

This was a mixed tape & tapeless show. Digitizing, importing, AMA/transcoding, sunc & grouped, script sync, exports, AAF & online sequence prep. Developed and wrote the entire AE Bible for the company on my own, which included hilarious AE themed memes.

10/11 – 6/12

First Assistant Editor (Avid 5.5 / 6.5) Sand Masters (Season 2)

Travel — TV — Painless Productions Details
10/11 – 6/12

Combination tape/tapeless show. Digitizing, AMA/transcoding (mastered AMA troubleshooting skills on this show), syncing & grouping, script sync, exports, AAF & online sequence prep, independently redeveloped workflow for Season 2 from scratch in order to achieve efficiency.

7/11 – 10/11

First Assistant Editor (Avid) Inside the Secret Service

Discovery — TV — Karga Seven Pictures Details
7/11 – 10/11

Developed workflow from scratch, importing, syncing & grouping, heavy GFX importing and tracking, script sync, exports. Managed and trained all other Assistant Editors. Wrote thousands of emails.

6/11 – 7/11

First Assistant Editor (Final Cut) Sniper Bulletproof

History — TV — Karga Seven Pictures Details
6/11 – 7/11

Tracked media as it came into post. There was no ISIS/Unity so I imported footage to each individual Editor & Assistant Editor's drive (about 9 total) and was responsible for making sure they were all mirrored and imported items were carefully tracked. Exports & online prep.

6/11 – 7/11

First Assistant Editor (FCP) Assorted Films & Shows

Film (Feature-length) — FANCY FILM Details
6/11 – 7/11

Performed online prep for a variety of films & shows. After a short period of time I was promoted and moved over to Fancy Film's sister company, Karga7.

Recos

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