Ingesting media (original footage, graphics, archival, stock, music, etc.), making stringouts, media management & archiving, exporting screeners, uprezing & prep for online, Avid troubleshooting, assisting producers and editors generally.
Summary
I am an Assistant Editor with recent experience working on a variety of films (doc & narrative; features & shorts). My background (and years of experience) in experimental video, art photography, and graphic design lend to my creativity and versatility.
Credits
7/17 – 11/17
Assistant Editor (Avid Media Composer) – Top of the World (Season 1)
Travel — TV — My Entertainment Productions Details
7/17 – 11/17
2/17 – 2/17
Assistant Editor (Adobe Premiere Pro) – The Legal Mobilization of Science in Climate Change Litigation (National Science Foundation stud
Film (Short) — Sabrina McCormick Details
2/17 – 2/17
Assisting on documentary; setting up new project, importing raw footage, organizing and marking interview footage, making stringouts, etc.
10/16 – 12/16
Assistant Editor (Adobe Premiere Pro) – 24 Hours of Reality: The Road Forward
Internet — Live/Special Event — Shoulderhill Entertainment Details
10/16 – 12/16
Working with producers and editors to create 24 documentaries shot in 24 countries for Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project. Ingesting, syncing, organizing footage, making stringouts, exporting, subtitling, instructing other AEs on workflow and best practices.
9/16 – 9/16
Assistant Editor (Adobe Premiere Pro) – The Angola Project: Detroit
Film (Feature-length) — Jeremy Xido (Director) Details
9/16 – 9/16
Assisting on documentary feature (The Angola Project: Detroit); syncing video/audio, organizing and marking footage, making stringouts, etc.
4/16 – 8/16
Assistant Editor – The Boy Who Changed America
CNN — TV — Jigsaw Productions Details
4/16 – 8/16
Assisting editors on documentary feature; syncing video/audio, multigrouping, ingesting, organizing and marking footage, making stringouts, selects, etc.
2/16 – 2/16
Additional Editor (Avid Media Composer) – The Holly
Film (Feature-length) — Julian Rubinstein (Director) Details
2/16 – 2/16
Additional editing on The Holly (documentary).
1/16 – 1/16
Additional Editor (Avid Media Composer) – Women Who Kill
Film (Feature-length) — Ingrid Jungermann (Director) Details
1/16 – 1/16
Additional editing for Women Who Kill (narrative feature).
12/13 – 12/14
Director/Producer/Editor – Hong Kong Cafe (working title)
Film (Feature-length) — Christy Shigekawa & David Beard Details
12/13 – 12/14
Coordinating/producing/shooting/editing documentary feature exploring the dual history of the Hong Kong Cafe as both venue in the emerging L.A. punk scene of the late 70s-early 80s, as well as part of beloved, local Chinatown institution, Hong Kong Low restaurant.
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Education
Class of '16
The Edit Center
narrative & documentary editing
Class of '08
Cranbrook Academy of Art
MFA Photography
Class of '06
California State University, Chico
BA Graphic Design; Minors in Psychology and Art Studio
Skills
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