Jon Smith

Digitizing, AMA Transcoding, Syncing, Grouping, Output

Got third and second degree burns on both hands the night before two days of shooting due to a homemade firework. Took Advil and shot entire video by hanging the camera from my two unburned fingers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AJE4gnjR4M

Single-handedly produced a "90s Kid Nostalgia" video for Chippy Nonstop. Later realized that it was the largest production I had worked on, logistically speaking, and it was a nightmare but very rewarding in the end. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np0FW2gsVnA

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Worked within client's budget to produce a clear explanation of their services. http://vimeo.com/48172639

Assisted with concept, location scouting, casting, was liason for choreographer and dancers, created the shoot schedule and was the on-set producer for two days of shooting.

Worked with Rock Health to document weekly lectures over their 14-week course. I designed/built the stage, created the title sequence and designed a post-production workflow allowing even the intern to edit/export/upload the 30-40 minute videos in less than 24 hours of being shot.

Conceptualized idea, wrote script, created storyboard. Contracted a 3D motion designer and worked closely with him to achieve cohesive product. http://vimeo.com/42589640

Worked with a tight-knit crew to produce this commercial for the mobile application Everyme. http://vimeo.com/40252831

Managed a team of videographers during the two-day event and documented every single lecture, supervised post-production of 32 videos and created the title sequence for the series, as well as the music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmiM8UUQvpE&list=PLB2BD67BA6A3CB928

Aided on day of production and provided creative input/critique as to the aesthetic of the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXmo0zsG3q0

Scheduled and conducted interviews with entrepreneurs in the tech space. Oversaw post-production and overall tone of the series. http://nowiknow.sprinklelab.com

Conducted interviews, shot b-roll and edited this commercial for Rock Health. http://vimeo.com/29980722

Conceptualized the idea, wrote scripts, hired a graphic designer then animated their assets to tell the story of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation in three short videos. http://vimeo.com/46460063

Shot and edited a video to be shown the following day at a conference. http://vimeo.com/23181281

Created title sequences for a variety of season two's episodes in distinct and diverse aesthetics.

Created several animated sequences to portray concepts and scenarios presented by interviewees.

Shot a live performance at Bar Pink in San Diego, CA. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnQl6oiEFQ0

Documented the lives of girls currently in the Shonglap training program in Bangladesh. http://shonglap.org/

I edited/animated various segments of the Feature Film that was never finished.

I created a documentary short about something I found rather fascinating. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NWoZAMLU2s

Invisible Children tours the country screening their videos. For The Legacy Tour, each team had a Ugandan with them. Therefore, a unique video that updated this Ugandan's life was required. I managed a team of 4 editors to produce these 12 videos in just under 6 weeks.

Tasked with overseeing every stage of production for the MEND campaign launch, from concept to post. Managed videographers in Uganda over the Summer of 2009, and executed a two-month timelines for 13 bio videos. Videos can be found on the seamstresses' individual pages: http://www.mend.co/seamstress/

Givne one week to design and animate several sequences for the documentary short, Together We Are Free. Work 18 hours days for a week straight to meet deadline. http://vimeo.com/8829275

Edited footage from events in 15 cities around the world that happened on the same night. Was also required to digitally impose words on some of the signs, as not every phrase was captured during the events. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c58hQD22Cks

The Rescue was had events in over 100 cities on April 25th. Videographers were sent to 15 cities. Duties included general documentation, event hosting, as well as coordinating over 2,000 High School & College students to stand and hold giant signs. End product: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c58hQD22Cks

With both creative directors gone on a last-minute trip to Uganda, I was given 3 days to produce an entire video alone, provided only a rough script. Worked nonstop for 60~ hours until the project was completed, uploaded and sent out to over 200,000 email subscribers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvAkYUeBJ-I

Edited a series of promotional videos for The Rescue event.

Designed titles for Tour Announcement video. Title effect was created organically, filmed and then transposed on top of the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK4oCepATpc

Spent three months in Uganda documenting the lives of 13 formerly-abducted child mothers now working for Invisible Children as seamstresses.

Edited 12 introductory videos, one for each school being sponsored by Invisible Children. Also designed and animated maps and titles.