Summary

Film Editor and documentarian.

Credits

1/14 – 2/14

Editor (FCP7) Backyard Fantasy Sizzle

Animal Planet — TV — Stiletto Entertainment Details
1/14 – 2/14

Edited sizzle reels to pitch new show concept.

1/14 – 1/14

Editor (FCP7) Jungle to Jungle (Pilot)

TV — One Black Eye Productions Details
1/14 – 1/14

Re-edited, shortened, and color-corrected the pilot, and edited a short trailer version.

11/13 – 12/13

Editor (FCP7) La Voz Kids (Season 2)

Telemundo — TV — Red Orange Productions Details
11/13 – 12/13

Edited casting reels for ca 80 children auditioning for Spanish-language version of The Voice. Tight time table. Spanish-language.

2/13 – 6/13

Editor (FCP7) White Snow - feature for Paul MCCarthy

McCarthy Productioins Details
2/13 – 6/13

Transcoded, prepped, and organized all footage for a 6-camera 22-day shoot, then edited video elements for a massive video art / art gallery installation that premiered at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City.

10/12 – 1/13

Editor (Avid) Chasing

Film (Feature-length) — HRTV Details
10/12 – 1/13

Edited short documentary, helped chose and laid in temp audio tracks, did preliminary color correction as needed.

11/11 – 9/12

Assistant Editor (FCP7) Blackfish

Film (Feature-length) — Maxiego Productions / CNN Films Details
11/11 – 9/12

Transcoded, dubbed, digitized, media managed, tracked, logged, and organized hundreds of hours of original and archival footage in many different formats, then created string-outs, subtitled Spanish language elements, and made preliminary edits of certain scenes. Consulted with director on overall story structure.

5/08 – 6/09

Editor (FCP7)

Staff Position — Beach Body Details
5/08 – 6/09

Edited short (3-6 minute) web-delivered infomercials, "success story" profiles, cooking show segments, etc. Online FCP workflow. Finished video and audio.

6/06 – 11/06

Assistant Editor (FCP7) The Mannsfield 12

Film (Feature-length) — Craig Ross, Jr Details
6/06 – 11/06

Logged, captured, synched, and organized all footage. Assembled scenes.

Orgs

  • Editors guild eligible

Recos

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Education

UCLA

MFA Film Production

University of Virginia

B.A. with High Distinction: Comparative Literature and Studio Ar

My Gear

  • Avid

Skills

  • Danish
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Polish
  • Avid
  • Directing
  • storyboarding
  • Casting
  • Screenwriting
  • Writing
  • Research
  • Teaching
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Camera Operator
  • Interviewing
  • Final Cut Pro 7
  • Production Planning
  • Filmmaking