Michael Burrows

Ingested, organized, translated, transcribed, subtitled and synced more than 200 hours of footage in French, Khmer and English for upcoming documentary. With director, identified narrative structure and story possibilities during writing process. Identified, strategized and wrote applications for post-production grants.

Directed, live edited, and sound-mixed multicam live streams of panel discussions for duration of 2017 and 2018 festivals.

Organized footage, provided editorial input on take selection and story layout.

Historical assistant and story development for upcoming independent documentary on the Holocaust. Conducted primary source research in multiple languages, identified and obtained suitable b-roll from state archives. Created interview questions based on original research. Edited footage to assist in creation of sizzle reel.

Video editing, research and promotional planning ahead of digital release of Tri, the first narrative feature film about triathlons. Film released digitally on December 13, 2016. Edited concept trailers and other visual assets for company's future projects.

Media management, live photo editing, equipment protection, and runner support for TeamPeople's photography team at the 2017 World Bank Spring Meetings. Provided 360-degree photography for several conferences featuring dignitaries from around the world.

Ingested, organized, and synced multi-camera footage and audio for super sizzle of an in-development reality show for a major broadcast network. Marked soundbites and potential music selections for lead editor.

Provided logistical, runner, and staging support for live event featuring Justice Sonia Sotomayor, actress Elizabeth Rodriguez, and other honorees. Event broadcast on PBS September 30, 2016.

As the editor of promotional videos during the AFI DOCS Film Festival in 2016, edited videos of Q&As and step-and-repeat interviews with featured directors and film subjects. Chosen to edit the Guggenheim Symposium honoring Werner Herzog.

Edited and sound-mixed interview footage for the Refuge Project, a multimedia documentary on the Syrian refugee crisis. The short film, Refuge, premiered at the French Institute in New York to a sold-out house filled with journalists, human rights lawyers and government officials capable of effecting change on this critical issue.

Senior leader overseeing all video production and editing, still photography, graphic design and media management for festival screenings and events. Recruited and supervised seven interns. Created trailers for promotion of featured films and events, including official 2016 festival trailer. Identified and programmed film selections; personally secured appearance by director of Albanian submission for 2016 Best Foreign Film Oscar.

As the technical intern for the AFI Silver Theater, edited promotional videos for the AFI DOCS Film Festival, incorporating interviews with filmmakers, b-roll of festival events and film footage. Videos included the opening and closing night montages, daily event recaps, and filmmaker interview clips. Also shot b-roll of festival events for promotional and educational use, and developed an archive of all videos and an accompanying database to facilitate future use of these materials.

Organized and archived all videos and still photographs from the 2015 festival for future use. Tracked equipment usage and scheduling by videographers and photographers.

As the sole video production intern for PR company APCO Worldwide, edited videos for corporate and government clients, created string-outs, reformatted video for web and social media use, authored DVDs for clients and assisted in archiving the materials for future use.