Summary

I'm an Avid and FCP editor with 25+ years in the TV industry. I enjoy both editorial and finishing work. I'm well versed in conforming to broadcast standards, project organization, and visual effects. https://vimeo.com/mlbelanger/videos

Credits

5/14 – 6/14

Editor (Avid) Love.Life (Pilot)

TV — Love Life Releasing Details
5/14 – 6/14

Editorial, color correction, and motion title editing on a 24 minute pilot episode for prime time cable.

4/14 – 4/14

Cinematographer Love.Life (Pilot)

TV — Love Life Film Development Details
4/14 – 4/14

Director of Photography for a 24 min TV pilot intended for cable prime time.

1/14 – 4/14

3D Artist

Medsbuddy — Advertising — Medsbuddy Details
1/14 – 4/14

Lead animator and compositing artist for a medical device commercial. Created finished 3D model from client supplied STL files (from SolidWorks). Drastic amounts of geometry reconstruction and polygon reduction. Realistic materials surfacing and non-biased rendering output.

11/13 – 12/13

Cinematographer Warrior Built

Film (Feature-length) — Dion Productions Details
11/13 – 12/13

Cinematographer for a 60 minute documentary film about the first legless rider to compete in the Baja 1000. 1 week shoot with a group of 10 disabled war vets as they prepared to race across the desert.

2/06 – 12/13

Editor

Various — Advertising — Avant Productions Details
2/06 – 12/13

Post production editing, finishing, and visual effects for a variety of commercial and corporate clients.

10/11 – 12/11

Visual Effects Good Cops (Season 1)

Internet — Digital — Good Cops Entertainment Details
10/11 – 12/11

Created visual effects shots for 8 episodes of Good Cops Season 1 on Machinima Prime including car explosions, slow-motion gun muzzle flashes and ejected shells, 3D bullet animation, layered bulled "burrowing" sequence, and various digital remove shots.

4/11 – 9/11

Cinematographer Worcs Racing (Season 3)

Internet — TV — Dion Productions Details
4/11 – 9/11

Motocross and offroad race cinematography following a cast of riders in the 2011 WORCS Motorcycle and ATV series.

11/09 – 1/10

Editor (FCP) Victimless Crimes

Film (Feature-length) — VC Films Details
11/09 – 1/10

Editorial, color correction, and tile development for Victimless Crimes, a 30 minute short film.

Recos

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My Gear

  • 1080p HD video production
  • Windows and Mac edit machines running Avid

Skills

  • Avid
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Adobe Premiere
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Apple Color
  • Apple Shake
  • Softimage 3D