Summary

4 interesting things about me: 1. I started editing at the age of 14 using Final Cut Pro. 2. I won the Creative Award at Chatham University in 2016. 3. I made my entire MFA thesis film alone, from pre-production to post. 4. I fluently speak3languages

Credits

9/16 – 9/17

Editor Mundo

Film (Feature-length) — Police and Fire Publishing Details
9/16 – 9/17

Editing a crime/biography feature film as a freelance editor. Logging and transcoding footage.

2/16 – 8/16

Lead Editor Passing Through

Film (Short) — Chris Bollinger Details
2/16 – 8/16

Edited, color corrected and graded documentary film Passing Through.

8/15 – 5/16

Videographer (International Affairs Office)

Staff Position — Chatham University Details
8/15 – 5/16

Directed, produced, filmed, edited and color corrected promotional videos. Designed promotional posters and flyers. Translated brochures English-Arabic. Office work: front desk, phone, organizing and archiving files, managing social media.

8/15 – 5/16

Director La Nationale: Who are Moroccans?

Film (Short) Details
8/15 – 5/16

Directed, interviewed, filmed, edited, color corrected and graded documentary La Nationale: who are Moroccans?

5/15 – 5/15

Second Assistant Director Love Much

Film (Short) — Sheryland Neal Details
5/15 – 5/15

Assisted director Sheryland Neal by operating camera, handling sound and assisting in editing.

4/15 – 5/15

Producer Bob Kristof

Scleroderma Foundation — Advertising Details
4/15 – 5/15

Managed files, checked quality of product and codec and client communication

8/14 – 5/15

Videographer

Staff Position — Chatham University Details
8/14 – 5/15

Filmed and edited university events, lectures and promotional videos. Live streamed university events.

8/13 – 6/14

Communications Associate

Staff Position — Center for Cross Cultural Learning Details
8/13 – 6/14

Managed promotional and advertising campaigns from brainstorming to final product. Directed, produced, filmed, interviewed and edited promotional videos. Designed promotional posters, flyers, brochures and booklets. Assisted in developing an Arabic grammar app. Managed social media accounts.

Media

  • Narrative Demo Reel

Recos

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Education

Class of '16

Chatham University

MFA Film and Digital Technology
Class of '13

University of Leicester

BSc Media, Communication and Society
Class of '10

Oxford Brookes University

Foundation Diploma in Liberal Arts

Skills

  • Producing
  • AVID Media Composer
  • Editing
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Cinematography
  • Videography
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Media Encoder
  • Color Grading
  • Audition
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • ProTools
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • Speedgrade
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Color Correcting
  • Basic HTML
  • Camera handling
  • OpenDCP
  • • Final Cut Pro 7 & X • Adobe Premiere Pro Avid Media Compos