Summary

My specialties include VFX integration and I/O for professional commercials and integrated media. My technical ability is upheld by a necessity for new and innovative work that stays true to the intended form and medium.

Credits

2/15 – 3/15

Assistant Editor (AVID) Everything But a Man

Film (Feature-length) — Everything But The Man, LLC Details
2/15 – 3/15

-DIT on-set and transcodes -pre edited scenes and worked directly with the director to advise decisions on shots -creative input on shots -planned VFX shots and lead color decisions

2/15 – 3/15

Digital Compositor (Assistant Editor) Hong Feng

Puegeot — Advertising — Golden Productions Details
2/15 – 3/15

-create and design comps for several car interiors -prepare "keys" for lead compositors and artists to design for integration -transcode and prep footage for Nuke and After Effects -create Nuke pipeline for all shots and revisions

1/15 – 2/15

Lead Assistant Editor (Lead VFX Designer) The Tank (2015)

Film (Feature-length) — Madison Films Details
1/15 – 2/15

-create designs for visual effects -Lead title creation for feature film, The Tank -execute editorial decisions across systems to keep edits up to date -plan and execute visual effects shots (composition, title design, motion graphics, and color correction fixes) -plan and build SFX for feature, assist in creative cut decisions

10/14 – 12/14

Assistant Editor (AVID Unity ISIS, FCP, Premiere) Concept Arts

Theatrical, Broadcast, Digital Marketing trailers — Advertising — Concept Arts Details
10/14 – 12/14

-Preparing/ingesting features and dailies from studios -maintaining AVID and FCP systems through AVID Unity Server -attaching and detaching Fibers -transcoding footage/sync sound -preparing for finish/finishing -Archiving full AVID Unity server to custom built RAID array -prepping presentations for Producer and EP to send to potential clients

9/14 – 10/14

First Assistant Editor (FCP, Premiere)

Advertising — Golden Productions Details
9/14 – 10/14

-setting up FTP host for remote agency -going to finish on 6 digital spots, working specifically with client to "finish" -created codec presets for all spots that fit various media platforms (Broadcast, online, Phone/Tablet)

5/14 – 6/14

I/O Coordinator (Developer) Oculus Rift (Gymkhana: Ken Block)

Internet — Digital — Logan and Sons Details
5/14 – 6/14

-Worked with SDK to smoothen playback experience and widen angle of view -developed software methods to create "parallax" effect for motion blur in playback -created guidelines for stitching and "shooting guides" for camera team -assembled guideline for CGI integration into live action world

12/10 – 5/14

Editor (Premiere, FCP)

Staff Position — California Institute of the Arts Details
12/10 – 5/14

Lead Editorial on Promotional Videos, Theatrical Production Videos for Grant Usage, and Educational Video Content Oversee certain Video Projects from Production through Post

6/12 – 9/12

Media Manager (Editor)

Staff Position — WordTheatre Details
6/12 – 9/12

Ingest and Organize incoming media for editorial Lead Editorial and Motion Graphic Designing for all Visual Content Development consulting for social media marketing campaign See all Media throughout Post Production Workflow Produced line of Promotional Videos for social media marketing campaign

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Education

Class of '14

California Institute of the Arts

BFA
Class of '10

Carver Center for Arts and Technologies

High School/Film/Video and Photographic Arts

My Gear

  • Complete Software Kit for all VFX and Post needs
  • Full 8 core DIT rig with internal RAID and tons of I/O
  • Two complete VFX and Editorial Decks

Skills

  • Post Production
  • Video Production
  • AVID Media Composer
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Teaching
  • Budgets
  • Final Cut X
  • Windows
  • Motion Graphics
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects
  • compositing
  • DIT
  • Mocha
  • Nuke
  • PFTrack
  • Avid Unity Servers
  • Final Cut Studio 3
  • I/O
  • Boujou