Summary

Chicago-based, incredibly detailed and reliable self-starter, camera operator/editor (AVID, Premiere) with MFA in Documentary Media degree from Northwestern. Seeks freelance or contract camera and editing positions in the Chicagoland area.

Credits

5/15 – 5/16

Producer/Director/Camera/Sound/Editor

Staff Position — Deborah Libby (self) Details
5/15 – 5/16

Produced, directed, shot, and edited (AVID) a 26 minute documentary on the modernization of indigenous plant medicine shamanism. Shooting locations included the jungles of Iquitos, Peru and Chicago, IL. www.wisemedicinemovie.com

7/15 – 2/16

Assistant Camera (AC) (Canon C100)

Staff Position — AOK Productions Details
7/15 – 2/16

Second camera operation

6/15 – 8/15

Post Production Intern

Staff Position — Trinley Pictures Details
6/15 – 8/15

Assistant editor and producer intern on Emmy-nominated series Notes From the Field tv, which airs on over 70 PBS member stations. Duties included archival research securing of images through Library of Congress and other regional archives, editing of images in Photoshop, recording voiceovers, and timeline editing in Final Cut Pro X.

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Education

Class of '16

Northwestern University

MFA in Documentary Media
Class of '02

Central Washington University

BFA in Graphic Design

My Gear

  • Tripod
  • Monopod
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • Zoom H4n Digital Multitrack Recorder

Skills

  • CSS
  • WordPress
  • Avid
  • Producing
  • Editing
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Basecamp
  • Project Management
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Camera Operator
  • Cinematography
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Canon C100
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • HTML
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • Canon 5D Mark II
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Sharepoint
  • Interactive
  • Microsoft Project