Heather Banas

Edit important client memories into stories using documentary style editing. Edit four to five 2 ½ - 3 ½ hour videos per week using Final Cut X. Edit four to five 5 minute or less highlight reel telling a quick memorable story of the client’s day.

Captured the Girls Do Hack event hosted by the Adler Planetarium. Shot three interviews of the mentors who help inspire girls to work in science.

Client provides a raw .mp4 audio/video file and lesson outline which I edit to final lesson length. Gather royalty free stock imagery from internet. Create imagery using Photoshop and Illustrator. Animate imagery using Adobe After Effects and/or Final Cut Pro 7. Finalize edit using Final Cut Pro 7/Premiere Pro

Shot b-roll and video segments for "Spark Your Curiosity" a pilot webisode by the Adler Planetarium to hopefully spark interest in science. Shot with Canon 7D and Nikon camera in one day.

Shot Citizen Science 2013 conference, including 2 camera shoot of the conference; broll of break out sessions and then interviews of project leaders. Came back in August to edit 2-3 of the interviews for the Adler's YouTube site.

Responsible for machine room step-up. Including striping and working with various tape media types and decks. Routing/patching audio from edit rooms to proper deck systems. Maintaining tape and software archive. Creating an assistant “Training Manual”. Motion graphic work for commercial spots. Closed Captioning on commercial spots/half hour programs.

Research, pre-production, videography and editorial for 3 - 5 minute web bound documentaries illustrating new technology and teaching techniques. Proposed, produced and premiered a Teaching Oral History section for the DePaul Teaching Commons Website.

Directed shooters filming “behind the scenes” content of the short film “Scott’s Dead.” Brought creativity and worked with the producer to bring 52 hours worth of footage down to ten minutes worth of a solid edit. Created basic motion graphic end credits