Summary

I find the story quickly within the footage, and heighten it's comedy or drama through editing, organic music, sound effects, and graphics. Happy to work tens, and my salary is within your budget. I also produce great reality show concepts. Reels below.

Credits

1/19 – 8/19

Editor (Premiere) The Toxic Avenger

Netflix — Film (Feature-length) — Cross Productions Details
1/19 – 8/19

Premiere Editor, post producer, sound mixer. This true crime documentary is about a man who discovers that his neighbor is an alleged notorious killer. The neighbor begins an investigation, and an uneasy friendship even develops.

1/19 – 1/19

Director Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

Giant Pictures — Film (Feature-length) — American Issues Initiative
1/19 – 1/19
1/19 – 1/19

Editor Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

Giant Pictures — Film (Feature-length) — American Issues Initiative
1/19 – 1/19
1/18 – 12/18

Preditor (Director) Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

Film (Feature-length) — American Issues Initiative Details
1/18 – 12/18

Director, as well as Premiere Pro editor, post producer: I shared story decisions, edited verite, composed graphics, created sound design, chose music, covered picture, prepped for color correct on Resolve, and sound mix. This is a hard hitting documentary (featuring Jeffery Wright; HBOs West World), that is investigative journalism, with great verite, that shows the disintegration of America's democracy, and what we can do to hold onto it.

7/18 – 7/18

Editor House Hunters International (Season 117)

HGTV — TV — HGTV
7/18 – 7/18
12/17 – 5/18

Editor (Premiere) VICE/Motherboard

Vice Media — Digital — VICE Media Details
12/17 – 5/18

Motherboard

3/18 – 3/18

Editor House Hunters International (Season 123)

HGTV — TV — HGTV
3/18 – 3/18
10/17 – 2/18

Editor (Avid) House Hunters International (Season 56)

HGTV — TV — Leopard USA Details
10/17 – 2/18

Offline Avid editor where I help create a great show with storylines, character seperation, drama, humor, and humanity. We do this through editing, music, and sound effects and great post production from a great team from loggers, transcripts, assistant editors, post producers, story editors, and executive producers. I am happy to be a part of the solutions.

Orgs

  • Non Union

Media

  • Reality Reel - Michael Kasino - FCP/Avid Editor/HDV Camera

  • Bios and Making-Of Reel - Michael Kasino - Avid/FCP Editor

Recos

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Education

Class of '84

Academy of Fine Art, Venice, Italy

MA Sculpture
Class of '82

University of California, Santa Barbara

BA Film

My Gear

  • Lighting Kit
  • Sticks
  • Canon DSLR Camera
  • Audio Gear: Mics
  • preamps
  • Wide and (2) 50mm Lens

Skills

  • Avid
  • AfterEffects
  • Preditor
  • writer
  • Adobe Premiere
  • FCP7
  • DSLR Camera
  • Broadcast Editor