Travis Preston

Narrative development and event logistics for Savannah College of Art and Design promotional events and random sizzles/promos throughout the years. Hired crew and managed equipment rentals/insurance. Managed communications with client and directed crew. Edited footage from past events with new footage we captured to create content they could share to promote new courses, upcoming film festivals (Savannah and Atlanta), workshops, etc.

Oversaw planning and execution of this internationally produced documentary. Edited a 20 minute proof-of-concept in Premiere (available to view below) and had completed post-production on half of our feature film before we were sidelined by the cancelling of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan due to the pandemic.

Created sponsored promos to update employees and stakeholders about updates to automation, POS systems, new inventory and processes, and a host of other topics through the years. This is listed as a multi-year project because I've worked on Home Depot content just about every year since 2017 at multiple points per year. Sometimes through StudioNow and other times through Home Depot directly.

Ingested and logged dailies. Created sync maps, KEMrolls, and assemblies. Created temp comps for VFX artists and supported editors by troubleshooting edit bays, keeping track of version history, and identifying assets to help build out cuts from editors cut all the way up to picture lock. Lots of QC and turnover to the online team as well.

Engineered fiber-optic cable from ISIS server to 8 Avid bays. Logged and organized this 5-cam semi-live show, incorporating green screen pickups, host-led standup segments, and an unscripted bullpen with 8 talent improvising as they commented on daily entertainment news. Created sync-maps, maintained cache cleanliness, troubleshot edit bays, and oversaw physical turnover of the satellite feed every Thursday, plus lots of other odds and ins.

This was a high-pace one! Orlando, 2017, same day edits that were basically sizzles of the different event stages happening throughout the day at the annual McDonalds Global Conference. Franchise owners from Bangladesh to Kalamazoo showed up to try new recipes, watch performers like Pitbull and Katie Perry perform, and network with C-Suite leaders. Our crew captured it all, and I was the editor that through these daily 2-min sizzles together. Sometimes up to 3/day for about 4 days. Learned the meaning of speed on this one!

Reality show similar to the Bachelor, but filmed for the main purpose of making a music video out of it. I was the guy that made the actual game show pieces that were shared on the talents IGTV's. Totally a New Media style/formatted show, but a lot of high quality source footage from some of the best music video DP's in the world. I cut about 80 "viral segments" over the course of two months, all varying in length from 45 seconds to 2:30 minutes.

Conducted interviews with leading cancer specialists at the Cancer Treatment Centers in Atlanta, GA. Edited a handful of promos and explainer pieces to help prepare patients for treatment and a handful of other pieces to help promote the organization through their digital media platforms.

Link in "Media" section of StaffMeUp profile. 5 part video series all available upon request. Identified local Wix users to feature in a promotional series for Wix.com. Scouted locations, hired crew, rented/insured equipment, owned budget/schedule managed communications with client. Finally, edited a series of 8 sponsored videos, anchored by interviews and in-situ BRoll, that highlighted business owners that use Wix as their web hosting service. These WixStories were then highlighted and promoted on the primary Wix website and through their YouTube channel.

On Set PA. Assisted with paperwork and minor grip duties.

Assisted Key Grip and DP

Assisted in loading/unloading equipment and holding/setting equipment. Ran back and forth to Target... A lot. Took lunch orders and made sure everything arrived at the appropriate time. Restocked coolers, and made sure that needs were met.