Jonathan Polk - Avid And Final Cut Pro Editor

RESUME

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Profile:

Hard-working and resourceful editor/assistant editor with experience in independent film, cable television, and corporate. Strong organizational and technical skills. Very proficient with graphic software on both PC and Mac platforms. Solid knowledge of post-production workflow and practices.

Skills: HDV and DV deck operation, media management, logging and digitizing, stringout preparation, patch bay cabling, graphics and titles creation, multicam grouping, sound mixing, exporting to DVD, OMF, and AAF, online, and PC and Mac troubleshooting.

Software: Avid Media Composer Adrenaline, Avid Media Composer Meridien, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Dreamweaver, InDesign

Hardware: HVR-M10U, HVR-M25U, DSR-1500, Miranda HD-Bridge Dec, 1402VLZ, 1604VLZ, PC and MAC Systems

Experience:

2008	GRB Entertainment	Sherman Oaks, CA
Assistant Editor

Digitized HDV tapes through a Miranda HD-Dec Bridge
Created and maintained projects for editors.
Onlined shows, including uprezzing and blur passes.

2008	TVG	Los Angeles, CA
Editor

Edited 10-minute promo reel for advertising purposes.
Sorted through large amounts of footage to build the reel.
Delivered project on time and on spec.

2008	Morningstar Entertainment	Burbank, CA
Assistant Editor

Digitized HDV tapes through a Miranda HD-Dec Bridge
Created and maintained projects for editors.
Onlined shows, including uprezzing and blur passes.

2008	Overwhelming Entertainment	Los Angeles , CA
Assistant Editor

Organized and prepared footage for use by the editor.
Grouped all multicam material.
Prepared string-outs of footage.

2008	Check Entertainment	Sherman Oaks, CA
Assistant Editor

Enhanced scenes with sound effects and sound mixing.
Designed opening credits for the movie with Photoshop and Illustrator.
Provided Quicktime and OMF exports to multiple post departments.

2007 to 2008	Aristo-Craft Trains	Irvington, NJ
Editor

Edited 35-minute corporate video about the manufacturing of toy trains in China for release on DVD.
Created animated titles and lower thirds for the video.
Worked closely with the client to develop the video for their customer base.

Credits:

2008	Intervention: Sober Companions (A&E)	Assistant Editor	GRB Entertainment
2008	2008 AQHA Show	Editor	TVG
2008	Manhunters (A&E)	Assistant Editor	Morningstar Entertainment
2008	Secret Worlds (Travel Channel)	Assistant Editor	Morningstar Entertainment
2008	7 Signs (History Channel)	Assistant Editor	Morningstar Entertainment
2008	Kidzapalooza	Assistant Editor	HyLo Entertainment
2008	That Great Show	Editor/Assistant Editor	Overwhelming Entertainment
2008	Call Of The Wild	Assistant Editor	Check Entertainment
2007-08	How Model Trains Are Made	Producer/Editor	Aristo-Craft Trains

Education:

Video Symphony, Burbank, CA
Avid Editing Professional Program

University of Miami, Miami, FL
B.S.C. (Bachelor of Science in Communications) in Film Studies