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Hello!

Thanks for taking time to visit my career page. Here you'll find my resume as well as work samples. I'm an editor, videographer, and journalist. I will be happy to furnish references for you if needed. If you would like to know a little more about me, click on my bio. You can contact me at dmslaughter29@gmail.com.

I hope I can be of service to you, and I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors!

Work Samples

Resume

EDUCATION

COLUMBIA COLLEGE HOLLYWOOD, Tarzana, CA
Bachelor of Arts degree in Directing-Documentary. January 2004-December 2007.
GPA 3.5
Student Body President 2006

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, Omaha, NE
Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Writing.
GPA 3.0
1998-1999

WORK SAMPLES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPyORHvUB9A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A48L9GcacZU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxAXnhjyH88

IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3151277/

EDITING

March 2009-Present

Royer Studios, Topanga CA
Editor
Shooting stop-motion animation and editing PSAs on various safety/health issues for middle- and high-school students. Use of Apple Motion graphics too.

January 2009-February 2009

Fortitude Editorial, Hollywood CA
Assistant Editor
Cutting company’s demo reel on Avid Media Composer.

October 2008-November 2008

KBTV Productions, Venice CA
Editor
Cutting assemblies for Two Million Tears, a one-hour documentary on Nigerian women with a tragic medical condition.

July 2008-September 2008

London Ink, LLC, Silverlake CA
Assistant Editor
Cutting assemblies for Emmy-nominated writer Mark Goffman’s feature documentary Dumbstruck.

June 2008-November 2008

Brave New Films, Culver City CA
Snapstream Intern/Asst. Editor
Supervising collection of recorded news footage from multiple channels for use in viral video campaigns. Organizing and converting footage to usable format. Uploading clips to FTP site for producers. Part-time volunteer basis.

February 2007-June 2007

Kassim the Dream, Hollywood CA
Assistant Editor
Assisted director with capturing, logging and organizing footage. Also transcribed interviews.


TRANSCRIBING

July 2007-Present

DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL, Sun Valley CA
Transcriber
Transcribing interviews for television spots on a freelance basis.


MISCELLANEOUS

March 2008-September 2008

A Snowmobile for George, Venice CA
Screening Supervisor
Working as outreach representative to interest groups for filmmaker Todd Darling's documentary A Snowmobile for George while film tours festival circuit. Coordinating theater screenings and contacting press across the country.


September 2006-March 2007

The Row, Hollywood CA
Production Assistant
Assisted director and producer in research, writing and scheduling interviews for
documentary about Skid Row, including fact-finding trips to Skid Row on a weekly basis.
Film Website:

October 2005-November 2005

THEATER 40, Beverly Hills
Assistant Stage Manager
Performed duties ranging from lighting cues to coordinating rehearsal schedules.

November 2004

FILM AND MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Hollywood
Script Coverage
Interned at John Daly’s production company performing script coverage and various other duties.

PROFICIENCIES

Final Cut Studio 2
Avid Media Composer
After Effects
Motion
Raylight
Mac and PC proficient
Excel
Inqscribe
80 WPM Inqscribe
Photoshop CS
SD and HD cameras


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