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Jingle All The Way
Network: The Hallmark Channel
Credit: Editor, Compositor
This beautifully conceived and executed stop motion Christmas special was produced entirely in-house at Bent Image Lab.  As an editor on a stop motion piece of any length, my responsibilities included cutting the animatic, which is the phase during which the editor has the most creative input to offer, recording scratch audio, supplying frame counts and reference for animators, receiving and transcoding all raw animation, and compiling all final approved shots and audio for final delivery for broadcast.

Jingle and Bell’s Christmas Star
Network: The Hallmark Channel
Credit: Lead Editor, Compositor, Still Photographer
For the follow up of the prior year’s Jingle All The Way, the studio had to double down, having twice as many characters, twice as many sets to fabricate, and about half the time to complete the special in time for its Christmas time premier.  As Lead editor, my day to during production was as diverse as it was demanding.  Having earned the trust and respect of director Chel White during the prior production, he leaned heavily upon me to fill gaps where he was not able due to time constraints.  This included determining much of the overall timing of the show during the animatic phase, working closely with animators to provide direction and notes, working closely with producers, clients, and talent, as well as acting as de facto post-production coordinator.  The success of this show brought me great pride in my work and ability to rise to the occasion.

Hoops and Yoyo’s Haunted Halloween
Network: The Hallmark Channel
Credit: Lead Editor
The creatives at Hallmark behind the Hoops and Yoyo characters have a most unconventional method of writing the jokes and dialogue for the two characters.  They also serve as the voice talent for Hoops and Yoyo, via a pitch modification, and their actual dialogue is almost entirely the product of recording the two actors improvising, and then picking the choice sections for use.  In the case of the Halloween special, we were delivered all of the raw improv sessions of the two actors, and director Rob Shaw and I worked closely together to choose the jokes we found funniest and best for the overall story.  This overall process was truly collaborative and creative and very fun.

Grimm
Network: NBC
Credit: VFX Editor
My responsibilities included receiving all plates and reference from the studio, delivering them to CG and compositing, receiving all FX shots, quality control checking all shots, and delivering final approved shots back to the studio for inclusion in the broadcast.

Portlandia (Rats Segment & Others)
Network: IFC
Credit: Editor, VFX Editor, Behind the Scenes Photographer
IFC’s Portlandia series included several animated segments as well as segments requiring complex 3D effects.  For these segments I acted as both editor for fully animated segments, as well VFX editor for live segments featuring complex visual effects.