Farai Chideya's Television Reel (Intro) This is the short "sizzle" opening of a 20 minute television reel I edited for TV personality/host Farai Chideya. I used Final Cut Pro, Motion, and LiveType while editing.
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Updated Demo Reel - NPR Studio Interviews This reel highlights a number of interviews I produced and edited for NPR's "News & Notes". This includes the show's opening slate, titles and graphics, and in-house musical performances. To record the interviews, I used a SONY Anycast broadcasting system, replete with five DV cameras. All videos were produced at NPR West in Culver City, California between May 2008 and February 2009. I used Final Cut Pro, Motion, LiveType, and Photoshop for post-production editing.
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NPR Interviews Continued Featuring Chante Moore, Niecy Nash, etc.
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Resume Available Now Feel free to download and peruse my official resume. Available as a PDF.
Who am I? Well, I found this bit on my resume:
A New Media Professional with over ten years experience in writing, directing, editing, and producing original content for the internet, television and film. Proven success at managing and motivating cast and crew to achieve a timely and cost-effective product. Known for strong writing skills, proficient knowledge of new technologies, and a keen sense of timing. Consistently surpasses client expectations.
As if that weren't enough, I also have the best son in the world, a tomato plant named Viney, and a passion for pancakes. Not that you are interested in all that... here is more from the resume.
NPR (May 2008-Present)
Video Editor, “News & Notes”, Culver City, CABridged the gap between radio and the Internet by installing a Sony AnyCast 5-camera recording system in the NPR West studio to record hot topic discussions and celebrity interviews.
- Directed in-studio guest interviews using a five-camera system.
- Edited interviews, which included creating custom graphics, overlays, and motion graphics.
- Encoded each interview in the Flash standard and promoted each interview across the Web.
Web Producer, “News & Notes”, Culver City, CA
Expanded NPR's online audience three-fold through promotion of video interviews.
- Leveraged social media sites such as Facebook and YouTube to promote the guest interviews.
- Responsible for writing daily posts on the show's companion blog, “News & Views”.
- Worked with legal to broker official sponsorship deals between NPR, BET, and Black Voices. The deal included content sharing and promotion of video interviews.
AOL LLC (2004-2007) Multimedia Producer/Editor, “TV's Top 5”, Beverly Hills, CA
Revitalized the “TV's Top 5” franchise for AOL Television, expanding the online audience over three years to maximize impact of ad-based growth. Acted as both producer and editor.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. (2002)
Certificate of Studies Completion, College Cork, Cork, Ireland. (2000)
Command of Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop CS3, LiveType, Adobe Flash, Flash Video Encoder, Illustrator, HTML, CSS, WYSIWYG Editors, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Agility Anystream.
Thank you for visiting. Currently, I am available for full-time or part-time editing and producing work.
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. - Scott Adams
Copyright 2009 - Geoffrey M. Gardner
