David Abbott

Available

Interested in Full-time position. Willing to relocate.

Six years in television (including four years in editing) at a major cable network with previous experience as an assistant in film production and post production have given me the skills and judgment to bring in quality projects on time and within budget.

EDITOR
(MTV Networks: VH1 News, VH1.com) 2007-Present
• Edited news and entertainment segments for national television broadcast
• Edited promos/segments for VH1.com, VH1’s online video-on-demand service

ONLINE EDITOR/ASSISTANT EDITOR
(truTV/Meetinghouse Productions, MTV Networks: VH1, MTV & Noggin; PBS/Rain Media) 2006-Present
• Edited show cold opens and teases, complete with music, graphics and voice-overs
• Edited rough cuts of show segments (Avid Adrenaline and Avid Meridian)
• Collaborated with high-pressure clients ensuring satisfaction and repeat business
• Created chyrons/lower thirds, title cards & credits and edited elements into shows
• Keyed green screen interviews using SpectraMatte
• Hi-rezed and color-corrected shows for final output
• Output (Digital Cut) completed shows to tape
• Digitized and organized media (Avid Adrenaline and Avid Media Composer)

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER (promoted from Production Associate, promoted from Production Assistant) (MTV Networks: VH1) 2002-2006
• Produced and scripted show segments (the highly successful ‘I Love…’ series broke all previous network viewership records)
• Managed teams to deliver quality shows under tight deadlines and within budget
• Wrote scripts, interview questions and voiceovers for show segments and cold opens
• Conducted on-camera interviews of celebrity guests
• Handled Rights & Clearance approval for use of movies, TV, music, photos, etc.
• Supervised animation stand sessions
• Researched topics, located and acquired media

ASSISTANT EDITOR (FILM)
(World Cinevision, Technicolor Film Labs, Caipirinha Productions) 1995-2002
• Assistant Editor on feature films, documentaries and short films including Sundance nominee ‘Synthetic Pleasures’
• Assistant Negative Cutter on feature films, including the Academy Award winners ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,’ ‘Sense and Sensibility’ and ‘Boys Don’t Cry’

EDUCATION: Hunter College (CUNY) Bachelor of Arts
Double Major: Film and Studio Art - GPA: 3.96

AWARDS/HONORS: ‘Best Cinematography’ (documentary) – Hunter Film Festival 2003 Phi Theta Kappa, Golden Key, Vassar College ETP 2000

SKILLS: Avid Certified, Final Cut, Photoshop, After Effects, MS Word, Mac/PC
Avid Unity, Sorenson Squeeze, HD
Experienced with DV and film cameras; Photographer with self-printed portfolio
British Gaming Board licensed (roulette, blackjack, craps and poker)

OTHER: Dual Citizenship: United States and United Kingdom
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REPRESENTATIVE CREDITS

EDITOR
VH1 News/VH1 Classic Broadcast and online news packages
VH1.com Online video-on-demand content

ADDITIONAL EDITOR
MTV Networks/VH1 40 Most Softsational Soft Rock Songs
40 Greatest Reality TV Moments 2

ONLINE EDITOR/ASSISTANT EDITOR

truTV/Meetinghouse Productions The Smoking Gun: World’s Dumbest Criminals...
truTV/Meetinghouse Productions Disorder in the Courts
MTV Networks/VH1 Lords of the Revolution: Andy Warhol
Lords of the Revolution: Black Panthers
Lords of the Revolution: Timothy Leary
Lords of the Revolution: Muhammad Ali
100 Greatest Songs of the 90s
10 Most Excellent Things: Hairspray
Maxim Hot 100 (2006, 2007, 2008)
The Wendy Williams Experience
Web Junk 20
Dreamgirls: The Making and Breaking of Girl Groups Movie Special
I Love Toys
I Love The 90s: Part Deux
I Love The 70s: Volume 2
All Access: Celebrity Diet Secrets Revealed
All Access: Celebrity Wedding Secrets
PBS/Rain Media Frontline: Return of the Taliban
MTV Networks/Noggin Beyond the Break: Behind the Scenes Special
MTV Networks/MTV Trick It Out

ASSISTANT EDITOR (Film)

Caipirinha Productions Synthetic Pleasures (Sundance Film Festival)
ASSISTANT NEGATIVE CUTTER

World Cinevision Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Oscar winner)
Sense and Sensibility (Oscar winner)
Boys Don’t Cry (Oscar winner)

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

MTV Networks/VH1 I Love Toys
I Love The 90s: Part Deux
I Love The 70s: Volume 2
All Access: Celebrity Diet Secrets Revealed
All Access: Celebrity Wedding Secrets

PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE

MTV Networks/VH1 I Love The 90s
I Love The 80s Strikes Back
I Love The 70s
I Love The 80s

Avid Certified, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Avid Unity, Sorenson Squeeze, Mac, PC, HD
Experienced with DV and film cameras.

Hunter College (CUNY)

BA: Double Major: Film and Studio Art - GPA: 3.96

Photographer with self-printed portfolio.
British Gaming Board licensed (Roulette, Blackjack, Craps and Poker).

Dual Citizenship: United States and United Kingdom

Texas
New York
New Mexico

Work Permit (EU)
Basic Driving (PLG)