Resume
RECENT EXPERIENCE
• Director – Light in the Water. Directed and Produced a documentary film about the first openly gay swim team. Premiered on Logo TV in July 2018.
• Editor – Tastemade. Editor for series, online content, branded and doc.
• Assistant Editor – American Idol + Ford Collaboration for Radical Media; Mattel, Barbie, for Roger; Apple Music for The Uprising Creative; “Billy on the Street” for Funny or Die.
• Director – “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp.” Directed 30 teens in a theatrical production with Fairbanks Drama Association.
• Director and Editor – Integrity Housing – A short documentary film that shows how housing paired with services can impact lives. 2014-2015.
• Video Journalist – Al Jazeera Plus- Directed and edited a piece about a tiny house in Northern NV. 2015.
• Stage Manager – Proof – Noisy Nest’s production of the David Auburn classic. 2015.
• Assistant Editor – Kobe Bryant’s “MUSE,” Showtime. 2014-2015.
• Production Manager – Stremmel House Video. 2015.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
DOCUMENTARY VIDEO DIRECTOR / EDITOR, May 2010 – Current
SpecialtyHealth – Produced, directed, and edited a feature length documentary on cardiac wellness that is well received in the medical community; also produced several informational videos, including a grocery store tour with Robb Wolf, founder of the Paleo Diet. 2012.
NV Energy – Produced, directed, and edited a documentary style safety video for a power plant in Nevada. 2012.
Bridlewood Winery – Produced, directed and edited a commercial spot that aired during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. 2012.
Apex Performance Solutions, LLC. – Produced, directed and edited employee video profiles for internal and external marketing campaigns. 2012.
J-Cali– Edited music videos for California hip hop artist. 2012.
EDITOR / ASST. EDITOR, Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 2012 – Current
• J Cole Documentary – Worked on an editorial team to craft and shape the story of rapper J Cole for a found footage documentary about the artist. Post: Coyote Post. 2014.
• Band of Horses, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Worked with an editorial team on two music videos for the State of California’s Visit California and Dream365 project. Production & Post: Subtractive. 2014.
• Golden Goose Awards 2014 short documentary short film – Edited the story of 8 federally funded scientists being honored with the 2014 Golden Goose Award. Short film played at the Library of Congress for the Golden Goose Award Ceremony, called “the Oscars of the science world.” Production: DocuInc. Post: Subtractive. 2014.
• Nas, Tiesto, Tinie Tempah – Working with an editorial team, I edited and media managed the post-production of concert visuals to play during artists’ live shows. Production & Post: Subtractive. 2014.
• “The Stairs” – 3 part comedic web series pilot I edited featuring the wide array of athletes and work-out junkies of the Santa Monica stairs. Production: E and Eye Media
• Additional work for production companies including: Dirty Robber, Coyote Post Production House, TedShots, Digital Eye Studio, CocoaFab, Little Pictures, Big Machine, Subtractive
2ND CAMERA, EDITOR
• Tadashi Shoji – Filmed second camera and edited a fashion short film for Tadashi Shoji’s S/S 2015 collection. Artist: Franz Szony. 2014.
OTHER PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Soul Pancake: “That’s What She Said”
EDITOR, July 2013
Editor for teaser and 2 episodes of web series.
Disney Interactive: Story App
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR, July 2013
Production Company: Soul Pancake, Dirty Robber
Discovery Channel 3D: “How Cities Work”
LOCATION ASSISTANT for LA segment, July 2013
Production Company: Electric Sky Productions
Island Records: Pepper “FKARND” Music Video
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR, Los Angeles, CA, June 2013
Production Company: More Media
PREVIOUS WORK
DIGITAL MEDIA OPERATOR, Los Angeles, CA, Spring 2013, NBC UNIVERSAL
• Quality Control – Performed final check of all primetime content before it went on air the next day.
• Media Management and Delivery – Facilitated the delivery of digital media content in proper formats to respective outlets: Hulu, Nbc.com, etc.
DEVELOPMENT INTERN, Los Angeles, CA, 2011 – 2012, Polsky Films
• Covered fast-paced desk with heavy administrative duties; Read incoming scripts and provided coverage; Provided extensive notes for scripts and projects in development; Researched and collaborated with the team to help shape major documentary in development; Liaised with writers, directors, producers, editors.
ASSISTANT BTS EDITOR / SET PA, Reno, NV, Winter 2011, The Motel Life, Feature Film
• Reviewed and sorted behind-the-scenes footage by date, subject, quality, intrigue.
• Assisted on set; Assisted locations manager in readying locations.
EDITOR, San Francisco, CA, July 2008 – July 2009, Fora.tv
• Fast-paced web video start-up: Digitized & processed footage of academic lectures; Edited “highlights” for the homepage that would generate the most views; Collaborated with the team.
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER, San Francisco, CA, July 2008 – July 2009, “In My Corner”
• Demanding position prepping the debut run of a solo theatre show: Coordinated rehearsal/production schedule; Built press relationships; Marketing and promotion; Creative and personal assistant to performer; Stage management.
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR, EDITOR Reno, NV, Summers 2006- 2009, Project Moonshine
• Taught high school students documentary filmmaking; member of production team for award winning short doc: Chakalela (2009), a collaboration with the Northern Nevada International Center and U.S. Department of State; Produced, directed and edited Swimmer Jim (2009) collaboration with University of Nevada, Reno, Sheppard Gallery, We Like Winners. Other projects include: Being Here, Sonic Youth, Sonny Smith.
PRODUCTION STUDIO INTERN, San Francisco, CA, Winter 2009, Mekanism
• Researched online trends and social media patterns with the Syndication Team to assess best marketing strategies
• On-set production assistant, Axe Body “The Fixers,” New Balance “Monster Feet”
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Graduated Cum Laude, May 2008
• B.A. Media Studies, Minor in Theatre, Louise Davies Scholar in Digital Literacy
– AIFS, College International de Cannes, France, Spring 2007
OTHER EXPERIENCE
What’s Good in America (2010) – On a quest, toured Nevada, maintained social media campaign; in-depth journalism.
Filmfestivals.com – Cover film fests and maintain cinema blog at www.filmfestivals.com/blog/elisabeth (ongoing), Cannes Film festival blogger in 2007.
CITY OF RENO TV – Created Web Series: “Know Your City Employee.” Produced and edited video profiles of city employees to engage citizens with their community (2009-2010).
THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM – Interviewed WWII Vets for use in the National WWII Museum (2009).
RED SCARF GIRL – Grant research; documentary assistant for adaptation of award-winning book on the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
SF INDIE DOCFEST – Intern / House Manager for festival run (2007).
