TRACY BAUMGARDNER

Senior Video Editor

202-***-**** ad0exf@r.postjobfree.com / ad0exf@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-a-baumgardner-3487aa31/

https://vimeo.com/tracybaumgardner

I specialize in heartfelt, character-driven messaging. I am looking to create passionate conservation stories in the company of a mission-driven team.

SKILLS:

Writing and Content Creation- Video Editing - Audio Editing - Sound Design -Music Scoring - Post Production - Final Finishing - Subtitles and Captioning - Technical Troubleshooting - Narration - Media Management - Archival Restore and Ingest Systems - Mastering - Research - Working within Budgets - Mentoring

• A creative storyteller with expert skills and story sense, I am experienced in all manner of documentaries: natural history, news, digital, docu-soap, social media, museum and education.

• I successfully lead, support and collaborate with clients, colleagues and management to meet critical deadlines for a wide variety of high-profile pieces, shows, platforms and events

• I shape every postproduction element from building characters to story and style, music and sound effects, ensuring all elements are compelling, factually correct and technically superior.

• I consistently deliver high-end projects, on budget, under deadline with a personal eye to high-quality programming.

• Expert knowledge of linear and digital workflow, eager to learn new software, technologies and platforms and continually develop new skillsets that propel my storytelling into the future.

• Exceptional organization, time management, and communication skills

PROJECT TYPES:

Broadcast documentary - Reality - Digital - Social Media – Webcast – Nonprofit -Corporate Branding - Commercials – Promos – Podcasts - Museum Exhibits - Educational materials -

SOFTWARE:

Adobe Premiere Pro - AVID Media Composer - Audition - After Effects

EXPERIENCE:

2000-Present Freelance Video Editor/ Preditor on over 100 hours of documentary for clients including The Nature Conservancy, National Geographic Channel, Discovery, WGHB, Investigation Discovery, A & E, Bravo. (Project list below)

1997-2000 (4 years) Craft Video Editor at the International Monetary Fund as part of their in-house Documentary Unit, crafted shows meant for international broadcast on the changing economies of Russia, Argentina, West Africa, East Africa, Vietnam and The Philippines, including foreign language reversioning in 9 languages: French, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, Mandarin, Cantonese, Swahili, Vietnamese and Tagalog.

1989-1997 (9 years) Staff Editor with The Edit Room, a small edit boutique; edited projects for Chiat-Day, (Pizza Hut, Mercedes, Marlo Furniture), National Geographic Television, Service Employees International Union, Smithsonian Institution Museum of Natural History, The US Postal Museum, and the US Holocaust Museum

Career Highlights:

• War Elephants, a show about elephant conservation won a National Emmy nomination for Outstanding Natural History Programming for National Geographic Explorer.

• National Geographic nominated two of my shows, The Perfect Swarm and Nightmare at Johnstown for National Emmy Craft Editing awards in the same year.

• My shows often premiered as the lead episode of the series:

Secrets of the Zoo: Dhole Lotta Love for Nat Geo WILD

American Justice: Fame, Football, Fatality for A&E Television

Horders: Buried Alive for Discovery, TLC

The Perfect Swarm for Nat Geo Explorer

Ms. Adventure: Parenting for Animal Planet

Crittercam: Humpback Whales for National Geographic Television

• Animal Patrol a WILD show about Trip, a dog who was rescued, rehabilitated and returned to owners inspired a one million dollar donation to the animal welfare group featured in the episode.

SAMPLE SHOWS/ PROJECT LIST:

Natural History:

War Elephants (David Hamlin for Nat Geo Wild) National Emmy Nomination 1 x 60

Monster Fish of the Congo (Todd Wendel, Explorer, The Nat Geo Channel) 1 x 60

Ms. Adventure: “Parenting*, Cliques, Survival, Diets, Nature’s Designers” *Premiere, Co-writer

(Lucilla D’Agistino,Tiger Tigress for Animal Planet, Discovery Networks) 5 x 60

Dangerous Encounters: Kruger Crocs!, Super Snake, Sawfish Giant, Shark Bite! Nat Geo WILD 4 x 60

Crittercam: Humpback Whales, Premiere - Monk Seals - Blue Whales - Lions 4 x 30

(Series Producer: Colette Beaudry, for Greg Marshall, NGT)

Reality:

Yukon Vet (Dana Kemp, Lucky Dog Films. Nat Geo WILD) Eps 803, 808. 2 x 60

Secrets of the Zoo Seasons 2, 3 (Kevin Whelan, Remedy Media for Nat Geo WILD) 3 x 60

Real Housewives of NJ S1, 2, 3 producer/editor (Lucilla D’Agastino, Sirens Media for Bravo) 12 x 60

Hoarders: Buried Alive (Amy Doyle for Discovery Channel) Pilot 1 X 60

DC Cupcakes (Mara Mylen, Big Fish Entertainment for TLC) Eps 306, 308 2 x 60

Bandit Patrol Seasons 1,2,3 (Alan Martin, JWM for National Geo WILD) 4 x 60

Branded/ Nonprofit:

Share The Wind (Jesse Achtenberg for The Nature Conservancy) 1 x 20,10, 5 + Promos

Mongolia: Enduring Earth (for The Nature Conservancy) 2 min 40

Beyond the Dead Zone: In the Everglades, Saving Coral Reefs, Planting an Ocean with Philippe Cousteau, (Still Life Projects for EarthEcho International) 5 x 15

This Far By Faith: God is Black (June Cross, Blackside Productions for WGBH, PBS) 1 x 60

Underdogs: Detroit Dog Rescue (Liz Brach, Nat History New Zealand) 1 x 30

FMA Live! “Forces in Motion” (Ventana Productions for NASA/Honeywell) 1 x 5 min

Indy/ NonBroadcast:

The Secret Gift (Sheila Conlin, Indy Short) Best Doc Short - Mystic, Kansas Arthouse Festivals,

Official Selection - Vancouver, Beyond North America Uni Film Festivals 1 x 30

West Africa: The Fabric Of Reform, On The Trail of The Tiger: Vietnam and The Philippines**

Uganda: A Different Drummer, Millennium: The IMF in the New Century* ( 5 part series)

(Frances Hardin, International Monetary Fund, Documentary Unit) *Cindy Awards: 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze, 5 US International Film Festival Awards, NY International Film Festival Finalist; **NY International Film Festival Finalist,

Jonathan Demme Tribute, Silver Docs (Producer: Tracy Baumgardner)

Guggenheim Award Winner, American Film Institute/Discovery Communications

True Crime:

American Justice (Mary Lively, Six West Originals for A&E) 3 x 60 including Season Premiere

Fame, Football, Fatality: The Aaron Hernandez Story, Judge, Jury, & Execution; Chiquita Tate: A Dangerous Calling

Who Killed Jane Doe? (Shelaney Campbell, Sirens Media for Investigation Discovery) 2 x 60

Nightmare Next Door (Iwonka Swensen, Sirens Media for ID) 3 x 60 including the 100th Ep

Southern Fried Homicide S2, 3 (Chris Nusbaum, Sirens Media for ID) 6 x 60

I Killed My BFF (David Kochnik, Jarrett Creative for Lifetime Movie Network) 3 x 60

Honors and Awards:

War Elephants Nat Geo Wild National Emmy Nomination

Outstanding Nature Programming Oct. 2013, Nominee Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival,

Best People and Nature Program, Oct. 2013 One in A Million Award, Sun Valley Film Festival,

2 Merit Awards, Montana CINE International Wildlife Film Festival

Oral Histories of the 1936 “Nazi” Olympics Hillmann & Carr for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Gold Chris Award Silver World Medal, NY Film Festival Gold Aurora Award

Jamestown, and The Perfect Swarm National Geographic Emmy nominees, Editing

Diabetes: Demystifying The Myths Discovery Health Freddie / Helen Hayes Founder's Award

for Best Health Consumer Media, Silver Telly

Conviction: “I Put Fear In Your Heart” MSNBC Telly Award Golden Davey Award

The Real Housewives of New Jersey Sirens’ Emmy nominee, Editing

Ms. Adventure “Parenting" Animal Planet Cine Golden Eagle

Volcano Hunters National Geographic Explorer Cine Golden Eagle

Millennium: The IMF in the New Century 5 part series, IMF

Cindy Awards: 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze 5 US Int'l Film Festival Awards

NY Int'l Film Festival Finalist Intermedia-Globe Gold Award, Germany

On The Trail of The Tiger: Vietnam and The Philippines IMF NY International Film Festival Finalist

The Wonder of Israel Spark Media. Ed Press Distinguished Achievement for Children’s Educational Media

Silver World Medal, New York Festival, Bronze Apple, National Education Media Assn

In The Trenches Service Employees International Union IInternational Labor Communication Association Award

Pizza Hut: “George and Diana” H J K & A, Inc. Pro Award, Best Promotional Spot

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Writing for Television, Radio and Film, Syracuse University

Master of Arts, Film Production, American University

Other Involvements:

Voice of America Relief Editor (on call/ summer/ holiday) cut international news packages and features in foreign language for Turkish, Uzbek, Ukrainian, Pakistani and Serbian news desks

Produced Skunk Home Rescue Video with over 1,000 FaceBook views

Casting Extra - Reporter for In The Line of Fire, Dulles/ DC location shoot

Member Women and Film And Video (WIFV) since 1988

Silver Docs Programming Committee, Film Reviewer, copywriter

Judge for the IFP Awards, for the Independent Film Project Market, New York City

3 time Judge and volunteer for the CINE and Peer Awards, Washington, DC

Rosebud Independent Film Judge and volunteer

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