HOLDEN
COOPER
**************@*****.***
North Hollywood, CA 91601
SUMMARY
Creative and driven Post-Production Assistant. Valued as a competent, rocksteady asset in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. Earned praise from management for thoroughness, efficiency, and mastering new skills quickly.
EXPERIENCE
POST PRODUCTION ASSISTANT 09/2020 to 12/2020
Painless Productions - Contract Position - Los Angeles, CA
Credits on:
The Dead Files S13
The Holzer Files S2
The Ghost Brothers S1
Fright Club S1
Reasonable Doubt S4
Responsibilities:
Built and maintained reality scripts for each phase of multiple shows, from internal rough cuts through to locked cuts.
Logged b-roll
Transcribed raw footage, exported and formatted transcriptions to fit AVID Scriptsync, and scriptsync'd
Office liaison with editors working from home due to COVID19.
VIDEO EDITOR 06/2020 to 09/2020
Bookoo Fiya - North Hollywood, CA
Producer and Editor on the Bookoo Fiya Podcast
Filmed, framed, and set audio levels
Edited using Adobe Premiere Pro, Media Encoder for proxies, and Adobe Photoshop
Created multicam sequence for ease of editing
Enhanced content with added visuals
POST PRODUCTION ASSISTANT 05/2019 to 12/2019
New Wave Entertainment - Burbank, California
DOCUMENTARY SERIES-Multiple/Confidential
Researched and acquired media to fill in gaps in sequence.
Edited media into timeline using AVID (at my own discretion)
Transcoded footage
Created and maintained Excel spreadsheet tracking all acquired media using EDL's for Legal
Acquired replacement clips/photos for those not cleared
Added color coded transcription markers to voiceover clips in AVID for lead editor
SME in Temi transcription- multiple hours documented in transcribing full interviews
Exported and formatted transcriptions to fit AVID Script Sync
Tracked interview transcription/formatting process using shared Excel spreadsheet
Logged, organized, and archived footage
COMEDY SPECIALS- Multiple/Series
Edited four episodes of a six episode comedy special series.
Angle Passes
Audio leveling/added laugh tracks
Changed camera angles to make cuts undetectable
Grouped and synced multicam footage
Synced audio
Ingested footage
RUNNER
ASSISTANT EDITING INTERN 05/2018 to 07/2018
New Wave Entertainment - Burbank, California
Official credit on The Toys That Made Us S3.
Displayed functional knowledge of all post production technologies including ingest/output of media, file conversions, and quality control.
Sourced videos from public domain.
Backed up, organized, sorted, and archived footage.
VIDEO PRODUCTION CONSULTANT 11/2016 to 05/2019
Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc - Boston, Massachusetts
Editing training video asset clips for CXO Learning & Development Team.
Reviewing footage to find the best angles, lighting, sounds and shots.
Smooth transitions between cuts.
Amplifying video quality.
Verifying and correcting audio output levels and quality.
Downloading Ted Talks and other potential video assets off internet sites such as YouTube etc.
Embedding videos and links in PowerPoint decks.
SKILLS
Adobe Premiere Pro
Avid Media Composer
Avid Symphony
Da Vinci Resolve
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Media Encoder
Adobe Creative Suite
Temi Transcription Software
Logic Pro X
Excel
Microsoft Office Suite
PowerPoint
Word
Google Sheets
Google Docs
Quality control
EDUCATION
Tulane University - New Orleans, LA
Bachelor of Arts
Digital Media Production, 05/2019
Bachelor of Arts - Digital Media Production
Minor - Music Science and Technology
Distinguished Scholar Recipient
3.4 GPA
STUDENT FILMS
VISION QUEST (2019)
Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, and Colorist
Handled lighting, sound, and camera duties (sometimes all at once)
Edited film in AVID Media Composer
Color correction, compositing, and color grading in AVID Symphony, Magic Bullet, and Da Vinci Resolve
Audio leveling done in AVID
Composed most of the film score using Logic Pro X
SWEETIES (2018)
Colorist
Color correction and color grading in AVID Symphony, Magic Bullet, and Da Vinci Resolve
ASYLUM (2018)
Editor, Colorist
Edited film in AVID Media Composer
Color correction, compositing, and color grading in AVID Symphony, Magic Bullet, and Da Vinci Resolve
AWARDS
New England Emmy Award For Excellence in Long Form Nonfiction
Excellence in Broadcast Journalism