Zury Cutler

portfolio adjr9h@r.postjobfree.com South Salem, NY 10590 914-***-**** reel

SKILLS TOOLS

Video Editing (Non-linear) NLEs:Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, Avid

VFX and Compositing: reel Motion Graphics/VFX: Adobe After Effects,

Motion Graphics: reel Mocha Pro, Sapphire, Continuum, Twixtor

3D Modeling and Animation 3D Modeling: Maya by Autodesk

Color Grading Color grading: Davinci Resolve

Sound Mixing and Design Sound design: Adobe Audition

Lighting and Camera Operation Design: Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator

Screenwriting awards Media Management Tools: EditShare Flow RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Editor and Motion Graphics Artist (Freelance) - RAIZE - South Salem, NY 2016 - Present Chefman - Editor, Motion Graphics Artist, Colorist

● Edited 4+ promotional and recipe videos per week for a major cooking appliance brand, including motion graphics and significant color grading work on every video Make Your Vote Matter - Clent: Vote.org - Television PSA: Editor, VFX artist, Colorist

● Edited voter suppression PSA including compositing footage of talent into stock footage using point and planar trackers in After Effects and Mocha Pro; PSA aired on broadcast TV in Atlanta, GA region

● Enhanced believability of screen replacements through color grading in Adobe Premiere Pro and creating faux reflections in After Effects to increase production value

● Designed and animated smartphone website navigation using motion graphic flourishes to visually familiarize viewers with Vote.org website

Your Song - Client: Carly and Martina Spiro - 2020 Music Video: Director, Editor, VFX artist

● Conceptualized, directed, and edited music video; premiered on HollywoodLife.com on YouTube and has reached 250k+ views on YouTube

● ‘Cloned’ talent into multiple location within each shot using greenscreen and other compositing techniques in After Effects and Mocha Pro

● Collaborated with talent to identify significant themes in song / album; synthesised thematic information with stylistic ideas from the artists to create final video concept; praised as “the ultimate throwback” and

“symbolic of [Carly and Martina’s] music career” by Hollywood Life Editor & Lead Motion Graphics Artist - The Nantucket Project - Irvington, NY June - Sep. 2019

● Designed and animated data-visualization motion graphics in After Effects for 6 short documentaries and social media videos; distributed to ~14k Instagram followers

● Edited 4 multicam documentaries, including color grading and sound design in Adobe Premiere; screened to 500+ people, and delivered with positive reception to Walmart Corporation (client)

● Directed documentary for US Rep. John Lewis; sourced all archival footage and cut together with modern footage in Premiere; screened at Thurgood Marshall Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony

● Designed and implemented new organizational method for equipment room checkout process by consulting with coworkers; created automated QR code-based checkout and tracking system which improved efficiency of gear checkout and ease of filing insurance claims

● Operated SONY FS7 and A7Sii cameras and mixed sound using Zoom H6N at six live speaker events; footage was edited into promotional trailers and distributed to ~14k Instagram followers Editor & Graphic Designer - Right Point - Chicago, IL June - Sep. 2018

● Redesigned website for healthfood client, including editing promotional videos in Adobe Premiere

● Designed content and visual language for maps and wayfinding infographics in Adobe Illustrator; used as guide to ~100 piece private art collection in downtown Chicago

● Improved functionality of charitable donation webpages, using Wordpress, Woocommerce, and Salesforce

● Optimized annual donation reminders for South American charity; cleaned donor data in Salesforce using SQL and SOQL, eliminated redundant donation requests Editor & Motion Graphics Artist - DVideo Productions - Purchase, NY June - Sep. 2017

● Created promotional motion graphics in Adobe After Effects for clients including Pepsi, MTV, and Cannon; videos distributed on social media and broadcast television Editor - Surreel Films - New York City, NY June - Sep. 2017

● Edited documentary about Keith Haring using Final Cut Pro X, screened at the Whitney Museum of Art

● Edited and composited music video for local artist in After Effects with Rotobrush; 18k+ views on YouTube

EDUCATION

Northwestern University - B.A.: ‘Radio Television & Film’ June 2020

● Minors in Computer Science and Cognitive Science; Lambda Pi Eta Honors GPA: 3.4 Prague Film School - Narrative Filmmaking Program Dec. 2018