Senior Editor, Post Production Manager, and Account Manage
Resume:
Christopher C. Crane
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Reel: http://www.vimeo.com/filmworx
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-crane-b8081434 SUMMARY
Experienced Senior Editor, Post Production Manager, and Account Manager, with a demonstrated history of improving workflows in the motion pictures and film industry. I enjoy the process of collaborative storytelling and taking responsibility for exceeding expectations. Skilled in Media Post Production management, people management, Avid Technology Products, Adobe Suite, Editing, Asset Management, and Video Post- Production. Strong educational background with a Bachelor's in Psychology from the University of Colorado and AA in Film from The Los Angeles Film School. I am also a dual citizen of the USA and the EU, spent half of my childhood in Germany
(as well as England and Spain) and am a veteran of the United States Air Force. SENIOR EDITOR 11/2020-Current
Dow Jones
• Created and maintained informational and outreach-oriented programming for all Dow Jones subscribers and users.
• Grew the most popular podcast series’s by 225% over the course of 18 months.
• Created new, more efficient workflows for Junior Editors, Graphics Artists and Content Producers to improve output times and quantity.
• Supervised all junior-level employees with editing and post production workflow arenas.
• Assisted in hiring decisions and onboarded newer employees.
• Updated graphics packages for all existing projects, adding polish and professional touches to each.
PARAMOUNT FILMS ACCOUNT MANAGER 05/2019-06/2020
EIKON Group
• Responsible for Paramount feature film localization management for all territory releases across the world.
• Managed territory workflows from timezones across the globe, meeting deadlines, on average, 48 hours ahead of time.
• Supplying operators with all necessary materials.
• The ability to effectively communicate to both the customer and all areas of postproduction team daily.
• Received orders from territories, coordinated all translations and graphic needs
(complete with individual due dates manually calculated), and watched down final deliveries.
• Arranged screenings for high-level Paramount execs.
• Coordinated and managed films through all following in-house departments: Visual Effects, Subtitling, Mastering, Quality Control, & Data Transmission.
• Ensure the secure delivery of films and vital access keys to each territory. The process was intricate and the film keys extremely confidential, so a 100% successful discrete delivery rate was imperative.
EDITOR 07/2018-05/2019
Freelance: NBC, The Tennis Channel, Non-Profits
• Edited projects for several well-known companies.
• Flown in to edit for NBC’s equestrian series, including The Breeder’s Cup and the WEG, as well as local company promo videos/commercials.
• Edited ceremonies for veteran nonprofit organizations such as Veterans In Media
& Entertainment and Miss Veteran America.
• Edited promos for The Tennis Channel (Australian Open, French Open). LEAD EDITOR 07/2015-05/2018
Natural 9 Entertainment
• Created over 100 segments and multiple complete episodes for ABC’s twice Emmy nominated “The Wildlife Docs”.
• Created segments for CW’s “Dream Quest with Evette Rios”.
• Created segments for Telemundo’s “La Gran Supressa”.
• Created online and commercial promos.
• Coordinated show builds with segment editors while Finishing Editor worked on other shows, routinely filling his shoes.
• Performed broadcast-safe color correction on locked cuts.
• Created sizzles for show pitches to networks.
• Job required expert-level knowledge of file sharing networks, media management, and show building as well as advanced editing story-telling techniques.
• Sound designed all sfx, foley, & temp sound tracks for all segments edited.
• Laid out uprezzed segments into show form, complete with bumpers and teases, cut to time.
POST PRODUCTION MANAGER 07/2014-07/2018
Natural 9 Entertainment
• Juggled multiple shows daily under both daily and weekly deadlines.
• Assisted editorial team in getting latest VFX/MX/ supplemental materials.
• Collected all deliverable specs and quality-checked vendor materials.
• Updated and managed status reports, and created all post production schedules for all simultaneously running shows for 100% on-time delivery track record.
• Stayed on top of dailies from production to editorial.
• Scheduled ADR sessions and edit bay usage.
• Problem-solved and relationship-built with both clients and company personnel to maintain positive consistent communication between departments for ongoing series and upcoming pilots.
• Worked closely with VP of Production, VP of Post Production, and owners of the company daily to meet daily and weekly-set goals for various shows and pitch reels.
• Output shows to channel specifications for both delivery and network notes.
• Managed episode to episode workflow, staying flexible for priority adjusting as needed.
• Ensured composers had all relevant mixes on time each week.
• Managed all deliverables to adhere to the technical specs of each client.
• Planned for future projects in terms of workflow possibilities to ensure smooth beginnings for all departments to new projects.
ASSISTANT EDITOR 07/2013-07/2014
Natural 9 Entertainment
• Daily multitasking and prioritizing for multiple shows simultaneously was essential for daily and weekly task completion goals.
• Updated schedules ensuring weekly deadlines were always met.
• Tracked and managed all assets.
• Creating and maintaining smooth, efficient workflows.
• Digitized, grouped, uprezzed, and organized footage when required.
• Exported files using a variety of codecs, file types, bitrates, and color spaces. PRODUCER/EDITOR 07/2012-07/2013
Ski Channel/ Surf Channel
• Worked independently to produce and edit 10 and 30-minute documentaries on the world’s most exceptional athletes.
• Edited various promos including athlete profiles & highlight reels from recent surf meets and ski events.
• Transcoding output videos to send to cable providers (Dish, AT&T, InDemand).
• Weekly uploading to FTP sites using Aspera.
• Additional duties included weekly use of After Effects and Photoshop, updating metadata records, and keeping show rotation current each month. EDITOR/POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR 02/2005 – 02/2009 United States Air Force
• Created and maintained media management and delivery protocols, making sure that all projects were delivered on schedule each week.
• Exhibited expertise in troubleshooting in the areas of transcoding, linking/ relinking, media organization, color correction, export settings, online-offline editing, and uprezzing.
• Purchased and managed equipment yearly.
• Created shoot schedules for operators.
• Scheduled client meetings with high-level brass and mediated problems that arose.
• Job called for level-headedness and calmness under fire (literally), whether stateside or abroad.
• Supervised an office of six individuals.
• Created weekly equipment usage schedules.
• Coordinating shoots with locations, enforcing media management protocol, deadline deliveries.
EDUCATION
University of Colorado at Boulder – Boulder, CO
Bachelor of Arts, Film
The Los Angeles Film School – Los Angeles, CA
Associate of Arts, Film
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