Motion Graphics Post Production

Zury Cutler

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**** ***** ***** **********, ******* and Education - Director, Head of Post Production on ‘Climate Now’ 2023 New York International Film Awards Grand Jury Prize for Best Soundtrack, Honorable Mention for Best Indie Short, Nomination for Best Director, and Nomination for Best Music Video – Writer, Director, Editor, VFX Artist, Co-Composer on ‘identity medicine’ SKILLS TOOL

Video Editing NLEs: Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, Avid

VFX and Compositing: reel Motion Graphics/VFX: After Effects, Mocha Pro, Nuke, Fusion

Real Time Rendering Real Time Rendering: TouchDesigner

Motion Graphics: reel Computational Video Processing: RAFT, DFGVI, Topaz Video AI

3D Modeling and Animation 3D Modeling/Game Design: Maya by Autodesk, Unity

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 Coding: Python, JavaScript, Java, C#, SQL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

Technical Director & Stroke Editor - Aescape - New York, NY 2024-2025

● Operated motion capture equipment to record massage therapist techniques for use in robot massage table

● Liaised with engineers, developed front-end and back-end tools to refine motion capture data for robots

● Worked with other ‘stroke editors’ to match robot playback with therapeutic intent Director, Editor, and Motion Graphics Artist - Osmosis Films - New York, NY 2021-2023 Climate Now - Documentary Series: Director, Head of Post Production

● Worked with writer to review scripts, directed talent, edited series, designed and animated motion graphics, color graded and sound mixed; 18 episodes, 56k+ channel views The Quest for Sleep - Documentary Feature Film: Graphic Designer & Video Upscaling Engineer

● Utilized ‘Topaz Video Enhance AI’ software to denoise and increase resolution of 3D-animated graphics. Allowed graphics team to produce better results with shorter turnarounds for client feedback. Editor and Motion Graphics Artist (Select Freelance Work) - RAIZE - Brooklyn, NY 2016 - Present This is Where I Knew You Best - Client: Asal Takesh - Theatrical Production: Live Projection Artist

● Customized MediaPipe TouchDesigner instance to output body tracking of up to 10 poses simultaneously

● Used pose estimation to drive reactive projection visuals and audio cues, allowing for player improvisation Make Your Vote Matter - Client: Vote.org - Television PSA: Editor, VFX artist, Colorist

● Edited voter suppression PSA, aired on broadcast TV in Atlanta, GA region

● Designed and animated motion graphics to visually familiarize viewers with Vote.org website navigation Your Song - Client: Carly and Martina Spiro - 2020 Music Video: Director, Editor, VFX artist

● ‘Cloned’ talent into multiple locations using greenscreen; reached 250k+ views on YouTube

● Praised as “the ultimate throwback”, “symbolic of [Carly and Martina’s] music career”-Hollywood Life Chef iQ contract - Client: Chefman - Various YouTube Videos: Editor, Motion Graphics Artist, Colorist

● Delivered 120+ recipe videos, 8 per week; 5 million+ channel views. Software Development - Independent - Brooklyn, NY 2022 - Present

● Dropped Frame Interpolator: leverages frame interpolation to regenerate dropped frames in video files.

● Kinestasis Animation Sequencer: Orders unrelated images to create a coherent animation utilizing Convolutional Neural Networks and optimal pathfinding within latent spaces. Editor & Lead Motion Graphics Artist - The Nantucket Project - Irvington, NY June - Sep. 2019

● 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 QR-code equipment checkout process, improved efficiency & insurance claims

● Operated SONY FS7 and A7Sii cameras and mixed sound using Zoom H6N at six live speaker events Editor & Motion Graphics Artist - DVideo Productions - Purchase, NY June - Sep. 2017

● Created promotional motion graphics for clients including Pepsi, MTV, and Canon Editor - Surreel Films - New York City, NY June - Sep. 2017

● Edited documentary about Keith Haring, screened at the Whitney Museum of Art 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

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