Hello there. My name is Tyler Trautman and I'm an LA based Director/Editor interested in your editing position. I have numerous credits in the spectrum of film, TV, and television. You'll see on my resume that I used to be a Post Supervisor. This position was for an online video website in Costa Mesa. I was in charge of overseeing the editorial staff as well as right and direct much of the site's original content. My resume is posted below. I hope you like what you see.
-Tyler Trautman
714-933-0099
tyler@fictionpictures.com
http://www.fictionpictures.com
Directing
The Walt Disney Company DIRECTOR/EDITOR April 2007-October 2009
-Atreyu: The Making of Lead Sails, Paper Anchor and Atreyu: The Making of
Congregation of the Damned. Webisodes for Disney Affiliate Hollywood Records.
Assembled the rough and final cuts in Final Cut Pro.
The Killers/Fiction Pictures WRITER/DIRECTOR October 2008 - February 2008
-The Making of “Human”. Documentary for the music group The Killers.
-Joseph, Better You Than Me Music Video. Distributed through the MSN Red(Wire) Charity.
Visual Digital Media, LLC DIRECTOR/WRITER/EDITOR June 2007-August 2007
-Reel Big Fish Party Down. Music Video cut on Final Cut Pro. Captured and
logged footage, assembled the cut, color correction, and outputted to multiple
formats.
Writing
FEATURES:
-Feature From the BLACK Lagoon IN DEVELOPMENT/WRITER
-Bus IN DEVELOPMENT/WRITER
-More Money, More Family RE-WRITE
-They Call Us Trouble ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
SHORT FILMS:
-From Afar ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
-Baptized on April Fool’s Day ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
-Bus ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
-This Time Around ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
-Substance and Shadow RE-WRITE
MUSIC VIDEOS
-Atreyu “Storm To Pass” Music Video WRITER
-Atreyu “Falling Down” Music Video WRITER
-Reel Big Fish “Party Down” Music Video WRITER
Producing
Newband TV, LLC POST SUPERVISOR July 2006-March 2008
-12 Newband TV Commercials, 37 Interviews, and 19 Live Performances.
Supervised the workflow of the post-production staff. All content cut on Final Cut
Pro utilizing DV and HD formats.
In-Perfidia, LLC PRODUCER/ASSISTANT EDITOR September 2005-May 2006
-Haste the Day “American Love”. Music Video cut on Final Cut Pro. Captured and
logged footage and assembled the rough edit.
-Atreyu “The Crimson”. Producer and assistant editor. Handled all budgeting, scheduling,
and rental arrangements.
Editing
Electric Farm Ent./NBC/Universal EDITOR May 2008-November 2008
-Gemini Division. 50 webisode series starring Rosario Dawson entirely shot on green screen.
Distributed nationally by NBC.com and internationally by Sony Pictures. Duties included
logging and capturing the reels from P2 cards and HDCAM, assembly green screen cuts,
basic compositing, and relinking sequences with final compositing.
The Konwiser Brothers ASSISTANT EDITOR March 2008-May 2008
-The Dead of Winter. Feature length documentory cut on Final Cut Pro. Responsible for
logging, capturing, and organizing more than 60 hours of footage as well as sequence
assembly.
Sound Design
Storyteller Pictures SOUND DESIGNER April/May 2004
-Husk. Short Form Narrative. Responsible for dialogue edit, ambience layout, re-recording,
and mix. Husk was accepted to the Sundance Film Festival in 2005.
Skills
WRITING Screenplays, Script Doctoring, Short Stories, etc.
DIRECTING Short and Feature Length Films, Commercials, Documentaries
EDITING Final Cut Pro, Avid
SOUND Final Cut Pro, Logic, Pro Tools, Sony Vegas
GRAPHIC Photoshop, After Effects, Live Type
Education and Experience
2000-2004 Chapman University. Bachelors Degree in Film Production.
Tyler Trautman
Writer/Director/Editor
http://www.fictionpictures.com
714-933-0099
