Re: Still Looking For A Good Editor In Dallas

Mr. Magid,

i do not have the motion graphics experience you are looking for at this time. But if you are in the market for a clean-cut well rounded professional promotions and short-form marketing specialist... I'm your man.

I am an award-winning producer, editor and shooter. I've been in television production for more than ten years and have won several Emmy, Telly and Promax awards for my work as a producer and editor (one for videography). I have shot with many different camera formats from tube cameras to Beta to digital (including HD and many DV formats). I edit exclusively on AVID.

I worked in broadcast television for KDFW FOX 4 (in Dallas) for nearly 7 years as a Sr. promotions and commercial producer/editor and shooter. I worked for two and 1/2 years in the corporate video market with Roll With It Telepictures, servicing such clients as Mary Kay, Frito Lay, Baylor Medical Center, Brinks, Galderma Pharmaceuticals and many more. I've also worked as a freelance producer, shooter, grip, and teleprompter operator around the North Texas area. I am currently working on a reality-based TV series as a field director, shooter editor and promo producer.

I've always been known as a "One-Man-Band" because of my ability to write, light, shoot, and edit a project... script to screen. No matter what the project entails, I am able to bring added value to any company or project because of the many production "hats" I wear.

I look forward to speaking to you in person regarding my experience and how it might benefit your company. i do not have any online samples yet, but i would love to come in and meet you with a demo reel.

Thank you for your time and consideration.
Chris Ivey
Producer, Director, Shooter, Editor
chrislivey@att.net


PROFESSIONAL RESUME':

Chris Ivey
1016 Redfish Dr
Burleson, TX 76028
214-499-3055
chrislivey@att.net

Qualifications

- More than ten years television production experience
- Nearly eight years in broadcast television and marketing
- Award-winning cameraman
- Award-winning news promotion writer, producer, editor
- AVID editor


Relevant Experience

WDAF FOX 4 (Kansas City, MO): Producer/Shooter/Editor Nov 1997 - May 1999

- Worked with news producers, reporters and anchors daily to strategize which news stories to promote and how - Wrote and shot daily news topicals to promote the 5 and 9pm news
- Worked with clients and the news sales department on commercial spots and public service announcements - Shot and edited commercial spots and public service announcements
- Won Telly Award for videography

KDFW FOX 4/KDFI 27 (Dallas, TX): Sr. Producer/Shooter/Editor May 1999 - May 2005

- Worked with news producers, reporters and anchors daily to strategize which news stories to promote and how
- Wrote and shot many daily news topicals to promote various newscasts
- Worked with clients and the sales department on commercial spots, public service announcements and sales tapes
- Produced and edited commercial spots and public service announcements, mostly on small budgets and quick timelines, including clients such as The Dallas Stars, Web MD, and Six Flags
- Created, produced and edited award-winning news image campaigns for the #1 rated morning show, Good Day, including composing and performing the song, "Have You Had a Good Day Lately"
- Won 6 Emmy awards, 1 Promax award and a few Telly awards for producing and editing special reports and news image campaigns

Roll With It Telepictures (Plano, TX): Shooter/Editor May 2005 - May 2007

- Edited Baylor Health Source news segment which airs weekly on WFAA Ch. 8 News
- Produced and edited sales and marketing videos,
- Shot many live events, marketing, sales, corporate videos and event roll-in videos, using the Panasonic 900 DVC Pro 50, Panasonic HD, Sony HDV cam formats and more
- Other weekly responsibilities included some digital media, making video MPGs and DVD's


American Television Distribution (Dallas, TX): Producer/Shooter/Editor May 2007 - Current

- Lead cameraman, editor and promo producer on nationally-syndicated reality television show.
- Shot and edited roll-in videos for Art of War III, a mix martial arts show produced for live broadcast and per view.
- Shot, produced and edited web spots for Gordon’s Jewelers.


Other Experience

I produced, directed and edited a short educational film on Shaken Baby Syndrome, called “When Babies Cry.” It was funded through the Shaken Baby Alliance and Texas Bar Association and has been distributed to thousands of hospitals and schools across the country.

I shot an educational film, "Kids in the Crossfire," which focuses on children of divorcing parents. The film was funded by the Young Texas Lawyers Association.

I spent more than four years in the United States Army, earning the rank of Sergeant, and was awarded several commendations, including a National Defense ribbon for participating in Desert Storm.


Education

Art Institute of Dallas, Associates of Applied Arts degree