Disney/Pixar Lightyear Theatrical Release Promos

Two of the social media posts I edited for the Lightyear June 2022 theatrical release.

 
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West Side Story Junket Videos

I edited a series of Junket Interviews for Steven Spielberg’s much-lauded West Side Story. Prior to working on the edits, I was asked to pitch three concepts for 1-2 minute videos based on the answers given by the talent. All pitches were accepted and I completed the series.

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Disney+ Star UK Fall 2021 Campaign

Two IG reels from a series of social media campaigns for Disney+ Star (the UK version of Hulu in the US) I edited to promote a number of their Fall 2021 releases: Black Widow, Y: The Last Man, Free Guy, American Horror Story Season 10, and Books of Blood.

Highlights:

  • Having access to all individual music stems in order to build unique music edits for each video.

  • Super fun source footage!

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Disney+ Summer Campaigns

Working for London-based creative agency Glass Eye, I edited these fun Tik Tok + Snapchat videos for Disney+ promoting their summer 2021 releases.

Highlights:

  • In addition to editing the “All New. All Summer” spot, I also created/designed the motion graphics which were approved for the final cut.

  • For the Raya “Movie Night Checklist,” I edited plus conceptualized/animated the first pass of the text/graphics, which were finessed by the agency’s motion graphics designer.

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The Story Behind the Semihandmade Mural

Semihandmade commissioned San Diego-based muralist Janie Rochfort (a.k.a. Betty Larkin) to paint a mural at the national headquarters in Monrovia, CA. I fully-produced a video, from concept to execution, that illustrated the artist’s vision as well as communicated the brand’s core belief—anyone, no matter who they are or where they’re from, deserves a beautiful, personalized space. This video served a dual marketing purpose for both the artist and Semihandmade—a growing lifestyle brand that was the first to offer custom-look doors and panels for Ikea kitchen/bath/media cabinets.

Project highlights:

  • Figuring out how to meld the company’s beliefs with the artists’ vision through storytelling

  • Conceptualizing and animating the Semihandmade “paint drop” logo reveal in After Effects.

  • Structuring the narrative and writing interview questions that would propel the story in the right direction

  • Shooting the video and seeing Janie at work!

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Goldstar Events & Cirque du Soleil Promo

One of the most exciting membership perks offered by Goldstar Events is the eligibility to attend “Goldstar Night”—an event series that includes discounted tickets to a world class show (in this case, Cirque du Soleil - AMALUNA) plus free swag bags. I produced, directed, and edited this video in partnership with Cirque du Soleil to promote both AMALUNA and Goldstar’s unique membership deal.

Project highlights:

  • Conceptualizing and executing all creative and logistical aspects of the project from start to finish

  • Working closely with Cirque du Soleil PR to ensure that their strict brand style requirements were closely followed

  • Hiring crew, preparing a shot list (ensuring that all required aspect ratios for each social media channel were considered), and directing production

  • Selecting interview participants and writing interview questions

  • Getting to hand out lots of free swag to some very happy people! That’s always a highlight.

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Pizza Party iOS App Promo

I produced a 34-second promo to unveil a new iOS app called Pizza Party for Ghosty Inc. This unique sticker app not only allows users to download fun flair for their text messages, but the stickers are created by artists who are paid per download.

Project highlights:

  • Set-decorating and lighting

  • Animating the logo reveal

  • Writing copy and structuring video narrative

  • Designing /animating titles and graphics

  • Learning how to expose for the backdrop and expose for the iPhone’s screen. While I got the screen pretty close to perfect, I ended up relying on some compositing to create the final product. This was achieved by replacing the live footage of the device’s screen with a screen recording captured via Reflector 3 (a device mirroring and recording tool that I highly recommend). The screen was then replaced in After Effects, and the hand rotoscoped and overlaid onto the live footage.

  • Eating a bunch of pizza during the shoot!

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Netflix: Black Mirror - Franchise Trailer
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I was incredibly lucky to have the opportunity to work as an assistant editor for the Season 5 franchise trailer for Netflix’s newly-released season of Black Mirror - one of my favorite anthology shows! The job involved helping make selects from every episode of the show to create a 2-minute trailer that summarized and captured the spirit of the franchise. Needless to say, pulling selects from such a huge catalog of source material where each episode is an independent story was a challenging task. But a terrific excuse to re-binge the series!

I was also the copywriter for the project.

Project highlights:

  • Copywriting the trailer titles

  • Developing initial structure and producing my own trailer cut for the producing editor

  • Cutting my own alternative concept trailer which was very well received

My contributions & alternate trailer are available to view upon request.


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Netflix: Wine Country - Trailer
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In the role of assistant editor, I was tasked with pulling selects, sourcing music, and delivering a cut to the producing editor for one of four trailers for Netflix’s film Wine Country. This ensemble comedy marks Amy Poehler’s feature film directorial debut and stars some incredibly funny women indeed: Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Paula Pell, Ana Gasteyer, and Emily Spivey.

Project highlights:

  • Pulling selects from the film

  • Developing narrative structure for a “Friendship” themed trailer

  • Editing first cut

  • Sourcing music from approved libraries

Video available to view upon request.

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