Résumé
Kyle Gilman | kylegilman@gmail.com | 684 DeGraw St. #2, Brooklyn, NY 11217
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Jul/Aug 2008 Editors Guild Magazine Cover Story
Education
Bachelor of Arts, June 2002 — Harvard College, Cambridge, MA
Graduated cum laude with a degree in Visual and Environmental Studies (film/video production)
Skills
- Member, Motion Picture Editors Guild.
- Editing: Proficient with Final Cut Pro, Avid, and Pro Tools.
- Expert knowledge of digital and analog video technology including 24p and HD.
- Extensive print, web, and film title design experience. Proficient with QuarkXpress, Photoshop, CorelDRAW, Illustrator, After Effects, HTML, PHP and CSS.
- Exceptional computer skills. Work very well with Mac or Windows.
- Web and DVD encoding and authoring using DVD Studio Pro, Compressor, and Sony DVD Architect.
- Real film editing, Steenbeck, sync block, etc.
Editing Equipment
- Quad-Core Intel Core 2 Duo running Mac OS 10.5 and Windows
- MacBook Pro
- Avid Media Composer 3, Final Cut Pro 6, After Effects CS4
Work Experience
Assistant Editor May 2009, New York, NY
Greater Building Society commercial. Starring Jerry Seinfeld. Directed by Christian Charles. 
Editor March–June 2009, New York, NY
Cheech & Chong’s Hey Watch This. Directed by Christian Charles.
Editor January–March 2009, New York, NY
The Studio, OMD New York
- In-house editor for media agency.
Red One Workflow Consultant November 2008, New York, NY
Untitled Fran Lebowitz Documentary. Directed by Martin Scorsese. 
Editor October 2008, New York, NY
La Commedia Concert Film. Directed by Hal Hartley.
- Multicamera HD recording of Hal Hartley’s production of the opera La Commedia.
Editor October 2008, Brooklyn, NY
Trailer for James Castle: Portrait of an Artist. Directed by Jeffrey Wolf.
Editor October & November 2008, New York, NY
Jerry Seinfeld Archives. Directed by Christian Charles.
- Multicamera HD recordings of recent Jerry Seinfeld stand-up performances.
Producer & Editor September 2008, Brooklyn, NY
Current TV pod “Awkward Webcam Sex”
- Video commissioned by Current TV about Truth @ 15 Frames Per Second website.
Editor September 2008, New York, NY
SOAPnet.com NY Fashion Week Videos
- Three 2-3 min. videos edited and posted every day during NY Fashion Week.
Editor August–October 2008, New York, NY
Revel in New York
- Multiple 3-4 min. documentary portraits edited in FCP.
Editor June 2008, New York, NY
Presentation reel for Mouseroar & director Christian Charles.
Editor April–May 2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
La Commedia. Directed by Hal Hartley. Written by Louis Andriessen.
- A “film opera” featuring 5 screens of HD & SD video projection.
Edited in Final Cut Pro using 1080p ProRes HQ.
Post Production Supervisor March 2008, Astoria, NY
Wendy and Lucy. Directed by Kelly Reichardt. Starring Michelle Williams.
Editor February–March 2008, Brooklyn, NY
Fourhand. Directed by Winn Coslick.
- Feature film edited in Avid Xpress Pro.
Editor January 2008, Brooklyn, NY
Trailer for Jersey Christmas (aka Church and State) Directed by Eric Weber and James Villemaire
and Director’s Reel for Eric Weber.
Editor December 2007, Brooklyn, NY
Steam. Directed by Jenny Woodward. Starring Jonathan Marc Sherman.
- 18 min short edited in Final Cut Pro.
Editor October–November 2007, Brooklyn, NY
Introductory videos for The Feigenbaum Hall of Innovation at The Berkshire Museum
- Two 5 min shorts edited in Final Cut Pro.
Editor September 2007, Brooklyn, NY
Five Years of Forever, directed by Anthony Jannelli.
- 12 min HD short edited in Final Cut Pro.
Assistant Editor July–August 2007, New York, NY
Choke, directed by Clark Gregg. Starring Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston. Edited by Joe Klotz.
- Edited in Avid Xpress Pro with Mojo DNA.
- Edited festival trailer.
Assistant Editor, Post Production Supervisor, and Title Designer
June 2007–January 2008, New York, NY
Blind Date, directed by Stanley Tucci. Edited by Camilla Toniolo.
- Edited with Avid Adrenaline.
- Managed ingest and sync of three-camera XDCAM footage.
Assistant Editor April 2007, New York, NY
James Castle: Portrait of an Artist, directed by Jeffrey Wolf.
Member Instructor March 2007, New York, NY
Motion Picture Editors Guild
- Led technical Avid software course for members of the Editors Guild.
Producer & Editor March 2007, Brooklyn, NY
The Making of Fay Grim or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
- 16 min documentary edited in Final Cut Pro.
Editor February–March 2007, Brooklyn, NY
Gregory Van Maanen Interview sponsored by the Kohler Foundation
- 20 min documentary edited in Final Cut Pro.
- Managed workflow, shooting with HVX-200 in 720pn mode on P2 media.
Assistant Editor, Post Production Supervisor, Visual Effects, and Title Animator
October 2006–June 2007, New York, NY
Lake City, directed by Hunter Hill & Perry Moore. Starring Sissy Spacek, Troy Garity, Dave Matthews, Rebecca Romijn. Edited by Jeffrey Wolf
- Edited in Avid Meridien.
- HD visual effects created in After Effects.
Title Animator December 2006, Brooklyn, NY
Quid Pro Quo, titles designed by Deborah Ross. Directed by Carlos Brooks. Starring Nick Stahl.
Title Designer October 2006, Brooklyn, NY
Interview, directed by Steve Buscemi. Starring Steve Buscemi and Sienna Miller.
Assistant Film & Sound Editor and Title Designer January–August 2006, Berlin, Germany
Fay Grim, directed and edited by Hal Hartley. Starring Parker Posey and Jeff Goldblum.
- Operated Final Cut Pro editing computer at all times.
- Designed Post-prodcution workflow downconverting HDCAM 23.98 tapes to NTSC DV and editing at 23.98 in Final Cut Pro.
- Posted dailies to convenient blog-based website for overseas producers.
- Created Filemaker database and Applescripts to facilitate sound effects editing.
- Wrote PHP script to create cue sheets from Final Cut Pro XML files
- Edited festival trailer.
- Designed HD supertitles and credits.
- Oversaw creation of masters for delivery to distributor.
Head of Production and Distribution July 2004–January 2006, New York, NY
Hal Hartley’s Possible Films
- Oversaw production and distribution of independent films made or acquired by Possible Films.
- Produced and edited behind the scenes documentaries Upon Reflection: Surviving Desire & Upon Reflection: The Book of Life.
- Booked The Girl From Monday in theaters across the U.S.
- Negotiated with foreign distributors for DVD releases of older titles.
- Edited trailer and designed menus for short film collection DVD.
- Organized retail DVD sales through possiblefilms.com.
Script Supervisor January 2004, New York, NY
The Girl From Monday. Directed by Hal Hartley
Teaching Assistant: “Intermediate Film Production” and “Directing Actors for the Camera”
September 2002–June 2004, Cambridge, MA
Harvard College, Visual and Environmental Studies Department
- Received Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching
- Worked closely with Visiting Lecturer Hal Hartley.
- Led technical training of two production classes, including operation of 16mm film cameras, DAT sound recording, lighting, synchronization of sound, Steenbeck and Final Cut Pro editing, and Pro Tools sound editing.
- Organized and ran auditions for class demonstrations and student films.
- Mixed student films using Pro Tools.
Graphic Designer August 2001–May 2004, Cambridge, MA
Harvard Film Archive
- Designed bi-monthly 12–20 page bulletin for daily film screenings using QuarkXPress, Photoshop, and CorelDRAW.
- Printing schedule required most layout for each bulletin to be done within 48 hours of receipt of materials.
Sound Recordist August 2001, Allston, MA
Funny Ha Ha. Directed by Andrew Bujalski
Administrator and DVD Production Manager February 2001–December 2003, Cambridge, MA
The Film Study Center at Harvard University
- Created in-house DVD authoring and encoding facility to preserve and distribute films produced at the Film Study Center.
- DVD encoding done with Innobits BitVice. Authoring done with Apple DVD Studio Pro versions 1.5 and 2.
- Managed purchasing, video sales, Macintosh computer technical support, and general administration of the Film Study Center office.
Production Assistant June–August 2000, New York, NY
CourtTV
- Assisted production of hour-long program “Crime Stories”
- Organized supplemental program material for website
Production Graphics November 1996–September 1999, Orange, MA
Slencil
- Prepared graphics and set copy (using CorelDRAW) for silk-screening onto pens and other Advertising Specialty products.
Personal Work
Canny Valleys (2008)
Web series
- Wrote, directed, starred, animated (After Effects), edited (FCP )
Truth @ 15 Frames Per Second (2006)
16-episode web series
- Wrote, directed, starred, edited (Vegas Video)
Brad Wood Music Video (2005)
4 min. 24p DV music video
- Wrote, directed, edited (Avid Xpress Pro 4.3.1 )
- Video for Hartley Goldstein’s song “Brad Wood”
Two Night Stand (2005)
20 min. 24p DV fiction comedy
- Wrote, directed, edited (Avid Xpress Pro 4.3.1 )
Judge’s Award, First Sundays Comedy Film Festival, Sep. 2005
Getting Laid Tonight (2004)
2 min. 24p DV fiction comedy
- Wrote, directed, edited (Avid Xpress Pro 4.0 )
The Epic Tale of Kalesius and Clotho (2003)
27 min. 16mm fiction comedy
- Wrote, directed, starred, edited (Steenbeck and Final Cut Pro )
- Created blue screen composites (FCP)
- Mixed for 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound (Pro Tools and Vegas Video)
- Authored DVD (DVD Studio Pro), designed press kit and website
- Senior Thesis. Graded summa– cum laude.
Best Short Film, Anchorage Film Festival, 2003
Martin Scorsese Award, Ivy Film Festival, 2003
Best Student Film, Dahlonega Film Festival, 2003
Judge’s Award, First Sundays Comedy Film Festival, Nov. 2003
The Life Story of Kyle Gilman as Told to Him by his Mother Mary (2003)
12 min. DV documentary comedy
- Directed, Shot, Edited (Final Cut Pro )
Camera Noise (2002)
29 min. 16mm fiction comedy
- Wrote, directed, shot, starred, edited (Steenbeck)
Best Comedy, Ivy Film Festival, 2001
Best of Festival, First Look Student Film Festival, 2002
Rev. Tim McIntire and the Temple of Comedy (2001)
30 min. DV documentary about Boston-based stand-up comic Rev. Tim McIntire
- Directed, Shot, edited (Avid Xpress )