Kyle Gilman’s Camera Noise Productions

Résumé

Kyle Gilman
kylegilman@gmail.com
684 DeGraw St. #2
Brooklyn, NY 11217

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Education

Bachelor of Arts, June 2002 — Harvard College, Cambridge, MA

Graduated magna 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 Windows XP and Mac OS 10.4.10
Avid Xpress Pro 5.7, Final Cut Pro 6, After Effects CS3

Work Experience

Editor April–May 2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
La Commedia. Directed by Hal Hartley. Written by Louis Andriessen.

A multimedia opera featuring 5 screens of HD & SD video projection.
Edited in Final Cut Pro.

Post Production Supervisor & Assistant Editor March 2008, Astoria, NY
Wendy. Directed by Kelly Reichardt. Starring Michelle Williams.

Edited in Final Cut Pro.

Editor February–March 2008, Brooklyn, NY
Fourhand

Feature film edited in Avid Xpress Pro.

Editor January 2008, Brooklyn, NY
Trailer for Church and State. Directed by Eric Weber and James Villemaire.

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 video 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

Edited in Avid Media Composer.

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 several behind the scenes documentaries.
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