Michael Reiter M 773-590-1423 [email protected] Reel: https://vimeo.com/152338863 Motion Graphics: https://vimeo.com/121310765 www.linkedin.com/in/michaelreitereditor To Whom It May Concern: I am a producer/editor/shooter, writing to submit my CV for your consideration. My experience covers broadcast/online writing, production, post-production and motion-graphics. My qualifications include: - Directed, produced, wrote, and edited 2019 feature documentary Agents Unknown, about military intelligence - Edited long-format programs for ESPN, TLC/Discovery Channel, Metro Channel - 15 years of experience editing, producing, directing and shooting documentary / scripted programs for broadcast / DVD / corporate use - 15 years of experience with Avid, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, and supervising all phases of post-production - 8 years of experience with After Effects design/animation. Proficient with Photoshop/Illustrator - Recent experience producing/editing/writing online-news segments - Experience working with writers/journalists on research and production - Experience booking guests and conducting interviews - Experience producing and shooting internationally - BFA Film/TV Production, New York University My CV (with links) is included with this application, and I have additional samples available. I'm looking forward to speaking with you further. Sincerely, Michael Reiter Michael Reiter | M 773-590-1423 • [email protected] Reel: https://vimeo.com/152338863 Motion Graphics: https://vimeo.com/121310765 www.linkedin.com/in/michaelreitereditor Full-Length Documentary-Style News Clips (Producer/Editor, aggregated footage unless noted) South American Drug Raids • https://vimeo.com/96202567 China Cracks Down On Ivory Sales • https://vimeo.com/96334898 Russian Ammo Depot Explosion • https://vimeo.com/98547705 “Titanfall" Game Release • https://vimeo.com/96202569 “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare” Release • https://vimeo.com/98229515 “Grand Theft Auto vs. Lindsay Lohan” • https://vimeo.com/123440505 Felonious Munk: When a Murderer Doesn’t Fit the Script • https://vimeo.com/119859652 How Style Bloggers Make Six-Figure Salaries • https://vimeo.com/121799247 Locusts in Madagascar • https://vimeo.com/96341168 Child Soldiers • https://vimeo.com/100008380 Pussy Riot Hunger Strike • https://vimeo.com/96202566 Yakuza and the Banks • https://vimeo.com/96202570 Chiquita Bananas Paramilitary Group • https://vimeo.com/98548882 Carlos the Jackal • https://vimeo.com/98221844 The Last Nixon Tapes • https://vimeo.com/96342689 Production / Management Deliver profitable, highest quality content within time and budget constraints, based on expertise as a creative, well-rounded producer, editor, director, and cameraman. Expertise Live action / motion-graphics production and post-production for documentary/news/scripted programs, both nationally and internationally produced. Content creation for broadcast, theatrical and online platforms (including startups). Knowledgeable in all stages of production and post-production; additional experience includes film/DVD distribution, acquisitions, authoring/quality control, marketing and metadata management. Technical Skills Editing: AVID, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Audition Cameras: Film: Bolex, Video: Canon C series, 5D/70D, Sony FS, XDCAM, Panasonic P2, GoPro Sound: Zoom recorders, Shure mixers, varied microphones/digital recorders News: Stratus, INews, Edius, Grass Valley Connect UX/UI, Graphics/DVD: Axure, Photoshop, Illustrator, DaVinci, After Effects, Color, Motion, DVD Studio Pro Software/other: Own 16mm film camera package Languages: Proficient in German, basic Spanish Experience (selected projects, complete list available) Cameraman / Editor; freelance; March 2015 – Present • Documentary/corporate shoots; client list available upon request Producer/Editor; Think Televisual LLC (Touchvision.com) • Wrote/produced/edited/mixed/shot documentary-style news stories for online start-up news station • Researched and pitched daily stories; worked with news writers on stories to improve narration and find video/still/audio assets Director, Producer, Editor, Research, Motion Graphics; Lt. Murphy Film LLC, 2019 ”Agents Unknown” independent feature documentary • 2019 documentary, released worldwide, about Vietnam War veteran’s experiences in military intelligence Cameraman / Editor / GFX; freelance Editor/Producer, Questar; Chicago, IL • Designed and animated DVD motion menus • Encoded, authored, QC’d DVDs for replication DVD Producer, Acquisitions Home Vision Entertainment; Chicago, IL • Directed / edited supplementary documentaries for DVD feature film releases • Coordinated media assets, vendors and production / authoring of DVDs • Managed graphic designers / animators regarding DVD packaging / motion menus • Wrote / proofed DVD packaging/insert copy • Represented company at 2004 Berlin International Film Festival • Researched and helped bring to contract films for license • Mikey and Nicky DVD made The New York Times’ 2004 Critic’s Choice Second Unit Camera, Director of Photography Electra Media (Sweden), Santiago, Chile • Second Unit 16mm and digital video for feature documentary on Chilean politics and history, produced by Swedish Television (SVT) • Director of Photography for half of production Co-Director, Producer, Editor, Cameraman, “Enduro,” New York, NY, • Produced, directed, shot and edited documentary about race car drivers Editor, June - August 2001; “Fishing,” New York , NY • Feature film picture, dialogue, sound effects, and music Editor, January - May 2001 “The Life,” @Radical Media (for ESPN), NY • ESPN sports documentary show segments Segment Editor “Doctors’ Diaries” BNN (Broadcast News Network), NY • Documentary segments for medical show Associate Producer/Assistant Editor "Trauma: Life in the ER", NYT Television, NY • All aspects of post-production for medical documentary show on The Learning Channel Second Unit Cameraman; Location Sound Recording; Archive Researcher; Assistant Editor Electra Media (Sweden); Miami, Nicaragua, New York, Sweden • 2nd Unit footage (16mm and mini-DV) for feature documentary about Nicaraguan political exiles produced by Swedish Television (SVT). Shot in Miami and Nicaragua, editing in Sweden • Recorded location sound and sound effects • Researched archive footage at the ABC News Archives in New York • Post-production assistant Education New York University, B.F.A. with Honors in Film/TV Production .