Derek Fawaz

CBS Television Studios                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

 

• Edited PSAs and promos of multi-cam and single-cam productions for Michigan Matters Eye on Detroit for CBS 62 and Street Beat for CW 50, using Premiere Pro CC 2015 for the creative services department.

• Work efficiently with Emmy Award winning videographers, Paul Pytlowany and Tim Sargent at the 2016 North American International Auto Show with Carol Cain as a production assistant for Michigan Matters, receiving two credentials from CBS 62.

• Collaborated with producer Ken Bryant and director Matt Christopherson in escorting guests for Street Beat and Michigan Matters under a time sensitive schedule during live filming of studio productions.

• Researched and wrote articles for CBS 62 and CW 50.

 

 

 

Laddies n'Ham Productions                                                   

Producer, Writer, and Editor

 

 

• Developed and edited the Youtube comedy web series, The Laddies Show, and developed extensive knowledge of multi-cam and single cam editing with Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, and operating the Canon DSLR, & 5D.

• Achieved the creation of 3D animated titles in After Effects using pre-compositing in element 3D, and color correction in Da Vinci Resolve.

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• Uploaded the show where it reached out to a loyal international audience that identifies trending comedy and connects with popular artists such as Dana Carvey (follows on Twitter) via YouTube, Twitter (@LaddiesHam), and Facebook: http://www.youtube.com/user/LaddiesProductions

• As producer helped to raise nearly one thousand dollars to pay for cast, crew, props, and costumes.

• The web-series was featured in the blog Art Beat: http://arts.umich.edu/studentorg/?p=1299

 

 

 

Running with Scissors                                                   

Freelance Assistant Premiere Pro Editor

 

• Collaborated with award winning feature and commercial editor Stewart Shevin on his commercials for Pure Michigan’s promotional campaign.

• Worked efficiently under a time sensitive schedule on Premiere Pro CC 2015 to cut and prepare dailies that were assigned in addition to other dailies that needed preparation for Stewart to edit his commercials.

• Archived all production footage and created snapshot reference stills of the dailies in Premiere for the company clients to observe the footage to achieve more consistent and organized workflow for post-production.

 

 

 

American Cinema Editors                                                   

Assistant to A.C.E.

 

• Trusted by Diana Friedberg A.C.E. and Lori Jane Coleman A.C.E. to transcribe and prepare research data for a lecture recorded at the American Cinema Editors 2014 Lecture series.

• Received a honorary acknowledgement in Mrs. Coleman and Mrs. Friedberg’s next book, Jump Cut: How to Jump Start Your Career as a Film Editor, on professional documentary film editing.

 

 

 

 

Delirium Films                                                        

Assistant Editor

 

• Collaborated with Emmy award winning director Gary Glaser on his documentary, Diamond in the Rough, to preserve Post-Tiger Stadium in Detroit.

• Worked efficiently under a time sensitive schedule on Final Cut Pro to help Gary Glaser edit his footage of the 2012 World Series at Comerica Park Stadium cutting sequences to voice over narration and testimonial footage.

• Archived all production footage and audio to achieve more consistent and organized workflow for post-production.