| Francess Thomas-Sahr
Objective: To secure a freelance or staffed position as a Post Producer within a healthy, ambitious
and successful Post-Home.
October 2009
Sex and The City 2, New York
Featured Extra
Originally intended to be extra within 150 person background scene.
Noticed by the crew and director, to then be placed as a featured extra.
December 2007-August 2009
Red Car Editorial, New York
Post Producer
Evaluated storyboards, scripts, and/or creative briefs, in order to create accurate editorial estimates for new
and existing commercial promos, brand videos, mood films, sales videos, focus groups, new business pitches.
Duties included: Scheduling and interfacing with video editors, audio engineers, grfx designers, and Online
editors. Tracking budgets for project consistency and gauging line overages; as well as actualizing and invoicing
bids. Supervising and coordinating assistant editors, as well as, elements in preparation of a job's start through
finish. Most importantly, interacting with, soothing, pleasing and befriending clients.
August 2006-November 2007
berwyn Editorial, New York
Post Producer
Kindly, read job description above.
I get around:)
April 2005-August 2006
Publicis USA, New York
Post Producer/Manager
Managed small staff and day- to-day affairs of the agency's boutique internal post facility.
Duties included: Coordinated and tracked all in-house agency productions from video equipment rental,
to booking and recording v.o. talent, creating MPEGs, as well as setting up cameras for shoots.
Outsourced dubbing overflow to local vendors. Established and maintained competitive rates.
Researched, purchased and streamlined encoding system.
Addressed department's brand identity with sole purpose of converting it to a profit center.
March 2004-April 2005
JWT, New York
Post Producer
Reviewed audiovisual project specs in conjunction with agency producers, to subsequently formulate and
execute post production schedule.
Duties included: Estimated, tracked, and actualized project budgets, to then update producers and business
managers of monetary status. Provided creative editorial resources for production while consistently
troubleshooting preexisting and arising issues.
Production coordinated for all New Business pitches.
September 2002-March 2004
J. Walter Thompson, New York
Studio Manager/Scheduler
Coordinated daily functions of post facility via: scheduling, booking editorial and audio suites.
Supervised 3 Avid/FCP assistants. Interfaced with internal and external vendors, producers, editors,
business managers, and techs to ensure and nurture a seamless work flow.
February 2001-September 2002
MTV Networks, New York
Post Production Coordinator
Juggled, balanced and squeezed blood, sweat and tears for hurried editorial facility.
Scheduled 19 in-house Avids, 3 linear editing suites, several v.o. booths and up to 30+ additional Avid rentals.
Negotiated customized Avid rentals; and coordinated round trip delivery and system maintenance.
Completed weekly billing for MTVN
(E)ditorial and (R)eproductive facility.
Education and Training:
August 1993-May 1997
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Spanish Language and Culture
August 1991-May 1992
School Year Abroad, Barcelona, Spain
11th grade Spanish immersion program
Fluent in Castilian Spanish: speaking, reading, writing.
May 2002
New York University
Certificate in Avid Media Composer Editing 101
February 2001
Brooklyn Cable Access Television
Certified Producer
Technical Skills:
Familiar with: Avid Media Composer, Final Cut, and most Microsoft programs.
Useful with ScheduAll, Actualize It, 4D and Filemaker Pro; Adobe Acrobat, Outlook Explorer, Lotus Notes.
Competent in delivering in HD, SD, as well as working with Red Camera, HD Cam, DVC Pro, etc.
References Available Upon Request
131 Hancock Street Apt. #3 Brooklyn, NY 11216
917.627.9893
francess30@gmail.com
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