Jon Sawa

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: Ableton Live, Avid Media Composer Suite (cloud), Celtx, Final Cut Pro / X, Final Draft, Full Adobe Creative Suite (cloud), Pro Tools (cloud)

I can use: Pro Tools (Cloud), Avid Media Composer Suite (Cloud), Full Adobe Creative Suite (Cloud), Ableton Live, Celtx, Final Draft, Final Cut Pro / X

About me

I originally hail from Baton Rouge, Lousiana after which I hung my hat in Texas, Michigan, New York, and Maryland. Seeing almost all of the U.S. and some places overseas provided an extensive background with people but was not until I relocated back to the South that I found my niche. Siding in with a local theater arts departments like The Flying Monkey Arts and several other local theaters, I found my love for acting, writing, directing, set construction, etc. Helping to promote interesting, new, local, and outside music artists; and producing a new full length play every month for the next three or so years from aid of my comedy troupe Crash, Boom, Bang Theater which is now known as Can't Afford Cable, so long as it is creative and innovative, you can find me there. I graduated from Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL with a BA in Film and Entertainment Business and received many awards ranging from best sound, best direction, and best editing and have worked in every facet of the film industry from concept to final product. From screenwriting, producing, location audio, camera work, acting, editing, post audio, etc. I have held many positions on large and small budget productions and I know how to make it all work. I spent many years developing my creative skills in film and took it upon himself to start work on the side at Sound Cell recording studio with local recording legend Doug Smith to learn the ropes of a recording studio and diving deep into the world of post audio production while developing my business. I have produced many albums and personal projects and I was able to quickly gain new clients and maintain old ones with my impeccable work ethic and ''get it done attitude'' that not only lent to a very trusting and responsive business ethic, but also helped in my development with clients in building a relationship that helped him better understand what people needed even before they asked for it. I was celebrated alumni among my classmates and was always thought of as a very out of the box thinker with my approach to pretty much anything I touched. Regardless of how ''out there'' some of my projects are I have become methodical in executing them to their fullest potential regardless of what walls may be in my path. I worked with and alongside some of the greatest in the industry with the likes of Danny Glover, Josh Lucas, Mira Sorvino, Dermot Mulroney, Johnny Depp, Eric Roberts, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Bono, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Etta James, Amanda Bynes, Sara Paxton, Matt Long, etc. He has worked on projects such as Never Back Down, Muscle Shoals, several shows for MTV, and number one rated shows like The Walking Dead and produced music for games and short films. I am a member in good standing of I.A.T.S.E. and several other film and theater unions in Nashville, Atlanta, etc. My work ethic is not to be compared with the constant development of new and exciting ideas for projects and ways to benefit the community like my Lucky Duck Days project that helps to benefit one new non-profit organization every year for a great cause such as furthering research on diabetes. I still meet with my open source writing team every week trying to develop the next exciting project.
Referees:
Dieter Ismagil (Co-Producer): removed
Doug Burzynski (Post Supervisor): removed
James Graessle (Post Coordinator): removed
Byron Smith (Editor): removed
Tyler Cook (Editor): removed
Mark Sawa (AE): removed
Justin Hrobuchak (AE) removed
Jessica Grossman (AE) removed

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Editor (Assistant)
Job Titles	Marketing / PR, Post Production Coordinator, Post Production Assistant, Rigger, Video Editor, Composer, Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Sound Mixer / Recordist, DIT / Data Wrangler, Production Support, Production Assistant (PA), Writer, Visual Effects (VFX) Artist
Years in industry	6+ years
Organisations / Memberships	IATSE