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Nominated: 2010 Emmy Award!

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"4 out of 4 Stars" Alan Pergament, The Buffalo News (Review)
"Excellently crafted and beautifully filmed"
"Exquisitely narrated by Liev Schreiber (X-Men, Manchurian Candidate)"

 

Welcome filmmakers!


The art of filmmaking includes all mediums - film, video, HD broadcast, internet and mobile content... yet one constant remains: It all starts and ends with great storytelling.

Does your story have what it takes to jump out of the script and into the production process? Are the acts you wrote or the scenes you directed going to translate into a strong, seamless vision? 

Whether you need full-service video editing; scriptwriting or story editing, I have the solid experience to propel you through the process. You'll not only get the job done, you'll stay tapped into the excitement that sparked your original idea.

Let an award-winning editor help you improve your film. We will work together to create the best story possible.

Click on the links above for information and pricing.


For sixteen uninterrupted years, Chris Bové has been editing films professionally. They have been seen nationally on television as well as in theaters and festivals around the world. He is also a Story Editor, Script Editor, and Writer.  

A three-time Emmy award nominee, his day job is Editor at PBS's top-rated member station WNED.  There he has made powerful television programs seen by millions of viewers throughout the US and into Canada.  In this international PBS arena he has won many awards, but perhaps more importantly is that his work delivers tremendous R.O.I. and full-funding opportunities for future productions.  In short his work pays for itself ten-times-over, every year.
 

"The best directing, acting and cinematography won't hide a weak story.

It is impossible to achieve repeated success without addressing the two most important efforts in the process: the creation of the script and the editing of the story. Every other task while very important is merely a financial, technical or artistic implementation of these two.

Pictures say 1000 words. Editors give them meaning."

                                                                         - Chris Bové



Chris is also an official moderator on the Avid Community website, does beta testing for Avid's Media Composer, and is Co-Chair of the WNYPPG - the most active user's group for editors in New York State.  He has experience in all media workflows from film to videotape to AMA (Avid Media Access). 


See my reel on YouTube




 
Plow
Editor, Story Editor
(2012, announced)


Thug School
Editor, Story Editor
(2011, post-production)


Buffalo's Voices of Steel
Editor
(2010, post-production)
40 min. Historical Documentary; 1080i60
Select broadcast on PBS


Chautauqua: An American Narrative 
Postproduction: PBS Packaging Editor
(2010, completed)
60 min. Documentary; 1080i60
National broadcast on PBS and PBS-HD


Down the Rhodes: The Fender Rhodes Story
Editor, Story Editor
120 min. Independent Documentary; 30i
DVD release (Coming Soon!)


The Canadian Tenors (PBS Version)
Segment Editor; PBS Online Editor
90 min. Documentary; 1080i60
National broadcast on PBS and PBS-HD; PBS Home Video; PBS COVE
Video   DVD


Girls from the North Country (PBS Version)
Segment Editor; PBS Online Editor
60 min. Documentary; 1080i60
National broadcast on PBS and PBS-HD; PBS Home Video; PBS COVE


Nikki Yanofsky: Live in Montreal (PBS Version)
Segment Editor; PBS Online Editor
60 min. Documentary; 1080i60
National broadcast on PBS and PBS-HD; PBS Home Video; PBS COVE
Video   DVD


Elbert Hubbard: An American Original
Editor, Story Editor
60 min. Biography; 1080i60
National broadcast on PBS and PBS-HD; PBS Home Video; PBS COVE
Website    Video   DVD   IMDB 
     "4 out of 4 Stars" - Alan Pergament, The Buffalo News
     Winner: 2010 CINE Golden Eagle


Your Life, Your Money
New Media Editor
60 min. Documentary; 1080i60
National broadcast on PBS and PBS-HD; PBS Home Video
New media broadcast on YouTube.com/PBS and PBS COVE
Website   Video   DVD 
     Winner: 
     2010 My Source Education Innovation Award
     Nominee: 
     2009 Webby Award (Education)


Remembering Crystal Beach Park
Editor, Story Editor
40 min. Historical Documentary; 30i
Select broadcast on PBS; DVD release
Website   Video 
     Nielsen Rating: 9.8 with a 15 share
     ROI: 300%
     

OurCity: Buffalo
Editor, Story Editor
60 min. Educational Program; 30i
Select broadcast on PBS; ThinkBright; DVD release

The Adirondacks
Postproduction: PBS Packaging Editor
120 min. Documentary; 1080i60
National broadcast on PBS and PBS-HD; PBS Home Video
Website   Video   DVD 
     Winner: 2009 CINE Golden Eagle


Kali Ma
Editor
15 min. Independent, Dramatic Short; 720p24
International festival and theatrical distribution; DVD release
Website   Video   IMDB 
     Winner:
     2006 Winnipeg Int'l Short Script Competition
     2007 NewFest Audience Award (Best Short)
     2007 Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival (Best Short)
     2007 Philadelphia International LGBT Film Festival (Audience Award)
     2007 ImageOut Audience Award, Best Short Film
     2007 Long Island LGBT International Film Festival (Audience Award)
     Finalist:
     2006 Roy W. Dean Grant
     2006 Gimme Credit Short Script Competition
     2005 American Gem Short Script Competition
     2007 Iris Prize
     Official Selection: 34 international film festivals (list at link above)


Dangerous Silence
Editor, Story Editor
30 min. Social Documentary; 24p
Select broadcast on PBS
State-wide broadcast on ThinkBright; DVD release
Website   Video 
     Nominee: 2007 Emmy Award: Best Documentary
     ROI: $1.5 million (HSBC Foundation) awarded to WNED to fund the
            WNED/PBS production "Your Life, Your Money".


Niagara Falls
Post-Production: PBS Packaging Editor; Image Editor (for Book)
60 min. Documentary; 1080i60
National broadcast on PBS and PBS-HD; PBS Home Video
Website   Video   DVD   Book 


The Marines
Post-Production: Online Rendering
90 min. Documentary; 1080i60
National broadcast on PBS and PBS-HD; PBS Home Video
Website   Video   DVD 


Davy & Stu
Colorist
15 min. Independent, Dramatic Short; DV
International festival distribution; DVD release
Website    Video   IMDB 
     Winner:
     2006 CINE Golden Eagle (Entertainment - Drama)
     2006 Hamptons Intl Film Festival (Student Award)
     CINE Grand Jury Prize (Best Short Film)
     2006 Grand Prize, Rhode Island Intl Film Festival (Alt Spirit)
     Finalist:
     2007 Iris Prize
     Official Selection: 32 international film festivals (list available)


Slash's Snakepit: Ain't Life Grand, LIVE!
Director; Editor
60 min. Musical Performance; 30i
Select broadcast on PBS
Website   Video 
     +1,000,000 views on YouTube


Window to the Sea
Postproduction: Archive Rendering
60 min. Documentary; 1080i60
National broadcast on PBS and PBS-HD; PBS Home Video
Website   Video   DVD 


Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo
Editor, Story Editor
60 min. Historical Documentary; 1080i60
National broadcast on PBS and PBS-HD; DVD release
Website   Video   IMDB
     Winner:
     2007 CINE Golden Eagle (Telecast - People and Places)
     CPB My Source Community Impact Award for Education
     Honorable Mention:
     The Chris Awards (Documentary - Humanities)
     ROI: $450,000 (Wendt Foundation) awarded to WNED to fund the
            production "Elbert Hubbard: An American Original".

Simon Manor
Editor
15 min. Independent, Dramatic Short; DV
International festival distribution; DVD release
Website   Video
     Official Selection:
     2006 Danville International Film Festival


Polonia
Editor
90 min. Documentary; 30i
Select broadcast on PBS; DVD release
Website   Video 
     Winner:
     Aurora Award: Platinum Best of Show (Cultural Documentary)
     Silver Telly: Best Documentary (Hist/Cultural)
     Silver Telly: Best Documentary (Msc Documentary)
     Nominee:
     Emmy Award: Best Documentary
     Nielsen Rating: 5.1 with a 7 share
     ROI: 1000%


Home: A Documentary
Editorial Consultant
90 min. Independent Documentary; DV
International festival distribution; DVD release
Website   Video
     Winner:
     2006 Emmy Award: Best Writing
     2006 Magners Irish Film Festival (Best Documentary)
     2006 Boston Irish Film Festival (Best Documentary)
     2008 Chashama Film Festival, NYC (Best Documentary)
     Nominee:
     2006 Emmy Award: Best Documentary
     2006 Emmy Award: Best Photography
     

Fort Niagara
Editor
30 min. Historical Documentary; 1080i60
National broadcast on PBS and PBS-HD; DVD release; Museum Installment
Website   Video   IMDB
     Nominee:
     2005 Emmy Award: Best Documentary


Driven to Play
Editor, Story Editor
30 min. Reality / Documentary; 30i
National broadcast on PBS



More work of note: Series (PBS, WNED)
Reading Rainbow - additional editing
Mark Russel Comedy Specials - Editor; Technical Director
Saving a Landmark: The Darwin Martin House - Editor
KidsVention - Editor
Our Town - Editor, Story Editor
Body Electric - Associate Producer
WNED Cooks - Editor

More work of note: Individual Programs (PBS, WNED)
Wineries of Western New York - Editor
Wineries of Southern Ontario - Editor
B-Healthy for Life - Editor
Talas: At the Waterfront - Editor
The Charlie Hunter Quartet: Live at the Tralf - Editor
Junior Brown - Editor
Kenny Neal: A Little Bit of Blues - Editor

Ancillary PostProduction (Not part of primary content)
Your Life, Your Money (PBS): Marketing and Promotional Videos - Editor
The Adirondacks (PBS): Clip for HD Preview Event - Editor
The Marines (PBS): Sal Alfiero/Marines Museum Tribute - Editor
Window to the Sea (PBS): PBS Promos - Online Editor

...and dozens more documentaries, student films, marketing and fundraising videos, training videos, commercials, and videos for new media outlets.































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