Chris Bové  --  Editor


Mission

Through video editing, create the best possible story.



Education

Avid Certifications: Media Composer  -  Avid Technologies, Inc.  -  2008
    - Avid Color Correction
    - Avid Graphics and Mattes
    - Avid Input and Output Essentials
    - Avid Marquee
    - Boris Red Complete

Avid Certifications: Workgroup Management  -  Avid Technologies, Inc.  -  2008
    - Avid Interplay Digital Production Workflow
    - Avid Interplay for Editors
    - Avid Interplay Assist
    - Avid Interplay Access

Mentoring  -  2005
Editing Techniques for National PBS Programs  -  Diane Garey of Florentine Films

Certificate  -  2001
Advanced AVID Media Composer Techniques  -  Sheridan College

Certificate  -  2000
AVID Media Composer Techniques  -  Sheridan College

Diploma  -  1997
Advanced Filmmaking  -  New York Film Academy

B.A.  -  1997
Media Studies, Filmmaking (additional concentration: Video Documentary)
State University of New York at Buffalo




Awards for postproduction

Emmy Nomination  -  2008  -  NY Emmy Awards, NATAS http://www.nyemmys.org/
Dangerous Silence 

Honorable Mention  -  2007  -  The Chris Awards http://www.chrisawards.org/
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Buffalo 

Best Short  -  2007  -  NewFest Audience Award
Kali Ma 

Best Short  -  2007  -  Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
Kali Ma 

Audience Award  -  2007  -  Philadelphia International LGBT Film Festival
Kali Ma 

Golden Eagle  -  2007  --  CINE http://www.cine.org/
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Buffalo 

Special Jury Award  -  2006  -  CINE http://www.cine.org/
Davy & Stu 

Emmy Nomination  -  2006  -  NY Emmy Awards, NATAS
Polonia 

Silver Telly  -  2006  -  Telly Awards http://www.tellyawards.com/
Polonia

Silver Telly  -  2006  -  Telly Awards
Polonia

Bronze Telly  -  2006  -  Telly Awards
Have a Ball 

Platinum: Best of Show  -  2005  -  Aurora Awards  http://www.auroraawards.com/ 
Polonia

Emmy Nomination  -  2005  -  NY Emmy Awards, NATAS
Fort Niagara 

Bronze Telly  -  2002  -  Telly Awards
Mark Russell Comedy Special

Bronze Telly  -  2002  -  Telly Awards
Kidsvention 2001

Bronze Telly  -  2001  -  Telly Awards
HSBC USA Bank: HSBC Premiere Training

Bronze Telly  -  2001  -  Telly Awards
Kidsvention 2000




Awards and recognitions: non-editing

Trustees Award  -  2007  -  AIDS Association of WNY
Dangerous Silence, as a community outreach initiative

Nominee  -  2007  -  Robert Green Award
WNED staff award for innovation

Winner  -  2006  -  M.A. Lauricella Award
WNED staff award for creativity

Nominee  -  2005  -  Fred Dentinger Award
WNED staff award, most helpful employee

Nominee  -  2004  -  Fred Dentinger Award
WNED staff award, most helpful employee





Activities/Affiliations/Pro Bono

Moderator, Avid Community 11/2008 - present
http://community.avid.com/groups/newsroom/default.aspx

Steering Committee, Avid User's Group (WNYPPG) 8/2008 - present
http://www.wnyppg.org/

Staff Advisory Committee, WNED, 2007 - present

Guest lecturer: Editing Techniques, Apollo Media Center, 2006

Capital Campaign Task Force, WNED, 2003 – 2005

Membership Messaging Task Force, WNED, 2003 – 2004

Creator, Buffalo Film Club, 2004

Editing for Steven Spielberg and Courtney Sale Ross, 1994

Volunteer, Hamptons International Film Festival, 1994




Professional Profile

Expert editor of 14 years for both independent and established content creators. Experience with long and short format productions, national broadcast and international festival release.

Full comprehension and execution of the postproduction process for both individually broadcast programs and series. Routinely operate edit systems, edit and rewrite scripts, train and manage assistants and contractors, design and create graphic elements, and collaborate directly with clients.

Professional Experience

Editor, WNED (PBS member station: Buffalo/Toronto), 8/98 – Present
Offline editing of national and local programs, series and interstitials. Majority genres: documentary and biography.
- Script and story editing
- Online, color correction and packaging for national distribution and DVD authoring
- Delivery to and from audio post; online; coloring; captioning
- Animations and graphic elements; archive image restorations
- Equipment research, purchasing and maintenance
- Ten years of perfect technical evaluations, in accordance with PBS and PBS-HD specs


Editor, Always Editing (freelance) 6/94 – Present
Offline editing by contract on international short films, national image campaigns, and commercials. Specialty genre: dramatic narrative shorts.
- Online and packaging in numerous formats for festivals, broadcast and DVD
- Preparation for HD-to-film transfers
- Script and story editing
- Delivery to/from audio post; online and finishing
- Animations and graphic elements; archive image restorations


Editor, Scene & Herd Productions 6/94 – 3/01
Offline editing by contract of marketing videos, commercials, and video work for corporate image campaigns


Producer/Editor, WUTV (Fox Affiliate, Buffalo, NY), 1998
- Local shows, promos and PSAs


Assistant Editor, Ross School, 1994
Seasonal work at a wonderfully forward-thinking educational institution.
- Assisted in creating clip reels and marketing packages
- Maintenance of video archive library


88 Video, 1987-1994
- Manager, trainer, tape technician and cashier at family’s video rental store chain

 

Technical Abilities

AVID Interplay Workgroup Manager
AVID Media Composer Adrenaline HD
AVID Media Composer 9000 Meridian
AVID Media Composer Xpress and Software-only systems
AVID Media Composer 1000 AVBV
AVID ScriptSync

Plug-ins and ancillary: Photoshop, Boris, Sapphire, Tiffen DFx (DFT 55mm), Stage Tools, 3-Prong,

Adobe Premiere
Final Cut Pro HD
CMX linear
GVG linear
Ampeg linear
Moviola
Steenbeck (6 and 8 plate)

Windows and Apple platforms
MS Office
Corporate email: MS Outlook and First Class




References

Available upon request - both professional and personal.

 

 

 

Filmography and other info:
http://www.alwaysediting.com/home.html