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Jemma Rea

  • Video Editor
  • Hobart TAS, Australia
  • Nov 21, 2019
Data wrangler Editor Post production/visual effects Sound post production

Experience - brief overview of your professional skills

Jemma has worked as an Editor, Assistant Editor and managed Postproduction on a variety of documentary, drama, and educational media.

Her work has been televised on the ABC and ABC2, and exhibited at MONA (Museum of Old and New Art), National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image), Tandanya Aboriginal Visual Arts Centre, and at The Cambridge Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology in the UK.

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Film & Television from Swinburne University.

Credit/work experience (at least 1 professional, paid screen credit)

ASSISTANT EDITOR
Apr 2019 - Dec 2019 Meridian Hill Pictures

  • Sundance Institute financed feature documentary The Messy Truth.

  • Ingesting, synching, organising singlecam and multicam 4K media.

  • Organising the Avid project.

  • Archival ingesting and management.

  • Upgrading edit stations in regard to my recommendations.

  • Interviewing, hiring & managing Edit Assist team of AEs and interns.

  • Providing remote support to Editors working interstate.

VIDEO EDITOR
Jun 2013 - Jan 2020 Freelance

  • Editing short films, docs, art installations, promos and TVCs.

  • Project and asset management.

  • Media transcoding. Sound mixing. Colour grading.

Clients incl. GetUp!, The Wilderness Society, Education Services Australia, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and artists exhibiting at the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, TMAG, MONA, and the Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (UK).

ASSISTANT EDITOR (2nd Unit)
Aug 2014 - Jan 2015 Porchlight / Sweet Potato Films

  • Assisting on 8 x 1hr episode drama series The Kettering Incident.

  • Processing dailies. Syncing and grouping multi cam video and audio.

  • Organising the Avid project. Logging footage. Building string-outs.

  • Writing the Technical Bible document of procedures.

  • Managing the metadata database. Editing assembly sound.

VIDEO EDITOR
May 2011 - Apr 2013 Roar Film

  • Editing feature documentary Royal Wedding Bali Style aired on ABC, as well as mini-docs, educational content, music videos, & promos.

  • Managing the postproduction phase of all projects.

  • Mentoring Assistant Editors and Work Experience students.

ASSISTANT EDITOR
Apr 2012 - Aug 2012 Holy Switch Productions

  • Assisting on 3 x 30min episode documentary series Holy Switch.

  • Transcoding media. Logging footage. Transcribing interviews.

  • Digital project management. Organising deliverables.

Education

Bachelor of Film and Television
Feb 2007 - Dec 2009 Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne
Film Summer School
Jun 2006 - Sep 2006 AFTRS - Australian Film Television and Radio School

Your website

https://jemmarea.com

Equipment, facilities and services

Avid Media Composer and ScriptSync add-on

Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects

Gender

Female