Hi! I'm Raven. I'm based in Chicago, Illinois, and I've been editing for about 15 years now.
I started editing in iMovie at 13 years old, making short music videos and putting together scenes for fun. I kept at it in earnest for six years, learning workarounds and tricks for gaining finer editing control in iMovie. I amassed a sound effects library that could make the Library of Congress blush that I still work with today.
At 20, I started working at Troublemaker Studios as a junior editor, and transferred to El Rey Network the following year. There I thrived doing promo spots and building a unique, audio-first workflow. I learned to work in a team and take direction and notes, and loved collaborating with colleagues to create even more engaging pieces. My work aired on El Rey Network and was used for social media posts on Facebook.
I resigned from El Rey Network at 22 to do freelance work, and in the following few years, I worked as a temp editor for the indie film "Breaking the Loop" by Joel Moody, worked on corporate advertisements, and put together a series of seminars for a local businessman. I worked briefly at Powerhouse Animation Studios, but returned to Troublemaker Studios as and additional editor for the films "We Can Be Heroes" and "Hypnotic". I was promoted to Assistant Video Editor for the production of "Spy Kids: Armageddon"
I still edit for fun when I have free time, and I work with Blender 3D and Unity to make and rig avatars and worlds for use in virtual reality. I have an adorable cat named Artemis, and a partner of 10 years with whom I live. I love to cook, play video games, and I'm even learning Japanese!
I can't wait to work with you. Please reach out and we'll schedule a call to see if I'm the right fit for your next big project!
My assisting experience includes:
• Ingesting/Syncing/Grouping/Audio Syncing
• Pulling selects for Editors
• Assembling storyboards/3D rough passes into full scene sequences for previsualization
• Editing raw footage into rough passes of scenes
• Cutting in & turning over VFX / 3D shots
• Audio mixing temp music & sound effect stems/beds for rough passes of scenes
• Experience working in-office & remotely