Foustene Fortenbach Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

AVID:- New projects creations- Preps (Matted, unmatted and changes-only)- Resizes- Finishing slates- Nexis Client Manager workspace management- Shot requests/lists- Testing Exports- Multi-grouping- General ingests and exports- RelinkingRESOLVE:- Proxy and MXF generaion- Finishing SlatesADDITIONAL:- Clearview Flex- Microsoft Teams- Media Encoder- Adobe Acrobat

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

- Created and updated music cue sheets, shot lists, dialogue lists, scripts and transcriptions- Generated character breakdowns- Managed dialogue strings

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Mink!, Breakwater Studios, (NYT OP-doc) - Researched, logged and ingested high volume of archival footage requested by editor, director and archival producers- Regularly met with director and editor for daily plans regarding tight deadlines- Relied heavily on codec knowledge to generate, organize and ingest proxies- Took lead on troubleshooting technical problems with the post team- Constructed time-efficient b-roll and interview string-outs and selects- Updated editor’s project daily to ensure their media and organization was up to dateSundown, Thesis Film (psychological thriller/drama)- Created editing schedule and met tight deadlines- Exported time-efficient card string-outs- Constructed creative visual effects edits that heightened emotions in scenes- Took lead on troubleshooting technical problems with the post teamWannabe, Thesis Film (90s pop drama)- Generated proxies through Da Vinci workflow- Brought an energetic dance number to life- Communicated and collaborated with director to work towards their vision- Ensured project quality through test screeningAt What Cost?, Capstone Film (documentary)- Ingested and organized 20 hours of documentary footage while working remotely- Collaborated remotely with a second editor, always diligently mirroring up the drives- Created and managed footage allotment on Google Sheets- Imported and maximized use of transcriptions

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Acted as lead assistant for a class of 60 students and 21 faculty members- Collaborated with professors and edited syllabi for the semester- Taught basic hard drive, server and AVID tutorials to classes of 15 students - Served as first point of contact for student questions and guest speakers - Led turnover and marriage sessions for 5 projects at once- Provided feedback to professors to assist with the grading process

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Scheduled and coordinated meetings, appointments and international/ national travel arrangements for executive and off-site crew members - Wrote numerous drafts of grant and pitch letters- Edited marketing campaign materials for social media platforms- Prepared necessary documents for pitch meetings- Managed weekly agenda and tasks lists for executives and self- Reorganized Google Drive structure for creative and business materials

Sherman Oaks, Ca

- Welcomed and signed in guest for meetings, pick-ups and drop-offs- Scheduled and coordinated meetings, appointments and travel arrangements for executive and off-site crew members- Purchased and maintained office’s kitchen crafty and office supplies, always following the expense guidelines set in place- Answered and directed phone calls

San Carlos, California, United States

- Administered breathing-treatments every 2 hours- Assisted patient with bathing, clothing, toileting and feeding on daily basis- Managed travel from residence to doctors’ offices- Performed light housekeeping duties including cleaning and food prep- Followed care-plan and home regulations

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Boston Area

- Fostered a healthy and safe living environment- Directed residents to on-campus resources- Organized safety checks- Coordinated educational programs- Responded to incidents- Managed keys

Greater Boston Area

- Signed guests in-and-out- Tapped in residents- Directed students to different on-campus resources- Responded to incidents- Answered calls- Managed carts- Moved students in-and-out of residential halls

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Assisted Directors of Development- Updated research documents- Collected new information for possible shows- Assembled photos and videos for sizzle-reels/decks- Pitched new show ideas- Answered and directed calls

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Pulled orders from shelves- Quality checked camera accessories- Shadowed rental agents- Generated new customer orders- Organized shelves- Prepped cameras for lens tests

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Film Production

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Media Production

Focus on directing and producing