Joe Fenstermaker Email & Phone Number

Pasadena, California, United States

Oversee all film and series editorial work across Wavelength Productions. Review cuts, work editing with editors, provide creative story notes and staff post teams for all projects.

Greater Los Angeles Area

I edit feature length documentaries and non fiction TV.

Greater Los Angeles Area

I cut an Emmy winning TV documentary for PBS about foster youth.

Greater Los Angeles Area

As the assistant editor I helped get the film from second rough cut to picture lock and delivered to Sundance in time for the festival. I also cut all the web extras and other supplemental content.

Greater Los Angeles Area

I was an assistant editor on Ugly Delicious the food and culture show featuring David Chang for Netflix. I also cut scenes for all eight episodes in the series.

Los Angeles California

Worked on a documentary about LGBT Family Civil Rights in Alabama called Alabama Bound.

NYC

Additional Editor on a CNN Films documentary about a chef titled The Last Magnificent, Jeremiah Tower. The film premiered at the Tribeca film festival in 2016 with Executive Producer Anthony Bourdain.

Greater New York City Area

Coordinate technical aspects of editing process in Avid Media Composer 6.5 with an emphasis on organization, workflows, conform and delivery. Work with producers, editors and directors to create and finish films as well as oversea assistant editors working the night shift and train editorial interns.Credits for films include:Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James.

Worked collaboratively with artists, businesses and other filmmakers to create original material in the roll of a director editor. Experienced as an Avid based editor.

Consultant for oral history project including equipment recommendations, studio configuration, staff training for production and post-production. Editor for moving image components of permanent historical exhibit. Shoot and edit moving/still images of events for the Book Center's website and print publications.

Work closely with Faculty and Students in the Film Photo Program to ensure that everybody is working productively. Actual work ranges from teaching demonstrations on equipment to directing independent documentary film projects with the institutional support of Hampshire College.This is a part time one academic year long position for the 2009 to 2010 school.

Worked independently editing a rough cut of the John Marshall film series "A Kalahari Family" for potential airing on PBS. The six hour five part series needed to be reduced in length to fit a two hour time slot. The rough cut proved the essence of the longer film can still exist in a cut that is drastically reduced in length.

As assistant editor research, annotated, and prepped for the editor the source material for Brett Morgen's ESPN 30 for 30 Documentary on June 17th 1994. Worked closely with filmmaker Brett Morgen and his assistant Keith Malone performing a wide variety of pre-production, production and post production tasks.

Produced in house weekly video content for the Swerve Division and the corporate office documenting classroom and in car instruction as well as producing a series of short videos for use in the Swerve curriculum.

Ba, Film And History

Activities and Societies: Teaching Assistant in Film Department, Mentoring younger filmmakers in form and contentExcerpt of major.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Documentary Film And History

High School