Christy Denes

Current

• Editor at Learning Matters, Inc.

Past

• Editor at Orgasmic Birth
• Editor at Learning Matters, Inc
• Editor at Learning Matters, Inc.

• Editor at Learning Matters, Inc
• Editor at Learning Matters, Inc.
• Editor at Elizabeth Enders
• Editor at Florentine Films / Sherman Pictures
• Editor at Florentine Films / Sherman Pictures
• Editor at Learning Matters, Inc.
• Editor at Learning Matters, Inc.
• Editor at Florentine Films / Sherman Pictures
• Editor at Learning Matters, Inc.
• Editor at Snippies
• Editor at Turtle Rock Productions
• Assistant Editor at Astrid Media
• Editor at KPI TV
• Editor at Ghost Light Films / WNET
• Associate Editor at Thirteen/WNET

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Education

• Rhode Island School of Design
• Brown University
• John Burroughs School

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Recommended

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Connections

41 connections

Industry

Broadcast Media

Websites

• My Website
• NewsHour piece

Christy Denes’s Summary

I am a documentary film editor who has been working in the field since 2001. I have worked on many different kinds of documentaries: historical series (PBS, The History Channel), cinema verite indies, news reportage (PBS), promos, music video and reality TV (Gallery HD/Voom).

I have a fine arts degree from Rhode Island School of Design, where I majored in Photography but ended up working primarily in video. Thus, I approach editing first and foremost from a creative standpoint. I also have a background in dance which has left me with a great ear for music and sense of rhythm. My technical training post-RISD was three years spent as an assistant editor and then associate editor at WNET/Channel 13 for various shows. I am a very flexible editor, able to work independently or with a producer, on a variety of kinds of projects, from promos to long form shows.

I can work on Avid or Final Cut systems; I am proficient in Photoshop and do have a basic knowledge of After Effects, though I have not often needed to use it.

I can also edit at home on my own Final Cut Pro system.

Christy Denes’s Specialties:

Avid,
Final Cut Pro,
documentary,
also fluent in French

Christy Denes’s Experience

• Editor

  Learning Matters, Inc.

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  October 2009 — Present (2 months)

  "STIMULUS SPENDING IN ROCHESTER, NY"
  Learning Matters, Inc. / PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
  Produced by: Jane Renaud and John Tulenko

• Editor

  Orgasmic Birth

  (Media Production industry)

  August 2009 — October 2009 (3 months)

  independent documentary film

• Editor

  Learning Matters, Inc

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  August 2009 — August 2009 (1 month)

  "A BRAND NEW BALLGAME"
  Learning Matters, Inc. / PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
  Produced by: Valerie Visconti and John Tulenko
  http://learningmatters.tv/blog/on-the-newshour/harlem-rbi-the-program/2638/#2

• Editor

  Learning Matters, Inc.

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  April 2009 — August 2009 (5 months)

  “PAUL VALLAS IN NEW ORLEANS (EPISODES 9 & 10)"
  Learning Matters, Inc. / PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
  Producers: Tania McKeowan, Valerie Visconti; Series Producers: David Wald, John Tulenko, John Merrow
  http://learningmatters.tv/blog/current/paul-vallas-in-new-orleans-episode-9-charter-schools-experiment-or-solution/1561/

• Editor

  Learning Matters, Inc

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  July 2009 — July 2009 (1 month)

  "MICHELLE RHEE IN WASHINGTON, DC (EPISODE 10)"
  Learning Matters, Inc. / PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
  Producers: Jane Renaud, Cat McGrath. Series Producers: David Wald, John Merrow
  http://learningmatters.tv/blog/on-the-newshour/michelle-rhee-in-dc-episode-10-testing-michelle-rhee/2476/

• Editor

  Learning Matters, Inc.

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  March 2009 — March 2009 (1 month)

  "EDUCATION WITHOUT A HOME"
  Learning Matters, Inc. / PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
  Producers: Tania McKeowan, Valerie Visconti, John Tulenko, John Merrow
  Short piece about homeless families and the role schools and teachers play in helping them get back on their feet, for broadcast on PBS NewsHour.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBqa3SePiNo

• Editor

  Elizabeth Enders

  (Arts and Crafts industry)

  February 2009 — March 2009 (2 months)

  "ELIZABETH ENDERS: ETCHED IN SILENCE "
  7-minute film for artist Elizabeth Enders to be screened at her retrospective exhibition at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in Connecticut.

• Editor

  Florentine Films / Sherman Pictures

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  September 2008 — January 2009 (5 months)

  "NATIONAL PARKS' UNTOLD STORIES"
  Series of short verite-style documentaries about educational and outreach programs in America's National Parks, to accompany Ken Burns' latest series.

• Editor

  Florentine Films / Sherman Pictures

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  June 2008 — August 2008 (3 months)

  "PIERRE BENSUSAN: INVISIBLE STRINGS"
  Edited promotional reel for proposed documentary about musician Pierre Bensusan.

• Editor

  Learning Matters, Inc.

  (Media Production industry)

  July 2008 — July 2008 (1 month)

  "CHALLENGING COURSE (EPISODE 6)"
  Edited episode in series about education reform in New Orleans, for broadcast on PBS NewsHour.
  http://www.pbs.org/merrow/tv/leadership/nola/segment6.html

• Editor

  Learning Matters, Inc.

  (Media Production industry)

  June 2008 — June 2008 (1 month)

  "CHALLENGING COURSE (EPISODE 5)"
  Edited a 14-minute news piece about early childhood education in New Orleans, as part of series for PBS NewsHour.
  http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june08/nolareads_06-17.html

• Editor

  Florentine Films / Sherman Pictures

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  January 2008 — February 2008 (2 months)

  "MEDAL OF HONOR" (PROMO)
  Edited promotional reel for PBS documentary about Medal of Honor recipients.

• Editor

  Learning Matters, Inc.

  (Media Production industry)

  January 2008 — January 2008 (1 month)

  "CHALLENGING COURSE (EPISODE 3)"
  Edited 12 minute news report for PBS NewsHour, about the New Orleans school system.
  http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june08/nola_02-08.html

• Editor

  Snippies

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  2008 — 2008 (less than a year)

• Editor

  Turtle Rock Productions

  (Media Production industry)

  November 2007 — January 2008 (3 months)

  "STRONGWOMEN: WEIGHT LOSS"
  Edited half-hour documentary and 45 minute exercise program for a Health & Wellness DVD about weight loss for women.

• Assistant Editor

  Astrid Media

  (Media Production industry)

  2007 — 2007 (less than a year)

  "THE ACCIDENTAL ADVOCATE"

• Editor

  KPI TV

  (Media Production industry)

  2006 — 2006 (less than a year)

  "ENGINEERING AN EMPIRE: RUSSIA"
  Edited one hour documentary for The History Channel.

• Editor

  Ghost Light Films / WNET

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  2006 — 2006 (less than a year)

  "MAKE 'EM LAUGH: THE FUNNY BUSINESS OF AMERICA" (PROMO)
  edited promotional reel for proposed PBS series - including sizzle reel and 2 documentary scenes.

• Associate Editor

  Thirteen/WNET

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  2001 — 2004 (3 years )

  Worked as assistant editor on
  "AMERICAN MASTERS: ALFRED STIEGLITZ"
  "AMERICAN MASTERS: ROBERT CAPA"
  "AMERICAN MASTERS: RICHARD RODGERS"
  and associate editor on
  "BROADWAY: THE AMERICAN MUSICAL"

Christy Denes’s Education

• Rhode Island School of Design

  BFA , Photography , 1995 — 1998

• Brown University

  1993 — 1995

• John Burroughs School

  high school , 1986 — 1992

Additional Information

Christy Denes’s Websites:

• My Website
• NewsHour piece

Christy Denes’s Groups:

•    Rhode Island School of Design
•    New York Women in Film & Television
•    John Burroughs School
•    ThoseinMedia
•    Film TV Professionals
•    Freelancers Union Group
•    Brown Alumni in Media
•    Alumni of the Ivy League

Christy Denes’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch