Steven L. Austin

Current

• EDITOR, freelance at Allan Pomeranz

Past

• Editor at Fresh Planet/Compound B
• Editor at Getting In 101
• Editor at Rainmaker Productions

• Editor at Kerosene Cowboys Inc
• Editor at Fueled by Caffiene Productions
• Editor at Green Lotus Pictures
• Editor at Dieter Primig
• Editor at George Willis
• Editor at Dos Spanish Flies
• Editor at Barr Productions
• Editor, Music Video at Thea Sexton
• Editor at Maurice Poplar (Sole Proprietorship)
• Editor at Dane Bettis Productions
• Editor at Parsons Engineering
• Editor at Robert Hill Productions
• Editor at J&M Productions
• Director/Producer/Editor at Galt's Gulch Productions
• Writer at Freelance/Contract
• Video Production Teacher at The Valley Schools
• Director/Editor at Galt's Gulch Productions
• Director/Editor at Freelance/Contract
• Director/Editor/Writer at Cine Exel Productions

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Education

• Philadelphia College of Art

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Industry

Entertainment

Steven L. Austin’s Summary

As an award-winning filmmaker, I have experience in screenwriting, producing, directing, and editing features, shorts, documentaries, commercials, and music videos. I’m proficient in Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and illustration.

Steven L. Austin’s Specialties:

• Final Cut Pro • Premiere Pro • After Effects • Sound Forge •
• Storyboard Artist • Illustrator

Steven L. Austin’s Experience

• EDITOR, freelance

  Allan Pomeranz

  (Entertainment industry)

  October 2009 — Present (3 months)

  Currently I'm cutting a presentation piece which (due to a non-disclosure agreement) I cannot provide details. Stay tuned.

• Editor

  Fresh Planet/Compound B

  (Entertainment industry)

  September 2009 — November 2009 (3 months)

  I just cut a Behind-the-Scenes piece for the feature Freeway Killer, to be used as a bonus supplement on the DVD.
  
  Talk about killer footage!

• Editor

  Getting In 101

  (Entertainment industry)

  July 2009 — October 2009 (4 months)

  Kyra Groves directed "Getting In 101." It's shot on the Red One camera. The footage is quite nice, as is her performance in the lead as a woman bopping around Purgatory... looking for loopholes to expedite her reincarnation back on Earth. Sort of a hip-hop Heaven Can Wait.

• Editor

  Rainmaker Productions

  (Entertainment industry)

  July 2009 — September 2009 (3 months)

  Just finished cutting Kerosene Cowboys, a feature starring Cam ("Twilight") Giganet, Bill Pullman and Mario Van Peebles, also directed by Mario.
  See clips at:
  (http://vimeo.com/6421521, http://www.vimeo.com/6406332)

• Editor

  Kerosene Cowboys Inc

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  April 2009 — July 2009 (4 months)

• Editor

  Fueled by Caffiene Productions

  (Entertainment industry)

  September 2008 — June 2009 (10 months)

  Cathy Cahn brought me her film "Sick Chick" to cut. We've been working on it off & on for a while, as her time permits. Sick Chick is about her own experiences receiving a lung transplant... and it's a comedy! (Think Chayefsky's "Hospital" from a patient's P.O.V.)
  
  Addendum: Sadly, Cathy passed away just a few days after the screening at SAG. What a great gal, I'll miss her. The making of this movie really kept her going during her last few months. Hopefully Sick Chick will be seen on the festival circuit.

• Editor

  Green Lotus Pictures

  (Entertainment industry)

  June 2008 — June 2009 (1 year 1 month)

  Tim Swain produced an indie feature that I cut called "Black & Blue." Canadian pop composer/performer Christine Evans stars in her first lead role as an abused runaway who hooks up with other teens on the mean streets of LA.
  
  We locked picture in December 2008. Tim has asked for a few MPAA-related revisions to target PG-13 viewers.
  
  http://www.vimeo.com/4518202

• Editor

  Dieter Primig

  (Entertainment industry)

  February 2009 — April 2009 (3 months)

  "The Paint Job" is about an ascetic guy whose job is to paint traffic markings. His life is turned upside down by a free spirit-type who shows up unexpectedly at his home. Dieter produced & directed a very sweet piece, which I suspect will be a hit on the short film festivals.

• Editor

  George Willis

  (Entertainment industry)

  2008 — 2008 (less than a year)

  George helmed a documentary called "Hollywood UFOs." I edited the bonus material: an interview with science fiction legend Forrest J. Ackerman. Sadly "Forry" is now gone, but he pursued the subject (even coining the term "sci-fi") since the genre's Golden Age which began in 1937.
  
  Forry was a writer, literary agent, editor, fanatic memorabilia collector and raconteur extraordinaire. I'm privileged to have known him. Forry regaled me with stories about the original King Kong (1933) for my own documentary on Kong's pioneering stop-motion animator. (see "Creation: The Lost Worlds of Willis O'Brien" elsewhere in my bio. Trailer: http://www.vimeo.com/4069717)
  
  George works professionally as an FX expert specializing in miniature model & prop construction. Very nice & talented guy!!!

• Editor

  Dos Spanish Flies

  (Entertainment industry)

  May 2008 — May 2008 (1 month)

  Edited the novelty music videos "10,000 THC" & "I Love to Fart" by Dos Spanish Flies, two hilarious standup comics/musicians who specialize in extremely silly behavior. The kind of material you hear on The Doctor Demento Show....
  
  Ron and Eric are great guys... highly creative and open to collaboration.

• Editor

  Barr Productions

  (Entertainment industry)

  April 2008 — April 2008 (1 month)

  Editor of Runyon Canyon, a film by Jennifer Barr. Jen specializes in edgy, self-deprecating humor that's so laden with expletives it would make a seasoned Marine blush!
  
  Note: HD footage.

• Editor, Music Video

  Thea Sexton

  (Entertainment industry)

  April 2008 — April 2008 (1 month)

  Edited "Let's Do," a music video by composer/artist Cynthia Sexton. As heard on KCRW in LA.
  
  Thea plays the cello like a guitar (including shoulder strap). Her style is whimsical, romantic, jazzy... sort of like Joni Mitchell's middle period in spirit. Her compositions are unique.
  
  http://www.vimeo.com/4339979
  
  Note: Footage from the new RED camera, in ultra HD.

• Editor

  Maurice Poplar (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Entertainment industry)

  March 2008 — April 2008 (2 months)

  "Chicago Parking," a comedy pilot -- edited by Steven Austin
  Producer: Maurice Poplar

• Editor

  Dane Bettis Productions

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)

  March 2008 — March 2008 (1 month)

  Editor for Schenectday, a short film made for the 168 Hour Film Project (http://www.168project.com), an artistic challenge in which the filmmakers literally write, shoot and cut the final piece within the allotted hours.
  
  Dane's piece was a pleasure to cut. It's a comedic story about an earthbound alien, fired from his terrestrial job by his home planet. He's stuck on Earth "with bad credit and no ride."
  
  Note: HD footage.

• Editor

  Parsons Engineering

  (Public Company; Architecture & Planning industry)

  January 2008 — February 2008 (2 months)

  Corporate video editor for internal events

• Editor

  Robert Hill Productions

  (Entertainment industry)

  January 2008 — January 2008 (1 month)

  Ron Paul Presidential Campaign music video, "Revolution," featuring Elektra recording artist Aimee Allen. Aimee rocks hard! Ron Paul stands for a [few] things I believe in, but I didn't vote for him... His negative position on Pro Choice is a dealbreaker.

• Editor

  J&M Productions

  (Privately Held; Events Services industry)

  2007 — 2008 (1 year )

  Corporate and Private event presentations

• Director/Producer/Editor

  Galt's Gulch Productions

  (Entertainment industry)

  2000 — 2008 (8 years )

  Moment of Silence
  A cautionary darkly comedic tale about miscommunication in the fast-paced digital age. (six-time international award-winner)
  I had complete autonomy on this film; it represents my the best of my creative impulses and personal style.
  
  Other projects are in the works.

• Writer

  Freelance/Contract

  (Entertainment industry)

  1990 — 2008 (18 years )

  • "Directed By" magazine (Contributing Writer)
  • www.moviefreak.com (Contributing Writer)
  • Philadelphia Evening Bulletin (Photojournalist Entertainment beat)
  • Summer Daze – feature script
  • Facts & Fables – TV pilot
  • Public Enemy: 2031 – feature script
  • Video Hound’s Groovy Movies of the 70s (contributing writer; Invisible Ink Press)
  • Hazardous Material – daily topical comedy for Premiere Radio Networks
  • Melrose Place Minute – weekly wrap-up and teasers for Premiere Radio Networks

• Video Production Teacher

  The Valley Schools

  (Privately Held; Education Management industry)

  2004 — 2005 (1 year )

  Taught video production and post production to a middle school 8th grade class.

• Director/Editor

  Galt's Gulch Productions

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  January 2004 — 2005 (1 year )

  Creation: The Lost Worlds of Willis O’Brien
  Documentary about the pioneering efforts of Hollywood's proverbial forgotten man; inventor of stop-motion animation and creator of King Kong (1933), and many other FX-related fantasy films.

• Director/Editor

  Freelance/Contract

  (Entertainment industry)

  1992 — 2002 (10 years )

  Music videos for BMG artists The Odds, William Orbit,Blue Train, Darwin’s Fish

• Director/Editor/Writer

  Cine Exel Productions

  (Entertainment industry)

  1993 — 1994 (1 year )

  American Streetfighter
  Expert Weapon
  Capital Punishment
  Full Impact
  
  Wish I could erase this crap from my IMDB profile! I have nothing complimentary to say about Cine Excel. As any budding filmmaker would do in my place, I jumped at the chance to edit & direct features... hoping to make a flawed pearl out of a rotting sow's ear. This is what young filmmakers did at Roger Corman's studio. The difference is that Cine Excel's "studio" was literally a sweltering garage -- and their flix made Corman's look like epic masterpieces.
  
  In retrospect, I found the company's attitude towards filmmaking to be offensive. Cine Excel cranks out underbudgeted trash that's devoid of any redeeming values; the least of all creativity. They just glom onto the latest B-move fad and tries to exploit it without any sense of cleverness... or even simple comprehensibility! (Their movies are WITLESS -- but not in a funny way, like Ed Wood's work). What a fucking albatross.

Steven L. Austin’s Education

• Philadelphia College of Art

  film, illustration, photography 1977 — 1981

Additional Information

Steven L. Austin’s Interests:

Cinema, literature, classical & jazz music; graphic novels, the Arts in general. Myopic supporter of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Steven L. Austin’s Groups:

"I wouldn't join any club that would have me for a member." -- Groucho Marx

•    TV & FILM JOB LOOP

Steven L. Austin’s Honors:

AWARDS
"Moment of Silence"
1st Place, short subject - Tampa Film Festival (FLA)
1st Place, short subject - American Accolades (CA)
Best Actor, JD Roberto, Toronto Film Festival (CAN)
Best Short, Spin Cycle Film Festival (CA)
Bronze Remi, Houston Worldfest (TX)
Best Short, Education Channel Film Festival (FLA)
“Sharp… funny… beautifully executed!” - noted author Harlan Ellison

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