CELIA BEASLEY
FILM/VIDEO EDITOR & MOTION GRAPHICS ARTIST
6250 Palatine Ave N, Seattle WA 98103
(206) 979-2347
I tell a compelling story, whether it is a commercial spot, a narrative film, a promotional video or a long-form documentary. I work directly with clients who have no experience and as part of a large creative team that does this for a living. I use Premiere, Apple Motion, After Effects and Photoshop to bring my client’s vision to the screen, whatever size it is.
Recent Freelance Credits include:
Cortana: Life by Design: a multi-spot campaign to showcase the features of the Windows personal assistant to help keep our lives in balance.
The Denny Triangle: a promo/documentary short exploring the upcoming development that turn the Denny Triangle into a mixed-use neighborhood. Produced for Touchstone Developers.
What to Expect: IUD: an informational video about the potential side effects from an IUD. Produced for the UW Department of Family Medicine as part of their counseling services.
Camera Field Tests: a series of short camera tests to experiment with the main features of the newest digital still and video cameras on the market. For DP Camera Review.
Women’s Only Fitness: a short video about the creation of the Women’s Only Fitness program at the Tukwila Community Center, created for the Somali community by a local health promoter for Global to Local. For Global to Local.
In-House Editing Experience:
01/2009 – 12/2014 CESARI DIRECT, Seattle, WA
Senior Video Editor and Motion Graphics Artist
■ Edit and master direct-marketing spots and long-form commercials for television broadcast for one of the pioneers of direct marketing
■ Develop graphic, title and logo treatments based on clients’ graphical theme, including motion graphics and animations
■ Manage team of creatives including other editors, graphic designers, animators, voice-over talent, music composer and audio engineers to ensure that the project’s vision is executed on every level
■ Master and deliver final shows on various tape and file formats
03/2008 – 01/2009 Screaming Flea Productions, Seattle, WA
Video Editor and Associate Producer
■ Produced pilot episode for award-winning A&E show “HOARDERS”
■ Edited reality-tv style footage into coherent, compelling, emotionally charged stories
9/2005-01/2008 CRS MADAGASCAR, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Video Editor and Media Producer
■ Wrote, produced and edited all video content for CRS MG, an American NGO operating in Madagascar and 99 other countries around the world.
■ Created documentaries, information and training tools, funder-targeted films and public-relations pieces illustrating CRS’ programming in Madagascar. Trained local staff in video production.
EDUCATION
5/1999 - Barnard College, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York, NY.
§ B.A.: Anthropology, minor in Photography
SKILLS and LANGUAGES
§ Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Apple Motion, Photoshop,
§ Convert and sync DSLR and card-based footage
§ Produced “The Madagascar Diaries” radio series for NPR.
§ Voice-over talent for commercial , documentary and news pieces.
§ Bilingual French-English: dual citizenship.
§ Fluent Spanish: study abroad, extensive work and travel.