MTV ID.

station ID by Ethan Minsker.

Played during VMA

 
 

REEL

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Editor, On Air Promos Department, ViacomCBS Channels MTV, VH1 & CMT          2011 to Present

                                                                                                           

  • Work in close cooperation with producers and coordinators, translate complex notes of producers and writers into edits to create cohesive and engaging promo spots

  • Manage assets, export deliverables into proper format for on air and digital, work across networks

  • Create temporary graphics and effects for internal review

  • Independently made MTV IDs that aired during the VMAs. See https://vimeo.com/171758963.

  • Until Covid pandemic closed office in April 2020, worked as contract employee for ViacomCBS

  • From May 2020 to the present, provide these same services as a preferred vendor of ViacomCBS through Minsker & Lee Productions, LLC

 

Minsker & Lee Productions, LLC                                                                                2009 to Present

Managing Member

                                                                                                 

·       Produce independent documentary films focused on art and contemporary culture for digital streaming

·       Experienced in writing scripts, shooting videos, audio transcoding, editing films, post production coloration and digital animation

·       Accustomed to developing, and complying with, tight budgets, schedules and deadlines

·       Hands-on marketing and branding across multiple social media sites

 

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

  

  • Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Audition

  • Adobe After Effects, Illustrator and Photoshop

  • Avid Media Composer

  • Final Cut Pro 7

 

WORK PRODUCT SAMPLES - INDEPENDENTLY PRODUCED - LOW/NO BUDGET

 

·       The Great Record Hunt, 2019: trailer at https://vimeo.com/331871878

·       Assorted works: https://vimeo.com/ethanminsker

  • Art Talks: https://www.citizensforthearts.com/videos

  • A Filmmaker’s Guide to Film Festivals: https://vimeo.com/368327172

  • Music Video: https://vimeo.com/345980613

  • Animation: https://vimeo.com/282397586

  • Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2fcfPC6Ry84wCtQnx1e14N

  • INDEPENDENTLY PRODUCED DOCUMENTARY FILMS

    Producer, Writer, Director, Videographer, Editor, Animator and Host

     

    Man in Camo: The Art and Artist, 2020 - Programmer’s Award, Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival; Best Experimental, STIFF. Available across multiple streaming services.

     

    The Great Record Hunt, 2019 - Winner, The Telly Awards, General Documentary, Series, Bronze 2019.  

     

    Self-Medicated: A Film about Art, 2014 - Winner, D.I.Y. award at RXSM 2014. Available across multiple streaming services.

     

    The Dolls of Lisbon, 2011 - Winner, Best of Fest VTXIFF. Available across multiple streaming services.

     

    This is Berlin, Not New York, 2008 - Winner, Best in Show, Royal Flush Festival.

     

    Current Projects: Scooter LaForge, The Art and Fashion and Film Threat.

     

    EDUCATION

     

    The New School                                                                                                                      1999

    M.A., Media                                                                                                     

    • Received merit based scholarship

    ·       Co-author of screenplay, The Stick-Up Artist, which was recognized as one of the top six entrants in the Slamdance Scriptwriting Competition, receiving a Merit of Excellence award

     

    School of Visual Arts                                                                                                                1993

    B.F.A., Film, with Honors                                                                                   

    • Senior thesis film, entitled Amaurosis - Finalist: New York Film Festival; screened at the Social Outcast Festival , Atlanta, Georgia

    • Self-published fanzine, Psycho Moto Zine, featuring original artwork and articles by diverse individuals; selected for the Alternative Youth Exhibit at the New Museum of Contemporary Art

     

     

    CONTINUING EDUCATION

     

    Manhattan Edit Workshop                                                                                          2014 - 2017

    Advanced Film and Video Editing Technical Studies                                             

     

    New York University, School of Continuing and Professional Studies                         2009 – 2010

    Advanced Film and Video Editing Technical Studies                                             

     

     

    CIVIC ACTIVITIES

    Citizens of the Arts, Inc.                                                                                              2012 to Present

     

    Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board and President                                               

    A non-profit, 501(c)(3) which promotes emerging artists, writers and musicians. See http://www.citizensforthearts.com/.

     

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