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13 F A L L Q 3 I S S U E W H A T O U R M E M B E R S D O ASSISTANT EDITOR ANDREW FREEDMAN Q Where are you currently employed? I'm currently working on Season 3 of the HBO show, "It's Florida, Man." As a Florida man from Miami, I cannot say enough how glad I am to be back doing another season. Q Current projects? On the side, I'm continuing to develop and improve my app, WatchMyEdit, a tool designed to make post-production work- flows easier for editors. The app monitors exports and can automatically upload fin- ished files to Pix, Frame.io, YouTube, and Vimeo so editors don't have to stay at their computers waiting for things to finish. Q Describe your job. As an assistant editor, I help keep the entire post-production workflow running smoothly, solving technical challenges throughout the process. I also coordinate with the many departments that collabo- rate with picture editorial. A big part of the job is also editing with one ear out of the headphones so I can hear what is happening around the office and help manage the day- to-day logistics and office politics while the editor stays focused on cutting. Q How did you first become interested in this line of work? When I was in middle school, I signed up for a gym class that ended up being full, so the school placed me in a film class instead. I actually filled out a form to change classes, but the public school system bureaucracy took months to process it. During that time, I discovered I loved film editing. When my teacher told my mother I could make a living from this, my mom sent me to a summer film camp at the New York Film Academy where I learned Final Cut Pro. Q Who gave you your first break? Olé Colon at Letca Films in Miami gave me my first break cutting advertisements. He saw my reel of student films and gave me a chance. I thanked him with many long days and nights working alongside him in the office. I still miss his dogs roaming around the office and the family style lunch- es we would all share. Q What was your first union job? It came after many nights of networking SEE PAGE 46