About Me

Derek Chin

SUMMARY

I am an award winning Avid and Adobe Premiere Pro editor with over two decades of professional experience working on major network & cable television shows as well as feature films. I have a strong command of motion graphics, visual effects and sound design which I use to further enhance story. I am invigorated by solving tough editorial problems, thrive in both a collaborative & unsupervised working environment and am passionate about what I do. Contact me and I will inject your project with creativity, wit and visual flair.

SPECIALTIES

Crafting engaging stories in reality, documentaries, docu-dramas & docu-soaps. Punctuating story with dramatic or whimsical visual effects. Using music and sound design to set the desired mood, tone & pacing of a piece. Modifying & optimizing the limited footage of clip shows for maximum visual impact. Designing sound to enhance or replace existing or non-existent audio. Especially proficient with educational, scientific, documentary-type programming. Able to cut faster than a ninja in a knife fight.