Video Symphony Instructors

Reine-Claire
Reine-Claire carries a wealth of experience into her classroom. She's been assistant editor and editor on dozens of films, documentaries and TV series for more than a decade. Her classes are very dynamic. She lives by the quote "The Avid does not edit, the Editor does".   more...

Kurt Mason
As a certified Avid Instructor and Avid Certified User, Kurt has been an Instructor at Video Symphony as well as an editor, post production supervisor and assistant editor for companies such as Disney, Kandoo Films, ABC, Mantra, and Ceilings Entertainment.   more...

Pietro Cecchini
Pietro Cecchini has been teaching Avid classes at Video Symphony for more than 5 years. In his "other life," he edits for major studios. Most recently: the epic series, "Empire," for Touchstone and ABC.   more...

Larry Jordan
Larry Jordan is an internationally-renowned consultant and Apple-Certified trainer in digital media with over 25 years experience as a television producer, director and editor with national broadcast and corporate credits. His informative and entertaining teaching style provides video editors around the world with unique techniques, methods and resources to increase productivity and enhance their skills.   more...

Tamera Martin
Tamera has been a documentary producer, Avid editor and instructor for more than a decade, editing and co-producing documentaries for PBS, Turner and Discovery, as well as commercial projects. As one of our senior instructors, Tamera specializes in advanced effects and Avid Symphony finishing.   more about Tamera Martin, with audio file

Mike Sale
Mike Sale currently edits the "Judging Amy" TV program. He has been an assistant editor and editor of television and documentaries for more than a decade. Mike alternates between TV, feature films and training. He brings real-life experience and enthusiasm to his classroom.   more about Mike Sale, with audio file

Jenee Muyeau
Jenee has worked professionally in a wide variety of roles in the film and television industry, including positions such as: film librarian, story analyst, camera assistant, and post-production supervisor. She has been an assistant editor and editor for thirteen years. Her editorial experience includes documentaries, network television, music videos and independent films.   more...

Paul Petschek
Paul Petschek is an internationally known editor, specializing in feature films and documentaries and with substantial experience in editing TV series, TV pilots, music videos, trailers, and commercials. He's had the pleasure of working as an editor on films like Waterworld, Flipper, Another Day in Paradise, and A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese through American Movies.   more...

Tracy Smith
Tracy Smith is an Avid Certified Instructor and has been an Avid Certified Support Representative. Tracy has trained clients nationwide, such as Warner Bros., Nickelodeon Studios, Fox, Universal Studios and NBC.   more about Tracy Smith, with audio file

Noah Wise
Noah Wise is an Avid Certified Instructor and Avid Certified Support Representative working in both television and film. His credits include primetime shows for ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, PBS, MTV and HBO and features for Universal, Warner Bros., Paramount, MTV Pictures and Sony.   more...

Toi Juan Shannon
Toi Juan Shannon has been a valued member of Video Symphony's staff for nearly six years. Shannon's prior experience was as a financial analyst before he switched to video editing. Today, after learning Avid at Video Symphony, Shannon combines his data analysis skills with his passion for visual storytelling.   more...

Otto Ferrene
Otto Ferrene is currently a Picture Editor for Nickelodeon Animation Studio acting as off-line/on-line editor for numerous Animation series, (“The Fairly OddParents”, “Danny Phantom”, and “TAK and the Power of Juju”), for the past seven years.  

Mark Fletcher
Mark Fletcher has been involved in post production as an assistant editor, online editor, graphic artist, technical advisor, and post production supervisor for over seven years.  

Jason Rose
Jason Rose is an Apple Certified Final Cut Pro Instructor, as well as, an Avid Certified Instructor with a Bachelor of Science degree in TV-Film from Texas Christian University. He has over 15 years of film and video production experience that ranges from independent film to corporate training videos.  

Michael Verdick
Michael Verdick is a 30 year veteran of the Entertainment Industry, with Gold, Platinum, Diamond and Ampex Gold Reel awards, and has contributed to the sales of over 66 million records. Michael’s skills include audio engineer, recording engineer, mixing engineer, mastering engineer, record producer, A & R, sound director (video game), programmer, graphic design and sound design. see full credits

Roger Nichols
Roger S. Nichols is a 7 time Grammy Award-winning recording engineer, record producer, inventor and mastering engineer, who is well-known for his work with the groups Steely Dan and John Denver, as well as many other major music acts. His client list also includes the Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, Frank Zappa, Crosby Stills & Nash, Al Di Meola, Roy Orbison, Cass Elliot, Plácido Domingo, Gloria Estefan, Diana Ross, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Rickie Lee Jones, Kenny Loggins, Mark Knopfler, Michael McDonald, James Taylor, and Toots Thielemans, to name just a few. see full credits

Joel Krantz
Joel Krantz is Video Symphony's lead Pro Tools instructor. He's "The man who wrote the books" - a talented musician, sound editor, mixer and writer. Joel co-developed and authored much of Digidesign's courseware material. He's the guiding light for our sound-oriented students.   more about Joel Krantz, with audio file

Solange Schwalbe
Award-winning sound editor and foley effects supervisor Solange Schwalbe has joined Video Symphony's growing staff of Pro Tools instructors who specialize in post-production sound for film and television.    see full credits

Kevin Church
Kevin Church has worked in the pro audio industry in both live shows and recording studios for over 15 years. With over 25 major label albums to his credit as a 1st or 2nd engineer. he has worked on everything from The Debut Porno for Pyros album to the Duke Ellington Orchestra.   see full credits

Victoria Rose Sampson
Victoria Rose Sampson has been a Feature Film Sound Editor since 1973, and still finds time to pursue her dream of a writing and directing career. With over 131 film credits to her name, her recent credits include Sex and the City:The Movie, Wild Hogs, Evan Almighty, Transylmania, Pirates of the Caribbean:Curse of the Black Pearl, to name a few.   see full credits

David Sonnenschein
Sound designer and author David Sonnenschein comes to his Video Symphony classroom with both academic and practical sound design experience. In pursuit of his abiding interest in cinema sound, he has studied neurobiology, physiology, and the principles of psychoacoustics.   see full credits

Rickley Dumm
Dumm brings a wealth of industry experience to his Pro Tools classroom. His feature film credits extend back to 1987 Dumm has been a sound effects editor or sound editor for dozens of feature films.    see full credits

Christine H. Luethje
Christine H. Luethje is an award-wining music editor who has worked on projects spanning the globe. From her recent project “You and I” filmed in Russia starring Mischa Barton and the Russian band “t.A.T.u” to the break-out Australian musical “Moulin Rouge,” her talent and skills have been applied to most all forms of music related media.   see full credits

Artie Farkas
For the past twenty years Arthur Farkas has been a sound editor, recordist and mixer on over 200 projects. His extensive credits have created a unique perspective on film and television sound that extends from garage studios to million dollar stages.

Sonny Pettijohn
Sonny Pettijohn currently works at Warner TV on 11 different TV shows, including the popular and Emmy-winning E.R. and West Wing. In her 25 year sound editing career she has worked on over 25 movies including Star Trek V, Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands, Speed, Die Hard:With a Vengeance, Chain Reaction, The Fifth Element, Lethal Weapon, The Green Mile, Imposter and The Pacifier.    see full credits

Alan Natale
Alan Natale's experience is varied and rich: well over a decade of freelance and full-time work as a graphic designer and DVD menu designer. He has enjoyed teaching and developing curriculum to assist students with the tools needed to obtain work in competitive Hollywood.    more...

James Rankin
James Rankin is the founder and artistic director of Light Space and Time Digital, a design studio that provides motion graphics and 3D animation for corporate promotions and TV commercials. He is a Certified Adobe After Effects expert and an authorized trainer for Boris RED. He gets rave reviews for his effusive and effective teaching style.   more about James Rankin, with audio file

Cheri Myers
Early in her career she worked as a print and web designer, then managed the web department of a major marketing firm in the Los Angeles area. She collaborated on "The Making of the Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "Sleeping Beauty Special Edition CD's" and provided photo retouching for the restoration of the classic movie "Winchester '73."    more...

Ben Bardens
Ben Bardens has been teaching digital art and animation in the LA area since 1999, and has been working in the digital arts since 1996. He specializes in designing graphics and animation using Adobe After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator software.    more...

Danielle Heitmuller
Multi-talented artist Danielle Heitmuller brings to Video Symphony an array of polished skills in motion graphics, animation, storyboarding and compositing. Her resume includes work for the post-production company Bungalow 3, and for the Fine Living Network.    more...

Mark Teague
Teague's professional resume features experience for Walt Disney Television Animation, Paramount, Bravo Channel, and Lions Gate. At Disney, Teague was involved in animatics, character & prop design, character layout, compositing, graphic design and title design.    more...

Evan Unruh
Evan Unruh has rich motion graphics experience in title graphics, visual effects, green screen supervisor, 3D animation, DVD titles, and web design.    more...