Hilleke Doevendans
With close to ten years experience working in television, film and the corporate/education sectors, I've got a raft of useful skills up my sleeve.
I started out, many years ago, as a researcher/production coordinator by day and assistant editor by night. I've refined my skills since, with a 2-year stint as a post-production Facilities Manager overseas, working as a full-time editor, occasional DVD author and habitual designer.
I'm regularly able to find creative solutions, understand the depths of a story and not too shabby with a computer; I understand the importance of a trusting relationship between director/producer and editor and also the importance of a good cup of coffee!
I'm currently coming to the end of my second season working on a children's TV show and am looking for new challenges - be they short or long term.
I primarily work with Final Cut and the Adobe Suite, but am willing to dust off my Avid skills for longer-term work.
Super-organised, highly efficient, a problem solver and lateral thinker, my experience working as an editor/designer give me a uniquely thorough knowledge of all things post and production. I pay excellent attention to detail, have a great work ethic and am someone you can rely on. I am a natural problem solver and a lateral thinker; I find creative solutions in almost any situation. I excell when challenged and always get the job done.
[updated May 2011]
Computer skills (general):
• Mac OS X, Windows XP/Vista
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Above average typing speed and excellent accuracy
Computer skills (media):
• Final Cut Pro (HD), DVD Studio Pro, Compressor
• Avid (MC, Xpress Pro, Adrenaline)
• Adobe Premiere (CS4), Adobe Encore DVD (2.0)
• Adobe Photoshop (CS4), Adobe After Effects (CS4)
• Basic skills: Adobe Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Flash
2000 – 2002 Bachelor of Broadcasting Communications
Television Production – majors: Production and Non-Linear Editing
New Zealand Broadcasting School, CPIT, Christchurch, New Zealand
Bachelor of Broadcasting Communications
September 09 - present
Freelance Editor, Graphics, DVD & production
Little Fighter Films
May 08 – August 09 Editor, Graphics & DVD authoring (Freelance)
Editor, DVD author and graphics for a variety of clients, including Team Media, Clear Cut Talent, Windfall Films and Arias UK. Also, as a Sole Trader I maintained financial administration and completed tax returns for myself and others.
Sept 07 – April 08 Team Media (London, UK)
Editor, DVD author and graphics for a variety of corporate clients including The Body Shop, Virgin Trains and SpecSavers.
Other duties included: answering phones, assisting with office planning, project planning and petty cash.
Feb. 2005 – July 2007 Blue Bicycle Flicks (Wellington, NZ)
Avid Editor on The AA Torque Show (series 1&2), BBQ Gourmet and various other productions; Post Production Supervisor on The AA Torque Show (series 2), graphics design & animation (TV series, documentaries, short films, corporate/education videos and slick design); DVD authoring / web compressions; production managing Warbirds 06; and duplication.
Other duties included: maintaining and updating tape libraries, creating and maintaining an office-wide planning schedule, answering phones and filling in for front of house/reception when required, customer service, keeping stationery and other consumables stocked, minor IT support (printers, networks, internet, software installation, etc), and formatting and creating graphics for almost all outgoing publicity and presentations.
Oct. 2003 – Dec. 2004 Facilities Manager Editpoint (Amsterdam, NL) Facilities planning and organisation; project administration and co-ordination; Avid, Photoshop, tape-to-tape, ARC, duplication and subtitles; financial administration.
Other duties included: front of house, answering phones, creating tape label database and maintaining existing databases, project planning and staff schedules, customer service, client quotes, entering all financial data into a tailor-made application (similar to Farmer’s Wife), entering all work completed and consumables used and compiling invoices, assisting staff where necessary and making coffee!
Jan. 2004 – May 2004 Editor and Translations/Subtitling Frame Media (Amsterdam) Kunstlicht (2 x 3-5min) Educational/Doco Web Editor (Short versions)
Kinderen en Kanker (Children and Cancer) Educational Video Editor (English reversion)
June 2001 - July 2003 Editor and Video Production Crasborns (Hastings, NZ)
Producing (directing and editing) a series of in house safety, training and promotional videos.
Project involved: Creating quote based on clients specific needs, planning and booking equipment and crew, directing shoot making adjustments around clients requirements, editing on-site, completing graphics and invoicing.
Mar. 2002 – June 2003 Assistant Editor, Research & Production Top Shelf (Auckland, NZ)
Research, directing actors and writing stories for the hidden camera segment of Target and other productions.
Other duties included: booking locations, equipment and crews; creating and maintaining the tape and music libraries; digitising, tape logging & editing; shooting on DV; updating programme database and managing facilities, front of house, answering phones and assisting clients.
Amanda Walker - Producer’s Coordinator, Wingnut Creative, Wellington, NZ
Leslie Henderson-Craig - Business Manager, Big World Zoo, Wellington, NZ
Contact details available on request.
- “Hilleke is lively, personable and very competant... If you are looking for someone who you can rely on implicitly but has some flair and initiative I can thoroughly recommend her... [I] have found her work ethic to be excellent and her attention to detail stunning.” (Leslie Henderson-Craig, BBF)
- “We were so impressed with her skills and work ethic that we offered her permanent employment... Her knowledge of computers and her organisational skills made her an indispensable member of the team... She put in long hours and never shirked hard work.” (Laurie Clarke, Top Shelf)
- “Hilleke shows responsiblity, accuracy, reliablity and independance.” (Leon Paquay, Editpoint)
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