FilmCore has promoted Sean Shafer to editor. An assistant editor with the company since 2005, Shafer already has several credits as editor under his belt, including spots for Red Bull (Kastner & Partners), Geico (The Martin Agency) and T-Moblie (Publicis).
Shafer began his career as a still photographer. He got his start in editing with Mad River Post and also freelanced as an assistant editor with Rock Paper Scissors and Crew Cuts, among others. He collaborated with director Roman Coppola on several projects, including the music video Loney Day by Phantom Planet.
His most recent project for FilmCore is the spot Ugly Can Look Beautiful for Olevia HDTV and San Diego agency Fishtank Brand Advertising. Directed by Alastair McKevitt, the spot shows a woman tennis player, victimized by a bad call, and a baseball player, struck in the back by a pitch—both presented in a darkened, stylized environment.
“The footage for the spot was shot at 200 frames per second which gave me the freedom to ramp through the action, then to slow it down so I could to sit on the moment , then rip forward to the next moment.” explained Shafer. “I wanted the slow motion scenes in the spot to be able to stand alone as a still images.”
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