Al Matthews

email
http://fatmilk.typepad.com

SUMMARY:
Strong journalism background including CNN news writing and bylined arts column
Indy, corporate and broadcast experience as After Effects artist and Final Cut Pro editor

VIDEO POST/PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
After Effects Artist, Editor, Producer
Freelance, Atlanta, GA
Fall 1999 - present
After Effects artist, Final Cut Pro and Media 100 editor for clients including Siemens, Delta, Honda, TBS, WebMD, CNN.com. Edited for CNN at 20 news project. Editing and color correction for Kryskognia, concert DVD for The Living Jarboe. In progress: (producer, director) domestic violence awareness video for Grady Hospital, Atlanta, GA.

Documentary Filmmaker
Personal Project, Opelousas, LA
Winter 2000 - present
Manage crew, and conduct and finance all aspects of independent feature. Execute research and interviews, arrange equipment and travel, edit, seek grants, and promote work-in-progress. Coordinate work-in-trade staff.

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
Music Journalist, Art and Design Writer
Freelance, Atlanta, GA
Fall 2000-present
Visual arts web column Eye Contact appeared with byline every six weeks at CNN.com/HLN. Contributed music and architecture pieces to Art Papers, a nationally distributed art monthly. Published features for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a major metro daily.

Writer, Producer
CNN Headline News, Atlanta, GA
June 2003 - present
Write anchor copy for national cable news broadcast under intense deadline pressure. Mastery of internal news resources allows fast retrieval of arcana. Write and produce long-form packages for air, managing archived tape and crew on location. Train Associate writers and edit their work. Substitute as producer for Entertainment, Tech, Health, Environment units.

Researcher-Associate Writer
CNN Headline News, Atlanta, GA
July 2001 - July 2003
Write on-screen news copy, headline text and ticker items based on wire material. Emphasis on covering important detail excluded from anchor scripts. Substitute as CNN news writer and ticker writer. Produce copy free of editorial and typographical error.

SKILLS
Nearly fluent in Spanish. Software: After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Media 100, Photoshop, Illustrator, Pagemaker, Quark, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, AvStar, MediaSource, Selector, Viz Ticker Client.

EDUCATION
Williams College, Williamstown, MA
B.A., 1995, English and Philosophy, cum laude. Honorary thesis in creative writing.