Meet Wendy Fine

Wendy recently joined the Pixability team and I sat down to talk to her.

Wendy, tell us how you became involved in video editing.
I grew up and went to college in the non-digital age and thought of myself as an untechnical person. When I was in my early 40s, at home raising children, I was asked to put together a tribute to my parents. I decided to self-teach myself a slideshow production software program that had come with my PC. I found it challenging, and had many doubts along the way as to whether or not I could accomplish this, but I did. Over time, I became quite proficient at this software program and sought out training in more complex video editing software.
What kind of training have you had?
I'm a graduate of the filmmaking program at the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University. There I studied the entire process of filmmaking from camera and lighting, through video editing and DVD authoring.
Tell us about the kind of projects that you've worked on.
Well, I've worked on a number of projects for a private school in Brookline, Massachusetts. I did a promotional video for them which they use to recruit students, and a couple of tribute videos for graduating senior classes. I've also done celebratory video montages for a number of clients. Last Spring, I was a freelance editor at MIT's Academic Media Production Services.
What are some of your professional goals and aspirations?
I'm an aspiring documentary filmmaker, currently working on a feature about the Jewish exodus from Iran at the time of the Islamic Revolution. I have a number of ideas for other documentaries that I'd like to do in the future.
What do you like about being a filmmaker?
I like the excitement and variety of opportunities that come up. This field could involve working as an editor in a dynamic start-up like Pixability or producing a movie for Hollywood. One never knows what opportunities lie ahead. Last week I was asked by a real estate developer to produce a script about the history of a property he owns.
What do you hope to gain by working at Pixability?
I enjoy video editing and the only way to keep up with it and improve one's skills is to do it--working at Pixability gives me this opportunity. Also, it has been exciting being a part of the development process of a start-up that focuses on video production.