And so the adventure comes to an end. This past Saturday I flew back to Southern California, bringing my excursion in Dallas to a close.

My goodness, where to begin? This whole experience was such a lovely whirlwind filled with a lot of growth. This was the first time I had ever worked outside of LA, or even visited Texas for that matter. I was rather nervous about going in head first without knowing anything about the city or even getting to see the studio in person before I arrived. When I walked in on my first day, my head was swimming with questions and thoughts about how I would adjust. Would I be able to get around the city easily? What would the Editorial team be like? All of these fears were quelled two seconds later when I was introduced to the team I'd be working with for the next few months.

God not only gave me a fantastic Editorial group to work with, but a family that was extremely giving and loving. In no time at all, my homesickness subsided, and I was able to settle into my new environment with ease. Over the next few months we did the impossible of putting together 3 different screenings. It was a feat that couldn't have happened without the grace of God and the teamwork He instilled in us to push forward into the crazy hours and schedules set before us. And while tensions were high, we all still made time to check in with each other and catch up in between work.

I am going to miss each one of these Editorial comrades, and I hope that one day we'll be able to work together again. The camaraderie that comes with filmmaking is something that I treasure dearly and keeps me going in an industry filled with many ups and downs.

Thank you ReelFX for a memorable time and enjoy some chocolate pie on my behalf. Until next time, partner!

AE workspace attached to Editor's office

Hello everyone! My goodness it has been quite some time since I last wrote a blog post. A mixture of me wrapping up my job with Audience in October and the holidays put my update stream on hold. But I am back now and have some great news!

As of January, I am currently working as an Assistant Editor with Reel FX on the animated feature film, Ugly Dolls. I've never worked outside of Southern California for a job, and getting to come out to Dallas has been a wonderful change of pace. Even though I've really only just begun with the Reel FX team, I've greatly enjoyed the camaraderie they share. They're a very encouraging bunch who love their work as much as they love their Texas barbecue (the pulled pork here is amazing!). It's been such a blessing to not only be working again, but to be a part of a team that truly wants each other to succeed.

Though I can't say much about the project itself, I can say that I've had the opportunity to cut more sequences for the editors. In addition, I've created custom watermarks for us to use for exports. After seeing how many titles we were having to render out each time we did an export, I decided to research custom AVID watermark creation. I eventually created unique bin views with custom columns that we could fill out. The watermarks directly reference these columns and update with the appropriate information in real time, allowing us to make a quick changes to any text without bloating our renders drive.

I am truly excited to see where things go and I thank God each day for blessing me with a position that fills me with great joy each time I come in for a new day of work.

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