STEVEN BURNESON

STEVEN BURNESON (he/him)

FILM & VIDEO EDITOR

 

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SERVICES

WHAT I DO


I approach every project with a focus on story.  From initial concept to final cut, my ability to see past the excess and pinpoint the good stuff is my greatest strength.  This, alongside expert-level technical skills in —

  • Directing

  • Producing

  • Scripting

  • Editing

  • Color Correcting

  • Audio Mixing

— is what makes me a particularly strong creative collaborator.

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ABOUT ME

THE JOURNEY SO FAR


My love for story, and specifically editing, started in college at Virginia Tech, where I studied journalism and film. After school, I moved to Richmond, VA, where I started my career as a one-man band production freelancer, independently creating videos from start to finish for a range of small business and nonprofit clients, including StreetLight Data, Cadence Theatre, VA Rep Theater, King of Pops, The Partnership for People With Disabilities at VCU, and The Richmond Performing Arts Alliance.

From Richmond, I moved to New York City, where I quickly found a home at Red Summit Productions, an award-winning, full-service production agency. I rose from junior editor to senior editor to head of post production within 2 years. At RSP, I creatively tailored edits across budgets, styles, and project objectives to deliver dynamic video content for clients such as Netflix, The American Heart Association, Mount Sinai, PayPal, Walmart, Chevy, Gillette, and Gotham FC.

Over the past year, I’ve shifted to freelancing, collaborating with new agencies and clients, such as Diagonal Media and IPG Mediabrands, growing my skills and experience to include onset directing.

Outside of work, I am an independent filmmaker (Beautiful Strokes), a produced playwright (Cross Stitch Bandits), and a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. I enjoy playing board games, baking, gardening, and am obsessed with real-life and fantasy American baseball and European football. I am a die-hard Tottenham Hotspur fan, and, in Spring ‘23, I even traded a bachelor party for a ‘stag do’ to watch Spurs beat Brighton & Hove Albion in North London.

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Contact

LET’S COLLABORATE