Nathan Buck
Summary of Qualifications
Multi-skilled producer and editor with 13 years of professional film and video experience in short and
long form documentary, narrative and promotional storytelling. Produced 300+ Video Segments for
About.com. Set up and ran a film marketing & live concert film production services company in the
UK. Directed festival-acclaimed arts documentary in NYC.
●Comprehensive knowledge of Final Cut Pro with 12 years of experience using the platform.
●Highly Imaginative ability to generate stories and write scripts.
●Proven producing capacity to corral and build creative teams.
●Expertise in DSLR videography, lighting, directing actors and interview techniques.
Selected film/video Experience
About.com New York, NY 2011-Present
Video Producer
●Produced over 300 Video Segments for the web's leading informational video website.
●Responsible for all aspects of films from writing scipts, through production and post.
●Produced and hosted videos across a wide spectrum of factual topic areas.
National Foundation for Advancement of the Arts (NFAA) New York, NY 2009-2010
Director/Producer/Editor
●Created 2 promotional films (Talent Rising and In the Studio) for the nation’s largest youth arts
organization.
●Responsible for all aspects of films from prep through production and post.
●Talent Rising Vimeo Link: http://vimeo.com/8523902.
Real Gone! Dance - 60' Arts Documentary, New York, NY 2004 to 2009
Director/Producer/Editor
●Contemporary Dance documentary about NYC choreographer Karole Armitage.
●Shot on 16mm, 8mm, Sony HDW-750 (hi-def), and DVCam.
●Premiered at American Dance Festival, Raleigh, NC 2009.
●Real Gone! Dance (Trailer) Vimeo Link http://vimeo.com/4746499.
Epik/Super 8 Rushes, London, England 2001 to 2005
Producer/Editor/Camera Supervisor
●Live concert film Super 8 Camera Supervisor (White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights, Bryan
Adams: Live in Lisbon).
●Produced and Directed DVD Extras for BBC Films Feature Pandaemonium.
●Edited several EPK & promotional films for Broadcast and Feature Films.
Starfield Productions/Giant Films, London, England 1999 to 2001
Producer’s Assistant
●Responsible for running office of Feature Film Producers Nick O’Hagan (Tideland, Young
Adam, Pandaemonium) and Paul Raphael (Rogue Trader, Gypsy Woman, Anita and Me).
●Main contact and coordinator for development phase of several features.
●Duties included: script breakdown, feature budgeting and scheduling, script-reading.
●Liaised with talent agents, entertainment attorneys. Sourced key crew members.
Education
B.S. School of Communication, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Skills
Editing: Final Cut Pro, AVID, Color, After Effects, Photoshop, Flash, DVD Studio Pro
Videography/Film: ENG, DV/HDV, Canon 5D/7D/T2i, HVX200, Super 8mm, 16mm
Production: Movie Magic Scheduling and Budgeting
Languages
English: Native language
French: Fluent
Activities and Interests
Rock and Country Guitar, Super 8 Filmmaking, 20th Century Theatre, Shakespeare,
Medieval/Renaissance History, Contemporary Dance
References
Available upon request