ATE's Executive Committee
These are the people who are behind the heart and soul of the Avid Toronto Editors. If you are interested in volunteering or have any industry related questions, please feel free contact us any time. We will do our best to help you.
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Richard S. Vala - President president@avidtorontoeditors.ca |
Richard has been working in the post production industry for over a decade. His talent for technical and creative speed and decisiveness has been a key to his success within the film and television community. He has been actively involved in the local post production community for many years working hard to bring exposure to Toronto's post industry. As of July 2010, Richard was voted in as the ATE president.
Picture Editing Services: www.trueviewinc.com
Twitter: PixelPE
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David Gallagher - Vice President dave@avidtorontoeditors.ca |
David has been an editor for over 8 years, working for companies such as Global, CTV and CBC. He has always been actively involved in the post community. As of November 2011, David was promoted to Vice President.
Freelance Video Editing Services- www.dgpost.ca
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Gordon Burkell - Director of Internet Promotions gordon@avidtorontoeditors.ca |
Gordon has worked in the film industry and as a film editor for 12 years. His primary focus is
documentaries such as The Voyageur, Scream Your Dreams and Thirst. In 2007 Gordon started Art
of the Guillotine to help build a community for editors and to create a vehicle to help editors and film
academics share their knowledge and expertise. He currently lives in Toronto, Canada where he edits
and teaches film editing at Ryerson University.
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Rick Rose - Event Coordinator rick@avidtorontoeditors.ca |
Rick has been involved in the film industry for the last ten years, and has been freelancing as an editor for the last four, working on a variety of formats including films, music videos and television projects. Rick's most recent success has been at GlassBOX television during the the transition of the Travel and Escape channel from CTV. Rick is excited to become a part of the ATE's executive committee.
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JR - Marketing Liason jr@avidtorontoeditors.ca |
Editor Director, JR began his film career as an actor, appearing on popular night time drama shows ENG and the international docu‐drama series TOP COPS. He has directed commercials for the popular skateboard franchise “West 49”, which aired on a variety of stations throughout Canada and edited the first ever documentary on the C.S.C. (Canadian Society Of Cinematography). Currently working on establishing his narrative portfolio, he has completed the short comedic film entitled “Flush”, featuring comedian James Cunningham as well as having edited some Bravo!FACT films starring talents such as Patrick Mckenna and Andrew Martin.
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Al Mitchell - ATE Founder & Advisor al@avidtorontoeditors.ca |
Al has been involved in the post production world for over 20 years. He is the founding president of the original Avid Toronto Users' Group as well as the president and post production supervisor of Post Producers Digital Ltd, one of the premiere post facilities in Toronto.
Post Producers Digital - www.ppd.ca
The Media Transfer Specialists - www.digitalservicestation.com
