Mitch Jacobson
Mitch Jacobson (born 1963) is an American producer/director, video editor and educator specializing in multi-camera production.
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| Born | 1963 (age 56–57) Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation | Producer/director Video editor Educator |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Website | categoryfivestudios.com |
Early life and education
Jacobson attended the film program at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. He then worked at a public access television station in Tampa, and as a freelance director/cameraman for a decade.[1]
Career
Multi-camera editing
Jacobson is an editor who has cut feature-length concert films and short-form publicity programs for numerous musicians including the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Paul McCartney and U2.[2][3] He has produced and directed NFL and MLB programming for Fox Sports Channel, and edited comedy, music and awards shows for MTV.[3][4] Paul McCartney Live In St. Petersburg, which he edited, was nominated for a 2006 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special,[4] and it was featured on the DVD Paul McCartney Live in Red Square, which won the MIPCOM Award for best music DVD of the Year.[5] Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us is the largest multi-camera show Jacobson has edited, with 26 unique camera angles.[1] He has also edited for numerous television shows, including Great Performances on PBS from 2008 to 2010,[1] the Montel Williams Show from 2007 to 2008,[6] America's Got Talent season 7 on NBC in 2012,[7] Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out on MTV2 in 2013, and The Wendy Williams Show since 2011.[8]
He is the owner of Category Five Studios, a creative editing and color boutique in New York City,[2][9] and a member of the Motion Pictures Editors Guild.[10]
Teaching
Jacobson is an Apple Certified Pro and trainer for the NewTek TriCaster multi-camera production system. He specializes in Avid, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro and NewTek TriCaster systems.[3][4][11] He regularly presents multi-camera live stream, editing, directing and encoding workshops called StreamCamp across the US, for industry trade groups and conferences.[3][7][9] In 2011, he began hosting Cutting It Close, a live web talk show for editors.[9]
Jacobson's textbook Mastering MultiCamera Techniques was published by Focal Press in 2010. Intended for producers, directors and editors, it has information on multi-camera productions from a 2-camera interview to a 26-camera concert, and includes a DVD tutorial with multiple angle concert footage from Paul McCartney and Elton John.[6][10][12] The book's foreword was written by Academy Award-winning editor Thomas A. Ohanian, formerly of Avid Technology.[10][13]
Filmography
Television
- The Reppies – editor, 2 episodes, 1996
- The 5th Wheel – editor, 1 episode, 2002
- 60 Minutes on Classic – editor, 7 episodes, 2004
- House of Dreams – post producer, 2004
- Isaac (Style Network) – editor, 2005–06
- Get Fresh with Sara Snow – editor, 2007
- Rachael Ray – editor, 1 episode, 2007
- The Montel Williams Show – editor, 33 episodes, 2007–08
- SundayArt News – editor, 10 episodes, 2009
- Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero (Discovery Channel) – editor, 1 episode, 2011
- The Wendy Williams Show – editor, 14 episodes, 2011–14
- America's Got Talent (NBC) – editor, 12 episodes, 2012
- Annie's Search for Sandy – editor, 2012
- The Chew (ABC) – editor, 6 episodes, 2012
- MTVU Woodies Awards 2013 (MTVU) – editor, 2013
- O Music Awards (Viacom) – technical director, 2013
- Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (MTV2) – editor, 12 episodes, 2013
- Guy Court (MTV2) – editor, 3 episodes, 2013
- Girl Code (MTV) – editor, 4 episodes, 2013–14
Concert films
- Music Choice OnStage Featuring the Barenaked Ladies – producer, director, editor, 2000
- New Sound Lounge –producer, director, editor, 2001
- Paul McCartney: Live in St. Petersburg – editor, colorist, 2003
- Aerosmith: You Gotta Move – field producer, editor, 2004
- Keith Urban: The Road to Be Here – editor, 2004
- Paul McCartney Backstage at Super Bowl XXXIX – editor, 2005
- Newport Jazz Festival – producer, editor, 2005
- Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us – post producer, editor, 2006
- Great Performances – editor, 3 episodes (Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, and Pavarotti), 2007–09
- Aimee Mann: Live from the Artists Den (TV series) – editor, 2008
- Ben Harper: Live from the Artists Den – editor, 2008
- U2: 360 Degrees at the Rose Bowl – additional editor, 2010
- Rufus Wainwright: Live from the Artists Den – editor, 2012
- Kid Rock: Live from the Artists Den – editor, 2012
Bibliography
Books
Articles
- "Multicam Madness!" – Creative COW, 2010
- "Live on the Net Without a Net: Cutting Live" – Creative COW, 2012
References
- Rob Feld, “Concertmaster,” Editors Guild Magazine, volume 30, number 3, May–June 2009.
- Mitch Jacobson, “Multicam Madness!” Creative COW, 2010.
- “Mitch Jacobson Deploys Telestream Pipeline for Quick Turnaround Multi-cam Edit While Ingest,” Telestream. Accessed December 26, 2014.
- “SVG Summit,” Archived 2014-12-27 at the Wayback Machine sportsvideo.org. Accessed December 26, 2014.
- “2005 MIPCOM DVD Awards Winners Announced,” Archived 2014-12-27 at the Wayback Machine International Digital Media Alliance, 2005.
- Scott Simmons, “Master Multicamera Techniques is a must have book for editors,” Pro Video Coalition, October 8, 2010.
- Amy Cassell, “Digital Cinematography Program Hosts Multicamp Workshop,” Full Sail Blog, November 8, 2012.
- “Meet the Experts,” Archived 2014-09-02 at the Wayback Machine Tekserve, March 26, 2014.
- “The master becomes the student,” Post Magazine, August 2011, p. 40.
- Ray Zone, “Cut/Print,” CineMontage, March 2012.
- “Improve Your Workflows, Improve Your Skills,” Adobe TV, 2013.
- Jan Ozer, “Multicam Editing in Final Cut Pro,” Archived 2014-12-27 at the Wayback Machine Streaming Learning Center, June 1, 2010.
- Nick T. Spark, “Stepping Out from Behind the Curtain,” Archived 2014-12-27 at the Wayback Machine The Motion Picture Editors Guild Newsletter, Vol. 20, No. 2, March/April 1999.
