Resume | Shirley Thompson Editorial

Shirley Thompson Editorial, September 1989 – present. Honolulu, HI (Remote)

Documentary Editor, Writer, Producer, Trailer Editor

Three time Emmy Award-winning editor/writer/producer specializing in documentaries, trailers & sample reels.
Collaborate with directors from Hawai‘i to San Francisco to New York, crafting compelling and memorable documentary films and trailers which broadcast nationally and screen worldwide.
Edited hundreds of promos and trailers, including six seasons of Independent Lens on PBS and ITVS International’s Global Voices and three seasons of Pacific Heartbeat on PBS.
Recent films include Baseball Behind Barbed Wire, Reel Wāhine of Hawai‘i and Island Cowgirls.
Premiere Pro, Topaz Video AI, Gigapixel, Photoshop

Chop Chop Media, 2011- 2012, Honolulu, HI

Director, Producer, Writer, Editor

We created web videos during the rise of social media, collaborating with clients like University of Hawai‘i and Hawaiian Airlines, to craft high impact, compelling stories that elevated their marketing strategies.

Avid Certified Instructor, 1994 – 2006, San Francisco, CA

Trained hundreds of editors introductory to advanced editing software skills in the Avid Certification Program.
Taught at BAVC in San Francisco, Moviola in Burbank, NAB and the Sundance Film Festival.

San Francisco State University School of Cinema, 1998 – 1999, San Francisco, CA

Lecturer. Co-taught editing and AVID in the MFA program with filmmaker and professor Pat Ferrero.

WWL-TV (CBS), 1988 – 1989, New Orleans, LA.

Cameraperson, Editor

Produced, shot and edited on-air promotions and public service announcements for top-rated TV station.

Entergy Corporation, March 1985 – September 1988, New Orleans, LA

Cameraperson, Editor, Production Assistant

Produced, shot and edited corporate communications videos for Fortune 500 company, traveling all over the Deep South from oil rigs to Coca-cola factories to nuclear power plants.

Group W Cable, March 1984 – March 1985, Violet, LA

Production Assistant/Editor

Loyola Institute for Ministry, March 1983 – March 1984, New Orleans, LA

Production Assistant/Editor

Loyola University, New Orleans, LA, June 1984

Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Political Science.

GPA: 3.5/4.0; Cum Laude, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honors Society; Dean’s List.
News Director of university radio station, produced a daily newscast, interviewed Walter Cronkite.

Technologies: Expert Premiere Pro editor, Adobe Creative Cloud, Topaz Video AI, always learning.
Skills: Project management; post-production supervising; scriptwriting, archival research. I can edit in Spanish.
Professional alliances: New Day Films proud member since 1993. Alliance of Documentary Editors.
Interests: Travel, live local music, cooking and entertaining, yoga and mindful meditation.