Gilmore Post
About Tim Gilmore
After graduating with a Journalism degree from UIUC in 2020, I entered the job market knowing I needed to pivot. The media landscape had changed drastically that year, and it was especially hard for reporters to find work. While I searched for a new career, I loaded dairy trucks part-time and kept an eye out for opportunities.
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In July that year, I started working for my current employer, a young production company, and I've learned a lot along the way. With a small operation, a handful of people wear all of the hats. I've served as a production assistant, an editor, a producer, a manager and an executive.​ The art that we've made together has been so creatively rewarding, but I'm ready to move on to bigger things.
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For my next steps, I'm looking forward to learning more and improving my skills in whatever opportunity that presents itself.
Editing Style
You don't need an editor who paints by the numbers. You need an editor that can sculpt a statue from a boulder.
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Sometimes, you have more footage than you know what to do with. Even intentional, well-planned shoots can get out of hand quickly. Scope increases, the shoot goes on for too long, and the direction of the whole project changes. At that point, there's no blue sky. There's no blank canvas. There's just the assets that you have and a deadline to refine it.
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Here are some examples of times when I worked within my boundaries, delivering products that impressed my clients, all on time and under budget.
Client #1: Schilke Music Products
Role: Lead Editor
One of my favorite projects I've ever done, a brand film for trumpet manufacturers. My team filmed interviews, filmed processes, but otherwise they had no direction for this. From there, I built scenes, built a story, and set it all to jazz music performed by famous Schilke artists who donated permission to use their tracks.
Client #2: Abbey of the Genesee
Role: Lead Editor
It's kind of a long story about how I ended up working on behalf of these New York monks, but this recruitment project was such a great change of pace from what I was used to. The story was mine to build from scratch, and it turned into a great exercise in pacing.
Client #3: Impact Behavioral Health Services
Role: Lead Editor
This project was what I call a "gala" film, since it's the kind of thing nonprofits show at big donor events. This one was a real challenge to build because there was so much information I needed to include while still maintaining a cinematic style.
Client #4: Evanston Community Foundation
Role: Lead Editor
The Evanston Community Foundation commissioned this amazing project, tasking me with telling two stories in one. The subject matter was heavy (the deaths of two children) but I tried to show that there was still plenty of light in the darkness. This project was a balance of form and function, seamlessly promoting our client's goals.
Client #5: Shorefront Legacy Center
Role: Lead Editor
If you can believe it, this short film was shot and edited in just one day. One DP went out in the morning by himself, and then I put it together a few hours later. One camera, no script, barely a plan. The interview was nearly two hours long, and from that two hours, I was able to reduce it to a tight 3-minute story enhanced by sound design.
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