ABOUT

I’m a freelance editor based in South Portland, Maine. More accurately, I’m a post-production jack of all trades—motion graphics, color grading, sound editing, compositing—but editing is my passion. There’s nothing like finding that magical combination of shots that transport you right into the piece. When I hit play and the sequence melts away, replaced with the pure emotion of the story, I know I’m on to something great. That’s the high I’m always chasing with my work. And as a lifelong musician, every edit is a music edit (even when there’s no music).

Before going freelance, I spent nearly a decade at VIA cutting ads for clients like L.L.Bean, Perdue, T. Rowe Price, Three Olives Vodka, OxiClean, and Klondike. Along the way, I've cut music videos, documentaries, and a horror film. I love it all. A major personal goal is to continue branching out into new forms of editing. So if you need it cut, let's talk.

My Australian Cattle Dog, Jojo, is my assistant editor. Don’t worry, she does great work.

CONTACT

sam@sampeisner.com