STEVEN BURNESON (he/him) — cat lover, futbol aficionado,
ABOUT ME
THE JOURNEY SO FAR
My love for filmmaking, and specifically editing, started in college at Virginia Tech. I worked as an overnight bread baker and would frequent the historic Lyric Theater around the corner. The Lyric is where my first short film screened, and it’s also where I won my first-ever filmmaking award.
From Blacksburg, I moved to Richmond, where I started my career as a one-man band production freelancer. I had the privilege of creating content for some pretty outstanding clients, including StreetLight Data, Cadence Theatre, VA Rep Theatre, King of Pops, The Partnership for People With Disabilities, and The Richmond Performing Arts Alliance (where I also had a blast teaching high schoolers filmmaking after school).
From Richmond, I moved to New York City. I quickly found a home at Red Summit Productions, rising from a freelance editor to the head of post-production within 2 years. At RSP, I’ve collaborated with Netflix, The American Heart Association, Mount Sinai, PayPal, Walmart, Chevy, Gillette, Gotham FC, and many others.
Outside work, I like to play board games and go camping with my wife and friends. I am obsessed with American baseball and European football. I’m a die-hard Tottenham Hotspur fan, and I even traded a bachelor party for a trip to London to watch them beat Brighton & Hove Albion in Spring 2023. But if I could do anything in my life, it would be to coach a Stars Hollow baseball team.
SERVICES
WHAT I DO
My greatest strength as a creative collaborator is my sense of story. I have a degree in journalism. I create original work (Beautiful Strokes). I am a produced playwright (Cross Stitch Bandits). My partner in life and playwriting, Sanam, often refers to me as “the brakes.” I have the ability to see past the excess and pinpoint the good stuff. This, alongside expert-level technical skills —
Post scheduling
Post scripting
Sequence editing
Color correction
— is what makes me a particularly strong editor. I also have a strong attention to detail. I like to rearrange my furniture every couple of months. And I’m a huge fan of scheduling, creating new systems, and optimizing workflow efficiency.
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