Avi Israel-Davis

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Hi! I’m a passionate video editor based in Portland, Oregon with a strong focus on motion graphics, visual effects, and color grading.

About

Hi! I’m a passionate video editor based in Portland, Oregon with a strong focus on motion graphics, visual effects, and color grading.

I love creative problem solving and transforming raw footage into a final product with story, style, and flow. I’m fluent in many post-production software and quick to learn new ones.

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Retail
  • Software & Internet

Projects · 2

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  • Sound Editor
  • Video Editor

Work experience

Student Video Editor · Emerson CollegeJul 2022 – Aug 2025 · 3 yrs 2 mos

I led the post-production process for multiple projects simultaneously, while working closely with their directors to support their vision. I Transferred projects between multiple software applications in order to incorporate motion graphics, vfx, vivid color grading and 5.1 sound mixing.

Retail Sales Associate · Eddie BauerDec 2021 – Mar 2022 · 4 mos

I packaged clothing items for shipments of online orders, maintained cleanliness and tidiness of the store, restocked and catalogued clothing items, and worked the cash register.

Fabricator · Northwest Children's TheaterJun 2021 – Aug 2025 · 4 yrs 3 mos

During this Children's Theater summer camp, I was tasked with bringing children's ideas to life in order to enhance their self-created plays. Over a couple of weeks, several groups of kids would collectively develop short plays. The fabrication team was tasked with creating whatever fantastical, creative, or bizarre ideas they came up with. This ranged from creating a candy city soundscape, painting the backdrop of a two-sunned costal city made of sea-glass, and figuring out how exactly we could costume a 'hand dragon'. Throughout the three two-week sessions, I created theme songs, soundscapes, costumes, and painted flats all inspired by these children's raw creativity.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Film Art · Emerson College & Paris College of Art2022 – 2025

During Emerson's Global Bachelor's of Film Arts program, I lived in Boston, Paris, and the Netherlands. This three-year program is year round. The first summer is spent on Emerson's Boston campus. The school years are spent in Paris, studying at Paris College of Art. And the third summer is spent at Emerson's Kasteel Well in the Netherlands. In Paris, we live on our own, having no meal plan or campus to fall back on. This forces students like myself to become independent and self-sufficient very quickly. Additionally, I had to adapt to a different culture and learn a new language. This adjustment exercised and strengthened my flexibility. It also expanded my perspective, especially during my time at Kasteel, as we had frequent trips to other European countries. The curriculum itself also focuses on independence, with at least one self-led short film production per semester. This gave me the skills to manage, coordinate and produce creative projects.

High School Diploma · Franklin High School2018 – 2022

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