I am a creative, well-rounded producer, editor, director, and cameraman who delivers high-quality live-action and motion-graphics content on time and within budget. I work across documentary, news, and scripted programming for broadcast, theatrical, and online platforms. I handle projects end-to-end—from research and pre-production through production and post-production—bringing strong AVID/Premiere/Resolve editing skills, camera and sound field experience, and additional expertise in DVD authoring/quality control, metadata management, and distribution support.

Michael Reiter

I am a creative, well-rounded producer, editor, director, and cameraman who delivers high-quality live-action and motion-graphics content on time and within budget. I work across documentary, news, and scripted programming for broadcast, theatrical, and online platforms. I handle projects end-to-end—from research and pre-production through production and post-production—bringing strong AVID/Premiere/Resolve editing skills, camera and sound field experience, and additional expertise in DVD authoring/quality control, metadata management, and distribution support.

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I am a creative, well-rounded producer, editor, director, and cameraman who delivers high-quality live-action and motion-graphics content on time and within budget. I work across documentary, news, and scripted programming for broadcast, theatrical, and online platforms.

I handle projects end-to-end—from research and pre-production through production and post-production—bringing strong AVID/Premiere/Resolve editing skills, camera and sound field experience, and additional expertise in DVD authoring/quality control, metadata management, and distribution support.

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Language

German
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Work Experience

Director, Producer, Editor, Research, Motion Graphics at Lt. Murphy Film LLC
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Directed, produced, edited, researched, and created motion graphics for the independent feature documentary 'Agents Unknown' (2019). The film focuses on a Vietnam War veteran’s experiences in military intelligence and was released worldwide.
Video Producer / Videographer / Editor / GFX at Illinois Institute of Technology
March 1, 2015 - August 1, 2021
Produced documentary marketing videos for student portfolios. Served as cameraman and editor on freelance projects, supporting end-to-end content creation for educational and promotional use cases.
Producer/Editor at Think Televisual LLC (Touchvision.com)
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2021
Wrote, produced, edited, mixed, and shot documentary-style news stories for an online start-up news station. Researched and pitched daily stories, collaborating with news writers to strengthen narration and to identify the best video, still, and audio assets.
Second Unit Camera, Director of Photography at Mikey and Nicky (The New York Times, 2004 Critic’s Choice)
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004
Captured second-unit camera work (16mm and digital) and served as Director of Photography for an NYT-acknowledged production; contributed to the visual coverage required for the feature.
Associate Producer/Assistant Editor at NYT Television (The Learning Channel)
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002
Supported all aspects of post-production editing for a medical documentary show about 'Trauma: Life in the ER' (The Learning Channel), including editorial assistance and production support.
Editor, Segment Editor at @Radical Media (for ESPN) / BNN (Broadcast News Network)
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001
Edited documentary-style sports and medical segments for broadcast. On ESPN 'The Life' segments, contributed editorial work; for BNN 'Doctors’ Diaries,' produced and edited documentary segments for a medical show format.
DVD Producer, Acquisitions at Home Vision Entertainment
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2004
Directed and edited supplementary documentaries for DVD feature releases. Coordinated media assets, vendors, and production/authoring of DVDs; managed graphic designers/animators for DVD packaging and motion menus; wrote and proofed DVD packaging/insert copy; represented the company at the Berlin International Film Festival; researched and helped bring films to contract for licensing.
Editor/Producer (DVD Motion Menus; Authoring/QC) at Questar
January 1, 2001 - May 31, 2001
Designed and animated DVD motion menus and handled DVD encoding, authoring, and quality control for replication workflows.
Director of Photography (Second Unit) / Cameraman / Location Sound / Archive Research at Electra Media (Sweden)
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000
Shot second-unit 16mm and mini-DV footage for a feature documentary on Nicaraguan political exiles produced by Swedish Television (SVT). Worked across Miami and Nicaragua with editing in Sweden; recorded location sound and sound effects; researched archive footage at ABC News Archives in New York; supported additional assistant editor tasks for post-production.

Education

B.F.A. with Honors in Film/TV Production at New York University
January 1, 0000 - January 1, 0000

Qualifications

FAA-certified commercial drone pilot
January 1, 0000 - August 20, 2026

Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Government, Professional Services