Video Editor and documentary filmmaker based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, fluent in Avid and Final Cut Pro. I create and edit news, documentary, and video memoir work—bringing clear storytelling, strong editorial instincts, and a collaborative production style. I also teach and coach creative and memoir writing, having worked as an instructor at high school, community college, and university levels. My background includes producing and directing documentary projects and writing for newspapers and magazines.

Judy Seaman

Video Editor and documentary filmmaker based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, fluent in Avid and Final Cut Pro. I create and edit news, documentary, and video memoir work—bringing clear storytelling, strong editorial instincts, and a collaborative production style. I also teach and coach creative and memoir writing, having worked as an instructor at high school, community college, and university levels. My background includes producing and directing documentary projects and writing for newspapers and magazines.

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Video Editor and documentary filmmaker based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, fluent in Avid and Final Cut Pro. I create and edit news, documentary, and video memoir work—bringing clear storytelling, strong editorial instincts, and a collaborative production style.

I also teach and coach creative and memoir writing, having worked as an instructor at high school, community college, and university levels. My background includes producing and directing documentary projects and writing for newspapers and magazines.

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Work Experience

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Education

B.F.A. Film & TV at New York University, School of the Arts
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
B.F.A. at New York University, School of the Arts
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
Education (Photography) at School of Visual Arts
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
Education (Producing) at The New School for Social Research
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
B.F.A. Film & TV at New York University, School of the Arts
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
at School of Visual Arts; The New School for Social Research
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
B.F.A. Film & TV at New York University, School of the Arts
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
Photography at School of Visual Arts
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
Social Research at The New School for Social Research
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026

Qualifications

Network Television Video News Editor – Final Cut Pro
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
Deep Story Design (Novel drafting and revision)
January 1, 2020 - August 20, 2026
Flash Fiction
January 1, 2022 - August 20, 2026
Mary Carol Moore, Story Structure
January 1, 2020 - August 20, 2026
The Writers Studio (Creative writing and critique)
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2009
News University courses: Writing Great Leads; News Sense: The Building Blocks of News
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
National Writers Workshop
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2008
Individual Coaching (Poynter.org; Mervin Block, Professor of Journalism, Columbia University)
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
Future Media Concepts (Advanced Avid Editing and Effects)
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
Deep Story Design (Novel drafting and revision)
January 1, 2020 - August 20, 2026
Flash Fiction (Paul Lamar)
January 1, 2022 - August 20, 2026
Mary Carol Moore, Story Structure
January 1, 2020 - August 20, 2026
The Writers Studio (Creative writing and critique)
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2009
News University courses: Writing Great Leads; News Sense: The Building Blocks of News
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
National Writers Workshop 2008
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2008
Poynter.org Coaching (Mervin Block, Professor of Journalism, Columbia University)
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
Future Media Concepts (Advanced Avid Editing and Effects)
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
Hudson Valley Writers Center
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
Deep Story Design (Novel drafting and revision)
January 1, 2020 - August 20, 2026
Flash Fiction (Paul Lamar)
January 1, 2022 - August 20, 2026
Mary Carol Moore, Story Structure
January 1, 2020 - August 20, 2026
The Writers Studio (Creative writing and critique)
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2009
News University courses: Writing Great Leads; News Sense: The Building Blocks of News
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
National Writers Workshop
January 1, 2008 - August 20, 2026
Individual Coaching (Poynter.org; Mervin Block, Professor of Journalism, Columbia University)
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
Future Media Concepts (Advanced Avid Editing and Effects)
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026
The Hudson Valley Writers Center
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Healthcare