Hi, I'm Hannah Zeitman, a passionate film and television editor with a focus on editing and post production. I specialize in creating compelling narrative, trailer, experimental, and documentary edits, working extensively with industry-standard tools like Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro. Throughout my experience, I've collaborated with creative teams, managing projects from production through to festival delivery, and leading audio post-production and finishing teams. I love blending my skills in picture editing with sound design and color grading to bring stories to life. Whether working on 16mm film short films or low-budget productions, I enjoy the creative challenge and am always eager to learn new techniques and workflows to enhance storytelling through post production.

Hannah Zeitman

Hi, I'm Hannah Zeitman, a passionate film and television editor with a focus on editing and post production. I specialize in creating compelling narrative, trailer, experimental, and documentary edits, working extensively with industry-standard tools like Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro. Throughout my experience, I've collaborated with creative teams, managing projects from production through to festival delivery, and leading audio post-production and finishing teams. I love blending my skills in picture editing with sound design and color grading to bring stories to life. Whether working on 16mm film short films or low-budget productions, I enjoy the creative challenge and am always eager to learn new techniques and workflows to enhance storytelling through post production.

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Hi, I’m Hannah Zeitman, a passionate film and television editor with a focus on editing and post production. I specialize in creating compelling narrative, trailer, experimental, and documentary edits, working extensively with industry-standard tools like Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro. Throughout my experience, I’ve collaborated with creative teams, managing projects from production through to festival delivery, and leading audio post-production and finishing teams.

I love blending my skills in picture editing with sound design and color grading to bring stories to life. Whether working on 16mm film short films or low-budget productions, I enjoy the creative challenge and am always eager to learn new techniques and workflows to enhance storytelling through post production.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Intern at Noisefloor: Sound Solutions
January 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
One of two interns at a post-production audio house in Chicago, responsible for preparing client sessions, fulfilling additional client needs, sound design, and dialogue editing for low-budget films. Also performed administrative tasks such as paper organization and data entry.
Editor + Post Production Supervisor at My Father Daniel
February 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025
Composed 4 days of production into a 12-minute short film shot on 16mm film and edited on Avid Media Composer. Collaborated with clients to manage deadlines for picture lock, handoff to departments, and festival delivery. Cultivated and managed a creative team for post production audio, color grading, motion graphics, and finishing.

Education

B.F.A at Columbia College Chicago
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2025

Qualifications

Editors Guild of Columbia President
December 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025
BFA Capstone Films Post Production Coordinator/Producer
September 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025
NATS Chicago/Midwest Collegiate Emmy Winner for College Student Production- Fiction Long Form
November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services