Mitch Jacobson (born 1963) is an American producer/director, video editor and educator specializing in multi-camera production.
Early life and education Jacobson attended the film program at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. He then worked at a public access television station in Tampa, and as a freelance director/cameraman for a decade.Rob Feld, “Concertmaster,” Editors Guild Magazine, volume 30, number 3, May–June 2009.
Career Multi-camera editing Jacobson is an editor who has cut feature-length concert films and short-form publicity programs for numerous musicians including the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Paul McCartney and U2.Mitch Jacobson, “Multicam Madness!” Creative COW, 2010.“Mitch Jacobson Deploys Telestream Pipeline for Quick Turnaround Multi-cam Edit While Ingest,” Telestream. Accessed December 26, 2014. He has produced and directed NFL and MLB programming for Fox Sports Channel, and edited comedy, music and awards shows for MTV.“SVG Summit,” sportsvideo.org. Accessed December 26, 2014. Paul McCartney Live In St. Petersburg, which he edited, was nominated for a 2006 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special, and it was featured on the DVD Paul McCartney Live in Red Square, which won the MIPCOM Award for best music DVD of the Year. International Digital Media Alliance, 2005. Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us is the largest multi-camera show Jacobson has edited, with 26 unique camera angles. He has also edited for numerous television shows, including Great Performances on PBS from 2008 to 2010, the Montel Williams Show from 2007 to 2008,Scott Simmons, “Master Multicamera Techniques is a must have book for editors,” Pro Video Coalition, October 8, 2010. America's Got Talent season 7 on NBC in 2012,Amy Cassell, “Digital Cinematography Program Hosts Multicamp Workshop,” Full Sail Blog, November 8, 2012. Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out on MTV2 in 2013, and The Wendy Williams Show since 2011.“Meet the Experts,” Tekserve, March 26, 2014.
He is the owner of Category Five Studios, a creative editing and color boutique in New York City,“The master becomes the student,” Post Magazine, August 2011, p. 40. and a member of the Motion Pictures Editors Guild.Ray Zone, “Cut/Print,” CineMontage, March 2012.
Teaching Jacobson is an Apple Certified Pro and trainer for the NewTek TriCaster multi-camera production system. He specializes in Avid, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro and NewTek TriCaster systems.“Improve Your Workflows, Improve Your Skills,” Adobe TV, 2013. He regularly presents multi-camera live stream, editing, directing and encoding workshops called StreamCamp across the US, for industry trade groups and conferences. In 2011, he began hosting Cutting It Close, a live web talk show for editors.
Jacobson's textbook Mastering MultiCamera Techniques was published by Focal Press in 2010. Intended for producers, directors and editors, it has information on multi-camera productions from a 2-camera interview to a 26-camera concert, and includes a DVD tutorial with multiple angle concert footage from Paul McCartney and Elton John.Jan Ozer, “Multicam Editing in Final Cut Pro,” Streaming Learning Center, June 1, 2010. The book's foreword was written by Academy Award-winning editor Thomas A. Ohanian, formerly of Avid Technology.Nick T. Spark, “Stepping Out from Behind the Curtain,” The Motion Picture Editors Guild Newsletter, Vol. 20, No. 2, March/April 1999.
Filmography Television The Reppies – editor, 2 episodes, 1996 The 5th Wheel – editor, 1 episode, 2002 60 Minutes on Classic – editor, 7 episodes, 2004 House of Dreams – post producer, 2004 Isaac (Style Network) – editor, 2005–06 Get Fresh with Sara Snow – editor, 2007 Rachael Ray – editor, 1 episode, 2007 The Montel Williams Show – editor, 33 episodes, 2007–08 SundayArt News – editor, 10 episodes, 2009 Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero (Discovery Channel) – editor, 1 episode, 2011 The Wendy Williams Show – editor, 14 episodes, 2011–14 America's Got Talent (NBC) – editor, 12 episodes, 2012 Annie's Search for Sandy – editor, 2012 The Chew (ABC) – editor, 6 episodes, 2012 MTVU Woodies Awards 2013 (MTVU) – editor, 2013 O Music Awards (Viacom) – technical director, 2013 Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (MTV2) – editor, 12 episodes, 2013 Guy Court (MTV2) – editor, 3 episodes, 2013 Girl Code (MTV) – editor, 4 episodes, 2013–14
Concert films Music Choice OnStage Featuring the Barenaked Ladies – producer, director, editor, 2000 New Sound Lounge –producer, director, editor, 2001 Paul McCartney: Live in St. Petersburg – editor, colorist, 2003 Aerosmith: You Gotta Move – field producer, editor, 2004 Keith Urban: The Road to Be Here – editor, 2004 Paul McCartney Backstage at Super Bowl XXXIX – editor, 2005 Newport Jazz Festival – producer, editor, 2005 Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us – post producer, editor, 2006 Great Performances – editor, 3 episodes (Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, and Pavarotti), 2007–09 Aimee Mann: Live from the Artists Den (TV series) – editor, 2008 Ben Harper: Live from the Artists Den – editor, 2008 U2: 360 Degrees at the Rose Bowl – additional editor, 2010 Rufus Wainwright: Live from the Artists Den – editor, 2012 Kid Rock: Live from the Artists Den – editor, 2012
Bibliography Books Mastering MultiCamera Techniques: From Preproduction to Editing and Deliverables (Focal Press, 2010)
Articles "Multicam Madness!" – Creative COW, 2010 "Live on the Net Without a Net: Cutting Live" – Creative COW, 2012
References
External links Category Five Studios website