Ian Zainea

Compositor & Editor

Public Axis 3000 editor / 2nd unit director of photography / vfx concept artist

Excerpted scenes from the finished film.

My favorite shot from the 2nd unit DP work I did for the film. I wanted the shot to convey isolation, by using an 85mm to get this shot, as opposed to a wide lens, it helps the world feel small and like it is all right on top of him, contributing to that feeling of isolation.

 Project Details

I started work on this project in December 2017, the first full cut of the film took 22 days. My duties included syncing dailies, applying first-look luts, logging footage, pulling selects, and working hand-in-hand with the director for the entirety of the first cut of the film. I did have an assistant editor for a short time during that first cut period to help sync footage.

As the editor, when the first cut was finished, jit was apparent some story points needed revised. I suggested that some scenes were cut down to streamline the story, removing redundant or unimportant dialogue. Other scenes were re-ordered and intercut to better serve the story and help beats land. I'm proud of my final cut.

After the final cut was approved, I had to step away from the project. I was the editor on what the production team calls the "Storyline," which is the main through-line story. The entire film intercuts sketches into the "Storyline" which are loosley tied in to the main story.

Selected Crew Credits
  • Editor - Ian Zainea
  • Assistant Editor - Zavier Brewer
  • Writer & Director - Jeffrey Lange
  • Director of Photography - Ryan Forte
  • Production Sound Mixer - Henri K. Rapp

  About

I've been working in post since 2012. I love to tell visual stories through visual effects and editing. It's something I've always wanted to do, and something I am so happy to do now!

  Software Knowledge
  • Nuke
  • Premiere Pro
  • After Effects
  • Davinci Resolve
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • Avid
  • Syntheyes