Nicholas Don Vito

Television Editor & Director

NICK EARNED HIS BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION IN 1987 FROM CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY IN ORANGE, CA.

WHILE THERE, HE WAS AWARDED A NATIONAL CINDY AWARD FOR HIS PRODUCTION “IN MY ROOM” WHICH WAS A MEDITATION ON SUICIDE, AS WELL AS FILM OF THE YEAR HONORS FOR HIS HORROR SEND-UP, “MAKING THE GRADE” WHICH WAS ABOUT A COLLEGE PROFESSOR SERIAL KILLER.

UPON GRADUATION, NICK BEGAN FREELANCING IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE INDUSTRY: AS A CAMERA ASSIST AND PRODUCTION ASSISTANT IN LOCAL NEWS, AN ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR FOR TELEVISION COMMERCIALS AND A PRODUCER, DIRECTOR AND EDITOR OF CORPORATE MARKETING, PROMOTION AND TRAINING VIDEOS.

IN THE EARLY ‘90S, NONLINEAR EDITING STARTED GAINING POPULARITY AND NICK TAUGHT HIMSELF THE LATEST EDITING SOFTWARE, AVID MEDIA COMPOSER. AS A FREELANCE EDITOR, HE STARTED CUTTING COMMERCIALS, INFOMERCIALS AND MUSIC VIDEO PROJECTS. AT THE SAME TIME, HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECT COMMERCIAL CAMPAIGNS FOR ADVERTISING AGENCIES IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO. HIS CLIENT LIST INCLUDES: EL POLLO LOCO, SHIMANO FISHING, FATBURGER, TOSHIBA COMPUTERS, RUBY’S RESTAURANTS AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA’S ANTI-ECSTASY CAMPAIGN AND READING PROGRAM.

AS THE EARLY 2000s SAW THE BIRTH OF UNSCRIPTED PROGRAMMING ON NETWORK TELEVISION, NICK TRANSITIONED INTO EDITING TV SHOWS FULL-TIME. HE HAS EDITED MANY BIG NETWORK AND CABLE REALITY SHOWS INCLUDING SURVIVOR, THE APPRENTICE, STAR SEARCH, SHARK TANK, THE BACHELOR AND BACHELORETTE, THE CONTENDER, HELL’S KITCHEN, THE VOICE AND MUCH MORE.

HE CONTINUES TO ENJOY THE CHALLENGE OF CUTTING UNSCRIPTED CONTENT OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS AS WELL AS DIRECTING COMMERCIALS AND PROMOTIONAL PROJECTS.

NICK IS A LONG-STANDING MEMBER OF MOTION PICTURE EDITOR’S GUILD ( LOCAL 700 ) AND ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES.

CONTACT INFO

PHONE         562.243.1591

EMAIL           donvito@sparkfilms.net

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