Adventures in Editing

Greetings! I just wanted to pop on here to mention that I have finally finished editing my sister’s independent storyboard sequence! Due to privacy, if you wish to view please private message me and I will provide you with the password for this link: There Goes the Neighborhood - Animatic

It was an absolute blast getting to work on this project, and a great challenge getting to see the project through from inception to the end. From recording the scratch dialogue, to discussing panel fixes, to the final rough mix in Avid, it was really exciting to get a taste of being in the lead editor chair.

I absolutely love animation editorial, and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to be able to practice my skills in a more laid back environment. Looking forward to continuing to hone my craft as time goes on!

Another Dance Around the Sun

The day is here! I’ve made it to one year with Disney Animation. What a blur of a year it’s been! I still can’t believe I was wrapping up “Vivo” around this time last year before hopping into this new position shortly after. It’s been quite the journey and I look forward to the challenges to come as I continue to dive deeper into my current project as a 1st Assistant Editor. Here’s to another round my friends!

Side Project Time!

Recently, my sister, Karina McBeth (INSTAGRAM LINK), approached me to collaborate with her on a personal project. As she is a professional storyboard artist, she decided to create a short story sequence for fun, and asked me to help cut the animatic for her.

Screencap of an Edit Session on Twitch

Personal Work Set Up!

It’s been an awesome challenge getting to fully dive in to editing this sequence as well as bounce ideas off of my sister. We’ve been running real time Edit Sessions thanks to the help of Twitch and Discord. Twitch allows us to run the cut back without any delays or snags in the playback, while Discord has given us a means of doing voice and video chat through a separate channel.

I can’t wait to eventually show you all the fruits of our labor. It’s a real passion project and has been a joy to work on. I’ll be sure to update here as soon as we’ve wrapped up. Until then, just know that we are tirelessly tinkering away on this and can’t wait to put it out in the world soon enough!

If you would like to follow along, be sure to check out my Instagram: the.bigchair . I’ve been starting to ramp us using this account a bit more, so stay tuned to see updates on it about work, editing, and other exciting side ventures!

Cheers!

Hey, Who's That?

Hello Everyone! I just wanted to pop in to share that I was recently featured on all of Walt Disney Animation Studios’s Social Media outlets as part of their March Women’s History Month celebration. (Link to Instagram Post).

In my profile, I talk about my love of post production, working as a woman in animation editorial, as well as some fun side commentary on my love of video game storytelling. I had a blast getting to answer these questions and share some insight into the part of the animation industry that I love working in!

Hope you enjoy this fun, small peek into my mind!

The One and Only...VIVO!

The day is finally here! “Vivo” has officially been released on Netflix! I’m so incredibly proud of this film, and am so excited it's out there in the world to enjoy. It was an absolute blast and honor getting to work on this movie alongside such a talented group of artists and creatives (including my sister Karina McBeth who was a Storyboard Artist!). This was my first feature working as a 1st Assistant Editor and I thank my Editorial team for encouraging me through it all. It had a HUGE learning curve, and I'm so grateful for the patience they showed me each step of the way, allowing me to stumble and learn from my mistakes. I can’t express how excited I am to call this my first animated film that I have seen from beginning to end (previously had only gone up to the Layout stage). I hope you have fun getting to dive into the beautiful sights and sounds of "Vivo" soon enough. Congrats to Kirk and Brandon for directing such a enchanting film, and cheers to the crew!