Alison Klingler

Editing Reel 2012

It’s here! My first editing reel since 2009. Luckily I’ve been busy making videos, and suddenly almost three years went by since I compiled clips. So I’m proud to present this new reel for 2012.

Since early spring I’ve been editing videos for the Illinois Environmental Council about companies that promote conservation around the state. Here is the latest one, which profiles the eco-religious organization Faith in Place. I love the church sign about texting & driving!

Chicago Montage from Ali on Vimeo.

Beautiful Chicago…

In honor of our first real day of spring, here’s a quick montage of the City. I used found footage from the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau and re-edited it as part of an in-house demo reel for SCREEN, theWit hotel’s private luxury screening room.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaQRUbwfmQQ

Emerald City Theatre Promo

I edited this promo for Emerald City Theatre’s current production. It was my first-ever opportunity to do a “follow the bouncing ball” effect for lyrics in Motion (starts at 2:05). It’ll take shock treatment to get the “Responsibility” song out of my head, but we can all use a few manners …

Weddings at theWit!

I’m currently planning a wedding (mine, incidentally). So editing this Witisode was my chance to pack in all the information I know a bride wants. For a bride-to-be, no detail is extraneous. Last year I may have cut the details about capacity based on seating arrangement. This year I wake …

Emerald City Summer Camp Promo

Here is a video I edited for Emerald City Theater Company, to promote their summer camp for kids. The interview selects and their order had already been determined when I got the project, so my task here was just to go through hours of b-roll and add cutaways as well …

Witisode: Holidays in Chicago

This is part 1 of our December ‘Witisode’ for theWit Hotel, featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker rehearsals, the Jim Henson and Christmas Tree exhibits at the Museum of Science and Industry, and a visit at Macy’s on State Street with the cast of Irving Berlin’s White …

The Twenty-Second Coming [48HFP, Chicago 2010] from Ali on Vimeo.

48 Hr Film Project: Awards Show

Two weekends ago I edited a video as part of the Chicago 48 Hour Film Project, and our team’s entry has been selected to appear in tonight’s “Best of the Best” awards show at Lincoln Hall. Details here. Our team is “The Guacamole Conspiracy.” UPDATE: All of the films were …