Mitch Jacobson | |
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| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Occupation(s) | Producer/director Video editor Educator |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Website | categoryfivestudios.com |
Mitch Jacobson (born 1963) is an American producer/director, video editor and educator specializing in multi-camera production.
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. [1]
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. [2] [3] He has produced and directed NFL and MLB programming for Fox Sports Channel, and edited comedy, music and awards shows for MTV. [3] [4] Paul McCartney Live In St. Petersburg, which he edited, was nominated for a 2006 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special, [4] 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. [5] Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us is the largest multi-camera show Jacobson has edited, with 26 unique camera angles. [1] He has also edited for numerous television shows, including Great Performances on PBS from 2008 to 2010, [1] the Montel Williams Show from 2007 to 2008, [6] America's Got Talent season 7 on NBC in 2012, [7] Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out on MTV2 in 2013, and The Wendy Williams Show since 2011. [8]
He is the owner of Category Five Studios, a creative editing and color boutique in New York City, [2] [9] and a member of the Motion Pictures Editors Guild. [10]
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. [3] [4] [11] He regularly presents multi-camera live stream, editing, directing and encoding workshops called StreamCamp across the US, for industry trade groups and conferences. [3] [7] [9] In 2011, he began hosting Cutting It Close, a live web talk show for editors. [9]
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. [6] [10] [12] The book's foreword was written by Academy Award-winning editor Thomas A. Ohanian, formerly of Avid Technology. [10] [13]
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