Tim Leaton | |
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| Born | Edward Timothy Leaton December 9, 1983 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Alma mater | Virginia Tech |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Tim Leaton (born December 9, 1983) is an assistant editor, editor, and filmmaker of several short films. [1]
He won significant critical attention in 2006 when he was awarded the grand prize of the 2006 Film Your Issue competition, [2] [3] [4] judged by President Barack Obama, [5] George Clooney and the Dalai Lama, among others. [6] [7] Leaton presented his winning film Orphans in Africa [8] and gave acceptance speeches, covered by the press, at three awards ceremonies: at the United Nations Headquarters where he was introduced by the President of USA Today, [9] then again in Hollywood where he was introduced by the Mayor of Los Angeles, [10] and finally during Sundance in Park City with Kevin Bacon and Mandy Moore. [11] Leaton also received the 2006 grand prize Walt Disney Pictures paid internship. His mentors included some of the top executives, and he began getting hands-on experience on various Disney films. Years later when Lindsey Brookbank of the Collegiate Times asked him what his favorite memory was from his grand-prize internship, he replied "Having dinner with Roy Disney on board the Queen Mary." [12]
According to Brookbank, this internship gave Leaton the connections and experience that would help him land jobs in Hollywood after finishing college. [13] [14] He returned to Film Your Issue as a member of the jury the following year, and has also judged other student film contests. [15] Tim graduated from Virginia Tech in 2007 with the top academic honor of summa cum laude in each of his two separate degrees, [16] and moved to Los Angeles on August 1, 2007. [17] [18]
From 2007 to 2008 he worked with Ben Stiller at DreamWorks Pictures on the Academy Award-nominated film Tropic Thunder in the editing department, and received a letter of recommendation from Ben Stiller. [19]
In 2009 he moved up to become an assistant editor, and has since assistant edited dozens of TV shows for various studios such as Warner Brothers, ABC, and NBC. [20] His recent credits include the theatrical feature Apartment 1303 3D , and the #1 show of the summer, America's Got Talent . [21] Leaton has been assistant editing America's Got Talent since 2012. In April 2014, the show set the Guinness World Record for World's Most Successful Reality TV Format. [22]
Leaton has been featured in many media outlets, [23] including the United Nations Chronicle , distributed to leaders around the world in various languages. [24] In 2011, he was pictured in Life magazine. [25]
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