DAKOTA MORTON
POST PRODUCTION




BROADCAST TELEVISION EDITOR
FILM EDITOR | DOCUMENTARY EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR



current project - march 2021



Canadian snowboarder Spencer O’Brien’s journey to uncover her Indigenous heritage is the subject of the first feature documentary from Aussie director Cassie De Colling.

Production is underway in Vancouver on Precious Leader Woman, which chronicles how the sportswoman managed to reconnect with her First Nations community following a tough result at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games. After discovering the world of her heritage and Western ideals are not mutually exclusive, O’Brien, who was diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis only a couple of months before the Games, returns to the mountains, balancing the peace of mind that comes with snowboarding in the backcountry with the rigors of competitive winter sports.

Written by Kainai First Nation actor/producer/filmmaker Elle Máijá Tailfeathers, the film is being produced by Hayley Morin and Mack Stannard for Kiddo Production Company, with Leah Nelson and Michael Grand on board as executive producers.

The creative team also includes cinematographer Leo Hoorn and editor Dakota Morton.

Precious Leader Woman, which is being funded by Telus Originals, is expected to head into post-production in May ahead of an August completion. Read Entire Article Here.





IF.com.au Magazine March 2021 PHOTO: Spencer O'Brien. Photo CREDIT: Peter Morning.



August 2020



I hope we can all get back to regular film production soon. That said, exploration with clients in developing new approaches and methods has been a wonderful experience.



Even with current challenges this has been an inspiring time. Reinventing processes to allow for the continuation of post-production and editing work has been challenging and invigorating.

Adapting technology and incorporating new tools has proven that the making of high-quality content during COVID-19 is possible and perhaps some of the new tools and approaches will become the new norm.


Post-Production and Editing work during COVID19;

  • Continuous collaboration with producers, directors, and DP utilizing various platforms
  • Achieving tight deadlines with well-honed workflows
  • When required to be in same space always working within safety restrictions
  • Developed and established effective ways and means to create (edit) remotely
  • Revising production content established pre-COVID
  • Combining stock and past footage, and editing all-stock and crafting into a cohesive production
  • Re-edits and repurposing footage

Negotiating all of this has made for new and beneficial approaches and like us all, I look forward to seeing the back-end of COVID19.


I feel fortunate and am very happy to be doing the work I am and that I have been engaged with productions throughout COVID.

I look forward to chatting with you about your project, please send me an email and I will reply quickly. - Dakota



04.01.2021



I am an editor, post-production consultant, and data management specialist for broadcast television, film, commercial, and documentary projects with 16-years experience in varying aspects of the production process.

I support my co-workers with the end goal of creating great television and film and I identify as a Métis person and am a non-status, proud member of a Western Canada Métis Association.


Please visit my IMDB profile link below.


Recent Experience – Editing

  • Sarah Robertson, Bernice Notenboom: Sky Gods, The Price of Our Love of Flying, feature documentary (currently in post production): Assistant Editor
  • Gamut Productions: Senior / Lead Editor / Offline Editor
  • Gamut Productions: Wa Ha Wiss (Telus): Senior Editor
  • David Malysheff, DOP: Senior Editor / Post Production Supervisor, multiple projects
  • The Number Company: Voices On The Rise (Telus): Senior Editor, 3-part mini series (30 min.)
  • The Number Company: BC Ale Trail "Shuswap": Senior Editor
  • Naval Tactical Operations Group, Royal Canadian Navy / Navy Public Affairs: Senior Editor, 5 episode web series (5 min.)
  • Arctic: Experience & Operations / Royal Canadian Navy / Navy Public Affairs: Senior Editor, 5 episode web series (5 min.)
  • APTN / Maystreet / Moosemeat & Marmalade (S03, “Ptarmigan”): Offline Editor, 1 episode, (22 min./ broadcast 30 min.)
  • APTN / Arrow Productions / All Our Relations (S02): Senior Editor, 7 episode series (30 min.)
  • APTN / 1491: The Untold Story Of The Americas Before Columbus: Lead & Additional Editor, 8 episode series (60 min.)
  • Viking Air / Rebuilding A Legend - The Twin Otter Series 400: Senior Editor, Feature Documentary.
  • S + G Productions / The Irish Rovers live! On St. Patty’s Day: Lead Editor, multi- camera live concert DVD (44 min.)

Recent Experience – On-set Post Production & Data Management

  • FFP New Media & ZDF / The Nanny: “Mission Canada”: Data Wrangler /Camera Assist, 23 on-location filming days, ARRI Mini Alexa
  • CBC / The Nature of Things: Documentary: Data Wrangler, 11 on-location filming days, ARRI Amira camera system.
  • R+D Productions / A&W Food Truck Series--Vancouver Island: Data Wrangler, 3 on-location filming days, RED Dragon camera system.
  • APTN / OCM Productions / Tribal Police Files, S01: Data Wrangler, 45 on-location filming days, Canon C300 MK II camera system
  • National Geographic Wild! / “Wendy the Whippet”: Data Wrangler, 2 on-location filming days.

Recent Commercial / Ad / Promo Client and project list available upon request.


Proficiencies

I work with modern software for a variety of different uses. I take pride in offering industry-leading best practices ranging from;

· properly beginning, finishing and delivering television shows, commercials, and documentaries in varying specifications

· the safe storage and backup of essential camera media and,

· quality control reporting for day-to-day productions

I also moonlight as a 3rd assistant camera operator when required.


Non-linear editing software:

Adobe Premiere Pro

Avid Media Composer

Da Vinci Resolve

Final Cut Pro X


Data Wrangling / Management & Checksum Verification software:

Pomfort Silverstack

Pomfort Offload Manager

Shotput Pro

Microsoft Excel


Education and Internship: Dogwood, MTV Canada / RAZER, CityTV Vancouver, University of Victoria Professor Assistant.


I would love to chat! Please drop me a line and I will get back to you quickly.





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