JARON WIDMAN
MOTION GRAPHIC ARTIST | VIDEO EDITOR
213.241.9095 • jtwidman@gmail.com • Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
WORK EXPERIENCE
Real Time with Bill Maher
2015 – Present
Motion Graphic Artist | Video Editor | Post-Production Supervisor
Los Angeles, CA | Remote
- Real Time is an Emmy-nominated late-night talk show that airs Friday nights on HBO.
- I design and create videos and graphics for the show’s comedy and editorial segments, including animated titles and parody commercials.
- In 2020, I also acted as post-production supervisor and video editor for the lockdown versions of Real Time.
- • Remotely, I created plug-and-play show templates that duplicated the look of our on-air graphics, captured Zoom interviews, edited and color-corrected all segments of the full show, and transmitted the finals to HBO’s broadcast facilities.
Freelance
2013 – 2019
Motion Graphic Artist | Video Editor
Los Angeles, CA | Remote
- Designed and created motion graphics for Time Life, Warner Brothers, ABC, UCLA, and others.
- Produced, wrote, and edited promotional spots for HBO First Look, and edited promotional videos for HBO The Buzz.
- Edited featurettes for Time Life home releases: The Wonder Years, The Carol Burnett Show, Motown 25, and The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts.
Idea Asylum Productions & Phase Three Productions
2009 – 2013
Motion Graphic Artist | Video Editor
Los Angeles, CA
- Designed and created motion graphics and edited projects for HBO, ABC, The Disney Channel, and Real Time with Bill Maher, etc.
Idea Asylum Productions & Phase Three Productions
2006 – 2008
Post-Production Supervisor
Los Angeles, CA
- Oversaw machine room operation and created motion graphics.
Universal Studios Hollywood
2005
Video Editor | Camera Operator
Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
University of Southern California
May 2006
BA Cinema-Television Production
Los Angeles, CA
- Magna cum laude
SKILLS & INTERESTS
- Graphics: Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator. Maxon Cinema4D.
- Editing: Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer, Apple Final Cut Pro.
- Sound & music; mixing & mastering; color correction; machine room operation.
- Interests: Synthesizers; video games; the 1980s; sci-fi & fantasy; dogs; being a dad to two young boys.