No Set Path
Episode 13 · Aug 16, 2023

Jumping from Unscripted to Narrative with Matthew Jensen

Sound of Freedom, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin

An editor's move from reality TV to scripted, and networking.

Runtime
00:58:13
Released
Aug 16, 2023
Guest
Matthew Jensen
Path
Crew & Craft

Show notes

Editor Matthew Jensen dives into how he was able to jump from reality TV back to scripted after getting his union days, how he leveraged relationships from every job - and unpaid internship - into fruitful projects a decade later, and the various methods he used to find post production gigs while building his network.

  1. 4:56Sound of Freedom, Black White and the Greys, Popular Theory, Rescuing Christmas
  2. 10:46Arcadian, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
  3. 24:40How Matthew built a career beginning with his first unpaid internship at Wolf Films
  4. 30:11Getting into the editors’ union & getting jobs
  5. 33:36Jumping from reality to scripted
  6. 39:45Matt’s origin story!
  7. 44:20Do you need to live in LA?
  8. 50:56TIME CAPSULE

Connect With Matthew

Instagram: @mejensen87
www.matthew-jensen.com

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