AMANDA SACHTLEBEN
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
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OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
JANUARY 2025 - PRESENT
Atlanta Film Society / Atlanta Film Festival
After working two seasons with the Atlanta Film Society in 2017 and 2018, I'm excited to return now as part of their year-round team. This organization hosts film screenings, educational programming, and the 11 day long Atlanta Film Festival! As part of the operations department, I have an active role in many aspects of our events, including; event planning, ticket sales, inventory analysis, customer support, contractor management, and client collaboration.
Save the date! 50th Annual Atlanta Film Festival, April 23 - May 3, 2026
FILM ASSOCIATE
2021 - 2025
Cinematographer, Editor, Producer, Filmmaker
The Atlanta Opera Film Studio
It was so exciting to get in on the ground floor of the The Atlanta Opera's epic Film Studio. In my time with the TAOFS, I filmed and edited narrative opera features, documentaries, and marketing content, all based on our stage productions. Other tasks included: serving as producer for film shoots and post production, producing media for our projection designers, and training new hires.
POMOTIONAL & ARCHIVAL MEDIA
2017 - 2021
Synchronicity Theatre
It has been a treat to create promotional and archival videos for Synchronicity Theatre over the years.
SERIES EDITOR
Contractor 2020
Boston Symphony Orchestra
As all performances were cancelled for the summer, the Boston Symphony Orchestra pivoted drastically to a digital platform; treating audiences to multiple new, exclusive videos. I was able to edit remotely for a series titled, "BSO Encore Performances from Tanglewood" which premiered 8 episodes of new interviews and old performances. Despite each high resolution video averaging at least 90 minutes, this task was maneuvered impressively from afar by use of proxies and programs like Cisco and Sharebrowser.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
SUMMER 2019 - SPRING 2020
Corrective Chiropractic
- I am honored to have established the role of Creative Director for Corrective Chiropractic; a growing company with 8 locations in the Atlanta area and beyond. This position creates new media for each location, collects testimonials from patients, and aids in the marketing growth of their brand.
ASSISTANT VIDEO EDITOR
Contractor 2019
Lyda Fire
I was brought in to assist the Lyda Fire team with a major film project, which involved sorting, trimming, and creating stories from over 13 Terabytes of footage for 15 videos. During this time, I was also able to help coordinate and attend multi-day video shoots, brainstorm for social media, and even practice writing copy.
ASSISTANT CREATIVE PRODUCER
Contractor 2018 - 2019
PullSpark
This company specializes in producing videos and live events; two of my favorite things. I was contracted to be the Assistant Creative Producer for a few short films and a private award show of roughly 7 thousand attendees. This position required me to schedule locations, hire talent, manage communication with clients/vendors, and assist in any accessory task that needed to be done.
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Contractor 2018
Atlanta Film Festival
As part of the Operations Department, I trained, scheduled, and managed roughly 350 volunteers to serve every screening and special event of the 10 day Atlanta Film Festival.
TOURING VIDEOGRAPHER
Seasonal Contractor 2014 - 2017
Lead Videographer and Documentary Editor
the Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps
I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to document this unique activity for 4 summer tours. Each year the corps tours on buses and competes across the country for thousands of fans. I was part of a small, independent media team whose purpose was to document and inform viewers around the world of the performers' experiences, and create a documentary DVD to sell to parents, alumni, and fans.
PHOTOGRAPHY & PROJECTION DESIGN
Contractor 2017
Strait of Gibraltar, world premiere play by Adrea Lepcio
Directed by Rachel May, Synchronicity Theatre
This stage production required photo and video projections to assist the story and illustrate the progression of time. For this, I used both stock media as well as my own photography for each specific scene. I then used QLab and a 3 projector set-up to map and animate the images across the set walls.
WEDDING / EVENTS EDITOR
WINTER 2015 - SPRING 2016
Cincotta & Co.
Acting as the video editor for a high-end wedding photographer allowed me to master the task of editing someone else’s footage and organizing files. In my time there, I was complemented most on my ability to make each film sentimental, and move the viewer. While this position was primarily for event editing, I was also given the opportunity to create motion graphics and backgrounds, and film b-roll for the company’s annual photography conference; Shutterfest.
STUDENT DIRECTOR
FALL 2011 - SPRING 2015
Bachelor of Arts: Theatre Production, Southeast Missouri State University
While much of my professional career has been rooted in film, I am very much a product of the stage. At Southeast Missouri State, I scheduled most of my courses around my interest in directing, to further understand script analysis, story composition, and communication with actors. Additional courses involved performance, improv, design, crew assistance, and set/costume construction. Above is the cast of "Sordid Lives", one of the main stage productions for Southeast Missouri State University, which I was chosen to direct.