Tim Leaton (born December 9, 1983) is an assistant editor, editor, and filmmaker of several short films.[1]
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| Born | Edward Timothy Leaton December 9, 1983 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Alma mater | Virginia Tech |
| Years active | 2006–present |
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]
References
edit- ^ Tamara Gaskin (January 19, 2007). "Going Hollywood". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ^ "Student film clinches top prize in film competition". Vtnews.vt.edu. June 22, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Leaton Wins 2006 FYI, now works for Ben Stiller, other film companies". Whatsyourissue.tv. March 23, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Hokie Filmmaker's Hard Work Pays Off by Tommy Eichmann". Planet Blacksburg. June 29, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Alumnus' film career started with competition". CollegiateTimes.com. March 23, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Virginia Tech student makes the cut". Roanoke.com. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "10 Questions With Virginia Tech Student Filmmaker Tim Leaton". CollegiateTimes.com. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Tech filmmaker wins national award". Roanoke.com. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Student film clinches top prize in film competition | Virginia Tech News | Virginia Tech". Vtnews.vt.edu. June 22, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Antonio Villaraigosa, Walt Disney – FYI – Film Your Issue Reception – Photo". Life. August 2, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Going Hollywood". Roanoke.com. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Alumnus' film career started with competition".
- ^ "Alumnus' film career started with competition".
- ^ "I?m going to Disneyland". CollegiateTimes.com. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "How Film Your Issue Jumpstarted My Career". Voices.whatsyourissue.tv. March 1, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Picasa Web Albums – Tim Leaton – Google Image". Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ http://www.uri.clahs.vt.edu/URIreport.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.uaao.clahs.vt.edu/OpportunitiesAndServices/Ambassadors/ambsnewsmay07.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Tim Leaton". IMDb.
- ^ Lindsay Brookbank (March 22, 2010). "Alumnus' film career started with competition". Collegiate Times. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ^ "Tim Leaton". IMDb.
- ^ "'America's Got Talent', 'American Ninja Warrior' & 'Last Comic Standing' Renewed by NBC - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ^ "– The Largest Entertainment Photo & Video Archive". Wireimage.com. August 2, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ United Nations Chronicle, UN Chronicle, Department of Public Information, DPI (April 21, 2010). "Chronique Onu | Fyi – Film Your Issue". United Nations. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Antonio Villaraigosa, Walt Disney". Life.com. August 2, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2011.