“I watched April go from intern to editor in only a few short years. It was achieved by hard work, determination, and an attention to detail. I never had to tell her something twice. I cannot say enough positive things about April and I look forward to working with her again in the future.”
Matt Hensel
Freelance Editor
July 18, 2011, Matt managed April at Medstar Television
“April was one of the most dedicated, creative, and hard working editors that I have ever had the pleasure of working with. There were many times that she came in early and stayed late just to make sure that the fine cuts were done with enough time near the deadline for emergency changes. On several occasions, during bad weather, she stayed at a local hotel to ensure that she could make it in to work the next morning. As the person doing QCs I was always pleased when the show that was delivered to my desk originated from her. The reasons are the edits were always tight, the chroma and luma levels were within NTSC/ATSC specs, and the effects had no errors. April is also very knowledgeable with Avid Media Composer. Anytime I had a question about a feature or an error I could go to her and she would either tell me how to fix it and sometimes a better way to accomplish what I was trying to do.”
Ryan McDonnell
Media And Video Technology Specialist at Drexel University
April 5, 2012, Ryan worked directly with April at Medstar Television
“I had the honor of working with April on her very first rough cut. I still remember sitting down in the edit room and looking at her first pass at my script. I was blown away! I could have sworn I was looking at the work of someone who had been cutting television for ten years. It was obvious that she had gone through every shot and every photograph and chose the elements that helped tell the story in the best possible way. As we tweaked the show over the next two days, she demonstrated what a wonderful collaborator she could be. I look forward to every edit session with April – she has earned my highest recommendation!”
Chip Selby
Television Producer/Director/Writer
February 17, 2010, Chip worked directly with April at Medstar Television
“Probably one of the most difficult tasks is satisfying a writer/producer’s vision of what a show should look like. From the first time we worked together, April showed that she is an extremely talented editor. She has the mechanics of editing down cold–she’s fast, efficient, can shuffle pieces around in the blink of an eye. But, even more important is her intuitive sense of what I’m looking for based on the script and some notes. She’s great at creating sequences that work to advance the story and she has a sense of pacing to go along with it. I think very highly of April’s ability…on top of all that – she’s very easy to work with!”
Chris Benjamin
Freelance Writer/Producer/Director, Author
January 15, 2010, Chris worked directly with April at Medstar Television
“What a talented editor April is! I’ve had the pleasure of working with April as a videographer in the past, and hope to work with her again soon! I’m sure my footage wasn’t the greatest she’s seen come across her edit station, but she made it look like it was! And she is constantly thinking outside the box to boot! What more could you ask for in an editor?!”
Neil Kurtz
Lead Event Staging Technician at IMS Technology Services
March 30, 2012, Neil studied with April at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
“April was a student who always set the bar high, and went over it! She was one of the most talented editors I’ve ever seen, and she always cared so much about her school work. We had several classes together, and I always looked to April for advice when it came to questions about editing, or doing a cool trick with Final Cut Pro.. she is so talented, and anyone would be lucky to have her on their staff!”
Gina Johnson
Senior Producer at WFMZ-TV
March 9, 2012, Gina studied with April at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
