Tim Leaton Explained

Tim Leaton
Birth Name:Edward Timothy Leaton
Birth Date:9 December 1983
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Alma Mater:Virginia Tech
Years Active:2006–present

Tim Leaton (born December 9, 1983) is an assistant editor, editor, and filmmaker of several short films.[1]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Going Hollywood. Tamara Gaskin. The Roanoke Times. January 19, 2007. July 9, 2011.
  2. Web site: Student film clinches top prize in film competition . Vtnews.vt.edu . June 22, 2006 . November 12, 2011.
  3. Web site: Leaton Wins 2006 FYI, now works for Ben Stiller, other film companies . Whatsyourissue.tv . March 23, 2010 . November 12, 2011.
  4. Web site: Hokie Filmmaker's Hard Work Pays Off by Tommy Eichmann . Planet Blacksburg . June 29, 2006 . November 12, 2011.
  5. Web site: Alumnus' film career started with competition . CollegiateTimes.com . March 23, 2010 . November 12, 2011.
  6. Web site: Virginia Tech student makes the cut . Roanoke.com . November 12, 2011.
  7. Web site: 10 Questions With Virginia Tech Student Filmmaker Tim Leaton . CollegiateTimes.com . November 12, 2011.
  8. Web site: Tech filmmaker wins national award . Roanoke.com . November 12, 2011.
  9. Web site: Student film clinches top prize in film competition | Virginia Tech News | Virginia Tech . Vtnews.vt.edu . June 22, 2006 . November 12, 2011.
  10. Web site: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Antonio Villaraigosa, Walt Disney – FYI – Film Your Issue Reception – Photo . Life . August 2, 2006 . November 12, 2011.
  11. Web site: Going Hollywood . Roanoke.com . November 12, 2011.
  12. Web site: Alumnus' film career started with competition.
  13. Web site: Alumnus' film career started with competition.
  14. Web site: I?m going to Disneyland . CollegiateTimes.com . November 12, 2011.
  15. Web site: How Film Your Issue Jumpstarted My Career . Voices.whatsyourissue.tv . March 1, 2010 . November 12, 2011.
  16. Web site: Picasa Web Albums – Tim Leaton – Google Image . November 12, 2011.
  17. http://www.uri.clahs.vt.edu/URIreport.pdf
  18. http://www.uaao.clahs.vt.edu/OpportunitiesAndServices/Ambassadors/ambsnewsmay07.pdf
  19. Web site: Tim Leaton. .
  20. News: Alumnus' film career started with competition. Lindsay Brookbank. Collegiate Times. March 22, 2010. July 9, 2011.
  21. Web site: Tim Leaton. .
  22. Web site: 'America's Got Talent', 'American Ninja Warrior' & 'Last Comic Standing' Renewed by NBC - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . 2014-07-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714151351/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/13/americas-got-talent-american-ninja-warrior-last-comic-standing-renewed-by-nbc/282293/ . July 14, 2014 . mdy-all .
  23. Web site: – The Largest Entertainment Photo & Video Archive . Wireimage.com . August 2, 2006 . November 12, 2011.
  24. Web site: United Nations Chronicle, UN Chronicle, Department of Public Information, DPI . Chronique Onu | Fyi – Film Your Issue . United Nations . April 21, 2010 . November 12, 2011.
  25. Web site: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Antonio Villaraigosa, Walt Disney . Life.com . August 2, 2006 . November 12, 2011.

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