Bio
SHEVIN BEGAN HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER LOOKING THROUGH THE EYE OF A CAMERA. AS A STILL PHOTOGRAPHER, HE WON NUMEROUS AWARDS IN FINE ART AND PHOTOJOURNALISM. COMBINING DARKROOM TECHNIQUES, SILKSCREEN AND LITHOGRAPHY, STEWART FOUND A NICHE WORKING IN MIXED MEDIA. WHILE EXPERIMENTING WITH MOTION PICTURE DEVELOPING CHEMISTRY, HIS CURIOSITY PEAKED IN THE MEDIUM. IT WAS THEN THAT HE BEGAN HIS CAREER IN POST-PRODUCTION AS AN ASSISTANT EDITOR.
STEWART ROSE THROUGH THE RANKS QUICKLY… WINNING A FOLLOWING AS AN EDITOR FOR MAJOR CAR ADVERTISERS AND A-LIST DIRECTORS. ON THE MONTH OF HIS 28TH BIRTHDAY, AS EDITOR AND PARTNER OF IMAGE EXPRESS, HE WRAPPED ANNOUNCEMENT CAMPAIGNS FOR CHEVROLET, PONTIAC AND CADILLAC BRANDS IN THE SAME QUARTER.
“IT WAS AN EXCITING TIME,” SHEVIN RECALLS. “THERE WAS SO MUCH TO DO AND LEARN IN THIS INDUSTRY. OUR CLIENTS TOOK CHANCES ON TALENT. I WAS ABLE TO EXPAND MY INTERESTS TO ALSO INCLUDE DIRECTING.”
STEWART FOUND REPRESENTATION AT A COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION COMPANY. HE ALSO HELMED DOCUMENTARIES AND MUSIC VIDEOS.
“I FOUND A LOT OF SATISFACTION IN DIRECTING, BUT ULTIMATELY IT SOLIDIFIED MY FEELINGS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EDITOR’S ROLE IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS.
SINCE RETURNING TO EDITING, HE HAS EARNED NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR HIS APPROACH TO THE CRAFT; INCLUDING FOUR ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT CREATIVE EDITOR STATUETTES, ADDYS, AN EMMY AND AICP RECOGNITION.
STEWART STILL HOLDS AN APPRECIATION FOR THE UNIQUE AND CREATIVE – HIS EDITING SUITE IS ADORNED WITH FOLK ART, AND PHOTOS BY HIS HAND. LATELY, HE HAS WRITTEN AND PRODUCED SEMI-FICTIONAL AUDIO SEGMENTS FOR AIRING ON NPR.
“THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING MORE TO LEARN. I’M PROUD OF MY WORK, BUT I TRY TO NOT SIT BACK AND SAY IT’S “THERE”. IT’S DIFFICULT TO VIEW SOMETHING AND NOT SEE – HOWEVER SMALL – THAT IT COULD IMPROVE. THAT’S THE FUN OF WHAT WE DO.”
