About
Max Paster (they/he/she) is a student in their senior year at Mount Holyoke College, majoring in Film Media Theater with a minor in Computer Science. They are American and Canadian, with family based in Nova Scotia, Canada and Los Angeles, California. Their focus is video and audio editing, and Max hopes to become a professional film editor. They are also a photographer and are available to book for photoshoots. Explore this portfolio to see their work on various projects during their academic and professional career.
When not working on film, audio, or photography, Max loves being a barista at whatever café is nearby (currently the library cafe on Mount Holyoke campus!).
Contact
Socials
Photo Credit: Oleander Morrill 2023
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5 College Film Festival 2024 Juror
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Editor for Don't Blink Media
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Traffic Director (WMHC)
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Stage Crew (OSI)
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Assistant Stage Manager
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FMT Department Liaison
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Founder of MHC Photography Club
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Assistant Photographer & Videographer (MarComms)
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MHC Film Festival 2025 Director
Professional Creative Pursuits
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Talking Pictures: Intro Film
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Intro to Video Production
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Women Experimental Filmmakers
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Directing Actors for Screen
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Media & Sexuality
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Experimental Video
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Fandom Studies
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Envisioning Apocalypse (audit)
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(Upcoming) Video Editing
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(Upcoming) Scripted TV Series Production
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(Upcoming) Apocalyptic Media Independent Study
Courses
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Adobe Premiere Pro
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Adobe Audition
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Final Cut Pro
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Adobe Photoshop
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Nikon and Canon DSLR
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Google Suite
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Pixelmator Pro
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Canva Pro
Skills
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21st Century Scholar (MHC)
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Mount Holyoke Fund Scholar 2022-23
Film Festival selections:
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"mimic" - MHC Film Festival Selection 2024, Junk Dump Quarter-Finalist 2024, Absurd Film Festival Best LGBTQ+ Honorable Mention
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"Move" - MHC Film Festival 2024
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"Love In Spite" - Student LA Film Awards Semi-Finalist
Honors and Awards
Editing Reel:
For full videos, see Video and Audio Portfolio pages
An updated reel is in progress. Please see recent work in my portfolio.
