Mitch Jacobson
Mitch Jacobson is an Emmy®-nominated producer, director, editor, and advanced workflow consultant with over four decades of experience shaping the landscape of media and entertainment.
As the founder of Category Five Studios (NYC | Palm Beach), he bridges the gap between high-end creative vision and cutting-edge technical execution.
Dubbed the “Concert Master” by CineMontage magazine, Mitch’s editorial portfolio includes feature-length concert films for global icons such as U2, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Paul McCartney (which earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination), and Alicia Keys. His extensive broadcast credits span major networks and platforms, including Netflix, MTV, CBS, PBS, Discovery, and ABC, with prime-time editing turns on America’s Got Talent and The Rachael Ray Show.
A pioneer in multi-camera live production, Mitch specialized early on in live sports for CBS and ESPN before evolving into a premier architect for global live-streaming events. His recent milestone credits include the 2024 Paris Olympics Global Concert Livestream and “The Art of Music in Film” the first show broadcast “Live from Metaverse” at the Cannes Film Festival.
As a sought-after technical consultant, Mitch designs and integrates advanced studio workflows utilizing IP video, virtual production, Unreal Engine, and AWS Cloud technologies. His elite clientele includes the World Economic Forum, Harvard Leadership Studio, Twitch/Amazon Studios, ABC, and MSNBC.
A passionate educator and published author of Mastering Multi-Camera Techniques, Mitch is a certified master trainer for Blackmagic Design and VizRT/NewTek. He has taught at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in NYC, mentors the next generation via Reel Works, and frequently keynotes at National Association of Broadcaters (NAB) in Las Vegas. He is a proud member of IATSE Local 700 (Motion Picture Editors Guild), IBEW, CSI, and SMPTE.
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Cutting it Close
How it Works-Multicam in Final Cut Pro X
Multicam in Final Cut Pro X Here is a great article from Jan Ozer who takes Apple's FCPx for a multicam test-drive using footage from my book Mastering Multicamera Techniques: Let’s start with the highlights. [...]
Editor’s Retreat 2012
Eighty of the best film and tv editors made their way to Austin, Texas this week for The Editor's Retreat presented by Future Media Concepts. The history of the conference started in 1996 as the [...]
Livestream Adds Plugin for TriCaster
Livestream.com just released a brand new, fully integrated plugin for the NewTek Tricaster. This will make things so much easier for encoding and setting up a livestream.com channel. The new plug-in has the same great [...]
FCPx adds Multicam and much more
A new update for FCPx was released today that addresses a slew of requested features including multicam! The NEW MULTICAM is boasting 64 active camera angles driven by the 64-bit engine. A big up for metadata control [...]
Pitbull’s World of Betters- Miami (livestream-highlights)
Follow Pitbull as he inspires the youth of Miami by creating a space for them to come and express their creativity. Check out the live stream highlights and my personal pictures: http://youtu.be/G8v-P7ZiLwA [wooslider slider_type="attachments" [...]
Apple’s universal remote concept hints at future television set
Apple has shown interest in building a new, simplified remote control that would automatically control a variety of devices while reducing setup and frustration for the user. The concept was revealed this week in a [...]
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