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
World Wars Premieres tonight on History
Happy Memorial Day!! If you like war documentaries, then you will love World Wars premiering tonight on History channel at 9pm. It's a three part - six hour mini series and is one of the [...]
“…I’m a Colorist”
It was first thing in the morning on the first day of NAB2014. I'm hanging out after an impressive demo of Resolve 11's full-on editing features. I wondered who wouldn't like it...great trimming. Then, I ran into a [...]
Go “GloCal” with Live Streaming! NAB2014 at Post Production World
As many of you know, I am huge fan of live streaming and spend most of my time away from editing cutting live shows and teaching live stream workshops. At NAB Post Production World this [...]
Color Me, Pepper! PT.1 Speedgrade at Post Production World NAB2014
For the weekend leading up to the show floor opening on Monday it's all about tech training sessions at NAB. Year after year the Post Production World Conference has been the standout training event. The [...]
Las Vegas NAB 2014, Here I Come!
Howdy y'all! This old cowboy is heading to Vegas for the National Association of Broadcasters convention today. NAB. I'll be reporting here all week form the show floor, the Post Production World conference, The Creative [...]
Training the Trainer: Newtek Tricaster 8000
I'm heading down to San Antonio today to be a part of NewTek's first "Train the Trainer" dream team for the Tricaster 8000. I'm especially looking forward to learning any undocumented features and new workflows [...]
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