Peter Heady(1954-2023)
- Editorial Department
- Additional Crew
- Visual Effects
Peter Heady, a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, has
had a varied career in the broadcast and film industry. He is a
twenty-year professional with experience in all aspects of
post-production. His post-production work has included stints as both a
colorist and editor, lending a unique perspective to his finishing
work. Peter is also a frequent speaker on topics of interest to the
filmmaking community at film festivals, technical conferences and
roundtable discussions around the country. Early in his career he was
fortunate to complete the finishing on many of Ken Burns documentary
films including the multi-part series: Baseball, The West, Lewis And
Clark and others. He is one of the pioneers of the DTV industry,
manning the nations first all digital high definition edit suite at
Tape House Editorial's Advanced Imaging Center, finishing some of the
first programming available in HDTV. Currently Senior Finishing Artist
at Goldcrest Postproduction New York, His extensive credits include
work with some of New York's top independent filmmakers. Recent work
includes, Finishing Erroll Morris's Academy Award winning, "Fog Of
War", Sundance Film Festival award winner "Capturing The Friedmans' by
Andrew Jarecki. Academy Award nominated Tupac Resurrection by Lauren
Lazin, John Sales' "Casa De Los Babies", Spike Lee's "Jim Brown All
American", Geodfrey Reggio's "Naqoyaqatsi" and "Pieces Of April" by
Peter Hedges. Other long form work includes work for HBO, ShowTime,
NBC, ABC, CBS, NHK, and countless commercials for national clients.
