Jay Vinitsky
- Production Manager
- Editorial Department
- Additional Crew
As Post Production Supervisor, Jay Vinitsky spent thousands of hours in editing rooms, theaters, stages, and color timing sessions working on films for New Line Cinema, Paramount Pictures and Chanticleer Films. He guided directors through the process of turning the original camera negative into finished films, all while guiding them through the multiple stages of the post process. He loved seeing the film transform from the first assembly into the final version at world premieres.
In the fall of '94, Jay left Chicago with a master's in arts, entertainment and media management. Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, he was hired by the Artists Rights Foundation (now known as the Film Foundation), a non-profit with the intent to ensure that films are protected from censorship, distortion and alteration of any kind. That year the John Huston Award for Artists Rights was presented to Steven Spielberg, an event that Jay was able to attend as the Huston Award Assistant Coordinator.
After completing an internship at Chanticleer Films, he was offered to join the company as the assistant to head of physical production. Chanticleer won the Academy Award that same year for Best Live Action Short Film, Lieberman in Love. While there, he started to learn about the post production process and worked closely with Rob Lowe and Christian Slater on their directorial debuts.
Jay received an offer to join New Line Cinema in '97 and continued to learn more about post production, now on feature length films. He received his first feature film screen credit in '98 on the Academy Award Nominated Wag the Dog.
Over the next decade, Jay supervised twenty feature films until the failed merger between AOL and Time Warner resulted in him being let go at the end of '08. Some of the films during that time include Elf, Final Destination, Hairspray, Life as a House, Snakes on a Plane, Sex and the City, Four Christmases and Wedding Crashers.
He was then hired to work as a freelance post production supervisor for both New Line Cinema and Paramount Pictures. Films during that time: Valentine's Day, Horrible Bosses, Rock of Ages, Daddy's Home 1 and 2, Keanu, and Baywatch.
Early in '18, Jay brought an end to that chapter of his career. As a lover of film, music, and theatre, he is very proud to have spent almost twenty-five years helping others accomplish their artistic visions while minimizing their compromises.
In the fall of '94, Jay left Chicago with a master's in arts, entertainment and media management. Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, he was hired by the Artists Rights Foundation (now known as the Film Foundation), a non-profit with the intent to ensure that films are protected from censorship, distortion and alteration of any kind. That year the John Huston Award for Artists Rights was presented to Steven Spielberg, an event that Jay was able to attend as the Huston Award Assistant Coordinator.
After completing an internship at Chanticleer Films, he was offered to join the company as the assistant to head of physical production. Chanticleer won the Academy Award that same year for Best Live Action Short Film, Lieberman in Love. While there, he started to learn about the post production process and worked closely with Rob Lowe and Christian Slater on their directorial debuts.
Jay received an offer to join New Line Cinema in '97 and continued to learn more about post production, now on feature length films. He received his first feature film screen credit in '98 on the Academy Award Nominated Wag the Dog.
Over the next decade, Jay supervised twenty feature films until the failed merger between AOL and Time Warner resulted in him being let go at the end of '08. Some of the films during that time include Elf, Final Destination, Hairspray, Life as a House, Snakes on a Plane, Sex and the City, Four Christmases and Wedding Crashers.
He was then hired to work as a freelance post production supervisor for both New Line Cinema and Paramount Pictures. Films during that time: Valentine's Day, Horrible Bosses, Rock of Ages, Daddy's Home 1 and 2, Keanu, and Baywatch.
Early in '18, Jay brought an end to that chapter of his career. As a lover of film, music, and theatre, he is very proud to have spent almost twenty-five years helping others accomplish their artistic visions while minimizing their compromises.
