Rick grew up in the southern New Jersey suburbs near Philadelphia, and has been a die-hard New Yorker for almost 20 years.
He has been making his living as an editor since 1996.
He currently resides in Astoria, Queens and can be occasionally found at Planet Rose in the East Village singing karaoke. Like a rockstar.
A SAMPLING OF EDITING CREDITS & CLIENTS:
On-Air Promos, Web Video Content, Sales Videos, Corporate Videos:
Bloomberg TV
Crate & Barrel
Time, Inc.
BET
TV Land
TVLand.com
Nick @ Nite
Nickelodeon
HBO
Food Network
AXA Equitable
Commercials:
Domino’s Pizza
The Ad Council
Rural Opportunities
Ameritech
Tai Chi Foundation
Long Form TV Shows:
VH-1 Hip Hop Honors
Lifetime’s Intimate Portrait
PBS American Masters
World Basketball Festival Presents: Jay-Z at Radio City Music Hall
VH-1 Soul Cities
VH-1 Top 10 Michael Jackson Videos of All Time
BET’s Top 25 Best Dancers
BET’s Top 25 Hottest Couples
BET’s The 5ive
Feature Films:
“Vegas: Based on a True Story” Directed by Amir Naderi
Premiered at Venice Film Festival 2008 in competition.
“Sound Barrier,” Directed by Amir Naderi
Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2005, award winner at Rome Film Festival
“Russia! The Drama of Art in 12 Episodes,” Dir Nina Zaretksaya
Documentary of the history of Russian Art
Short Films written, directed and edited by Rick Brown:
“Free Housecleaning” • 2010 • 17 min • in post production.
“Empty Pockets” • 2005 • 4 min • NYC Midnight Madness 24hr Film Contest
“Meditation 0.16″ • 2003 • 3 min • Produced for Video Art Gallery, St Petersburg, Russia. (Shot entirely with the Fisher Price PXL-2000 Pixelvision camera.)
“Meant to Be” • 2002 • 3 min • Project Greenlight Top 250 Finalist
“Effigy” • 2002 • 3 min
Music Videos directed & edited by Rick Brown:
“Rocky Top” • 2006 • Artist: Jason Ellis
Miscellany:
“The Principles & Practice of Tai Chi Chuan” • Director, Producer, Editor, Co-Writer
Meditative Martial Art Instructional Video.
“The Tai Chi Foundation’s Summer Training Video” • Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
Promotional video for martial arts school’s annual summer retreat.
“Choices” • Director, Producer, Editor
Directed Queens Voc. & Tech. High School Drama Club students in the 30 min script they wrote on teen pregnancy. The video is still shown in curriculum in many NYC schools.
New York School of Tai Chi Chuan • NYC • Vice President, Board of Directors • 2000-2003
Helping to keep a non-profit, volunteer-based teaching organization in business was no easy task, but it was rewarding. And a great learning experience.
EDUCATION:
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
BFA, Film & Television Production, 1995
References and war stories available upon request.