"Val's a seasoned producer: talented, reliable, and fun to work with. She managed an extremely heavy workload for us at Ironbound Films, producing corporate video projects and the occasional documentary shoot. She displayed total professionalism when dealing with our clients and solved problems well under pressure.
Valerie was particularly adept at producing complicated international shoots. A highlight was her production of 10 corporate videos filmed in Songdo, South Korea in late 2011. We sent her around the globe with confidence.
I highly recommend Val to produce your next project, and I'm looking forward to working with her again."
Seth Kramer, Owner, Ironbound Films, Inc.
Valerie was particularly adept at producing complicated international shoots. A highlight was her production of 10 corporate videos filmed in Songdo, South Korea in late 2011. We sent her around the globe with confidence.
I highly recommend Val to produce your next project, and I'm looking forward to working with her again."
Seth Kramer, Owner, Ironbound Films, Inc.
"Valerie Visconti is a reliable, experienced, creative production professional who is capable of managing production shoots of any size and level of difficulty. She can both oversee a large crew and act as the valued liaison to the client. Her grace under pressure is unrivaled.
I strongly recommend hiring Valerie for corporate video production, technical script writing, documentary field shooting, and line production. She is affable, intelligent, and thinks quick on her feet. She is a smart hire to manage your next production."
Jeremy Newberger, CEO, Ironbound Films, Inc.
I strongly recommend hiring Valerie for corporate video production, technical script writing, documentary field shooting, and line production. She is affable, intelligent, and thinks quick on her feet. She is a smart hire to manage your next production."
Jeremy Newberger, CEO, Ironbound Films, Inc.
"I hired Valerie in the fall of 2000, shortly after she graduated from college. Over the next 10 years Valerie worked her way up from being an office assistant to producing 11 episodes in our series on the New Orleans schools system for PBS NewsHour. As Siona LaFrance, NOLA chief PR person, observed about Valerie's work there, "You've kept us on our toes, but you have always been fair."
Valerie is a reliable, hard-working and dedicated team player who is easy to work with. She's been willing to go the extra mile to get the job done and was often the last one to the leave the office at night.
One of Valerie's strongest talents is her ability to 'sell' the mission and gain the access and trust necessary to produce in-depth coverage. For example, for our coverage of New Orleans schools she convinced principals and teachers to open their doors to our cameras, even though their jobs might have been put at risk for exposing problems in the system. For our coverage of homeless kids and the schools, she secured a family willing to tell their story on national television, despite the potential embarrassment and stigma.
I am completely comfortable recommending Valerie, a good person as a well as a valuable co-worker.”
John Merrow, Former Education Correspondent for PBS NewsHour and Former President of Learning Matters, Inc.
(now known as Education Week Video)
Valerie is a reliable, hard-working and dedicated team player who is easy to work with. She's been willing to go the extra mile to get the job done and was often the last one to the leave the office at night.
One of Valerie's strongest talents is her ability to 'sell' the mission and gain the access and trust necessary to produce in-depth coverage. For example, for our coverage of New Orleans schools she convinced principals and teachers to open their doors to our cameras, even though their jobs might have been put at risk for exposing problems in the system. For our coverage of homeless kids and the schools, she secured a family willing to tell their story on national television, despite the potential embarrassment and stigma.
I am completely comfortable recommending Valerie, a good person as a well as a valuable co-worker.”
John Merrow, Former Education Correspondent for PBS NewsHour and Former President of Learning Matters, Inc.
(now known as Education Week Video)
"I worked closely with Valerie Visconti for 10 years and I recommend her enthusiastically. Valerie is a dedicated producer who does whatever it takes to complete a project.
A good example is a report we did from Green Bay, Wisconsin about a spike in the number of homeless children. It aired on the NewsHour on PBS. Tracking down families willing to share their stories was difficult. Many were embarrassed. Others were unreachable. Valerie made countless calls to social workers and built relationships that eventually led us to families. Then she convinced them to participate. Her work made our piece a success.
In post-production, Valerie has many talents. She can quickly write scripts and shape it with editors. She pays close attention to details: she never made a reporting error that needed correction.
On a personal note, Valerie is well liked by all her colleagues. She has a warm personality and takes the good and bad in stride. Valerie will be an asset to whatever organization hires her next. She offers experience and welcomes opportunities to grow."
John Tulenko, Former Senior Producer, Learning Matters, Inc. (now known as Education Week Video)
A good example is a report we did from Green Bay, Wisconsin about a spike in the number of homeless children. It aired on the NewsHour on PBS. Tracking down families willing to share their stories was difficult. Many were embarrassed. Others were unreachable. Valerie made countless calls to social workers and built relationships that eventually led us to families. Then she convinced them to participate. Her work made our piece a success.
In post-production, Valerie has many talents. She can quickly write scripts and shape it with editors. She pays close attention to details: she never made a reporting error that needed correction.
On a personal note, Valerie is well liked by all her colleagues. She has a warm personality and takes the good and bad in stride. Valerie will be an asset to whatever organization hires her next. She offers experience and welcomes opportunities to grow."
John Tulenko, Former Senior Producer, Learning Matters, Inc. (now known as Education Week Video)
"I have worked with Valerie Visconti for over five years at Learning Matters. In that time she has never failed to be a diligent, committed, and resourceful professional. She is organized, a positive person presence and a great collaborator.
I do not hesitate to recommend Valerie for television, video, or film production work or, in fact, any employment requiring thoroughness, integrity, consistency, research ability, and strong organizational skills.”
David Wald, Former Managing Producer, Learning Matters, Inc. (now known as Education Week Video)
I do not hesitate to recommend Valerie for television, video, or film production work or, in fact, any employment requiring thoroughness, integrity, consistency, research ability, and strong organizational skills.”
David Wald, Former Managing Producer, Learning Matters, Inc. (now known as Education Week Video)
"Valerie is an expert at crafting story lines from complex information and an abundance of characters, and a pleasure to work with. She collaborates well with editors and always delivers on time.
As a freelance post producer/writer with DMJ she was charged with creating an 8-minute video about AMIT Israel's programs and services from 30+ interviews and a surplus of b-roll. She was extremely skilled at absorbing the footage quickly and turning it into a powerful script and video that clearly conveys historical information while having an emotional impact through its characters."
Sloane Cooper, Former Production Manager at DMJ Digital Media
As a freelance post producer/writer with DMJ she was charged with creating an 8-minute video about AMIT Israel's programs and services from 30+ interviews and a surplus of b-roll. She was extremely skilled at absorbing the footage quickly and turning it into a powerful script and video that clearly conveys historical information while having an emotional impact through its characters."
Sloane Cooper, Former Production Manager at DMJ Digital Media
"Valerie is a dedicated worker who always gave 110%. We produced segments together (at Learning Matters, Inc.) and had to manage a wide range of duties--everything from pre through post production. She was able to juggle the various tasks, while maintaining an understanding of the subject matter. She was tireless in the field as well.”
Julie Almendral, Senior Producer at Arcos Films
Julie Almendral, Senior Producer at Arcos Films
“Valerie is a smart, hard-working producer. She is excellent at keeping a firm focus on the storyline when working fast under short deadline with sensitive material. She was always quick to help when I needed guidance or input but left me alone when I needed to edit. And she's always a pleasure to spend time with!”
Christy Denes, Freelance Editor
Christy Denes, Freelance Editor
"I found Valerie to be a diligent, hard-working, creative and thoughtful producer, who had a deep understanding and respect for the material and easily upheld the high standards expected from a national, news broadcast for public television. In research, production and through the edit (at Learning Matters, Inc), Valerie paid close attention to details and data, while never losing sight of the story. She also has the perfect personality for television, being able to communicate with people from all walks of life and never let the stresses of production ruffle her.
Valerie would be an invaluable addition to any production team and I look forward to seeing her succeed in a broader arena, particularly in long-form, factual television."
Tania McKeown, Former Executive Producer, SundanceTV
Valerie would be an invaluable addition to any production team and I look forward to seeing her succeed in a broader arena, particularly in long-form, factual television."
Tania McKeown, Former Executive Producer, SundanceTV