Jonah Lee Walker was born on Marthas Vineyard Island off the Coast of Massachusetts, making him a true Islander.
He graduated from Marthas Vineyard Regional High school with honors, and at the age of 17 he went to college at the University of Southern California School of Cinema and Television Production graduated Cum Laude in 1996.
He graduated from Marthas Vineyard Regional High school with honors, and at the age of 17 he went to college at the University of Southern California School of Cinema and Television Production graduated Cum Laude in 1996.
During the summers he worked as a Commercial Production Assistant, and he jumped back into that as soon as he got out of school, quickly moving up to do both Production Coordination and Art Department Coordination.
In 2002, 20 years ago, Jonah started working as a video editor and after effects artist, working on the Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring Special Extended Edition DVD, and going on to work on all 3 films, and then going to New Zealand to setup editing for King Kong.
In 2002, 20 years ago, Jonah started working as a video editor and after effects artist, working on the Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring Special Extended Edition DVD, and going on to work on all 3 films, and then going to New Zealand to setup editing for King Kong.
Since then Jonah has done work on many award winning DVD special features, also gone on to do reality television ( including REMIX for BET) and for many years now has worked extensively in the world of Commercials and Direct Response, editing and doing graphics for Award Winning infomercials including the Milwaukee M-12 Impact Driver, and cutting many commercials for Children's Hospital Los Angles including the 2018 campaign with Jimmy Kimmel. Most recently he has been working for Inter-Media and doing a whole bunch of CarShield commercials.
During the Pandemic Jonah has been working on commercials remotely, and with a Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K can now do a live edit and review of his edit timeline via ZOOM, to recreate the experience of screening in an editing bay.
Jonah started his career editing in Apple Final Cut Pro, while doing motion graphics in Adobe After Effects. Then he learned AVID, and now is also an expert in Premiere Pro, and has been learning DaVinci Resolve, and is also highly skilled in the new Final Cut Pro.
Jonah started his career editing in Apple Final Cut Pro, while doing motion graphics in Adobe After Effects. Then he learned AVID, and now is also an expert in Premiere Pro, and has been learning DaVinci Resolve, and is also highly skilled in the new Final Cut Pro.
Jonah Edited did the Visual Effects and Color Correction for the short film GROUNDED, which was an official selection at 4 film festivals, The Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival 2022, The San Diego International Children's Film Festival 2022 (at Comic Con 2022), Love Your Shorts Film Festival 2022, and Kids First! Film Festival 2021. The short was directed by his wife, Kelly Pancho, a Television Producer and currently a studio executive at CBS Studios. You can WATCH IT HERE. The film's web site is here, and here is the listing on IMDB.
Jonah also completed and released his short film, the misadventures of bear, which was in 7 film festivals (and can be viewed here). Jonah wrote, direct, shot, editing, and did the vfx and color correction on this fun little short.
Jonah is also building a spaceship cockpit in his back yard for a science fiction web series he is developing. It already has a light wired control panel and is painted, as is the model for some green screen photography (miniatures all the way).
It may also serve as the set for the Misadventures of Bear Sequel, Bear in Space.
In what little spare time Jonah does software lessons to stay up to date and learn more, as freelance video editors need to be real jack of all trades.
It may also serve as the set for the Misadventures of Bear Sequel, Bear in Space.
In what little spare time Jonah does software lessons to stay up to date and learn more, as freelance video editors need to be real jack of all trades.
Jonah is also very interested in finding work as a union scripted television assistant editor, and has completed the Assistant Editors Bootcamp so he can be technically proficient.
Jonah and his wife kelly live in the Valley in Los angles with their two lovely dogs Indiana Bones and Boba Fetch.
Jonah and his wife kelly live in the Valley in Los angles with their two lovely dogs Indiana Bones and Boba Fetch.