craig burnett bio and testimonials
testimonials
Craig
knew his lines and kept the rest of the team's spirits up while
we fit a lot into a short production day - he's a great talent to
work with.
Brent Roske -
Creative Director, NBC Skycastle
Craig Burnett started
in television in Rapid City, South Dakota, at KOTA-TV in 1977. In 1980,
a move to Denver switched his focus from broadcast to production. In 1982
he moved to Kansas City, to work for Hallmark's television production
division, and later for Paddock Productions. In 1985, Craig returned to
Denver as a freelance editor, working for production companies such as
Telemation, Crosspoint, and CPG/Denver. In late 1990, he returned to Kansas
City to work for Paddock Productions on accounts such as WalMart, Blockbuster
Video, H&R Block, and others. In 1996, Craig went freelance to accommodate
his growing list of directorial clients. He's been directing, editing,
writing, voicing, and appearing on-camera for clients like hotels.com,
QVC, HSN, Easton Press, sanofi-aventis Pharmaceuticals, Hallmark, Sprint,
Kraft Foods, Scripps Howard, NBC, ABC and many more.
Craig has worked
for almost 18 years with ComedyCity, an improv group headquartered in
Kansas City. He's creative, witty, quick on his feet, and is generally
known as a fun guy to be around on the set, whether he's appearing on-camera,
directing or shooting.
Craig has a Telly Award for directing, a Rocky Mountain Regional Emmy
Award for voiceover, a Silver Cindy Award from the Houston International
Film Festival for editing, and two Omni Awards, also for editing. His
fireplace mantle looks cool.
Craig lives with his family in the heartland of America.
That's all the fun stuff. Now we should probably both get back to work!
It makes
a difference, because what you get is an extremely collaborative
process. With his range of experience Craig brings a sense of ‘what’s
going to work’ and ‘what’s not’ to the set –
and that’s something you just can’t recruit for.
Its magic. I’ve worked with him again and again because he
simply delivers. I'm glad to have Craig Burnett as the face and
voice of my brand for tens of millions to see every day.
Vic Walia - Senior Director of Brand
Marketing, Expedia Inc. - hotels.com
Craig is
a great sounding board for the language and rhythm of sales speech.
He is an amazing creative partner. I depend on his decades of experience
as a director and editor to be certain what we are creating fits
into the goals of the script, but also will work in the editing
room.
Steve Zeoli - Senior Producer, Producers
Direct
Making
good video is easy. Making great video takes hard work and talent.
That's why Craig is always my first call. Craig is a creative genius;
and the wonderful thing is, he'll share it with you for a small
day rate.
Dan
Welter - Executive Producer, Dan Welter Productions
Craig has
a look that crosses over many demographic ranges. In the 20 years
I've worked with him, I've never met another talent that brings
his “A” game to every single shoot, no matter who the
client, no matter what the time constraints. He is a total pro.
Frank
Matson - CEO, Citizen Pictures
