Video Editor Resume
BuzzFeed Hires Andrew Kaczynski, ‘Oppenheimer’ of Political Videos (thepoliticker.observer)
On Howard Kurtz's _Reliable Sources_ yesterday, political video prodigy **Andrew Kaczynski** announced he will be joining **Ben Smith**'s team at BuzzFeed, beginning January 1. A 22 year-old history student at St. John's University, Mr. Kaczynski is as cubby as they come. But he’s already made a name for himself on the 2012 campaign beat with unseen video footage of primary candidates spouting hypocritical views, which he digs out of C-SPAN's massive online archive. “When I’m not with my girlfriend, or in class, or doing homework, it is really what I spend most of my time doing,” Mr. Kaczynski told Off the Record in an e-mail. He unearthed a clip of **Newt Gingrich** supporting a health insurance mandate alongside **Hilary Clinton** and a choice pot-meet-kettle moment in which** Mitt Romney **decried** John Kerry**'s flip-flopping, among others. The videos have caught the attention of attention of reporters for _The New York Times_, Fox News, and The Huffington Post. As has Mr. Kaczynski. Slate political columnist **Dave Weigel** called him “the Oppenheimer of archival video research.” For those skeptical of the shift underway at BuzzFeed—the funny photo aggregator with sudden aspirations of journalistic prestige—Mr. Kaczynski seems to perfectly embody its new hybrid ...
VFX Artist/Video Editor James Kwon's video resume
