Panama
LATAM & U.S. markets

SANTANAFERGUSON

Creative Technologist & Video Editor

Audience Retention · AI Visual Systems · Post-production

Original Sources — Final Reel 2026. Video editing, motion graphics, compositing and VFX by Santana Ferguson.

About Santana

Video editor and creative technologist based in Panama City. Remote work in English and Spanish.

I led post-production for the entire second season of Nick Cannon’s Big Drive, edited narrative videos for Dhar Mann Studios, and worked in animation and post-production at Publicis Groupe Panama.

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AUDIENCE

450M+

Cumulative views on edited video content

BIG DRIVE / S2

Led post-production for the entire season

ORIGINS

~10

Years of active magic and mentalism

SELECTED WORK.

Nick Cannon’s Big Drive · Season 2

Led post-production and motion graphics for the entire second season, shaping multicamera footage into energetic, coherent sequences.

Role: Lead Post Producer & Motion Graphic Artist
Approach: Car montages, vehicle graphics, transitions, compositing, VFX, pacing and continuity.

Case study (Spanish) ↗ View reel ↗

Dhar Mann Studios

Edited narrative videos around performance, emotional stakes and scene progression, using dialogue and reactions to sustain attention.

Role: Video Editor · 2022—2023
Approach: Cut timing, reaction design, dialogue clarity and continuity for story momentum.

Case study (Spanish) ↗ View reel ↗

Creative technology & AI visual systems

Independent browser experiments connect computer vision, gesture input, real-time 3D and AI-assisted image workflows.

Role: Creative Technologist
Approach: MediaPipe, Three.js, WebGPU, generative imagery, compositing, local multimodal AI and creative-agent workflows.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.

Video editing, post-production and creative technology.

CURRENTINDEPENDENT

Creative Technologist /
AI Visual Systems

Independent projects & research

Build browser-based prototypes combining computer vision, gesture input and real-time 3D with MediaPipe, Three.js and WebGPU.
Develop AI-assisted workflows for generative imagery, compositing, visual development and depth studies.
Explore local multimodal AI, visual reasoning, model evaluation, creative agents and MCP integrations for production and experimentation.

2024—2025POST-PRODUCTION

Lead Post Producer &
Motion Graphic Artist

Nick Cannon’s Big Drive · Season 2

Led post-production and motion graphics for the entire second season, combining editing, animation, compositing and VFX.
Created car montages, vehicle graphics and transitions; shaped multicamera footage for pacing, visual impact and continuity.

2022—2023EDITORIAL

Video Editor

Dhar Mann Studios

Edited narrative videos around performance, emotional stakes and scene progression, using dialogue and reactions to sustain attention.
Refined cut timing and continuity for story clarity.

APR 2018—DEC 2021AGENCY

Senior Animator /
Post-production

Publicis Groupe

Produced animation, motion graphics, compositing and VFX for digital and broadcast advertising within agency delivery workflows.

2018ADDITIONAL

Video Editing &
Motion Graphics

AIESEC Panama

Video editing and motion graphics, including UNICEF campaign content.

BOZA PERTHRO

Visual development · Music artwork

Developed imagery and visual studies through generative imagery, art direction and compositing. Explored portrait depth and motion using source footage and depth passes.

Artist: Boza
Label / client: Sony Music Spain
Creative work: Santana Ferguson

View the official release ↗ Case study (Spanish) ↗

POST
PRODUCTION

Quality control

Review sync, timecode and frame-rate integrity; use waveform and visual cues to locate dialogue starts and plan conform/export decisions.

Media management

Document QC issues and likely causes; protect camera originals, organize searchable media and escalate metadata inconsistencies.

Feedback and delivery

Anchor creative decisions in briefs and brand guidelines; reconcile stakeholder feedback under tight deadlines.

THE TOOLKIT.

Editorial

Audience retentionHooksNarrative & short-form pacingDialogue timingMulticamera editingMotion graphicsCompositing & VFX

Production software

Adobe Premiere ProAdobe After EffectsBlender

Creative development

JavaScriptThree.jsWebGPUWebGLGSAPReal-time 3DHuman-computer interaction

Computer vision

MediaPipeOpenCVFace & hand landmarksHead trackingGesture recognitionCamera-based interfaces

AI workflows & research

ComfyUIGenerative imageryLocal multimodal AIVision-language modelsLocal inferenceModel evaluationAI-assisted experimentation & analyticsCreative agentsMCPCreative automation