Steven Escobar

Steven Escobar

I’m a Prime-time Emmy Award–winning film and television editor with over four decades of experience shaping powerful, emotionally driven stories. I’ve worked across every major network, editing more than 2,000 episodes of network and cable television and multiple feature films with distribution — from reality, true-crime and documentary series to game shows, music videos and VFX-heavy projects.

My core strengths are storytelling, rhythm, and collaboration. I specialize in turning hours of raw footage into clear, engaging narratives, with a finely tuned sense of pacing — knowing when to hold on a moment, when to cut, and how to build tension, humor, or emotional impact so audiences stay hooked. And I’m also great with music editing and sound effects.

I’m comfortable working in high-pressure, network-driven environments and I’m known for being fast, organized, and easy to work with. Partnering closely with directors, producers, and executives, I translate notes into strong creative solutions while protecting the heart of the story.

Above all, my goal is simple: to make the footage click emotionally and deliver a finished cut that everyone is proud to put their name on.

DEMO 2025

Watch a short 2 min demo of my true crime work and horror feature films.

Television Shows (Select Credits)

Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror - MGM+ (Horror Documentary Series) FULL EPISODE

Whare Wars - Animal Planet (Docu-Series) SELECT CLIP

America’s Most Wanted S26 (FOX) FULL EPISODE

The Amazing Race 11 - CBS (Reality Competition) EMMY Award Winner

BIG BROTHER 27: Nodding Off at the Nomination Ceremony (CBS) SELECT SCENE

Real Murders of Orange County: Murder of Bill McLaughlin S3E6 (Oxygen) SELECT CLIP

BIG BROTHER 27: The Bear Has Been Poked! (CBS) SELECT SCENE

The Amazing Race - CBS (Reality Competition) EMMY Award Winner

Murder in the 21st: Law Student Vanishes (Discovery ID) FULL EPISODE

BIG BROTHER 12 - CBS (Reality Competition)

Independent Films

Xenophobia Trailer - Independent Feature Film (Editor/Producer/Co-writer/Co-Director)

Terror Toons 3: Behind the Scenes - Independent Film (Picture and Sounds Editor)

The Summer of Massacre - Independent Feature Film (Editor / Producer) Guinness World Record: Highest Body Count in a Slasher Film

Terror Toons 4 - Independent Feature Film (Editor / Producer)

Select Scenes from Films I’ve Edited

Xenophobia - Independent Feature Film (Editor / Colorist / Producer)

Life After Tomorrow - Independent Documentary (Editor)

SLASHER CAMP - PROOF OF CONCEPT (Picture & Sound Editor)

Xenophobia - Independent Feature Film (Editor / Colorist / Producer)

Sizzle Reels & Trailers

ASYLUM Sizzle Reel/Proof of Concept (Picture & Sound Editor)

UNMASKED Sizzle Reel/Proof of Concept (Picture & Sound Editor)

Hairball - Trailer (Picture & Sound Editor)

Hairball - Trailer (Picture & Sound Editor)

M Trailer - Trailer (Picture & Sound Editor)

Infernal - Trailer (Picture & Sound Editor) Used to raise funding for Indiegogo: over $40k