About me

Award winning London based film and video editor with motion graphics skills and over 10 years experience in the edit suit ranging from international music labels and artists to leading multi-platform content producers in the UK along with boutique and digital agencies. Creative, confident and easy to work with. Also directed a number of experimental films and music videos. AWARDS include British Short Film Festival Best Experimental Short, BFI Script Development Grant for "Filament" and grants from Arts Council England. Drawing on my production and directing experience, I bring a calm and easy-going nature to the edit. I work on Avid or Premiere Pro, am happy to offline and online, and I colour grade on both systems. Broad skill set including directing, editing, tapeless workflows, ISIS storage, DVCAM, compositing, grading, chroma keying, motion tracking, animation (2D mainly), visual effects and story-boarding using Avid 8.0, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Premier Pro, Photoshop. Training includes AVID support on AVID systems.

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Projects

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  How We Die“In the Mahābhārata, a revered ancient Hindu text, the King Yudhishthira is asked, “Of all the world’s wonders, which is the most wondrous?” Yudhishthira answers, “That no person, though he or she sees others dying all around them, believes that he or she will die.”

Work history

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Senior Film & Video Editor (& Director)Dharma Films Ltd
Mar 1998 - Dec 2020London, United KingdomFreelance
Freelance editor with over 20 years combined experience in post and behind the camera as a director of music videos and experimental films. As comfortable with the delivery of a global TVC as a last minute pitch film or internal corporate. As an editor key clients have included TBWA London, Spring Studios, Unit9, VICE, McGarry Bowen, Rufus Leonard, Fresh Films, Curious, 1st Ave Machine, ITV Brands include Lexus, Jaguar Land Rover, Unilever, Google Arts & Culture, Rimmel London, Max Factor, Nivea, Samsung, Breitling, American Express, Scottish Widows, Lloyds Banking Group, British Gas, ASDA and more

Skills

• Advertising
• Film
• Digital Content
• Music Videos
• TV Film Commercial
• Editing
• Directing
• Documentary
• Assistant Editing
• Corporate Video
• Short Film
• Avid Media Composer
• Photoshop
• Premiere Pro
• After Effects Lighting and Animation

Education

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Masters (Distinction)Staffordshire University
May 2017 - Jan 2020London, United Kingdom
A part-time Masters run by Raindance UK
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Experimental Film & Video Production (Distinction)Northern Media School
Apr 1995 - Apr 1998Sheffield, United Kingdom

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Awards

Best Newcomer
British Short Film Festival