Creative video editor with over ten years experience on music promos, social media videos and narrative films- developing video content for all platforms.
I work under the creative partnership Industrious Dark with my partner Adrian (Video Director/Motion Graphics) and together we work as a scaleable team, delivering highly creative projects that work for clients’ branding and style. We often work with clients' existing assets, shaping them into compelling video content but also have the expertise and facilities for video production.
Clients include Partisan Records, Mino Games, Unilever, NHS Scotland and Deacon Blue.
Projects
- Digital adverts for the vinyl release of Maple Glider's "To Enjoy Is The Only Thing"Vinyl unboxing adverts created in collaboration with Raised By Bears for Partisan Records. The art direction was heavily inspired by the album's music videos, with a wonderful1970s aesthetic- full of warmth, textures and of course, plants. All filming undertaken by Industrious Dark, with the exception of the artist shots, which were taken from the video "As Tradition". Featuring the wonderful track "Good Thing" Filming and editing by Industrious Dark.
- Video creation and digital advertsI work in an ongoing capacity with design studio Raised By Bears, creating digital adverts for the record label's roster of bands such as IDLES, Fela Kuti, Tender and Fontaines DC, creating compelling video content that showcases the bands, highlights tracks and releases and also advertise unique events. This continues to be a fulfilling and rewarding partnership and has seen me work with event footage such as Glastonbury and Jools Holland and working within the constraints of length (anything
- Cat Game digital advertsDigital advert creation to promote Cat Game. We worked with the marketing team at Mino Games to create a series of narrative-driven adverts for their game Cat Game. Using existing assets from the game, such as characters and some interiors and game elements, we wove them into our stories and created some new animations and graphics. We also worked on sound design to enhance and elevate the videos, along with choosing the perfect music choices to compliment. We produced a wide range of video
- Lafassia Skincare Digital AdvertsWe were commissioned to create a series of videos to be used via the brand's social media channels. Working with the brand's marketing team, we highlighted the benefits and appeal of the product, targeting the female 20-35yr demographic. Work included video editing, colour grading, typography design and visual effects and finishing. We also chose suitable music choices to reflect the brand's personality and style guidelines.
- Bombino Concert- Live In AmsterdamI was commissioned by Raised By Bears to edit Bombino's Amsterdam concert to coincide with the live album release. Working with a three-camera set-up, I edited the full concert with a running time of 1hr, along with the individual release of three tracks in 2020, with the full concert scheduled to be released later in 2021. I also created social media adverts for the album release, creating cutdowns for the track Azamane Tiliade.
- Music videos and digital adverts for AshWe produced a range of video content in collaboration with design studio Raised By Bears, for the band to promote the recent release of their greatest hits album Teenage Wildlife. We created four reissue music videos, using material from the original videos and re-purposing them for newly remastered tracks for classics such as "Girl From Mars" and "Kung Fu". We also created a lyric video for new track Darkest Hour Of The Night and produced social media adverts.
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Video Editor & IllustratorSelf Employed
Edinburgh, United KingdomFreelance
I provide video editing services for clients all over the world, working remotely using Skype and Dropbox to communicate and collaborate with companies in Australia, Canada and the US. Working with clients’ existing assets, I shape material into video content including commercials, travel vlogs, event content and B2B corporate content.
I also take on illustration commisions and have created artwork for book covers, manuals and independent publications.
Clients include SafeStart, Aston Martin and Blueprint Partners.
Video Editor & ProducerIndustrious Dark
Edinburgh, United KingdomFreelance
Industrious Dark are specialists in video content creation for all platforms from online and social media to television. As a creative team, we guide projects from conception right through to completion and pride ourselves on our storytelling abilities and strong production values.
Our core team:
Emma Louise Dodds: Video Editor & Digital Producer
Adrian Rowe: Video Creator & Digital Designer
Skills
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe After Effects
- Photoshop
- Music Videos
- Post Production
- Colour Grading
- Videography
- Social Media Advertising
- Video Editing
- Video Art
Education
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh College of Art
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
BA Degree in Film and Television Production
One year of general art studies (including Film, Graphic Design, Photography and Illustration) followed by three years specialised study in the area of Film and Television. Awarded the Adam and Company prize for my graduation film.