Nick Lear
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Nick Lear

Freelance Film EditorLondon, United Kingdom
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Nick Lear

Freelance Film EditorLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Nick is an award winning editor with two prestigious D&AD pencils and over 70 credits on IMDb spanning documentary, commercials, music video and broadcast. He has cut for Discovery+, Sky One, BBC, ITV & CNN, as well as campaigns for Sony, Google, Mastercard, Red Bull, Hi-Tec & Nokia. His work has been seen far and wide with a number having had over 1 million views online. He has won the London Antville Music Video editor of the year & had his work shown at some of the top festivals in the world, such as Cannes, the London Short Film Festival and Slamdance. He has had beside him in the edit suite Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Georgi Banks-Davies, Steve Oram, Alice Lowe, Louis Cole and Francis Annan. He also founded and oversees a social enterprise in Cape Town called Manenberg Films to enable young people from disadvantaged communities to get training and opportunities in the film industry. He has a masters in theoretical physics from Cambridge and is a contributor for leading industry blog Pro Video Coalition. He lives with his wife and four children between the UK and Cape Town.
Projects
  • Green Nettle
    Green NettleAward winning film for social enterprise Green Nettle, a project that produces sustainable eco-material from large stinging nettles grown on the beautiful slopes of Mount Kenya. It brings livelihoods to local farmers and at the same time contributes to the fight against climate change.
  • Facing the Falls
    Facing the FallsFacing The Falls tells the story of international disability rights advocate, Cara Elizabeth Yar Khan. Deep in the throes of an aggressive, fatal muscle-wasting disease and no longer able to walk unassisted, Cara ventures out on a daring, 12-day expedition through the Grand Canyon. The film premiered at the 2024 Academy Award-qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival presented by Heartland Film.
  • The Starting Line - an Olympics Channel original series
    The Starting Line - an Olympics Channel original seriesThe Starting Line is an XTR original series for The Olympic Channel, sponsored by Toyota. Directed by Oscar nominated director David Darg (You Cannot Kill David Arquette) with showrunner CJ Schmidt (O.J. Simpson: Blood, Lies & Murder) each episode features the inspiring stories of Olympians and Paralympians as they prepare for France 2024.
Work history
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    Film EditorFreelance
    London, United KingdomFreelance
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    EditorTVC Soho
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
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Skills
  • Film Editing
  • Editing
  • Avid
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Davinci Resolve
  • Video Editing
  • Video Creation
Education
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    MSciUniversity of Cambridge
     - Cambridge, United Kingdom
    Masters in Natural Sciences
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    BAUniversity of Cambridge
     - Cambridge, United Kingdom
    Undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences
Awards
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    D&AD Wood PencilD&AD
    D&AD Wood Pencil for music video Battles "Tonto"
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    D&AD Wood PencilD&AD
    D&AD Wood Pencil for digital spot Playstation "Ape Escape"