About Romesh

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    Romesh is a experienced, professional and personable offline and online editor using Avid and Final Cut Studio.

    Romesh has worked across a number of genres, from film, drama, documentary, to commecials, music and corporate promos.

    A selection of Romesh's credits include;

    Feature Films:
    Revolver- Luc Besson/Guy Ritchie
    Is Harry on the Boat?- Menhaj Huda/Alison Owen

    Drama:
    The Bill- ITV
    As If- Channel 4
    Burn It- BBC

    Video Games:
    Stranglehold- John Woo/Midway Entertainment Inc

    Broadcast:
    The Nathan Caton Show- Paramount Comedy
    The Making of State Within- BBC
    Mediterranean Tales- BBC

    Pop Promos:
    Radiohead- EMI
    Deep Dish and Everything but the Girl- Partizan Films
    Skunk Anansie- Mohawk Productions

    Commercials:
    Mr Muscle- Kinsman Taylor Ltd
    Wheetos- Eclipse Productions
    Orange- Oxford Scientific Films

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    Credits

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    Second from Disaster 'Fukushima' - Darlow Smithson , United Kingdom
    2012 - Editor (Avid)
    Avid Editor on the Darlow Smithson 2012 documentary drama series 'Seconds from Disaster' which focused on the 2011 Tsunami and Nuclear disaster at 'Fukushima' Japan.

    John Woo's 'Stranglehold' Video Game - Midway Entertainment Inc , United Kingdom
    2009 - Editor (Final Cut Pro)
    Offline & Online Editor

    2009 Indie Guitar Festival TV Commercial - Indie Guitar , United Kingdom
    2009 - Editor (Final Cut Pro)
    Off-line and On-Line
    Final Cut Pro Editor

    Revolver Feature Film - Europacorp , United Kingdom
    2005 - Editor (Avid)
    Offline Film Editor

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    Employment History

    CV

    Commercials Editor - Kinsman Taylor Ltd

    12/1987 - 02/1996

    Film editor for this leading commercials production company based in Soho. Here I worked with a number of high-profile clients including Saatchi & Saatchi, Grey Advertising and TBWA, producing commercials for brands such as Mr Muscle, LandRover, Peugeot, AT & T, RNIB and Virgin Radio.

    Freelance Film and TV editor

    02/1996 - 05/2006

    Freelance editor working across all genres. A small selection of credits include:
    Guy Ritchie's film 'Revolver'
    Sky films-Is Harry on the Boat?
    ITV-The Bill
    Channel 4-As If
    BBC-Mediterranean Tales
    BBC-Children's Hospital
    BBC-Gary Lineker's Golden Boots
    Channel 4-Teen Sex
    Channel 4-Turner Prize
    MTV-European Music Awards
    EMI-Radiohead
    Partizan Films-Everything but the Girl


    Company Director - w.10 post Ltd

    05/2006 - 12/2009

    Running my own post-production facility consisting of three FCP and Avid cutting rooms. The company edited all manner of film, TV and corporate projects. I managed the business as well as edited alongside those represented within the company's Talent division, which I also managed.

    I handled all aspects of the company's running, from making tea to company accounts. En route I handled:

    • sales and marketing of services,
    • setting up the post-production workflows,
    • managing client schedules and budget,
    • technical support,
    • invoicing and financial management
    • client liaison and account handling.


    Key skills and experience

    • Client liaison
    • SD and HD post-production workflows
    • Communication skills
    • Personable and professional
    • Apple FCP Certified Pro

    Tutor of Film Editing

    Goldsmiths College
    New Cross YCTV
    London SE14 6NW
    Editing Systems

    Freelance Editor
    Avid Media Composer
    Apple Final Studio 2
    Lightworks Alacrity
    35/16mm Film Editing


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    Education

    1985-1986 University of Rome Rome

    1981-1983 Hammersmith & West London College Hammersmith

    1976-1981 Holland Park School Kensington

    1970-1975 St Mary's School Putney



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    Industry Qualifications

    Apple Final Cut Pro Level 6 Certification
    Avid Media Composer Systems

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    Technical Equipment

    My Final Cut Studio Edit Suite
    is available for use on any production
    .

    Final Cut Studio system is as follows;

    1 Apple G5 Quad 2.5Ghz 8 GB Ram 250 GB ATA, DVD-RW/CD/RW, 256 MB, Graphics,
    2 Apple 23" HD Cinema Displays
    1 BBG6 Black & Burst Generator
    2 Yamaha MSP3 Active Speaker
    2 Final Cut Pro Colour Caps Keyboard
    1 AJA Video Kona LH Digital and Analogue capture card
    1 AJA I/O Breakout Box
    1 ATTO U320 LVD SCSI Card
    1 Ciprico U320 SCSI Storage Array 2 TBS
    1 Soundcraft E8 Compact Mixer
    1 Eyeheight SD/SDI Legaliser with Safe Area Generator
    1 JVC DT-v1700 GC 17" CRT SDI Broadcast Monitor with HD option
    1 Keyspan & RS422 Deck Control Cable
    1 Murray Pro Pico PPMs
    1 8U Storage Rack and Castors
    1 Kensington Three button mouse+mat

    Software currently available on system

    Apple OSX (Tiger) Operating System
    Final Cut Studio 2
    Final Cut Pro Version 6.6, Motion , Soundtrack Pro and DVD Studio Pro
    Sorenson Squeeze 5
    Adobe CS3 Illustrator and Photoshop
    Toast 7 Titanium
    Automatic Duck Pro Export FCP 4.0
    Quick Time Pro

    Various, audio, composite, component and sdi cables available




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    Affiliations

    I am a member of BECTU.
    Membership No 66583
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    Referees

    Guy Ritchie- Film Director: skaritchie@aol.com

    Menhaj Huda- Film Director: 07710466779

    Alison Owen- Film Producer : 0207 833 9990


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    Skills

    As a film and television editor and recently exited company director of my own post production company, w10post edited all manner of film, TV and corporate projects. I managed the business as well as edited alongside those represented within the company's Talent division, which I also managed.

    I handled all aspects of the company's running, from making tea to company accounts. En route I handled:

    • sales and marketing of services,
    • setting up the post-production workflows,
    • managing client schedules and budget,
    • technical support,
    • invoicing and financial management
    • client liaison and account handling.

    Key skills and experience

    • Client liaison
    • SD and HD post-production workflows
    • Communication skills
    • Personable and professional
    • Apple FCP Certified Pro


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    Additional Information

    Industries

    • Commercials, 
    • Film, 
    • Mobile Content, 
    • Music Promos, 
    • Online, 
    • TV

    Programme Types

    • Animation, 
    • Arts, 
    • Biography, 
    • Business, 
    • Childrens, 
    • Comedy, 
    • Commercial, 
    • Corporate, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Daytime, 
    • Documentary, 
    • Docusoap, 
    • Drama Reconstruction, 
    • Drama: Feature Film, 
    • Drama: Short Film, 
    • Drama: Television Serial, 
    • Dramatised Documentary, 
    • Education, 
    • Entertainment, 
    • Environment, 
    • Glamour (Adult), 
    • Historical Documentary, 
    • Investigative, 
    • Leisure, 
    • Music, 
    • Music Promo, 
    • Natural History, 
    • New Media, 
    • News, 
    • Observational Documentary, 
    • Outside Broadcast, 
    • Religion, 
    • Science, 
    • Science Fiction, 
    • Sport, 
    • Style, 
    • Travel, 
    • Youth

    Organizations

    • BECTU

    Specialisms

    • Advertising, 
    • Afro-Caribbean culture, 
    • Archaeology, 
    • Architecture, 
    • Art, 
    • Art History, 
    • Arts, 
    • Asian Britain, 
    • Aviation, 
    • Black America, 
    • Cars, 
    • Celebrity, 
    • Children's, 
    • China, 
    • Cinema/Film, 
    • Clubbing, 
    • Comedy, 
    • Community, 
    • Computer Gaming, 
    • Crime, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Design, 
    • Digital Special Effects, 
    • Disability/Special Needs, 
    • Diving, 
    • Drama, 
    • Drugs, 
    • Ecology, 
    • Economics, 
    • Education, 
    • Engineering, 
    • Environment, 
    • Ethnic, 
    • Fashion, 
    • Football, 
    • Genetics, 
    • Geography, 
    • History, 
    • Human Rights, 
    • Industry, 
    • Interior Design, 
    • International Affairs, 
    • Internet, 
    • Journalism, 
    • Languages, 
    • Latin America, 
    • Literature, 
    • Location Filming, 
    • Middle East, 
    • Motorbikes, 
    • Music, 
    • Natural History, 
    • New Media, 
    • News & Current Affairs, 
    • Paleontology, 
    • Parenting, 
    • Period Drama, 
    • Philosophy, 
    • Photography, 
    • Police, 
    • Politics, 
    • Popular Culture, 
    • Religion, 
    • Science, 
    • Sex Industry, 
    • Sexuality, 
    • Social Anthropology, 
    • Social Issues, 
    • South Africa, 
    • Sport, 
    • Technology, 
    • Theatre, 
    • Tourism, 
    • Transport, 
    • Travel, 
    • Undercover Investigation, 
    • USA, 
    • Wildlife, 
    • Wine, 
    • Womens Issues, 
    • Writing, 
    • Youth Culture, 
    • Zoology

    Languages

    • English

    Permits

    • EU, 
    • USA

    Licenses

    • Basic Driving (PLG)
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