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I'm an editor and edit assistant with 4 years experience in the industry. Have a lot of passion for editing and looking to collaborate with companies and individuals to bring my package of skills and gaining new ones. I am based in London though work anywhere a good project takes me, and willing to work nights and weekends.

Key Skills includes Final Cut Pro, Avid, After Effects, Photoshop and Motion. An ability to help develop structure in short and long forms. Capable of tackling every little technical aspect and immediately switch to seeing the picture as a whole. Quick with controlling the system, able to create basic motion graphics and experienced with editing a wide variety of formats.


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Employment History

Editing experience (freelance)

Grey London
2011, editor / graphics
A funky case study for the Pringles "Speaker Can" campaign.

Wyld Stallyons
2011, editor
A KK Outlet online campaign for J&B.

Eternal Descent
2009, 2010, 2011, editor / motion graphics design
Multi-media projects based on fantasy comic books. Promo editing, character animation, liaising with an overseas award winning studio and creatively supervising projects.

k1 studios
2011, editor
Music video for TigerMonkey, a tune featured on a Warner Brothers soundtrack.

Child - Keen City
2011, Film editor
A short drama based on a true story.

Love Film - MaverickStorm
2011, Film editor
A project for Future Shorts and Secret Cinema featuring a WireWax interactive video technology.

Mighty Fine Productions
2011, editor
A McCann Worldgroup Case Study.

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2010, 2011, editor
Channel promos and movie treilers for DVD releases.
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Red Bee Media
2010, editor
Localisation and compliance for Walt Disney Films and TV programmes.
Flawless Media
2010, editor
A mood film for L'Oreal.

British Fashion Council
2009, editor
On-site editing at the London Fashion Week for the Fashion Week website.

Mobley Street Productions
2009, editor
A music video for Chris Murray (Shades of the Same Color).

Screncult
2009, editor
5 comical videos about CV advice for The Guardian's website.

Studio at 58
2009, editor
A Montblanc charity event.

Iron Arm - Secular Arm
2008, editor
A 54 min. Arts Council England supported documentary investigating the relation of comic books in Japan to modern art.

Dcypha Productions
2008, editor
A music video for UK rapper Sway, featuring Lemar (Saturday Night Hustle).

CPL Entertainment
2008, editor
A music video for The Haze (Ghost Dancer).



Edit Assistance experience (freelance)
Experienced in compression and encoding for multi-platform delivery, HD tape and tapeless workflows, DVD authoring, consolidating projects from offline to online and administrating shared storage systems.

BBC, Edit Support and Workflow Consultant - 2011.
ITV, Digitiser / MCR Technician - 2011.
Discovery, Digitiser - 2010, 2011.
Blast Films, Edit Assistant - 2011.
Razor Films, Edit Assistant - 2009.

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Education

London Film Academy London, UK
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Referees

Tim Pyke, Production Manager, BBC
Jamey Howard, Lead Editor, Red Bee Media
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Skills

Picture Editing
FINAL CUT PRO, AVID MEDIA COMPOSER,
ADOBE PREMIERE

Design, Animation and VFX
PHOTOSHOP, AFTER EFFECTS, MOTION, FLASH

DVD Authoring
DVD STUDIO PRO, ENCORE

File Conversions
COMPRESSOR, EPISODE, MEDIA ENCODER, MPEG STREEMCLIP

Internet Tools
DREAMWEAVER, BASIC HTML, CYBERDUCK
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Additional Information

Industries

  • Animation, 
  • Film, 
  • Mobile Content, 
  • Music Promos, 
  • TV

Programme Types

  • Animation, 
  • Arts, 
  • Comedy, 
  • Commercial, 
  • Community Progs, 
  • Documentary, 
  • Drama: Feature Film, 
  • Drama: Short Film, 
  • Dramatised Documentary, 
  • Entertainment, 
  • Environment, 
  • Events, 
  • Glamour (Adult), 
  • Leisure, 
  • Motoring, 
  • Music, 
  • Music Promo, 
  • Natural History, 
  • New Media, 
  • Outside Broadcast, 
  • Religion, 
  • Science, 
  • Science Fiction, 
  • Sitcom, 
  • Sport, 
  • Style, 
  • Travel, 
  • Youth

Organizations

  • BECTU

Specialisms

  • Art, 
  • Arts, 
  • Clubbing, 
  • Digi Beta, 
  • Drama, 
  • Ethnic, 
  • Events, 
  • Fashion, 
  • Final Cut Pro, 
  • High-Definition, 
  • Internet, 
  • Motorbikes, 
  • Music, 
  • New Media, 
  • Popular Culture, 
  • Wildlife, 
  • Youth Culture

Languages

  • English, 
  • Hebrew

Permits

  • EU, 
  • Israel

Licenses

  • Basic Driving (PLG), 
  • Motorcycle
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