| Paul Griffiths Freelance Broadcast Offline Editor paul.griffiths@mediasprite.com |
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A creative, fast and organised offline editor specialising in factual documentary, with a strong sense of narrative and pace.
Other skills include online editing, voice session producing, graphics, branding, DVD authoring and an in-depth knowledge of compression formats for acquisition and delivery.
Particularly interested in history, travel, natural history and agriculture but with credits in broader cultural and scientific factual programming.
Key Skills
- Final Cut Pro (advanced)
- Avid Media Composer (basic)
- Harris/Leitch Velocity
- Adobe Photoshop (advanced)
- Apple Motion graphics (advanced)
A former Final Cut Pro technician for clients such as BBC Factual & Learning, BBC Natural History Unit & Darlow Smithsons.
Fully conversant with broadcast offline & online editing workflows and engineering surrounding Final Cut Pro systems.
This page includes a showreel and examples of recent work.
Other skills include online editing, voice session producing, graphics, branding, DVD authoring and an in-depth knowledge of compression formats for acquisition and delivery.
Particularly interested in history, travel, natural history and agriculture but with credits in broader cultural and scientific factual programming.
Key Skills
- Final Cut Pro (advanced)
- Avid Media Composer (basic)
- Harris/Leitch Velocity
- Adobe Photoshop (advanced)
- Apple Motion graphics (advanced)
A former Final Cut Pro technician for clients such as BBC Factual & Learning, BBC Natural History Unit & Darlow Smithsons.
Fully conversant with broadcast offline & online editing workflows and engineering surrounding Final Cut Pro systems.
This page includes a showreel and examples of recent work.
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The Genius of Omar
Khayyam 59’ for BBC4, BBC World (Clan Productions)
- Editor (offline)
Iran & Britain 59’ for BBC4, BBC Persian, BBC Arabic (Takeaway Media) - Editor (offline)
Yajna 52’ (Independent) - Editor (offline)
Backstage Bedlam 50’ for Scuzz TV (Chart Show Channels Ltd.) - Editor (offline)
B4 27’ for Channel 4 (Chart Show Channels Ltd.) - Editor (online/offline)
Fighting for Afghanistan 59’ for BBC Persian (Clan Productions) - Editor (online)
Breakout 54’ for ITV1 (RAW TV) - Editor (assembly)
Extraordinary Bodies 48’ for Discovery US (Renegade Pictures) - Editor (assembly)
Hairspray: The School Musical for Sky One (Mentorn Media) - Media Manager
Exploring the often overlooked, but
groundbreaking, works of the Persian poet, mathematician and astronomer
Omar Khayyam. Filmed in Iran, USA and UK.
Tamasha 27’ for
BBC Persian (BBC) - ongoing - Editor (offline)
Tamasha is a fortnightly arts show
for BBC Persian structured along the same lines as the UK's 'Culture
Show'. The programme showcases a variety of subjects, some linked to
Iran & Afghanistan. Films / Multicam / Studio interviews.
Iran & Britain 59’ for BBC4, BBC Persian, BBC Arabic (Takeaway Media) - Editor (offline)
Examining the historical basis for
the strained relationship between Iran and Britain. Archive of an old,
and much loved, Iranian TV show was used to tie the narrative together.
A different version was made for each channel and their audiences.
Yajna 52’ (Independent) - Editor (offline)
A 52 minute doc on the presenter's
journey to a Karma Yoga centre in
India using humour and personal experience to tell the story. I cut a
narrative from over 120 hours of footage to produce this one off
programme aimed at festivals.
Backstage Bedlam 50’ for Scuzz TV (Chart Show Channels Ltd.) - Editor (offline)
A one off behind the scenes
programme on the Download music festival for music TV channel Scuzz. A
fast paced cut to hold the viewer’s attention on a music channel and to
mirror the content.
B4 27’ for Channel 4 (Chart Show Channels Ltd.) - Editor (online/offline)
A long running daily music video
show. I was on a rota of staff editing this formatted programme to
Channel 4 delivery specifications and to a tight daily deadline.
Fighting for Afghanistan 59’ for BBC Persian (Clan Productions) - Editor (online)
Grade, online and subtitles for this
doc examining the invasions of Afghanistan in the last 30 years.
Breakout 54’ for ITV1 (RAW TV) - Editor (assembly)
Sync assembly editing on Media
Composer for this docudrama series.
Extraordinary Bodies 48’ for Discovery US (Renegade Pictures) - Editor (assembly)
Two weeks sync assembly editing with
the director on this 48 minute factual programme for Discovery US.
Examining various paths to obesity and what this means for currently
healthy individuals.
Hairspray: The School Musical for Sky One (Mentorn Media) - Media Manager
On location working with 3 crews
shooting XDCAM EX to SXS cards. My role was to log, backup and
transcode this footage for direct import into AVID plus write up and
pass on this workflow to other crews.
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email paul.griffiths@mediasprite.com
or phone me on 07740 345 281