An experienced Final Cut Pro broadcast specialist with significant editing experience, ranging from cutting 50' documentaries to 10" interstitials, with a natural sense of narrative and pace. Specific expertise includes: offline editing, online editing, graphics, branding, DVD authoring and in depth knowledge of compression formats.

Expert knowledge across a broad range of content: longform documentaries, short independent documentaries and films, corporate communications videos, and trailers & branding for satellite channels.

Experience includes editing trailers, promotions and competition spots for SKY channels, a long-running daily 30' music show for Channel 4, long-form documentaries for Discovery US, Scuzz music TV and most recently BBC 4 and BBC Persian TV service.

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, including the latest workflows for tape-less media such as RED and XDCAM EX and on acquisition and post workflows for HD, with detailed knowledge of these formats.

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Tamasha 27’ for BBC Persian TV (BBC) - Editor (offline)
An ongoing monthly arts programme (since January 2009) for BBC Persian TV. The show is comprised of packages and studio links covering a variety of subjects and styles, from reportage to ob-doc, all with an arts and Iranian/Afghan focus.

Iran & Britain 59’ for BBC4 (Clan Productions) - Editor (offline)
A substantial recut and restructure of the documentary I cut last year for BBC Persian TV, this time for BBC4 and an English audience.

‘It’s Britain to Blame!’ 52’ for BBC Persian TV (Takeaway Media) - Editor (offline)
A 52 minute documentary for the launch of the new BBC Persian TV service, examining the historical basis for the strained relationship between Britain and Iran. The doc was in Farsi, which I don’t speak, so this added a complication to proceedings, however we did have a fluent (and patient) producer.

Extraordinary Bodies 48’ for Discovery US (Renegade Pictures) - Assistant Editor
Working on one programme in this series as an assistant editor, all ingest had been completed so I was assembly editing with the director prior to a full editor coming in to complete the rough and fine cuts.

Yajna Independent documentary - 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.

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.

Backstage Bedlam 50’ for Scuzz TV (Chart Show Channels Ltd.) - Editor (online/offline)
A one off 50 minute behind the scenes programme on the Download music festival for music TV channel Scuzz.

I'm a keen photographer in my spare time - this page gives some examples of what I've done.

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