Discover Top Documentary DPs in Sutton, United Kingdom

I inquisitively love to tell character-led stories through film and photography, on a variety of topics, such as women’s lives, human rights and traditions. Throughout my career I’ve worked alongside some inspiring charities and production companies. I’ve adapted to each brief which has seen me multitasking as a producer/director, editor and self-shooting camera woman and photographer. And due to the ever changing industry, it’s meant I have turned my hand to multiple other complimentary roles including research and idea development, co-ordinating film festivals, case study gathering and distribution producing. I’m a curious storyteller, continuously inspired by humans and nature. Multimedia content has the power to tell the most important stories of our time. My work aims to allow people to open their minds and connect to a cause, story or way of life. I specialise in finding the best medium to tell stories and bring them to life through film or photography to raise awareness and engage audiences.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer

Award winning photographer, filmmaker and writer Lalage Snow has covered conflict, disaster and unrest (Afghanistan, Gaza, Iraq, Bangladesh, The Ukraine, Guinea) since 2007 after finishing a Masters degree with Distinction in photojournalism at LCC. While photographing news and features, she tends to turn her creative eye away from the frontline looking for more intuitive and original ways to tell stories. Her most recent projects have been widely published and exhibited to critical acclaim in the UK and the USA and have been featured on the BBC, CNN and London Live as well as numerous publications across the globe. She has also given a number of public talks about photography, art and journalism - most recently at The Garden Museum, London, MIT, Cambridge Massachusetts and SHAPE, Mons. She made her first film, Afghan Army Girls for Channel 4 in 2012. Snow's aim is to give people a a voice and never fails to treat her subjects with the utmost sensitivity.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
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• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Adrian Storey a.k.a. Uchujin made in England in 1972. Throughout an eclectic life, ranging from fashion modeling to a stint as a sound engineer for the Dali Lama, I have traveled extensively and lived in Asia for 20 years with extended periods in India, Thailand and Japan. I am a recovering ex-pat currently based in the UK, where I work as a filmmaker, camera owner / operator, editor and freelance photographer. My work ranges from documentary to music video. Previous clients / publications include:- BBC Brazil The Guardian (UK) Greenpeace VICE Japan The Japan Times Getty Images Cornell University (USA) South China Morning Post The Global Post CNN Go The Goethe Institut (Nairobi) REDUX Pictures Insight Guides (UK) MEKAS (Japan) Heso Magazine (Japan) Safecast CMHHTD (USA) Cultural Video Foundation (Kenya) The Sun (UK) Cascade Records (Fr) Skindeep (UK) Jyllands Posten (Denmark) Asian Consumer Intelligence ]init[ (Germany) La Revue (France) Der Spiegel (Germany)

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Field Producer

Mediadante is an award-winning independent production company based in Qatar, Beirut and London making documentaries, interactive transmedia projects, online content and news about the MENA region for the world. In 2015 Escape from ISIS, a film Mediadante developed and co-produced was mentioned by the UK Prime Minister in a key speech on tackling extremism and shown by request to U.S. Congress with the director being invited to speak to a government panel about his experience. In 2014 Mediadante won the CINE Golden Eagle award for a series following the first Saudi woman up Everest. Mediadante has a reputation for making documentaries in hard to access places. In 2016 they will release a feature about migrant workers in Qatar called The Workers Cup. Mediaddante regularly make films for global NGOs. We also made the Coca Cola campaign for Qatar during the World Cup 2014. Our showreel can be viewed on our website www.mediadante.tv

• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

South London born director, Grace Harper graduated with a first class degree in English Literature from the University of London in 2010. Working in fashion during her studies under Gawain Rainey of 10-4inc, she moved quickly into photography & film. Her film and photography work has been recognized by the Magnum Photo Agency, The British Library and The Barbican among others. In 2013 Grace was accepted into the prestigious MA Documentary program at the National Film and Television school where her poetic documentary Here We Are was selected for the BAFTA Stars of Tomorrow programme. Her graduation film Pioneers is premiering in November at the Oscar-qualifying St Louis Film Festival in the short film category. Currently she is developing a new film while working as a shooting assistant producer on a single 60-minute documentary for Channel 4’s First Cut strand. Owns a full Canon c300 kit with self shooting sound equipment. Personal site : www.gracemakesfilms.com

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Alex Masi (b. 1981 in Ivrea, TO) is an Italian photojournalist dedicated to document and expose peculiar issues of human-made injustice, focusing mainly on children: their living conditions, their health and their human rights. He believes photography to be an essential channel for audiences to learn with immediacy, and to subconsciously empathise with other people facing realities far away from their immediate surroundings and personal experiences. Alex strives to produce intimate, touching images that can sensitise viewers in positive, engaging and proactive ways, hoping to effectively become a catalyst towards a slow change in people's behaviour and in policy-making. In May 2011, ‘The Photographers Giving Back Awards’ in Sweden, assigned Alex a unique grant to draft and implement a plan benefiting one of his subjects in Bhopal, India, and her entire family. ‘Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal’ - http://www.alexmasi.co.uk/poonam

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

I am an award-winning photojournalist with more than a decade of experience, covering a wide variety of subjects - from the Presidential campaign trail, Ireland's economic boom, the Intifada in the West Bank, to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. I previously worked for the Economist Newspaper Group, and was also a senior staff photographer for Gannett's Military Times. Freelance clients have include a variety of news organizations, such as The New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, the Boston Globe, Der Spiegel, Scotland on Sunday, Agence France-Presse, and the European Pressphoto Agency. In terms of documentary-work, much of my experience has been military and conflict related. Basically, though, I'm interested in character-driven narratives, where the subject narrates their own story - the classic "day-in-the-life." I'm also interested in short features, such as travel and food pieces.

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Well motivated and internationally experienced multi-skilled creative, UK based, with an extensive technical working background in Film & TV covering production and post-production. Over twenty + years creating content and providing production services through my own video production business. My international experience includes working in disaster zones and challenging environments such as Haiti (Post earthquake 2010) and at altitude in northern regions of Pakistan (Himalayas). I am a CAA trained and licensed Drone Pilot (A2cofc) with my own equipment. Ballistic Ltd specialises in producing high - quality films / video content for a range of clients not limited to corporate, brands and organisations. These videos / films are created for marketing, communication, commercial and informational use, predominantly online but production work also caters for broadcast and exhibition. Owner & Director of Ballistic Ltd since 2005 and a member of both the GBCT and the GTC camera guilds.

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• Video Editor - Commercial
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• Video Editor - Documentary
• Colorist
• Production Company
• Drone Operator
• Full-Service Live Production
• Digital Content Creator
• Corporate Videographer
• Commercial DP
• Sound Mixer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Senior Editor
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Field Producer

I'm a freelance director, camera operator, and editor, and have produced work for Fujifilm & Aquatech, National Wildlife Federation, Scripps News, Bastille, The Association of Foragers, among others. I have also worked in a variety of editorial and production roles for clients and organizations including the Academy of Motion Pictures, Turtle Conservancy, Netflix, BBC Digital, and Project Impact. I am based in London, UK. I have a strong background in impact-led filmmaking, working across campaigns, documentaries, and short form creative projects. My work has taken me to the Arctic, South Pacific, Europe and North America for topics including the trade in tortoises and tigers, the emerging discussion on whether to mine the deep sea, the accelerating loss of Arctic sea ice, protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling, shifting outdated policy on America's wild horses, stopping development of the largest oil field proposed in the North Sea, and mo

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Digital Content Creator
• Video Editor - Commercial

Experienced multimedia producer and filmmakerwith an MA in Media Practice for Development and Social Change. I am passionate about strong storytelling and its power to share knowledge, inspire action and promote change. I endeavour to produce high-quality content that fits core messaging and key audiences, while working to strict deadlines. After cutting my teeth at RDF Television on shows for BBC and ITV, I moved into charity communications and humanitarian storytelling: shooting, scripting and producing multimedia content for non-profits and NGOs in the UK and abroad. As multimedia producer for Arete I worked on creative communications projects for global organisations including Unicef, Mastercard Foundation, UNFAO, Rockefeller Foundation, WHO, GSMA, and Mercy Corps. I have also made films for NGOs in Nepal, Thailand, Senegal, Sierra Leone and the UK. In my recent role at the BBC I scripted, filmed and edited short videos for the website and social media, in collaboration with the communications and publicity team. View my video portfolio: https://vimeo.com/jesslumonson

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Based in London since 2013, Magda Kowalczyk has been working as a Cinematographer for over 15 years. During her career she has worked on numerous international film projects, shooting among others in United Kingdom, Poland, United States and Israel. She graduated from the Polish National Film School in Lodz as a Director of Photography in 2010, followed by the Budapest Cinematography Masterclass in 2011 as well as the prestigious documentary course at Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing in 2005. Over the years she has gained extensive experience in different forms; documentaries, narrative film, and TV. In the last few years the films Magda has worked on (‘Katya’, ‘Away With Me’, ‘Brothers’, ‘My Friend Ivor’, ‘Ripples’, ‘Sable Fable’, ‘Jessamine’) have won numerous awards at international film festivals including; awards for the Best Documentary Film for ‘A Stranger On My Couch’ at the Cracow International Film Festival 2017, as well as Best Cinematography for the film ‘Brothers’ at the 13th international film festival ‘Seize The Film’ in Serbia. Recently, she has completed the shooting of a documentary film with the Oscar and BAFTA winning film Director, Andrea Arnold. Awards & Nomination Winner – Best Cinematography at the 13th international film festival ‘Seize The Film’ in Serbia / ‘Brothers’ / 2015 Winner – Best Documentary Film at the Cracow International Film Festival / A Stranger On My Couch / 2017 Winner – Best Documentary Film at Wiesbaden goEast / By the River / 2008 Magda is also known as Magdalena Kowalczyk.

• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
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• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Production Assistant
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Fixer
• Drone Operator

I'm a multilingual Danish filmmaker based in London and an alumnus of the National Film and Television School. Recently awarded by the RTS and One World Media, and shortlisted for a student BAFTA and the Grierson Awards, my work has screened at Hot Docs, Sheffield DocFest, and CPH:DOX. With a journalism background and three years of experience in current affairs, I specialize in foreign language production and hostile environments, focusing on the human impact of global conflicts. I have extensive overseas shooting experience in Ukraine, the Middle East, USA, Canada, and various parts of Europe. Certified in Hostile Environment and First Aid Training (2023), I am a skilled drone operator and a self-shooter specializing in observational filming, building strong relationships with contributors, and creating engaging narratives. Additionally, I am proficient in directing crews and shaping stories during the editing process.

• Documentary DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Nadeem is often referred to as ‘Mr Can Do’. He is available around the clock and works assiduously seven days a week to ensure his clients’ assignments are completed promptly and to the highest calibre. JOURNALIST AND RESEARCHER Nadeem has been an experienced journalist for nearly twenty-five years, and has been published extensively in local and national newspapers and magazines. He has broken several news stories over the years, which has resulted in his articles being printed on the front pages of newspapers such as the UK's 'Daily Mail' and 'Mirror' newspapers. He is meticulous with his research and his output is incisive. Indeed, his longer-form writings are studied at schools and universities in the United States and Germany. As well as penning content for third party print and online outlets, Nadeem writes in his own blog at http://www.azam.info. BUSINESS EXPERT AND ENTREPRENEUR Nadeem started his entrepreneurial journey as a child in 1981. In 1997 he founded one of the world's very first digital marketing, design and publishing agencies, Azam Marketing ( www.azam.net ), and, having been its CEO for more than 20 years, he has unparalleled expertise in world of commerce. His specialisms include: online business, internet advertising, search engine marketing, social media marketing, web design, as well as management, entrepreneurship and the economy in general. MEDIA EXPERIENCE Nadeem has been invited numerous times by media outlets and conference organisers to share his expertise. He has been regularly interviewed in print, online, and on radio and television stations (BBC News, Sky News etc.). An engaging public speaker, Nadeem has spoken at many major conferences. Nadeem resides in Covent Garden in the very heart of London and is ideally placed to take on assignments, even at short notice.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Translator
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Audio Storyteller
• On-Air Reporter / Host

Cassandra Vinograd is an award-winning multimedia journalist, photographer and producer with more than a decade's experience at the world's leading news organizations. She started with the Associated Press in West Africa. As an editor with The Wall Street Journal in Brussels and then London, she ran the daytime digital newsdesk and covered a few coups in her spare time. After a transition to the AP's London bureau, Vinograd focused on foreign affairs, politics and defense -- plus all things royal wedding. She rounded out her time at AP with a stint overseeing the Kabul bureau. Most recently, she worked at NBC News as a senior writer and editor for digital. That's placed her in Paris and Brussels to report on terror attacks, central Africa to take a close look at the scourge of Boko Haram and throughout Europe to cover the refugee crisis for all media platforms. She's reported extensively on ISIS, from its use of child soldiers to a global exclusive on the first American killed fighting for the group. In 2014, she was part of the NBC team which won a Peabody Award for ISIS coverage. She also was part of an NBC team nominated for an Emmy Award for coverage of the Charlie Hebdo attacks. She won a 2016 Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists for coverage of the Brussels terror attacks with her team at NBC.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Fixer
• TV News Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Translator
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

London-based filmmaker, photographer, and visual journalist. After an MA in Publishing and journalism at La Sapienza University in Rome, I moved to London where I established my career in media. I regularly work in broadcast television for networks such as RAI, Mediaset, and TV2000 as a cameraperson, video journalist, producer and editor. ​I produce, film, and edit content for major companies in the hospitality industry. From promo videos to event photography and corporate content. Among the clients I work with: Wagamama, Caffé Nero, Cote Restaurant, Hospitality Action, SON Estrella Galicia, Italian Trade Agency, Opera Gallery. I am a regular freelancer for GLOBAL for which I work as a photographer and videographer in their main events like Summertime Ball, Christmas Ball and Classic FM concert. Producer, cinematographer and editor of "Earth before Birth", a documentary about parenthood in the climate crisis era.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Event Photographer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Friendly and approachable Producer / Director and Camera Operator. I'm aIso a photographer! And I also edit video. I'm a solid all rounder! I have worked for many companies including LADBible, Barcroft TV, Truly, MOBOS and Transparent TV as well as many commercial clients including Specsavers, Zalando and Tesco. I have worked as a freelancer for around 11 years and retained clients, running my own video and photography business and working on Broadcast and Commercial projects. My work has been on BBC , Channel 4, and Channel 5 as well as on many popular online platforms. My own Youtube channel has clocked up around 1.5 million views with Hanging With Hasidics reaching 1.1 million. I have worked abroad in the US and Europe, travelled for jobs and work flexibly. My favourite format is observational documentaries and I understand the techniques used to shoot this. I create my own projects regularly too. *Self Shooter based in London. My main interests are with Observation Documentaries as well as Culture documentation and programming. *Kit List includes FX6 and FX3 *Experienced using C300 and FS7 / FX9 among other cameras * More than capable filming and interviewing alone, or in a team. I have a friendly disposition and enjoy the Self Shooting role. *My own kit list features a FX6, FX3 , Canon 5d Mark ii (Photography), Wireless microphones x 2, gimbal. *I am experienced in editing in Adobe Premiere, After Effects and I have audio recording and editing experience in Logic and Cubase. *I also work as a Freelance photographer, which can be useful when both roles are needed. *Driving License - Experience of driving internationally including the USA My website has a lot more about me

• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
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• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fashion Photographer
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I am an award-winning journalist with 15+ years of experience in the media industry, many of which as a video and audio journalist, documentary filmmaker and executive producer at the Wall Street Journal. My expertise in the publishing sector spans production and executive production of videos and podcasts, series and product development, strategy, text editing and SEO data analysis, people management, complex/sensitive editorial decision-making, broadcasting, operations management, digital newsroom workflows, social media and reporting. As a journalist, I have been based or worked in more than 20 countries, primarily producing and shepherding multi-format coverage: written, audio, video, data visualization, interactive and social media. In recent years, I have led the Wall Street Journal's effort to build out its international video and audio operations in Europe and Asia, creating and developing storytelling in a variety of formats for the WSJ website, as well as for partner-platforms including Twitter, Google and YouTube. Prior to moving to London in 2019, I was the Head of Video for APAC, based in Hong Kong. Back then, while managing a small team, I also reported and produced features and explainers on a wide range of topics in the region, with a focus on business, finance and geopolitics. Our accolades over the years at WSJ include include three Gerald Loeb Awards, SOPA Awards for excellence in explanatory reporting and investigative reporting, Human Rights Press Awards, and being selected as Pulitzer finalists for our multimedia coverage of the 1MDB scandal. Our documentary about the creation of a WSJCoin cryptocurrency was a Webby Honoree. Before starting with the Journal in 2014, I had spent several years working in Italy, the South Pacific and France, where I was a TV reporter and documentary filmmaker with Canal Plus Group for five years, delivering projects including prime-time hourlong documentaries and exclusive video features. Other publishing credits include Le Monde, France 2, Agence France Presse, France24 and Arté TV.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Corporate Videographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Field Producer
• Executive Producer
• TV News Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Podcast Producer
• Social Media Producer
• Series Producer / Show Runner
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• Animator / Visual Effects Artist

A creative producer/director/editor in love with the craft and always searching for character, story and impact. I’ve had films released in cinemas worldwide and broadcast documentaries on the very best creative doc platforms - Netflix, POV, BBC, Arte, ZDF, Film 4. Over the last decade I've built a network of indie filmmakers, line producers, crew and fixers in East Africa, South East Asia, MENA, South America as well as India, Iran, UK and U.S. I’ve made branded content TVCs and micro docs for global brands including HSBC, The North Face, Sky, Red Bull, Facebook. Two of the feature films I’ve made regularly get used as case studies for how documentaries can drive positive social change. Thank You For The Rain helped build a community owned reservoir in Kenya. Ping Pong is credited with kickstarting a table tennis craze in care homes across the UK. I regularly work across productions as producer, edit producer, director, shooter, sound, editor.

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• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Post-Production Manager
• Video Editor - Commercial
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• Executive Producer
• Video Editor - News
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer

I’m a confident and experienced Series Producer, Self-Shooting PD and Edit Producer with credits on some of TVs most recognisable factual and factual entertainment series. In the last 5 years I have worked hard to move additionally into the realms of science programming, taking on shows about Space, Animals and the human face. I script, shoot, sound record, light and direct with confidence, but most importantly am adept at building trust with contributors and talent - helping me to get the most out of them on camera. I am also used to managing large teams and multiple challenging edits. I have experience working across a broad range of genres - encompassing interview, actuality and archive heavy shows. I love variety in the roles and themes of the TV programmes I work on and think this is a long term strength in the skills and knowledge I can apply. Recently I have shot and produced an environmental doc strand for Al Jazeera, a talent led C4 (UK) Science series about the human face, and Series Produced Discovery's high end science series; 'How The Universe Works'. Shooting wise, I have worked throughout Europe and across North America and have been granted an IVisa which runs to 2024.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Field Producer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
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• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Creative Director

Self-shooting PD, DV director and AP Based in London & Bristol - Available to work throughout UK & overseas. Experienced DV director and PD/AP with 7 years experience. I am passionately driven to create engaging content that tell stories in new ways. I am never short of ideas and I have taken projects from pitch through to the edit. I am adept at working with talent and contributors and appreciate the importance of building rapport alongside the logistics of a shoot. My most recent contracts were completed for 7digital working as a shooting PD and editor. Over the course of 6 months I worked with their in-house team and freelancers to set up numerous shoot. Completing several BBC shorts (viewable via the iPlayer). Over the past 3 years I believe I have grown and learnt a great deal, developing my technical knowledge, shooting ability and visual understanding. I have experience of Edit Producing VT's (Vintage TV) which followed a set presenter-lead chat show formula. I have broadcast and corporate experience I understand the differing time requirements of both and am accustomed to working to tight deadlines to deliver.I always go the extra mile to make films that people can be proud of – from execs to contributors. When I tell stories it’s not only about getting the job done - my aim is to make a difference, and to make audiences lean forward in their seats and create a response that will stay with them. I believe in treating all stages of film production with the same respect and professionalism so that the team involved in making the it can be proud of and I work closely with everyone involved to ensure this can happen. I make films that require different stylistic choices. Having worked in a variety of roles I have honed both my skill set but also the ability to understand what is necessary in each role. To view my work this is the address for my showreel, vimeo.com/298149874 or alternatively you can click through from my profile page. LIST OF KEYS SKILLS • Worked in genres such as Factual entertainment, Observational Documentary and creating promotional material. • Worked for BBC, 7digital, Sony, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Transferwise, DEC (disasters and emergency committee). • Experienced Self-shooter for broadcast or web using the following cameras FS7, FS5, PXW500, C300 & A7S (with atamos) • Experience of working with other cam-ops, lighting and undertaking interview • Experience of editing and edit producing sync pull and rough cut sequences in premiere, final cut and resolve. • proficiencient at recording sound on Obs docs/ run and gun . • Overseas filming in Europe and Africa. • Complete knowledge of clearing copyright and archive sourcing. (BBC and Indies).

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• Non-Fiction Film Director
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• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial