Honington, England, United Kingdom
Member of: BBC Alumni British Film Institute Royal Television Society British Film Editors Associate Member of the Higher Education Academy British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies University: Senior lecturer (former joint Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Media Production) Chris teaches Undergraduate & MA Levels in Film and Media production, Audio Production. Specialisms include Editing, Post-production and Sound Design. His students have been nominated for RTS awards. Research projects include a curated archive project. Experience 24 yrs BBC experience - Film Editor, and Sound Editor - with a broad perspective on traditional techniques, current best practice and future new media trends. Chris cut Science and History, Drama and Music. Examples are Jonathan Creek, Casualty, Q.E.D., Meet the Ancestors, The Queen at 80, The Queen’s Speech. A Concert for Diana, The Culture Show, Maestro, Bang Goes the Theory, Rigoletto, Hansel and Gretel, The Magic of Swan Lake. He was also Dubbing editor on dramas and documentaries. Elected a member of the Guild of British Film and television Editors in 2012. Practice/Research: Chris is combining being a practitioner on film and television projects - with other research activity. Recently Chris was Editor and Associate Producer on a Documentary about Robert Flaherty - "A Boatload of Wild Irishmen" which won Focal International prize for best use of archive in an Arts programme, & Special Jury Award at the Learning on Screen Awards. Recent completed projects have included sound design on two short films, Lancaster and Natalie. Research projects include, examining the way programme structure and viewer attention spans have been affected during the growth of non-linear editing systems. Chris also acts in an advisory role on editing and post-production workflows. Member of the Internet Society, which oversees Internet related standards, education, and policy around the world.
Specialisation : Editing and Post production. Following a successful career at BBC Television, Chris now teaches at undergraduate and M.A. Levels in the Lincoln School of Film & Media, across a range of disciplines including single-camera film-making, research & development, and in particular, editing and post-production. Chris has 24 years experience working at the BBC - where he was a Film and Non-Linear Editor, and Supervising Editor - giving him a broad perspective on traditional techniques, current best practice and future new media trends. Chris helped to set-up and manage a medium sized post-production 'village' for BBC Factual in 2005-7, at White City in London. At University of Lincoln, Chris is combining being a practitioner - continuing to work as an editor on film and television projects - with other research activity. He is currently examining the way programme structure and viewer attention spans have been affected during the early growth of non-linear editing systems, such as Avid, Premiere, Final Cut and Resolve, and how Internet trends such as streaming, and Ai Generation are informing and changing content. Additional research involves the lives of Tom Corcoran and Mike Appleton - two television titans Chris is also a Sound Designer and Mixer for award winning documentaries and fiction films.
Programme leader for the BA(Hons) Media Production course
Open to young people from anywhere in the UK and from any background, the BFI Film Academy offers a real chance for talented 16-19-year-olds to be part of our future film industry.
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Avid Certified Instructor 1 for Media Composer editing software
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