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About
Past clients include Channel 4 and Vice. I am adept at transforming archive and interview led content into clear compelling narratives across digital platforms. More recently I have worked in Branded Tech, translating complex subject matter into impactful promos and training material for Microsoft and Hewlett Packard. During my step up to Editor, I was supported by industry mentors through the ScreenSkills Mentorship scheme and collaborated on a number of award-winning short films. I have a strong end-to-end post-production workflow expertise having trained in HETV and film for 10 years as an Assistant Film Editor, with credits including Gosford Park, Billy Elliot, Welcome to Sarajevo, Changing Lanes and BBC’s Inspector Lynley Mysteries. Proficient in Premiere Pro and After Effects.
ScreenSkills Training Passport
Emily Bussell has completed the following modules within the ScreenSkills Training Passport.
Experience
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Video Editor
Video editor
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Documentary/Film Editor (Freelance)
Editor: Vice World News. Informers and War on Drugs series: responsible for all stages of the edit from script to final delivery. Working with multiple teams simultaneously, including producers, executives, APs archivist and researchers. Editor: Arup Community Channel, 3 documentaries on the challenges of rebuilding cities after war. Collaborating with an independent filmmaker and academics at Arup. Editor: Special Interest Films, B2B documentaries for IGO mandated company
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Post Production Scripts (HETV)
Audio transcription for film and television. Clients include most of the major television production companies as well as BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Channel 5, Amazon and Audible. interviews, rough cut and post production scripts, CCSL and everything in between. Work is carried out under pressure, to a very high standard of accuracy, and always to the clients specific requirements.
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Post Production Scripts (films)
Provided continuity descriptions for CCSLs for feature film deliverables.
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Assistant Film Editor
Worked in the film cutting room first as a trainee Assistant editor on 'This Life', trainee conform assistant on 'Divorcing Jack', trainee assistant on, 'Love is The Devil'. Then moved to Assistant film editor responsible to the Avid or Lightworks First Assistant and mainly doing film conforms for screenings. This involved creating a 35mm cut of the film from an EDL, liaising with labs and ordering temp VFX from VFX houses. We also sat in on screenings and gave feedback to the editorial and production teams on the cut when asked. Worked on productions such as, 'Billy Elliot', 'Changing Lanes', 'The Jacket', 'The One and Only', 'Lucky Break', 'Long Time Dead'. I then progressed to Avid (first) assistant on two series of 'The Inspector Lynley Mysteries' and a one off drama 'Girl In the Cafe'. Duties routinely included syncing rushes, liaising with labs, assembly editing, media management, general housekeeping and preparing for neg cut following lock. During my time as an assistant in drama, I also edit an hour long documentary for Maya Productions, which was aired on Channel 4 and assisted two documentaries for Channel 4 and ITV.
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Development Assistant (Feature film)
Script Reader for Graham Broadbent and Damian Jones. Dealing with enquiries, script submissions and maintaining communication with writers and on projects within the development slate on behalf of the producers of Dragon pictures, particularly while they were away on shoots.
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Script Reader
Dragon PIctures, DNA Film, Working Title, New Line Cinema
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Runner / Researcher
Film runner on "Welcome to Sarajevo", responsible to the London based Production Co-ordinator. Carried out all running duties, from everyday housekeeping, to flying out with film rushes to the set. From helping out on set during the London shoots to working in the cutting room. working on music and sound cue sheets, prior to the dub. From researching original archive for the film, to securing initial contracts with the licensing companies for the selected shots.
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Co-Procucer, Shooter, Editor
Spectacle Productions was set up document large scale art events and exhibitions that were taking place around the UK in the early 90s. We received funding to make a film for the Arts Council of England about one project, based in the Electric Light Station, Shoreditch, the UKs oldest electricity generating power station. I was responsible for the production, filming (on film) and video and co-editing of the documentary. A second film was produced the following year about the Fine Rat's International, who staged a vast and elaborate series of installations underneath Birmingham's Spaghetti Junction.
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Assistant Curator
Curated and assisted with the curation and distribution of artist's film, video and electronic media to galleries and venues in the UK and around the world. This work involved attending screenings, looking for new work, contacting the artists to initially negotiate to use their work, assisting with (and occasionally writing) the promotional material that accompanied the tours, booking the tours and liaising with the venues and cinemas. Occasional speaking.
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Arts Council Film and Video Trainee
was awarded a year's funding to work with the Film and Video Umbrella as a trainee in their organisation.
Education and training
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Post production explained: sound
ScreenSkills Funded
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Post production explained: sound mixing
ScreenSkills Funded
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Post production explained: sound pipeline
ScreenSkills Funded
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Post production explained: sound editorial
ScreenSkills Funded
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The AI shift for post in high-end TV
ScreenSkills Funded
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Networking skills for freelancers
ScreenSkills Funded
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Virtual production case studies for high-end TV: Happy Valley 3 and Good Omens 2
ScreenSkills Funded
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Mentee Webinar
ScreenSkills Funded
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Navigating imposter syndrome
ScreenSkills Funded
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Returners programme mentee application
ScreenSkills Funded
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End of production paperwork for production management
ScreenSkills Funded
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High-end TV Avid to Resolve conversion course
ScreenSkills Funded
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Post Graduate Diploma Post Graduate Diploma in Film and TV
Postgraduate course in all practical aspects of film and tv production, from pre-production, scripting, shooting and editing. I worked collaboratively in all departments with a focus on camera.
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B.A. Hons, Fine Art Fine Art: Sculpture, Photography, Film
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Foundation Certificate in Art and Design Art and Design
Certificates
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Post production explained: sound
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Post production explained: sound mixing
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Post production explained: sound pipeline
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Post production explained: sound editorial