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About
For nearly a decade I worked in HETV and feature film post-production. First as a runner, then a trainee, second and first assistant editor, working on film such as, Billy Elliot, Gosford Park, The Jacket as well as some Channel 4 and BBC TV drama series. As a result of increased family commitments I left the cutting room and became an audio transcriber for Film and TV.
Four years ago, I decided to retrain, update my skills, and familiarised myself with a dramatically different digital landscape. I took a weekend Avid course at London Film Academy, joined a six month post production course at Met Film School, took online courses in Avid Media Composer (Fundamentals 1) and After Effects, and most recently attended access course in Davinci Resolve at Soho Editors. I also threw myself back into the professional environment and took on a short stint shadowing the first assistant editor on Expendables 4. This has been a difficult journey; I have had to challenge myself and step outside my comfort zone. Like many creatives I am resourceful and driven by the desire to contribute. I realise that technology may change the way we tell stories but our desire to tell stories doesn’t. I love editing and creating content and that is where I see my future combining my past experience with the new skills I have acquired.
My goal now is to work as an assembly editor in film or HETV documentaries and being part of the Returners’ Mentoring programme, is helping me to prepare to fulfil my ambitions. I am excited about the future, I feel like I’m just starting out, which might seem odd coming from someone who started this journey over twenty years ago!
E-learning
See which ScreenSkills e-learning Emily Bussell has completed to improve their skills and knowledge.
Experience
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Editor
Skills: Premiere Pro, Davinci Resolve, After Effects working on documentary, educational, charity and drama (short film)
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Editor
Editor on short news style documentaries for Vice World News. Responsible for all stages of the edit from script to final delivery. Working with multiple teams simultaneously, including producers, executives, APs archivist and researchers.
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Training Assistant Editor
Syncing dailies rushes using Avid Nexus.
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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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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