MAY 2021
ROLE WE PLAY
A short experimental film discussing the experience of being black in the film industry and society.
This film intrigued me as it offered a unique approach to talking about this subject. Working using poetry-like monologuing, while wrapped in an experimental lens, offers a great canvas for editing.
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The message needed to be clear however. Thankfully the visual strategy was linear and clean, allowing focus to never escape the words spoken. Cutting all these aspects together was quite melodical and harmonious.
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Editor & Colourist
JANUARY 2022
DOGEATER
A short film exploring the female Asian experience and prejudice in the UK, post Covid-19.
As the editor I found that I needed to think about this idea in a significant amount of depth, in both pre- and post-production. It was imperative I balance the Poetic mode, and blend it with the Expository mode, thus not making the message of the film seem miscommunicated or misguided.
We want to educate people on this very real struggle within our turbulent country. Here is a fragment of people who have experienced these things, hear them, and listen to them. That is our message.
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Editor & Colourist
MAY 2022
UNKNOWN LANGUAGE
A narrative film exploring the complexities of a father-son relationship following a divorce, involving Punjabi culture.
Unknown Language tells the narrative of a father son relationship, tormented by a divorce that leaves the two distanced more than ever, from one another. This film dives into the intricacies of an under-represented perspective, where we can see the beauty of a father and son rekindle their love, through predominantly visual storytelling.
The film provides a twist on the code and conventions of this topic of film by exploring it through the lens of a Punjabi experience.
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Editor & Colourist
JANUARY 2023
TRANSCENDENT
Rohan, following, the loss of his mother must try and navigate a tricky relationship with his older brother Jay,
Turning to the supernatural.
This film explored themes that I had dabbled in before. However in that regard it also offered a new chance to enhance more of what I had tried and knew in terms of editing.
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The exploration of transferring from one plane to another was an exciting concept, that was quite eyeopening for me, when trying more experimental and stylistic editing techniques.
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Editor & Colourist
MARCH 2023
WALKING WITH THE WOUNDED
A commercial for Walking with the Wounded, filmed on 16mm.
This commercial was made using an Arriflex 16mm SR 3.
This commercial was interesting to make, being given developed film that had been converted digitally. I had never worked with film based footage before and it offered a new and interesting variable when cutting together this piece.
Having to cut a short moment together within 30 seconds was challenging but also educational.
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Editor & Colourist
MAY 2023
THE COUSIN OF DEATH
A short film with elements of absurdist humour. Justin, an isolated insomniac, is trying his best to get to sleep the night while his tired mind starts playing tricks on him, as he spills his soul to a late-night radio host and makes himself the target of a dastardly cartoon mole with a domination complex.
This film was very exciting for me to work on. The style and general hysteria that develops throughout the narrative allowed for more and more radical editing styles to be incorporated as the film progressed, creating a really fun and ideal situation for an editor.
Having this be my grad film, I couldn't be happier with the styles I got to experiment with, as well as with the final outcome.
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Editor & Colourist
JULY-NOVEMBER
2023
FRAMESTORE:
ASSISTANT VFX EDITOR
As an assistant VFX editor at Framestore, I worked on a few projects where I helped manage workloads and turnover, whilst handling my primary project, MICKEY 17, a Warner Bros. film, releasing in March 2024.
As an assistant VFX editor, my role involved a multitude of industry tasks surrounding editing and also VFX work daily. This includes;
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Processing turnover and keeping internal edits up to date with the latest scans
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Managing and maintaining shot information
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Providing editorial references to production and artists e.g. count sheets
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Retimes
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Resizes
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Witness cameras
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Importing and checking new versions of VFX shots into editing software like AVID or Adobe software
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Managing media and storage
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Communicating with in-house and client production
In my day-to-day I also:
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Make and request selects for additional media requests
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Organise and drive dailies sessions
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Client reviews and meetings
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Perform final deliveries in high quality
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Ingest raw files and scans
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Work closely with internal production, artists, sound teams and other support departments
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Help develop new editorial tools and workflows
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Cut marketing and award reels
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Assistant VFX Editor
JULY-NOVEMBER
2023
FRAMESTORE:
MICKEY 17
As an assistant VFX editor at Framestore, I worked on MICKEY 17, a Warner Bros. film, releasing in March 2024. Directed by
Bong Joon-Ho.
The film was a great way to start my industry career on, and was an amazing experience working with an Oscar winning director, and his creative team, alongside Framestore.
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Assistant VFX Editor