ROB DAVIES – OFFLINE EDITOR Mob: 07970 952 244 Email: [email protected] Please see www.robdavieseditor.com for clips and referees I’m an experienced, creative editor and have been editing for broadcast for 22 years. I’m versatile, fast and efficient and happy working on Avid, FCP or Premiere. I’ve worked on a huge variety of television genres, including over 120 hours of natural history programming. I’ve cut shows for the BBC, Nat Geo, ITV, CH4, Five, PBS, Animal Planet and Discovery, and worked for Plimsoll Productions, BBC Studios, Icon Films, Tigress, Diverse, Image Impact, Hello-Halo, Atlantic Productions and more. I’ve edited indoors and outdoors… on a yacht in the Antarctic, at the edge of the Arabian desert, on a beach in Spain, a farm in Devon, and in many, many edit suites in Bristol! Examples of my work include Animals with Cameras episode one (NHU, for BBC1), Super Giant Animals with Steve Backshall (NHU, for BBC1 primetime), Life at the Extreme with Davina McCall (Plimsoll Productions, for ITV1), DIY SOS Children in Need 2013 Special & DIY SOS Homes for Veterans 2015 Special (BBC Factual for BBC1), Bear Grylls’ Born Survivor (Diverse for CH4) and the first ever episode of Jeremy Wade’s River Monsters (Icon Films for Animal Planet). EDIT CREDITS: Oct – Feb 18 SRI LANKA 4 x 47’ Plimsoll Prod for Blue Ant/Nat Geo 4 character films following the lives of a Toque Macaque mother & baby struggling to survive, a teenage group leaving home, and a newborn Sri Lankan elephant starting out in life. PD Claire Clements, SP Hannah Hoare. Aug – Sep 17 HITCHED ABROAD 2 x 48’ Nimble Dragon for CH4 Quirky ob doc, following the endeavours of Wedding planners and to be bride & grooms as they prepare for their big day on the Island of Cyprus. PD Angela Davison, EP Tess Cumming. July 17 RHS TATTON PARK FLOWER SHOW 2 x 29’ BBC2 One of Four editors editing VTs for the Cheshire flower show. SP Stephen Martin, EP Paolo Proto. Mar – July 17 ANIMALS WITH CAMERAS (ep one) 1 x 59’ BBC NHU for BBC1 Gordon Buchanan travels the globe armed with miniature cameras in the hope of helping scientists in the search for answers. PD Anne Sommerfield, SP Dan Rees, EP Tim Martin. Feb – Mar 17 COMIC RELIEF – THE RED NOSED AFRICAN CONVOY 1 x 59’ BBC1 Six celebs travel from Nairobi to Uganda to deliver essential aid to a variety of Comic Relief charities. PD Tom Payne, SP Simon Davies. Nov – Feb 17 DOGS, AN AMAZING ANIMAL FAMILY 1 x 45’ Offspring Films for Sky Episode 1 explores the evolutionary beginnings of the wild dog in the Americas and discovering it’s wild relatives. PD Sam Hodgson. Sep – Oct 16 THE GREAT YELLOWSTONE THAW 1 x 50’ BBC NHU for BBCWW Episode 1: Yellowstone’s iconic species are caught up in the battle between winter and spring as the film documents their struggle to survive. Edit Producer Paul Thompson, SP Lucy Bowdon. EP Tim Martin. July – Sept TEN DEADLIEST SNAKES (series 3) 3 x 45’ Animal Planet/Eden Nigel Marven lists his Ten Deadliest Snakes of the Philippines, Brazil and Mexico. Producer/Director Nigel Marven. June – July 16 ANIMAL WILD REUNIONS 1 x 48’ Tigress Productions for ITV1 A series telling the stories of incredible relationships between people and Wild animal. Prod Gemma Greene, SP Sarah Peat. Mar – May 16 ICE PEOPLE: LIFE ON THE EDGE 1 x 48’ Ob Doc. Hello-Halo for BBC Episode 3, begins with the aftermath of an avalanche that caused huge devastation to the town of Longyearbyen. As sunlight returns, the trials and tribulations of living life on Svalbard continue. SP Wendy Rattray. Nov – Feb 16 STORY OF CATS ep one, 1 x 46’ Plimsoll Productions for ITV1 & PBS Exploring the similarities of the global wild cats to our domestic friends. An evolutionary journey from Asia to Africa. P/D Anwar Mamon. SP Sam Hodgson, EPs Grant Mansfield & Martha Holmes. Winner of Best Broadcast Series Award at the International Wildlife Film Festival. Sept – Oct 15 DIY SOS: HOMES FOR VETERANS SPECIAL ep one, 1 x 59’ for BBC1 Nick and the team undertake their biggest challenge to date: transforming an entire Manchester street for war veterans. Princes Harry and Will make an appearance. Edit Producers Julia Foot, Ben Southwell. SP Hamish Summers. EP Robi Dutta. Winner of the National RTS award for Best Popular, Factual and Features. July – Aug 15 DIY SOS: THE BIG BUILD 1 x 59’ for BBC1 Nick Knowles and the team help a needy family in Eckington. A teenage girl has been confined to a hospital room for two years unable to return home due to her life limiting condition, until now. P/D Jessica Matthews, EP Robi Dutta. June – July 15 PRIMAL SURVIVOR 1 x 45’ Icon Films for National Geographic Survival expert Hazen Audel takes a journey through Northern Tanzania, utilising the skills and techniques of the local people. P/D Anwar Mamon SP Nick White. Jan – April 15 TEN DEADLIEST SNAKES 3 x 45’ Animal Planet/Eden Nigel Marven lists his Ten Deadliest Snakes of India, Malaysia and Australia. P/D Nigel Marven. Jan – April 15 CRUISE SHIP ADVENTURE 3 x 45’ IMAGE IMPACT for Eden Nigel Marven takes the viewer on fascinating journeys: the Antarctic, Central America & India, exploring the exotic wildlife and taking the ship’s crew on various adventures. P/D Nigel Marven. Nov – Dec 14 LIFE AT THE EXTREME 1 x 45’ Plimsoll Productions for ITV1 Ep1 ‘Hot.’ Davina McCall travels to Namibia to find out how animals and people survive in these harsh conditions. P/D Barny Revil. EPs Gavin Henderson, Martha Holmes, & Grant Mansfield. May – Nov 14 RIVER MONSTERS 1 x 45’ Icon Films for Discovery Jeremy Wade travels to Cambodia to investigate a series of attacks in the Mekong River. P/D Bess Manley, SP Steve Gooder. April – Oct 14 CRUISE SHIP ADVENTURE 3 x 45’ IMAGE IMPACT for Eden Nigel Marven is the ‘Cruise Ship Naturalist.’ He explores the local exotic wildlife, taking the ship’s crew on various adventures, even teaching the captain how to wrestle one of Florida’s gators. P/D Nigel Marven. Mar – May 14 NATURE’S MIRACLE ORPHANS 1 x 50’ BBC NHU Ob doc following the lives of animal orphans and their carers as they take steps towards their reintroduction into the wild. Producers Hannah Ward & Clare Brook. SP Kate Broome. Dec – Mar 14 TEN DEADLIEST SNAKES 3 x 45’ Animal Planet/Eden Nigel Marven lists his Ten Deadliest Snakes of Costa Rica, USA and South Africa. Oct – Nov 13 DIY SOS: THE MILLION POUND BUILD 1 x 59’ for BBC1 Children in Need special. Nick Knowles and the team take on their biggest ever project. RTS West Winner for Best Features and Factual Entertainment 2013. P/D Tom Payne, SP Paolo Proto, EP Robi Dutta. The episode raised £464,000, over double its total from the previous year, and earned an audience share of 20% peaking at 5.2m viewers. Aug – Sep 13 MY FAMILY AND OTHER TURKEYS 1 x 45’ CH5/Freemantle Presenter Nigel Marven adopts a family of Wild Turkeys in this humorous and witty adventure. The film provides an historical and natural history insight into the ‘Wild Turkey.’ P/D Nigel Marven. May – July 13 SUPER GIANT ANIMALS 1 x 59’ BBC NHU for BBC1 Presenter Steve Backshall scours the globe to discover how size has enabled 6 ‘Super Giant’ Animals to dominate their environments in this one-off BBC1 primetime adventure. P/D Matthew Wright, EP Gavin Henderson. April 2013 D.I.Y. SOS THE BIG BUILD 1 x 59’ for BBC1 Nick Knowles and the team help a needy family in Orpington. A father of two has suffered a brain haemorrhage, which has left him unable to communicate with his wife and children. P/D Ben Rowland, EP Robi Dutta. Feb – Mar 13 MONKEY LIFE 2 x 23’ Primate Planet Productions for Discovery/CH4 OB Doc series following the primates and staff at the World’s largest Monkey Sanctuary ‘Monkey World.’ Jan – Feb 13 THE GREAT BRITISH WINTER 4 x 59’ BBC NHU/FACTUAL for BBC2 Presenter Ellie Harrison takes a journey around Britain to reveal some of the effects of the British Winter. SP Christina Nutter, E.P Robi Dutta. Oct – Dec 12 NATURE SHOCK Tigress Productions for Ch4 Helping with rough cuts and the editing of two episodes. Producer Simon Baxter, EP Richard Burkeward. HUGH’S THREE GOOD THINGS 1 x 23’ Keo Films for Ch4 River Cottage’s Hugh takes on the challenges of two rival chefs competing to serve up dishes made from 3 good things. Producer Christina Nutter, SP Stephen Leigh. Mar- Sept 12 WHALE ADVENTURE 4 x 47’ Image Impact for Ch5 Presenter Nigel Marven travels along the America’s coast following the grey whale’s migration from Mexico to Alaska. Producer Nigel Marven. Mar- Sept 12 WILD COLOMBIA 4 x 47’ Image Impact for Eden/Freemantle Presenter Nigel Marven travels to Colombia to reveal its spectacular wildlife. Producer/Director Nigel Marven. Dec- Mar 12 RAISED WILD – DOG GIRL OF UKRAINE 1 x 47’ Dragonfly Media for Animal Planet Stylised drama documentary series. Anthropologist Mary-Ann Ochota investigates the veracity of the feral case of Oksana; ‘the dog girl of Ukraine.’ Producer Christina Nutter. Director/SP Adrian MacFarlane. Oct - Dec 11 DOHA HEROES 2 x 30’ Rock Wallaby for a Qatari broadcaster An edit based in Doha, Qatar. Ob docs following the emergency services in Doha. Producer Ed Thomas, SP Andrew Barron.