Tom Perry Avid Editor

Profile Tom is an Avid editor with broadcast credits for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, and PBS. As an Offline editor he strives to bring visual flair and creativity to the edit with a strong passion to ‘tell the story‘ as effectively and interestingly as possible. Tom’s creative and intellectual input as offline editor rests on a comprehensive technical knowledge of all stages of the post production process and is happy to online his edit.

Documentary

Being Paul Gascoigne – Shiver for ITV1 (1 x 60 min) One-off documentary which reveals the real Paul Gascoigne in his own words and those of the people closest to him, in an intimate insight into the reality of his turbulent world.

Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge – IWC Media for Channel 5 (1 x 60 min) Robson Green now faces his ultimate fishing challenge as he pitches himself against champions the world over, all the while pursuing some of the most remarkable fish in the water.

Harbour Lives – ITV Productions for ITV 1 (1 x 50 min) Observational documentary looking at the people who live and work around Poole Harbour in Dorset.

Dispatches: Britain on the Sick – Hard Cash for Channel 4 (1 x 48 min) Using undercover filming, reporter Jackie Long investigates the controversial processes to assess whether sickness and disability benefit claimants should be declared fit for work.

Who Do You Think You Are – Wall to Wall for BBC 1 (1 x 60 min) Long running series where celebrities trace their family trees. Additional editing across several episodes of series 9.

The Petrol Age: Trailblazers - Bigger Pictures for Sky Atlantic HD (1 x 45 min) Historical documentary fronted by Paul McGann, the Petrol Age tells the absorbing story of British motoring across the ages, through the iconic cars and incredible personalities that helped establish the UK as a major driving force in global motoring. Offline Editor.

Fairground Attractions – ITN Productions for Channel 5 (2 x 45 min) Roll up to find out about the lives of the people who live and work on Britain’s fairgrounds. We get unique access to the closed community of fairground ’Showmen’ who travel the length and breadth of the country, setting up the rides and stalls which have entertained and enthralled the public for generations. Offline Editor

Park Fear - Bullseye Television for Travel Channel (1 x 60 min) Crimes and disasters in US National Parks and woods. Enter Park fear and be intrigued, disturbed and amazed by Park Rangers stories of Yosemite’s ghostly ‘whispering lakes’ and decide for yourself if film and photographic evidence proves that Arizona’s ‘Mogollen Monster’ does indeed exist. Offline Editor.

The Mogul Who Screwed the News - Fresh One for Channel 4 (1 x 60 min) The incredible story of how Rupert Murdoch used celebrity scandal to bankroll his expanding media empire, before scandal ultimately engulfed the News of the World itself. Jacques Peretti talks to everyone from Hugh Grant to Murdoch insiders to find out how the world of celebrities, cops and politicians first cosied up with, and then turned against, the world's most powerful media mogul.

Unreported World: Afghanistan’s Child Drug Addicts - Channel 4 (1 x 24 min) A powerful study of how war and the attendant problems of poverty and social breakdown have contributed to the rise of childhood drug addiction in Afghanistan. Current Affairs Documentary. Offline/Online Editor

Unreported World: Burundi, Boys Behind Bars - Quicksilver Media for Channel 4 (1 x 24 min) A moving of account of the plight of children locked up in Burundi‘s prisons. Many have never been tried, while the crimes they are accused of are in many cases completely unsubstantiated. Current Affairs Documentary. Offline/Online Editor

Unreported World: Burundi’s Child Prisoners - Quicksilver Media for Channel 4 (1 x 24 min) A moving of account of the plight of children locked up in Burundi‘s prisons. Many have never been tried, while the crimes they are accused of are in many cases completely unsubstantiated. Current Affairs Documentary. Offline/Online Editor

What Darwin Never Knew - Nova/PBS (1 x 120 min) "What Darwin Never Knew" offers answers to riddles that Darwin couldn't explain. Breakthroughs in a brand-new science—nicknamed "evo devo"—are linking the enigmas of evolution to another of nature's great mysteries, the development of the embryo. Scientists are finally beginning to crack nature's biggest secrets at the genetic level. The results are confirming the brilliance of Darwin's insights while revealing clues to life's breathtaking diversity in ways the great naturalist could scarcely have imagined. 2 Hour special, Offline Editor

Cliffhangers - ORTV for National Geographic (1 x 50 min) Amazing high altitude locations, stunning photography, all crowned by the fascinating life and times of the gelada baboon. Wildlife Documentary, Offline editor.

Channel 4 News Special Report: Southern Cross - Hardcash Productions for C4 (1 x 10 min) Special report on the troubled Southern Cross care home provider. Offline/Online Editor.

Private Parts - Endemol / Brighter Pictures for Channel 5 (1 x 45 min) Male viewers will keep their legs crossed as a cast of colourful characters recount their accidents and misadventures with dodgy Prince Albert's, artificial stimulants and cement mixers....ouch! Documentary, Offline Editor

Dispatches: America's Brutal Prison - ORTV for Channel 4 (1 x 50 min)

How do we account for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by their U.S. guards at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq? An in depth examination of the United States Penal system may provide some answers. Documentary, Offline/Online Editor (International Version)

The Twilight Players - Channel East for Sky Digital (1 x 30 min) Documentary covering the life and times of ‘The Twilight Players’ - three brothers who have become renowned for reviving the 70’s dance styles of ‘Locking and Popping’. Documentary, Offline/Online Editor

Young Writers - Channel East for Sky Digital (1 x 15 min) Short film examining the work of up and coming novelist Bidisha (debut novel - Seahorses) and the television playwright Neil Biswas (‘Bradford Riots‘ - Channel 4). Insert, Offline/Online Editor

Portrait of an Artist- Channel East for Sky Digital (1 x 15 min) A profile of the distinguished Indian artist Krishen Khanna.Insert, Offline/Online Editor

Art of the Apocalypse - Channel East for Sky Digital (1 x 15 min) We enter the hallowed portals of the Royal Academy of the Arts on the eve of the academy’s exhibition ‘Beauty and Horror in Contemporary Art‘, which showcases the work of the now notorious ‘Young British Artists’ (YBA’s) - Tracey Emin, Gavin Turk and Jake and Dinos Chapman - not for the faint hearted. Insert, Offline/Online Editor

The New Puritans - Channel East for Sky Digital (1 x 10 min) A profile of the late 1990’s literary movement ‘The New Puritans’, focusing on the movements founders Nicholas Blincoe and Matte Thorne. Their literary manifesto claims to eschew voice, flashbacks, poetic license and rhetoric in favour of plain authentic, transparent testimonial prose. Insert, Offline/Online Editor

Profile: Jim Crace - Channel East for Sky Digital (1 x 10 min) Interview with award winning writer Jim Crace (Whitbread First Novel Award & Guardian Fiction Prize), widely regarded as an innovative and highly original writer with a powerful ability to create imaginary worlds and landscapes. Insert, Offline/Online Editor

Profile: Trezza Azzopardi - Channel East for Sky Digital (1 x 10 min) Interview with writer Trezza Azzopardi on location in her hometown, Norwich. Her debut novel, The Hiding Place (2000), won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and was short-listed for both the Booker Prize for Fiction and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (for fiction). Insert, Offline/Online Editor

Factual & Entertainment

Fantasy Homes By the Sea - Splash Media for UKTV Style (1 x 45 min) Can we find a family their fantasy home by the sea? Property Show, Offline Editor

The World's Greatest Sporting Legend - David Paradine Productions for Sky 1 Television’s elder statesmen, Sir and Des Lynam help us to decide - who is the world's greatest sporting legend? My moneys on Muhammad Ali! Sporting Panel Show, Offline Editor

Watchdog - BBC1 Consumer investigation and topical reports series, offline

Through the Keyhole - David Paradine Productions for BBC 1 Sir David Frost keeps us guessing; who would live in a house like this? Celebrity Panel Game Show, Offline/Online Editor

Axon - (1 x 60 min) Illumina Digital for BBC Educational Will Samantha and her pal Dexter uncover the truth behind Samantha’s mother's death in a mysterious plane crash? Not if evil chemical company boss Sir Philip Carter has anything to do with it! Educational drama, Offline Editor

Super Modern Clothing - Channel East for Sky Digital (1 x 10 min) What will we be wearing in the 21st Century? The Royal College of Art predicts the future of apparel in their show ’Super Modern Clothing.’ Insert, Offline/Online Editor

Work Experience

2003 - 2010 Freelance Offline/Online editor 1999 - 2003 Freelance Assistant Editor 1997 - 1999 Assistant-Editor ORTV

Education

Exeter University B.A. Honours, Middle East History

Skills

Kit: Avid - Media Composer + Symphony After Effects CS3 Photoshop CS3 DVD Authoring - Avid DVD (Sonic)