WILDFIRE EDITING James Taggart 07966197009 [email protected]
I am a passionate, fun to work with and fast editor with a natural sense for story and rhythm. I love to develop ideas within a motivated and creative team. In 2004 I gained a nomination for Best Editing for my first film at Wildscreen. Since then I have developed my skills as an Editor and have worked on Natural History, Drama and Sports. In 2015 I won at Jackson Hole wildlife festival for my editing on Wild Yellowstone for Nat Geo Wild. My technical background in edit support is vital with today’s complicated Post Production workflows and Media Management. I’m fluent on Avid, Final Cut Pro and Premier Pro systems. Both 2D and 3D projects. I have an USA iVisa valid until 2019.
Achievements Wild Yellowstone Natgeo/Brainfarm Best Editing JHWFF 2015 Winner Cinematography JHWFF 2015 Winner
Tiny Giants 3D Best 3D Nature TV show International 3D summit 2015 winner Best Immersive JHWFF 2015 Winner
Natural World, Savannah Queen Rosca Awards: Best Writing, Winner RTS West: Best Editing, Nomination RTS West: Best Cinematography, Nomination
Africa Kalahari Jackson Hole 2013, Best Editing, runner up(joint nomination)
‘Ella’, UK Film Council Killer Film Fest 2012 (USA) Nomination Editing Killer Film Fest 2012 (USA) winner BEST SHORT CINEMATOGRAPHY & ACTOR 2012 Limelight Film Awards 2012 (UK) winner BEST HORROR 2012 Cabbagetown Short Film Festival 2012 (CANADA) winner BEST SUSPENSE 2012
Wildlife on One Dragonflies, Beauty or Beast? Best Editing Wildscreen 2004, Runner up Best Editing Young Broadcast Awards 2004, Runner up Best Non Bird film FestivalOiseauNature 2004, Winner
Natural World – Buddha, Bees and the Japanese Hornet Queen IWFF 2007, Best film over $500k, Winner Japanese Wildlife Film Festival 2007, Best film showing People and Nature, Winner Best Behavior – Jackson Hole 2007, Runner up FestivalOiseauNature 2008, Best Non Bird film, Winner Outstanding Cinematography News and Documentary Emmy 2008, Runner up Wildscreen 2008 Innovation, Runner up
Smalltalk Diaries. Pilot and Series Wildscreen 2008 Innovation, Winner Wildscreen 2008 Best Series, Winner Wildscreen 2008 Best Script, Runner up IWFF 2008, Merit Award for Cinematography IWFF 2008, Merit Award for Educational Value and Creative Approach
Credit Highlights
Wild Yellowstone 2x 50/43 Natgeo Wild/Terra Mata 2015 Working closely with infamous action sport producers Brainfarm I was tasked with creating unique style of natural history program. Telling the story of USA’s most wild place through new eyes. Series Producers Curt Morgan
Hidden Kingdoms, 3x 60 2x90 1x 40min3D + 3D4k Broadcast 2014 My role as Series Editor put all my experience in setting style, CGI Previsualisation and Story editing to the test. I then helped spearhead the 3D special onto Giant screen. The NHU’s first 4k and 3D project. Series Producer Mark Brownlow
Tiny Giants 3D4k for Giant Screen Cinemas 40mins Tiny Giants is Hidden Kingdoms rebranded for the Giant screen. Cutting in 3d for giant screen was a fantastic experience. But as a technical editor I was also working on DIM instruction, 3D graphics previz and 3D alignment. Using all of these skills I was able to bring our Tiny Giants onto the Big screen in 3D
Africa Eye to Eye, 5x 10 mins 1x 50 Broadcast 2013 Experience a personal account of what its like to film in the planet's wildest place, Africa Series Producer James Honeyborne
Natural World, Savannah Queen 1x 60 2011/2012 An epic tail following a nest of African Honey Bees and its Queen. CGI, Fantastic camera work and creative editing make for compelling viewing. BBC / Animal Planet, Producer Verity White
Nightstalkers, 2x 60 min 2010/11 Sri Lankan Leopards, Spotted Hyenas Filmed by Night specialist Martin Dohrn using his one of a kind Night cameras. Working closely with the team we crafted two compelling Films revealing the true stories of both Nightstalkers. With two weeks left our feedback from our Nat Geo exec: ‘I’d consider that fine cut a picture lock’! Series Producer Martin Dohrn
Secrets of our Living Planet Waterworlds BBC/Natgeo wild 2013 Follow waters epic journey from rain to sea. IWFF, best ecosystem film Winner Series Producer Paul Bradshaw
Ella 2012, UK Film council Horror short starring Anthony Head. A Dead Mother. A Father with blood on his hands. Not all is what it seems! Director: Dan Gitcham Sketchbook films/UK film council
Conviction 1x 20min Drama 1x 60min Drama Doc 2010 This slickly cut drama follows a Terrorist plotting to blow up central Bristol. Based on actual events and people, this highly sensitive film was taken up by the BBC and adapted for a 60 minute BBC3 Drama Documentary. Omni Productions, Richard Penfold/Sam Hearn
Natural World, Buddha, Bees and the Japanese Hornet Queen (50mins) 2005/2006 Epic battles and CGI help tell the story of the life cycle of a Japanese Hornet Queen and her relationship with the nature and people around her. An ‘astonishing film' – Independent. Producer: James Honeyborne