KHARA STIBBONS FILMMAKER & TV EDITOR EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.kharastibbons.com

PERSONAL STATEMENT I’m a creator of short films, promos & documentaries. I’m ready to plan, film, edit & deliver your project with a professional, flexible & enjoyable workflow. I spent 7 years editing factual programmes for BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, CBBC, CBeebies, C4, UKTV Eden Channel & Discovery Asia. I’ve worked with David Attenborough, Steve Backshall & some of the BBC Natural History Unit’s top producers. I'm an organised, creative, hardworking and dedicated, with a good sense of humour. I edit using Final Cut Pro, Avid & Premier.

CREDIT LIST

’Deadly On a Mission, Pole to Pole’ BBC1 NHU Bristol 2014 (Editor) 4x28min presenter-led natural history expedition programmes. Steve Backshall embarks on a global journey from the Arctic Circle to Antarctica in search of deadly animals & environments. (Director - Lara Bickerton)

'David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities Series 1 & 2' Eden Channel, Humble Bee Films, 2013 (Editor) 7x22min presenter-led, natural history documentaries unravelling the mysteries of our most curious creatures. (Directors - Hilary Jeffkins, Stephen Dunleavy)

'Deadly Pole To Pole' CBBC Bristol, 2013 (Editor) 3x28min presenter-led, adventure programme for CBBC following Steve Backshall as he travels from the North pole to the South, searching for the most extreme environments, activities & animals. (SP - Scott Alexander, Director - Rachel Kinley)

'DIY SOS' BBC1 Bristol, 2013 (Editor) 1x58min observational documentary following a team of builders, led by presenter Nick Knowles, transform a bungalow to help a family with a severely disabled daughter. (SP – Ben Anderson)

'Mission Madagascar' CBBC NHU Bristol, 2012 (Editor) 3x28min observational, adventure series following 8 children investigating conservation issues in Madagascar. (SP - Doug Hope, Director - Beth Brooks)

'Naomi's Nightmares of Nature' CBBC NHU Bristol, (RTS Award Winning), 2012 (Editor) 2x28min presenter-led, natural history, adventure programmes for CBBC following Naomi Wilkinson searching the world for natures nightmares. (SP - Alex Griffiths, Director - Kirstine Davidson)

'River Cottage, Three Good Things - Bites' Keo Films, Channel 4 2012 (Editor) 4x10min 'bites' for Channel 4. Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall and celebrity guests present short films about preparing meals the River Cottage way. (SP - Stephen Leigh)

'Steve Backshall's Deadly Top Ten - Series 1 & 2' CBBC NHU Bristol, 2011 & 2012 (Editor) 6x30min fast paced archive, natural history, adventure programmes for CBBC. (SP - Alex Griffiths, Director - Mark Flowers, Nikki Waldron, Christina Holvey)

'Deadly 60, Series 1, 2 & 3' CBBC NHU Bristol, (BAFTA Award Winning), 2012 (Editor) 20x30min presenter-led, natural history, adventure programmes for CBBC following Steve Backshall and his crew as they travel the world looking for sixty deadly creatures. (SP - John Miller, Scott Alexander, Directors - Ruth Harries, Nikki Waldron, James Brickell)

'Live N Deadly - Series 1 & 2' CBBC & BBC2 NHU Bristol , 2011 (Editor) 2x60min observational behind-the-scenes 'Specials' & 30x6min VT adventure inserts for a Saturday morning live show. (SP - Alex Griffiths, Directors - Kirstine Davidson, Adam Scott, Chris Howard, Laura Smith)

'River Cottage - Edible Hedgerow' Keo Films, Channel 4 2010 (Editor) 1x90min dvd feature, and 11x10min 'bites' for C4. Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall & John Wright present the edible delights to be found in the British countryside. (SP - Stephen Leigh)

'Afterlife' promo for Endemol & Tigress Productions, 2010 (Editor) 1x4min promo. Hidden cameras witness the creatures that visit an elephant carcass as it decomposes. (SP - Dick Colthurst)

'Little Prairie Dogs' CBeebies NHU Bristol, 2009 (Editor) 5x10min mini-documentaries following the adventures of North American prairie dogs (SP - Stephen Dunleavy)

'The One Show' BBC1 Factual, 2011 (Editor) 2x4min factual insert films about the history of the names for days of the week. (Director - Phil Kerswell)

'Bargain Hunt, Series 24 - 35' BBC Bristol Daytime Features, 2011 (Editor) 45min presenter-led programmes about antiques. (SPs - Paul Tucker, Susie Staples, Nick Woodroffe)

'Wanted Down Under, Series 4' BBC Bristol Daytime Features, 2009 (Editor) 2x60min daytime, presenter-led, lifestyle programmes about families emigrating to Australia. (SP - Christopher Hutchins)

'Anthony Worrall Thompson's Adventures in Brunei' Discovery Asia, 2009 (Editor) 1x60min presenter-led, cooking & adventure programme with Anthony Worrall Thompson exploring Brunei (SP - Stan Green)

'Flog It, Series 9' BBC Bristol Daytime Features, 2009 (Editor) 3x45min presenter-led, daytime programme featuring the auctioning of antiques. (SP - Susie Staples)

'Seaside Rescue' BBC Bristol Features, 2009 (Editor) 3x30min multi-narrative observational documentaries following a Rescue Helicopter, RNLI lifguards & lifeboat crew on the south west coast. (SP - Christopher Hutchins)

'Skint - Debt Special' BBC Bristol Features, 2009 (Editor) 1x40min observational documentary following a man in debt, for BBC debt season. (SP - Christopher Hutchins)

'Super White Me' Quickfire Media Bristol, 2008 (Editor) 1x 10min taster for Channel 4 following a young black man experimenting lightening his skin. (SP - Mark Fielder)

'Upstaged' Endemol & BBC3, 2008 (Live Editor) 11x short films for an online live talent show & BBC3 highlights programme, edited as live.

'Meet The Immigrants' BBC1 Bristol Features, 2008 (Editor) 1x30min multi-narrative documentary following asylum seekers & economic migrants in the UK. (SP - Christopher Hutchins)

'It's Not Easy Being Green, Series 2' BBC Bristol D&CF, 2007 (Assistant Editor) 8x30min Dick Strawbridge helps families to live a greener lifestyle. (SP - Christopher Hutchins)

'Vet Safari, Series 1 & 2' BBC Bristol D&CF, 2007 (Assistant Editor on location in South Africa) 8x30min observational documentaries following game capture in South Africa. (SP - Dale Templar)

Edit Assistant / Research Assistant on a number of television series and programmes, to name a few: BBC - Wanted Down Under, BBC - Seaside Rescue Series 3&4, BBC - Stars in Fast Cars, BBC NHU - Animal Crime Scene, BBC - Give Me Shelter, Anglia Television - Heroes & Villains.

TECHNICAL Final Cut Pro, Motion, Avid Xpress Pro, Xpress DV, Media Composer, Adobe Premier Canon 7d, Sony Z1, Go Pro & Contour Cameras

BA (Hons) Theatre Film and Television - St Johns College, York - University of Leeds