IAN SUTHERLAND
FREELANCE EDITOR
Ian Sutherland was one of the first editors in Britain to pioneer the use of Non-linear editing in Drama ("Spender" was the first film series in Europe edited entirely on the Avid Non-linear editing system), and he now has over twenty years experience of editing major projects on both Avid and Lightworks, as well as over 30 years of handling both 16mm and 35mm film.
He has been a visiting lecturer to The National Film and Television School, in Beaconsfield, where he taught both Conventional and Non-linear film editing techniques and worked with 2nd year Drama Directors on all aspects of their intermediate film projects.
He was a Fellow of The Northern Media School in Sheffield, where he was a visiting lecturer and an external assessor on the M.A. Documentary and Drama courses.
He is currently a visiting lecturer on Bournemouth University Film and Television School’s M.A. course.
He has had extensive experience in editing high-end television documentary and drama and recent TV credits include, Spooks, Trial and Retribution and Above Suspicion.
Showreel Available online at:- www.ian-sutherland.com
WORK INCLUDES: -
AS EDITOR
CRITICAL 5 x 60 minute episodes for Sky1 (T.X. Spring 2015) starring Lennie James, Claire Skinner Catherine Walker and Kimberly Nixon Directors: Philippa Langdale & Jon East Producers: Jed Mercurio Mark Redhead & Christopher Hall.
TOUR DE FRANCE Promotional film for Harewood House, Yorkshire. The starting point for the 2014 Tour de France Producer/Director: Anthony McCrossan.
HOLBY CITY 3 x 60 minute episodes of popular BBC series starring Tina Hobley, Paul Bradley and Lauren Drummond Director: David Innes Edwards Producer: Anne Edyvean.
LOVE BYTES Cinema short based on Shakespeare’s Sonnet No.130, screened at the 2012 London Film Festival
ABOVE SUSPICION IV 3hr mini-series or ITV, starring Kelly Reilly and SILENT SCREAM Ciarán Hinds. Director: Catherine Morshead Producer: Cherry Gould.
SPOOKS 2 x 60 minute episodes of the Kudos series for the BBC, starring Peter Firth, Richard Armitage and Sophie Miles. Director: Ed Hall Producers: Lachlan MacKinnon, Chris Fry.
TRIAL AND 9 series. LaPlante Productions for RETRIBUTION ITV starring Richard E. Grant, Charles Dance, Simon Callow, Corin Redgrave, James Wilby, Frances Tomelty, David Hayman, Victoria Smurfit & KateBuffery. Directors: Jo Johnson, Michael Whyte, Aisling Walsh, Charles Beeson, Paul Unwin, Tristram Powell, Paul Wilmshurst & Stefan Schwartz. Producers: Lynda LaPlante, Peter Richardson, Peter McAleese, Chris Clough, Christopher Hall & Jolyon Symonds
MURPHY’S LAW 4 x 60 minutes for BBC1 Starring James Nesbitt, Michael Fassbender, Owen Teal & Michael Feast Director: Richard Standeven Producers: Greg Brenman & Jemma Rogers
THE COMMANDER 2 x 90 + 4x 60 minutes for ITV. Starring Amanda Burton, Hugh Bonneville, Mathew Marsh & David Calder Directors: Michael Whyte, Jane Prowse & Ashley Pierce. Producers: Lynda La Plante, Lorainne Goodman, Lachlan MacKinnon & Christopher Hall
D DAY 06:06:1944 1x 180 minutes for BBC/CBS/ZDF/TF1 (Additional Editor – battle sequences) Starring Ian Holme, David Lyons Director: Richard Dale Producers: Tim Bradley & Adam Kemp
SILENT WITNESS 2 x 60 minutes for the BBC. Starring Amanda Burton, Jack Shepherd & Tim Healy Director: Paul Wroblewski Producer: Nick Pitt
NCS: MANHUNT 4 x 60 minutes for the BBC. Starring David Suchet, Steven Berkoff, Samantha Bond & Melenie Hill. Directors: Michael Whyte & Paul Unwin Producer: Sue Austen
GREEN-EYED 2 X 60 minutes. Film & General Productions for the BBC. MONSTER Starring Fay Ripley, Emma Fielding, Hugo Speer & Ray Stevenson. Director/Writer: Jane Prowse Producer: Gillian Gordon
MIND GAMES 2hr. film for television starring Fiona Shaw, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Salmon & Sara Kestleman Director: Richard Standeven Producers: Lynda LaPlante & Peter Richardson.
TRUTH OR DARE 10 minute 35mm cinema short. Starring Jake Wood & Donna Air. (Winner of The Eastman Kodak Award at the 1999 London Short Film Festival) Director: Stewart Clark Producer: Ali McGrath
KAVANAGH Q.C. 2 x 90 minute films starring John Thaw for Carlton (one of the episodes nominated for RTS & BAFTA Awards) Director: Charles Beeson Producer: Chris Kelly
BALLYKISSANGEL 13 x 50 min. episodes of the popular series set in a small Irish community (Winner of RTS Best Drama series 1996, nominated for best series in the 1996 British Comedy Awards nominated Best Drama Series 1996 BAFTA Awards. Nominated for Best series in the 1997 British Comedy Awards & the RTS Awards). Directors: Dermot Boyd & Tom Cotter Producer: Chris Griffin, Chris Clough
THE PLACE OF 2hr. film for television starring Greg Wise, THE DEAD Timothy West, Simon Dutton and Ralph Brown. Director: Suri Krishnamma Producer: Geoff Pope
DAISIES IN 35mm movie of the week for US TV, DECEMBER starring Joss Ackland and Jean Simmons Director: Mark Haber Producer: Alan Clayton, Robert Halmi Snr, & Robert Halmi Jnr.
THE TURNAROUND 90 minute T.V. Movie for I.T.V. starring Clive Owen and Bill Patterson (A series “Sharman”, based on the film was commissioned by I.T.V.) Director: Suri Krishnamma Producers: Bill Shapter & Tony Garnett
PRESTON FRONT Tim Firth's acclaimed Comedy Drama. Winner British comedy awards, best series, nominated for 1996 BAFTA, best series award. Director: Marcus Mortimer Producer: Chris Griffin
SPENDER Series III starring Jimmy Nail, Tom Bell & Lena Headey Directors: Suri Krishnamma & Ian Knox Producers: Peter McAleese & Paul Raphael
LITTLE NAPOLEONS (4x 50 mins.) Comedy-Drama series for Channel 4 starring Saeed Jaffrey, Norman Beaton, Simon Callow & Leslie Manville Director: Rob Walker Producer: Malcolm Craddock
BORDER CROSSING 135 min. Anglo-German feature funded by Ch.4 and ZDF Director: Stewart McKinnon Producers: Derek Smith & Stewart McKinnon
AS DIRECTOR
WAINWRIGHT 6x30 mins. for B.B.C.tv. with the legendary lakeland figure. (Was also Associate Producer and Editor.) RTS and BAFTA nominated. Producer: Richard Else
DOG'S BODIES 50 min. Documentary for B.B.C.1 on the Kennel Clubs approach (or lack of it), to problems suffered by many pure bred dogs (also co-writer.) Producer: John Mapplebeck
GHOSTS 5x25 mins. for STV. Children's educational Drama Series (also co-writer). Producer: Trevor Davies
RECENT DRAMA WORK AS A SUPERVISING EDITOR, POST PRODUCTION MANAGER OR ON-LINE EDITOR
TRIAL AND All series since 2001. LaPlante Productions RETRIBUTION for ITV and all International sales, including HD since 2007. Producers: Lynda LaPlante, Christopher Hall Chris Clough & Jolyon Symonds.
THE COMMANDER All series since 2003. LaPlante Productions for ITV and all International sales, including HD since 2007. Producers: Lynda La Plante, Christopher Hall & Lachlan MacKinnon.
ABOVE SUSPICION 3hr mini-series for ITV. All UK deliverables and all International formats, including HD. Producers: Lynda La Plante & Jolyon Symonds.
ABOVE SUSPICION II 3hr mini-series or ITV. All UK deliverables and all THE RED DAHLIA International formats, including HD. Producers: Lynda La Plante & Chris Clough.
IDENTITY 6 x 1 hrs. for ITV Studios. All UK deliverables and all International formats FOR ITV Global, including HD. Producer: Lachlan MacKinnon.
ABOVE SUSPICION III 3hr mini-series or ITV. All UK deliverables and all DEADLY INTENT International formats, including HD. Producers: Lynda La Plante & Hugh Warren.
ABOVE SUSPICION IV 3hr mini-series or ITV. All UK deliverables and all SILENT SCREAM International formats, including HD. Producer: Cherry Gould. (t.x. January 2012)
LOVE BYTES Off-line + On-line edit, Final mix and graphics. Delivery format digital inter-positive (Quicktime ProRes 4:4:4 for cinema projection)
CONTACT DETAILS
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7434 4143 Email: [email protected]
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