I am a Film Editor with a passion for storytelling. I have worked on a diverse range of DARREN FLAXSTONE projects, including natural history, factual and Independent feature dramas. CV - Freelance Film Editor I love the challenges that TV and film offer, whether I am working on big or small projects and enjoy collaborating with colleagues, old and new. CONTACT INFORMATION
Although based in Bristol, I am happy to consider edits elsewhere in the UK & +44(0) 780 858 5479 abroad.
SELECTED CREDITS I have selected the following to show the range of projects I have worked on, a fuller list of credits follows (Page 2).
Drugsland - 1 x 60 min BBC 2/3 Episode 3: Dying to Get Clean. Prod. Sacha Mirzoeff – WINNER BEST EDITING RTS West 2018, & BAFTA BEST DOC SERIES, (Nominated).
Nigeria’s Stolen Daughters - (Feature Film doc) 1 x 90 mins HBO/BBC 2 Prod. Gemma Atwal
First Year On Earth - 2 x 60 min BBC 2 Prod. Dominic Weston
Perfect Planet - 1 x 50 min BBC 1 / Silverback Prog 1: Oceans. Prod. Ed Charles
Wild West - 1 x 60 min BBC 2 REFFERENCES Prog. 2 - The High Country. Prod. Ian Gray (additional references available on request) My Life As A Turkey - 1 x 50 min BBC 2 Sacha Mirzoeff Prod. Dave Allen - BEST EDITING Missoula 2012, GOLDEN PANDA AWARD Wildscreen 2012 Independent Prod. & EMMY for BEST WILDLIFE 2012 +44(0) 785 596 9899 Wastemen - 1 x 60 min BBC 2 Progs 1 & 3. Prod. Liz Allen / Xavier Alford Tuppence Stone Series Prod. BBC Life Story - 1 x 60 min BBC1. +44(0) 790 017 8695 Episode 4 ‘Home’. Prod. Ian Gray
Andie Claire Mary, Mel & Sue’s Big Xmas Thank You - 1 x 60 min BBC 1 Director of Production. Icon Films Prod. Becky Clarke/ Javotte Flatman +44(0) 787 640 8412 Quoll Farm - 1 x 60 min ABC Australia/ Smithsonian Ted Oakes Prod. Simon Plowright, Simon Nasht Independent Producer +44(0) 7913 287070 Operation Snow Tiger - 1 x 50 min BBC 2 Prog 2. Prod. Victoria Bromley Victoria Bromley Independent Producer The Gathering Storm - 1 x 50 min Nat Geo +44(0) 773 068 5299 Prog 1: Dorian. Prod. Alex Parkinson
Dominic Weston Bill Bailey’s Jungle Hero - 1 x 60 min BBC 2 Independent Producer Prog 2. Prod. Sam Hodgson - WINNER RTS WEST, BEST SPECIALIST FACTUAL 2013 +44(0) 7812 147406 Tribes, Predators & Me - 1 x 50 min BBC 2 Rachel Jardine Prog 2: Shark People of the Solomons. Prod. Rachel Kinley Independent Producer +44(0) 7968 211978 Lenny’s Britain - 1 x 50 min BBC 1 Prod. Sacha Mirzoeff Steve Gooder Independent Producer Protecting Our Children - 1 x 60 min BBC 2 +44(0) 7866 543 119 Prog 3. Prod. Emma Burman - WINNER RTS WEST, BEST EDITING 2012
Dave Allen Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean On Earth - 1 x 50 min BBC 2 Series Prod. Passion Pictures Prog 2 - Mountains of the Deep. Prod. Ted Giffords +44(0) 797 322 8403 River Monsters - 6 x 50 min Icon Films Animal Planet / ITV Gemma Atwal Prod. Barney Revill, Charlie Bingham, George Pagliero, Alex Parkinson Independent Producer +44(0) 7870 603926 Africa - 1 x 60 min BBC 1 Prog 4 - Cape. Prod. Hugh Pearson
Freedom Trails: Great WW2 Escapes- 1 x 50 min Ch 4 Prog 1. Prod Kate Thomas Couth, Liberty Smith
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DARREN FLAXSTONE
CV - Freelance Film Editor
CONTACT INFORMATION
+44(0) 780 858 5479
CREDITS (in reverse chronological order)
• Wild Islands- Hawaii BBC 2 • Black Mamba, White Witch (Natural World) BBC2 • First Year On Earth BBC 2 • Shank (Feature Drama) Indie • Nigeria’s Stolen Daughters (Feature Doc) HBO • Life - Prog 2: Reptiles BBC1 • Mary, Mel & Sue’s Big Xmas Thank You BBC1 • Natures Great Events: The Great Tide BBC1 • Elizabeth & Philip: Love & Duty BBC1 • The One Show: Sport Relief special BBC1 • Mighty Rivers Animal Pl • Mountains of the Monsoon (Natural World) BBC2 • WW2’s Great Escapes: The Freedom Trails CH4 • The Unseen Alistair Cooke BBC4 • Drugsland BBC 2/3 • Timeshift: Watching The Russians BBC4 • Tribes, Predators and Me BBC 2 • Wild China BBC2 • Dogs: The Untold Story Discovery • Alan Titchmarsh’s Nature of Britain BBC1 • Clash of Africa’s Giants (Feature doc) Animal Pl • Lenny’s Britain BBC1 • Wild West: Ep 2: The High Country BBC1 • Ganges BBC2 • Yeti: Man Myth or Beast? CH4 • Grime Scene Investigation BBC3 • Theatrical Knights at the BBC BBC4 • Tiger Kill (Natural World) (Wildscreen Best Editing - Nominated). BBC2 • River Monsters Animal Pl • Timeshift: The New Middle Classes BBC4 • Patagonia: Earth’s Secret Paradise BBC2 • Supersize Crocs CH5 • Wanted In Paradise: Thailand BBC2 • Ocean Odyssey BBC1 • Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth BBC2 • The Iceberg That Sank The Titanic (Natural World) BBC2 • Wastemen BBC2 • Predators Prey Animal Pl • Alaska: Earths Frozen Kingdom BBC2 • Shooting Under Fire (Feature Doc) Nat Geo • Super Senses: The Secret Power of Animals BBC1 • The King Cobra & I (Natural World) BBC2 • Martin Parr’s Turkey & Tinsel Indie • Deep Jungle ITV • Life Story BBC1 • Massive Nature BBC1 • Wild Brazil BBC2 • Austin Stevens Adventures CH5 • Expedition: Burma BBC2 • My Foetus (BAFTA Best Doc - Nominated). CH4 • Operation Snow Tiger BBC2 • Ireland: Sculpted Isle (Natural World) BBC2 • The Sound of Cinema BBC2 • Wildlife On One: King Croc BBC1 • Tudor Crystal & Mark Goes to Mongolia Indie • Moon Power (Natural World) BBC2 • Bill Bailey’s Jungle Hero BBC2 • Elephant Cave (Natural World) BBC2 • Dark Vision (Feature drama) Indie • Diagnosing Darwin CH4 • The Polar Bear Family & Me BBC2 • Killer Bees - Taming the Swarm (Natural World) BBC2 • Miniature Britain BBC1 • Young Minds (Short docs) CH4 • Planet Earth Live BBC1 • Killer Whales: Wildlife Special BBC1 • The Making of Planet Earth BBCWW • Animals: The Inside Story BBC2 • Africa: Prog 4 - Cape BBC1 • Baltic Secrets SVT • Teddy Gray’s Sweet Factory (Dir Martin Parr) Indie • Yeti: Hunt for the Wildman CH4 • Protecting Our Children BBC2 • Birth Night with Davina McCall ITV • My Life As A Turkey (Wildscreen Best Editing - Nominated). BBC2 • Buffalo: The African Boss (Natural World) BBC2 • Madagascar BBC2 • Triumph of Life PBS • Buffering (Feature Film) Indie • Jack in a Box & Just Testing (Short film dramas) Indie • A Million Snake Bites (Natural World) BBC2 • Nibha of the Elephants (Animal People) BBC1 • Springwatch Special BBC1 • The Ultimate Guide Discovery • The History of Now: Story of the Noughties BBC2 • Orang-Utans: The High Society (Natural World) BBC2 • Release (Feature Drama) Indie • Mystery of the Senses PBS/CH4 • Ray Mears’ Northern Wilderness BBC2 • Lune (Feature Drama) Indie • Bearwalker of the Northwoods (Natural World) BBC2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
National Diploma, AV Design & HND Film and Television, specialising in film and video editing - Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design (Bournemouth University)
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