Elliot Blakemore

Experience

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  MEDIAACTIVE PROJECTS C.I.C.

  Sept 2015 - Sept 2016

  Digital and Creative Media Apprentice

  My role involved creative responses to commissions from parties such as Into Film, Arts Council and Meres and Mosses, working both on live action and animated films, as well as event filming and photography. I worked on projects from the initial pre-production through to post and final delivery. In was also responsible for running workshops as part of the BFI Film Academy and in-house work experience. In addition, I was responsible for programming films for our own program Adventures in Alternative Cinema, as well as events as part of Borderlines Film Festival. Show less

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  MAVERICK TV LTD

  Sept 2016 - Oct 2016

  Random Acts

  I created my film 'Mundane Brain' through MaverickTV and Rural Media for Channel 4's Random Acts program.

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  Rural Media

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  Production Assistant

  I worked at Rural Media to aid them in the production of six films as part of their Random Acts Program for Channel 4. My role was quite broad, ranging from pre-production (namely securing locations and talent), as well as behind-the-scenes filming and a digital colourist for an animated piece. This also led into filming for the Shrewsbury Folk Festival for the artist Faye Claridge.

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  Lucasfilm

  Oct 2017 - Oct 2017

  Assistant to Production Office

  Three days work as an independent contractor at Pinewood, aiding the Production Office with the wrap gifts for 'Solo: A Star Wars Story'.

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  Focus Shift Films

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

  Freelance Videographer

  I was responsible for shooting numerous business conferences for Inspired Business Media on behalf of Focus Shift Films.

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  Unit One Films

  Jul 2018 - Jan 2019

  Freelance Filmmaker

  I aided the team run numerous workshops for college-age students, helping them make their first films, tutoring them in screenwriting, camera skills and video editing.

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  Wrapt Films

  Jun 2019 - Jun 2021

  Freelance Video Editor

  Freelance editing, colouring and some videography for Wrapt Films, working on promotional and corporate videos.

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  NBCUniversal Media, LLC

  Nov 2019 - Nov 2019

  Daily Set P.A

  A few days work as a Daily Set P.A on NBCUniversal's 'Brave New World'.

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  Cinematic Ltd

  Jan 2020 - Dec 2022

  Working in various roles, such as Assistant Editor on BBC/S4C's Hidden/Craith, HFX Artist for ITV's Pembrokeshire Murders, as well as VFX Turnover Editor for Netflix's upcoming Havoc. Running duties at Cinematic, involving maintaining the facilities and looking after clients, as well as receiving training in multiple facets of video post-production; from ingest to delivery.

  • Assistant Editor

    Jun 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Runner

    Jan 2020 - Jun 2021
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  Freelance

  Jan 2023 - now

  Assistant Editor/VFX Editor