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About Elizabeth Dyson

Highly accomplished Avid/FCP/Premiere offline editor with over 20 years experience cutting documentaries, factual, comedy, entertainment, drama, corporate and animation for independent production companies and broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, MTV, ITV, Channel 5, Sky, Smithsonian and Discovery Channels.
Strong visual and story-telling skills; can work to a script or create exciting, well-paced stories from scratch.

Highly accomplished Avid/FCP/Premiere offline editor with over 20 years experience cutting documentaries, factual, comedy, entertainment, drama, corporate and animation for independent production companies and broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, MTV, ITV, Channel 5, Sky, Smithsonian and Discovery Channels.
Strong visual and story-telling skills; can work to a script or create exciting, well-paced stories from scratch.
Excellent comic, musical and dramatic timing and pacing.
Happy to work alone or with edit producer/director.
Extensive experience on fast turnaround programmes with a tight schedule.
Good knowledge of US broadcaster requirements & story styles from working on verité, factual and entertainment programmes for both UK and US broadcasters.

For examples of my work please go to:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/10790218 (Password: Editorreel)

Recent work currently airing:

https://www.itv.com/watch/tonight/1a2803/1a9757a0148

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/gps-treating-rural-britain/on-demand/74959-001

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-greatest-auction/on-demand/73294-003

https://www.channel5.com/show/portillo-s-andalucia/season-1/cordoba-and-costa-del-sol



Media

Kew A Year In Bloom Ch5.mp4

kew_a_year_in_bloom_ch5 (1080p).mp4

Kew A Year In Bloom Ch5.mp4

kew_a_year_in_bloom_ch5 (1080p).mp4

Roadies Trailer.mp4

Trailer for Roadies, a feature doc following the ups and downs of Chris Daughtry's hard-working, hard-playing road crew.

Made In China.mp4

Made In China.mp4

Vout O Reenee's A Colony Reborn Taster.mp4

Vout O Reenee's A Colony Reborn Taster.mp4

George Clarke Ugly House to Lovely House Ch4.mp4

George Clarke Ugly House to Lovely House.mp4

The Great Fire Ep 3 Ch5.mp4

The Great Fire Ep 3 Ch5.mp4

How Did They Build That Little Island NY Smithsonian Channel.mp4

How Did They Build That This Floating Park is a Modern Architectural Marvel Smithsonian Channel.mp4

Inside The Tower Ch5.mp4

Inside The Tower.mp4

Grand Designs House of the Year 2019 Ch4.mp4

Grand Designs House of the Year 2019.mp4

How Did they Build That Tete Caree Smithsonian Channel.mp4

How Did they Build That A Genius Design for a Library Smithsonian Channel.mp4

Tiny At 20 Discovery Channel/TLC USA.mp4

Tiny At 20 - Ob doc about Hannah, a dwarf dealing with day to day life.

Grand Designs House of the Year 2016 Ch4.mp4

Grand Designs House of the Year 2016.mp4

Roadies Reality Show Taster USA.mp4

Roadies Tease.mp4

Cannes Fim Festival Style - Corporate.mp4

Cannes Film Festival/Electrolux - Style.mp4

Royal Navy Matters Commando - Corporate.mp4

ROYAL NAVY MATTERS- COMMANDO.mp4

Videos


Equipment

Avid Media Composer
Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro 7
(Both on MacBook Pro Laptop)

Additional Information

Industries

Animation, Commercials, Corporate, Film, Music, Online, TV

Specialisms

Credits

ITN

(Jun 2024 - Sep 2024)

ITN / ITV

Editor (Avid)

Tonight: The Leader Interviews Rishi Sunak

(Jun 2024 - Jun 2024)

ITN / ITV

Editor (Avid)

Celebs At Christmas: How Do They Do It?

(Nov 2023 - Dec 2023)

Coming Up Roses / Channel 5

Editor (Avid)

Portillo's Andalucia

(Aug 2023 - Oct 2023)

Curve Media / Channel 5

Editor (Offline)

GPS: Treating Rural Britain

(May 2023 - July 2023)

Curve Media / Channel 4

Editor (Offline)

The Greatest Auction

(Oct 2022 - Mar 2023)

Curve Media / Channel 4

Editor (Avid)

Secret Life of The Auction House

(Aug 2022 - Oct 2022)

Curve Media / Channel 5

Editor (Avid)

Kew Gardens: A Year In Bloom

(Apr 2022 - Jun 2022)

Curve Media / Channel 5

Editor (Avid)

How Did They Build That?

(Jan 2022 - Mar 2022)

Curve Media / Smithsonian

Editor (Avid)

Christmas Magic At Kew Gardens

(Nov 2021 - Dec 2021)

Curve Media / Channel 5

Editor (Avid)

Salvage Hunters: Restorers

(Sep 2021 - Oct 2021)

Curve Media / QUEST

Editor (Avid)

Jimmy Doherty's Builds On Wheels

(May 2021 - Sep 2021)

Betty / Channel 5

Editor (Avid)

Hampton Court: Behind Closed Doors / Christmas at Hampton Court

(Oct 2020 - Dec 2020)

Lion TV / Channel 5

Editor (Avid)

Kensington: The Secret Palace

(Sep 2020 - Oct 2020)

Lion TV / Channel 5

Editor (Avid)

Inside the Tower of London

(July 2020 - Sep 2020)

Lion TV

Editor (Avid)

Ice Airport Alaska

(Feb 2020 - May 2020)

Rare TV / Smithsonian

Editor (Avid)

Grand Designs: House of The Year

(Aug 2019 - Sep 2019)

Boundless / Channel 4

Editor (Offline)

Inside The Tower of London

(Apr 2019 - Jun 2019)

Lion TV/Channel 5

Editor (Avid)

Employment History

ELIZABETH DYSON EDITOR CREDITS
Tel: 07810 377 030
Email: elizabethdyson1512@gmail.com

Arts & Entertainment:
Celebs At Christmas: How Do They Do It? (1 x 50 min) Coming Up Roses for Ch 5
The Greatest Auction (1 x series) Curve Media for Ch 4
Tales from Modern China - (online shorts) Lion TV for BBC World
Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth (2 x 60

ELIZABETH DYSON EDITOR CREDITS
Tel: 07810 377 030
Email: elizabethdyson1512@gmail.com

Arts & Entertainment:
Celebs At Christmas: How Do They Do It? (1 x 50 min) Coming Up Roses for Ch 5
The Greatest Auction (1 x series) Curve Media for Ch 4
Tales from Modern China - (online shorts) Lion TV for BBC World
Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth (2 x 60 min) Lion TV for BBC2
Alan Yentob's Imagine: Musicals, A Jewish Legacy (1 x 60 min re-version editor) for BBC1
The One Show Royal Academy Competition (VT Editor) BBC Scotland for BBC1
Wicked: Signmark (VT editor 1 x 30 min) Remark! TV for BSL Zone
One On One (2 x 45 min) BBC Entertainment for BBC1
Bankside Browser at Tate Modern (1 x 30 min) Kane Films for Tate Modern Online
Masterclass: Ballet (1 x 30 min) BBC TV for BBC News 24

Cookery:
The Punk Chef (2 x 30 min episodes) Remark! TV for Channel 4/BSL Zone
Cooking With Andi Peters (1 x 20 min) Mark Three Media for Plenty
Masterchef (1 x series) Shine Media for BBC1
Masterchef Professionals (1 x series) Shine Media for BBC1

Current Affairs:
3 Days That Shook Paris (additional editor) Films of Record for Ch 4
Third Eye (3 x 30 min) FBC Media for BBC Worldwide
World Business: Rio Tinto (VT editor) FBC Media for BBC Worldwide
Backlash: Kids Who Needs Them? (1 x 30 min) BBC TV for BBC2
Correspondent,(1 x 30 min) BBC TV for BBC2

Consumer/Investigative:
What Britain Bought in 2018 with Mary Portas (1 x 60 mins) Sundog for Ch 4
Watchdog (VT Editor, 5 series) BBC TV for BBC1
Watchdog Test House (VT Editor, 1 series) BBC TV for BBC1
Fake Britain (1 x series and additional editor) Screen International for BBC1
Don't Mess With Me (1 x series) Alchemy TV for BBC1
Saints and Scroungers (3 x series), Animal Saints and Sinners (1 x series), Rogue Traders, (VT Editor) Don't Get Done Get Dom (Additional Editor): all Flame for BBC1

Documentary/Factual:
Portillo's Andalucia (1 x Ep) Curve Media for Channel 5
GPS: Treating Rural Britain (1 x series) Curve Media for Channel 4
Secret Life of The Auction House (1 x series) Curve Media for Discovery
Kew Gardens A Year In Bloom (1 x series) Curve Media for Channel 5
How Did They Build That? (1 x series) Curve for The Smithsonian Channel US
Christmas Magic At Kew Gardens (1x episode) Curve Media for Channel 5
Builds on Wheels (1 x series) Betty TV for Discovery Channel
Inside Hampton Court (1 x series) Lion TV for Ch5
Kensington: The Secret Palace (1 x series) Lion TV for Ch 5
Ice Airport Alaska (2 x 51 min episodes) Rare TV for The Smithsonian Channel
Inside The Tower of London (3 x series/ 60 min x 4 Eps) Lion TV for BBC Worldwide/Ch 5
Sandringham: The Queen At Christmas (1 x 60min) Elephant House for Ch 5
Salvage Hunters: The Restorers & Classic Cars (2 x 60 min) Curve Media for Quest
The Other Americans: Militias (1 x 60 min; additional editor on 4 other eps) Barcroft Media for MTV USA
Tiny at Twenty (1 x 60 min) Barcroft Media for TLC/Discovery USA
Dance Hall Days (additional editor, 2 eps) BBC North for BBC2
Too Fat for Fifteen (2 x 60 min) Daisybeck for The Style Channel (US)
Big Fat American Gypsy Weddings (additional editor) Firecracker for TLC (US)
Kerry Katona Crazy in Love (1 x series) North One for MTV
Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver (additional editor, 2 episodes) Mentorn for Ch 5
Made In China (1 x 90 min) Pogo Films, Cinema/Online Release
The Ultimate Playboy (1 x series) Princess TV for Sky
Bump 'n Grind (VT Editor on 3 episodes) Princess TV for The Trouble Channel
Reps In Ibiza (4 x 30 min episodes) Tiger Aspect for Sky

Drama & Comedy:
Brakes (90 min comedy feature film) Director: Mercedes Grower for Objective/Film 4
The Bloody Mary Show (7 x 10 min episodes, comedy webseries) Producer: Darren Chadwick for Bloody Mary Productions
Union Jack with Jack Osborne (5 x 30 min) Thames Talkback for Channel 4
Gretchen Brettschnieder Skirts Thirty (comedy short) Dir: Corey Blake for Elevation 9000 Films
French and Saunders Xmas Puddings (additional editor) BBC TV for BBC1
The Recommended Daily Allowance (Series VT Editor) BBC TV for BBC Choice

History:
Inside Hampton Court (1 x series) Lion Tv for Ch5
Kensington: The Secret Palace (1x series) Lion TV for Ch 5
Inside The Tower of London (3 x series/ 60 min x 4 Eps) Lion TV for BBC Worldwide/Ch 5
The Great Fire (3 x 45 min) Lion TV for Channel 5
My Million Dollar Idea (additional editor, all episodes) Nutopia for The Smithsonian Channel (US)
Heir Hunters (4 x series) Flame for BBC1
The Pity Of War (Additional editor 1 x 90 min) Chimerica for BBC2
Visionaries (VT Editor) Ten Alps TV for BBC Worldwide
Spirit of Diana (1 x 45 min) Associated TV International for Living TV/ABC (US)

List/Archive Shows:
50 Shocking Facts About Diet and Exercise (1 x 90 min) JA Digital for Ch 5
Celebrity Exercise Videos: Not Fit For TV? (1 x 90 min) Zig-Zag for Ch 4
Most Annoying: People/Couples/Songs/TV (4 x series and additional editor) Shine Media for BBC3
The Vicar of Dibley Greatest Moments (1 x 90 min) Tiger Aspect for UKTV Gold
Private Parts: Breasts (2 x30 min) Endemol for Ch 5
Goodbye To The 90s (1 x 90 min) Montreux Comedy Award Winner BBC TV for BBC1
The Kate Moss Years (1 x 45 min) North One for Ch 4
TV Years: The 80s (4 x 30 min) Tiger Aspect for Sky TV

Music:
European Music Awards (VT Editor) At-It Productions for MTV Europe
Kasabian/Jamie Scott Live on T4 At-It Productions for Ch 4
Ricki Martin Live In Italy Access All Areas for Sony
EPKs for Muse, Pet Shop Boys & Enrique Iglesias Access All Areas for Warner Bros, Parlophone & Universal

Nature
Cat Watch 2014 (VT Editor and additional editor) BBC TV for BBC1/BBC Worldwide
Operation Wild (reversion editor, 2 x 60 min) BBC for PBS/BBC Worldwide

Property:
Escape To The Chateau DIY (2x 60 min) Kindling Media for Ch 4
Grand Designs: House of The Year (4 x series 2015 - 2018) Boundless for Ch 4
Ugly House to Lovely House With George Clark (6 x 60min) Amazing Productions for Ch4
Grand Designs: House of The Year 2017, 2016 & 2015 Boundless for Ch 4
Escape to The Country (1 x 60 min) Talkback Thames for BBC2
Moving Stories (4 x 10 min) Chameleon Content/HSBC and Sky
Property Panel (1 x 30 min) Chameleon Content/HSBC and Sky
Don't Move Improve (1 x series) Shine Media for ITV
Property Ladder: Neath Revisit (1 x 30 min) Thames Talkback for Ch 4

Religion:
A Very British Mission (1 x 60 min) Waddell Media for Ch 4
Lent Online Shorts (10 x 2 min) Waddell Media for channel4.com
Ramadan Diaries/3 Minute Wonder (6 x 3 min) Watershed for Ch 4

Science:
Science of Stupid (additional editor 2 eps) IWC for Nat. Geographic Channel
Sex: How To Do Everything (Series VT Editor) Thames Talkback for Ch 5
Christmas Unwrapped (12 x 10 min) Kemistry Films for The Discovery Channel
Open University Social Psychology Module (2 x 45 min) Angeleye for BBC Learning Zone/The Open University

Sport:
World Class Ecuador 2012 Olympics (1 x 30 min) BBC TV for CBBC
Spirit of Sport: Laureus Awards, Mercedes Polo Spot, Athletics Championship, Crashed Ice Racing, Ian Botham Charity Walk: all Rampage Productions for laureus.com

Corporate/Online Content:
Battersea Dogs Home Appeal with Paul O Grady, ITV for Battersea Dogs Home
Guardian Witness 2013 The Guardian for Guardian Online/EE
Surviving Cannes (4 x 10 min) Connected Pictures for Electrolux/Cannes Film Festival
Nissan Qashkai, (Bose Collins) Communisis (Jacaranda) Elephant Insurance, Palmers Cocoa Butter (Media Bounty), Colgate, Dylon, Centrum, ECDP, The Rise Children's Centre (Mark 3 Media), Royal Navy Matters, Unilever, Financial Times App (CTN Communications) Renault TV (RDF Digital), Neighbourhood Policing (Cheerful Scout)
FIA Foundation: Make Roads Safe Campaign (Stanley Productions)

References available on request.

Equipment

Avid Media Composer
Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro 7
(Both on MacBook Pro Laptop)

Additional Information

Industries

Animation, Commercials, Corporate, Film, Music, Online, TV

Programme Types

Animation, Arts, Biography, Business, Childrens, Comedy, Comedy (Children's), Commercial, Corporate, Current Affairs, Daytime, Documentary, Docusoap, Drama Reconstruction, Drama: Feature Film, Drama: Short Film, Drama: Television Serial, Dramatised Documentary, Education, Entertainment, Events, Food, Game Show, Health, Historical Documentary, Investigative, Leisure, Live Multi-cam OB, Live TV, Magazine, Motoring, Music, Music Promo, Natural History, News, Observational Documentary, Outside Broadcast, Pre-School, Property, Reality TV, Science, Shopping, Sitcom, Travel, Youth