Nick Wright
Film & TV Editor
SELECTED Credits
Christmas at Longleat
Editor - Documentary, 47m
Bright Branch Media for Channel 5"Stepping inside one of Britain's grandest estates as it prepares for Christmas." I stepped inside Bright Branch to edit part four, to help them meet a very tight turnaround between the last days of filming and TX two weeks later.
Watch on My5
In My Eyes: The Rise of Art in Saudi Arabia
Editor - Documentary, 47m + 3 x 24'
OR MediaEpisode 1: The Pioneers
Also several shorter portrait films of indiviual artists: Mohammed Al Saleem, Abdulrahman Al Soliman & Abdulaziz Ashour, and Abdulnasser Gharem.
TX: TBC
Britain's Best Beach Huts
Editor - Specialist Factual, 1 x 47m
Yeti Television for Channel 4Opening episode of new Channel Four 8pm series exploring the nation's best beach huts. With Jay Blades MBE and Laura Jackson.
TX: Jun 2023
Britain by Beach s2
Editor - Specialist Factual, 2 x 47m (Ep.3 - The North West & Ep.4 - Wales)
Plimsoll Productions for Channel 4
Two more episodes of the popular history series for Channel Four's Saturday night 8pm slot, telling more stories from our nation's beaches.
TX: Sep 2022
Britain by Beach s1
Editor - Specialist Factual, 2 x 47m (Ep.1 - Devon & Ep.4 - North East)
Plimsoll Productions for Channel 4
First and last episodes of the popular history series telling some of the extraordinary, hidden stories that have taken place on our nation's beaches. Highest rated C4 show of the day both times.
TX: Nov 2021
Murders at the Boarding House
Editor - Documentary Series, 2 x 90m
Monster Films for Oxygen (NBCUniversal)
Working in a team of four on this "landmark mini-series about the boarding house landlady, Dorothea Puente, who turned her backyard into a cemetery."
TX: Apr 2021
The Great Director
Editor - Comedy Feature Film, 90m
City Lights Films & Framestore Pictures
Comedy feature film about a hapless English film lecturer trying to make the greatest film of all time, with the assistance of the 'European Guild of Dead Directors'.
Currently in final post, The Great Director will be released in 2024. Written, directed by, and starring Chris Waitt (A Complete History of My Sexual Failures).
Making a Monster
Editor - Documentary Series, 2 x 47m
Monster Films for Crime + Investigation
Two episodes of this "television first" in which forensic psychologists share their first-hand experiences with, and insights into, the minds of serial killers. Each episode tells the story of a killer’s life, from cradle to grave, to explain how monumental life events can lead people to commit appalling crimes.
Episodes:
Aileen Wuornos - "The Damsel of Death"
Michael Bruce Ross - "The Roadside Strangler"
TX: Mar 2020
Murder by the Sea
Editor - Documentary Series, 3 x 47m
Monster Films for CBS Reality
Three episodes of this ten-part reconstruction documentary series, in which best-selling true crime writer Geoffrey Wansell presents a collection of real life murder cases from the coasts of Britain, "which will dispel the holiday atmosphere and chill viewers to the bone."
Episodes:
John George Haigh - "The Acid Bath Murderer"
Michael Downes - "Blackpool's only serial killer"... as far as we know
John Bodkin-Adams - Eastbourne's "Dr Death"
TX: Jan & Feb 2020
The Real Prime Suspect
Editor - Documentary Series, 1 x 47m
Monster Films for CBS Reality
One episode of this ten-part series led by retired Scotland Yard detective Jackie Malton, the inspiration for Helen Mirren's character DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect.
Malton revisits the investigations with the police, detectives, and other professionals who experienced them first hand, guiding the audience through every step of the journey, from capturing the prime suspect, to gaining a conviction, and finally providing closure to those who seek it.
Episode:
Theresa Riggi - the "Family Annihilator"
TX: Oct 2019
The Red Army
Editor - Short Documentary, 9m
Teebster for BBC & SDI
"As a battle rages in the highlands of Scotland, two unlikely allies unite to defeat an invading army."
Awards: Interfilm Berlin - Best Documentary
Festivals include: Interfilm Berlin, Edinburgh, Indianapolis, Guanajuato, Galway, Open City Docs, Cellu l'Art, ZagrebDox.Watch at Scottish Documentary Institute
The Real Amityville Horror
Editor - Documentary, 52m
Nobles Gate for Channel 4
This reconstruction documentary looked at the events surrounding American folklore's strangest murder mystery - investigating what really happened on the night Ronald DeFeo apparently gunned down his entire family - and examining the alleged haunting of the Amityville house for years afterwards.
Featuring exclusive interviews with George Lutz and many of the original participants in this story.
Watch on Vimeo
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Producer, Co-Writer, Editor - Sci-Fi Drama, 24m
Heehaw for Scottish Television, Grampian Television, Scottish Screen.
"Scotland - the near future. Democracy has evolved. Technology has made it possible for citizens to vote in daily referenda. Non-participation is not an option. Who Wants to Live Forever, an interactive game show, offers the ultimate prize - a place on IM: Heaven Above Earth. The prize, though, might not be all that it seems..."
Nominated in the Royal Television Society awards 2006
Watch on YouTube
SheToon - City of Bingo
Producer, Editor - Documentary, 24m
Nobles Gate for Scottish Television, Grampian Television, Scottish Screen
"Dundee, Scotland is the Bingo capital of Europe. This is a film not just about the culture of Bingo and the people who play it, but about the changing face of a city and the role a little ball game has in so many lives."
Winner of the Grierson Award for Short Documentary 2003.
Watch on Vimeo
The Real Linda Lovelace
Editor - Documentary, 52m
Nobles Gate for Channel 4
Critically acclaimed documentary on the life of the first mainstream porn star Linda Lovelace.
With exclusive footage of Lovelace, and the last ever interview with the late Chuck Traynor, along with Gloria Steinem, Larry Flynt, and Andrea Dworkin.
Watch on YouTube
Alien: Evolution
Editor - Documentary, 64m
Nobles Gate for Channel 4 / 20th Century FoxThe history of the Alien films, featuring Ridley Scott, James Cameron, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Sigourney Weaver and John Hurt.
Features on the Alien: Quadrilogy box-set.
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
Editor - Documentary, 48m
Nobles Gate for Channel 4 / Castle RockVentures into America's bible belt to meet the people who turned this into one of the most successful films, and repeatedly voted the greatest film, of all time. With director Frank Darabont and the entire cast.
Features on all subsequent releases of the Castle Rock DVD.
Watch on YouTube
Scream And Scream Again
Editor - Documentary, 48m
Nobles Gate for Channel 4The origins of the ‘slasher movie’ through the eyes of the filmmakers who created this sub-genre. With Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper and Abel Ferrara.
Watch on YouTube (low quality)
On The Edge of Blade Runner
Editor - Documentary, 52m
Nobles Gate for Channel 4BAFTA-shortlisted documentary on the legacy of Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi film. With Ridey Scott and all the Heads of Department.
Received a ‘Special Note of Excellence’ at the Sitges Film Festival.
Watch on YouTube
Three Little Girls
Editor - Documentary, 24m
Nobles Gate for Channel 4Examines one of TV's all-time classic series, and includes interviews with Charlie and all the Angels.
Watch on YouTube (albeit missing some bits...)
Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing The French Connection
Editor - Documentary, 54m
Nobles Gate for Channel 4Critically acclaimed film examining the biggest heroin haul in US history, as immortalised in the Oscar-winning The French Connection, through the eyes of the two cops involved.
Received a ‘Special Jury Mention’ at the NY Film Festival and features on the DVD release.
Watch on YouTube
Roles
Editor
Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Sep 1997 - present
The Child Star Jinx - an irreverent look at child stardom for Channel 4, with Debbie Gibson, Todd Bridges, Corey Feldman, Lauren Harries and Jack Wild (Nobles Gate).
Hell Underwater, Fire In The Sky - the history of disaster movies, from The Towering Inferno to The Poseidon Adventure (C4).
The Devil in Disguise - made for C4's launch of US import Point Pleasant (Nobles Gate).
Artworks: Savage Animator - BBC1 profile of Israeli animator Gili Dolev (Nobles Gate).
The World According To The Simpsons - a look at the phenomenon of The Simpsons for Channel 4, with the cast and creators of the show (Nobles Gate).
Artworks: Unmissable Edinburgh - BBC1 arts profile of the Edinburgh Festival.
The Real: Winona Ryder - looking at Winona Ryder's arrest and subsequent conviction for grand theft and vandalism (Nobles Gate for C4).
Mel Gibson: God’s Lethal Weapon - exploring the impact of The Passion of the Christ (Nobles Gate for C4).
Inside The Mind Of Liza Minnelli - the extraordinary life of the troubled Cabaret star (Nobles Gate for C4).
The Truth About Sex and the City - the realities of the Manhattan women of Sex and the City and the city’s dating scene.
Sex and the City Uncovered - the origins of the show and how it developed into one of America's top-rated series, with the creators and the entire cast.
Ex-S: Goth Kids - BBC1 observational documentary introducing the latest teenage tribe.
The Bottom Line - the story behind hit film The Full Monty, the “small” British film that went on to enormous international success. (C4)
Kino - BBC4 intros for their world cinema strand - ran for five series.
Working the Room - Polish on this six-part BBC1 series following the inner workings of Edinburgh comedy club The Stand.
Extreme Cinema - FilmFour intros, with Mark Kermode.
Dennis Hopper: Rebel Without a Pause - FilmFour profile of the American actor.
Mirrorball: Shynola - Channel 4 music video showcase focusing on animation collective Shynola.
Moviedrome - BBC2 intros presented by Mark Cousins.
A Very British War Movie - the British war movies of the 40s and 50s, from Went the Day Well? to Ice Cold In Alex.
Surviving Cannes C4 / FilmFour - 35’ (TX: Jul 99) Observational documentary following four hopefuls journeying to Cannes in search of fame and fortune - a scriptwriter, a journalist, an actress and a director.Dream Ticket - prime-time Saturday night LWT travel show.
Corporate, charity & commercial work:Numerous promotional and training videos for clients including:
Avis Car Hire | Asda | BAA | British Energy | BT | Cheltenham & Gloucester | City of Edinburgh Council | Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service | Diageo | Direct Holidays | Edinburgh Festival Fringe | Experian | ExxonMobil | Glasgow 2014 | HBoS | Help the Hospices | IBM | Lombard | Macmillan Cancer Support | Morgan Spiced | National Museums of Scotland | NatWest | Nortel | Norwich Union | Oxfam | Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust | Railtrack | Royal Bank of Scotland | Royal Dutch Shell | Scottish & Newcastle | Scottish & Southern Energy | Scottish Equitable | Scottish National Party | Scottish Water | Scottish Widows | Standard Life | Southwark Council | Tamnavulin | Taste Festivals | Touch Bionics | Volunteer Development Scotland.
Editing Tutor
Cardiff University, Mar 2020 - present
Tutoring and workshops for the 'Digital Documentaries' MA at the School of Journalism, Media and Culture .
Editing Teacher
European Film College, Aug 2015 - May 2019
"Probably the best foundation film school in the world", the European Film College in Denmark is unique in its approach to teaching filmmaking. It's a Danish 'folkehøjskole', offering young people from all over the world an 8½-month intense, hands-on film course.
Half the students in the most recent editing line at the National Film School of Denmark are my students. I also have students in the NFTS, Nederlandse Filmacademie, Sam Spiegel, and multiple other film schools around Europe. Others are working in the industry as editors, first assistants, and post coordinators.
MD, Creative & Technical
Avatar Post Production, Feb 2001 - July 2003
Founded Edinburgh-based post-production facility, with five Avid suites, offline & online, graphics, dubbing, etc.
A lot of editing. Also online editor / consultant on many award-winning shorts, incl. That Old One, Out Of The Cold, Wise Guys, The Last Noel, and more.
Staff Editor
News18, Mar 1997 - Sep 1997
Editor for Edinburgh branch of L!VE TV, aka 'News18'.
Cut news and entertainment packages.
Acting & Assistant Facilities Manager; Editor; Assistant Editor; Tape Op.; Runner
Digital Facilities, Mar 1996 - Mar 1997
A very busy year.
Usher; Seller of Things; Cashier
Odeon Cinemas, Jan 1996 - Mar 1996
Started ushing, quickly moved through the various snack stalls into ticket sales, the coveted bar position, and chief cashier.
Dive Leader
Oman Dive Centre, Jan 1994 - May 1994
Leading small numbers of scuba divers on tours of protected dive sites, taking novices on ‘hand-held’ dives and generally mucking in with the running of a PADI ‘5-Star IDC’ centre.
Continuity Announcer, Newsreader, DJ
Radio Oman, Jan 1993 - Dec 1993
At the station officially known as ‘Radio Sultanate of Oman, the English FM’, I started as a continuity announcer and soon moved into news reading, weather announcing and presenting.
Education
ARTTS International, York,
1994 - 1995
Theatre & Television Production Operations
A forty-week residential course at this independent college founded by John Sichel, which laid the groundwork for the various disciplines of theatre, television, radio and film, with an emphasis on the former two. It was invaluable.
Performed in a cabaret, several plays, a restoration comedy, a wartime musical, and an Edinburgh Festival Fringe play (1995).
American-British Academy, Oman,
1988 - 1992
International Baccalaureate
- English, History, Economics, Maths, French, Biology
9 x GCSEs
Discovered a species of ‘Minniza’ pseudoscorpion
National Schools High Jump Champion 1991 & 1992
Other Activities: Yearbook Editor, Basketball, Swimming, AthleticsSocial
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