Warren Simonds

Having spent my University Education studying Television Production at the University of Portsmouth, my understanding towards storytelling, pacing and visual motif within both Offline and Online editing has developed to a high level.

This along with my developed understanding towards the importance of organisational skills involved in post-production and beyond, has helped me to become an efficient and creative video editor, with a keen eye for emotion and narrative within the edit.

My professional experience, although limited, has been very successful in helping both myself develop as a freelance video editor, and the organisation I worked for to achieve their aims and goals.

I have previously worked for The BOPHA School Project, a charity offering aid to schools in underdeveloped South-East Asian communities, to create a promotional mini-documentary with the aim of raising funds for further visits. This project ended successfully for both parties, helped to raise over £12,000 for the charity, and funding another aid relief trip to Cambodia in mid-2023.

My focus throughout my Television Production course at the University of Portsmouth was very much video editing and post-production as a whole. This course provided me with new skills developed of the challenges of working on many different projects, with many different delivery requires simultaneously. These projects ranged from 3-4 minute VTs with 5-7 day turnovers, to 15 minute documentaries with focus on character storytelling, all then way to reality TV mini series in a 4x20" format.