Britain’s Youngest Football Boss

Britain’s Youngest Football Boss (w/t) is a Curious Films production for BBC Three. Charlie Russell and Dov Freedman are the Executive Producers

The first two episodes in a brand new series following top flight football club West Ham United women’s team and their 19 year-old Managing Director Jack Sullivan.

Filming on and off the pitch across the season, the series will follow the progress of a squad of female players as they debut in the professional Women’s Super League. Having leapfrogged two divisions from the part-time third tier into the newly-revamped league, West Ham United women’s team will now, for the first time, compete at the highest level of the sport, against some of the toughest teams in the world.

Jack’s first full-time job since leaving school at 16 will be overseeing a squad of 18 outspoken, powerful women, and trying to raise the profile of a growing sport, one often dismissed and derided by male fans. With exclusive access to the club, players and backroom staff, as well as to Jack and his larger-than-life family, this is a revealing and inspiring behind-the-scenes story of what it takes to be a professional female footballer in today’s game, and whether a loveable but inexperienced teenager can change the face of women’s football.Mark Pickles and Jamie Williams are working on the series.

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The Grierson Trust Awards 2018

We had a brilliant time at The Grierson Awards last night. Susan Calman was a fantastic host, the awards were presented by Susanna Reed, Stacey Dooley, Julie Etchingham  and Professor Green to name but a few!

Well done to Kel who edited the The Highlights Showreel and award packages for the ceremony.

Congratulations to Ella who edit  ed ‘The Fight for Mosul which was nominated in the Best Current Affair category and had a Highly Commended recognition by the judges.

And lastly, a big congratulations to Belle who worked on Old People Home for 4 Year Olds which won in its category of Best Constructed Doc Series.

The Grierson Trustees’ Award winner was Sir Trevor McDonald. Juliet Etchingham presented the award and it was interesting to hear stories of their work together and to be reminded of his achievements over an amazing career.

All in all a great evening had by all!

 

 

Born on the Breadline

Monday 29th Oct 8pm.

Editor: Simon ‘Badger’  Cooper

True Vision

As Prime Minister Theresa May declares that austerity is over, the programme reveals that more than 35,000 parents are now using baby banks to provide their young children with nappies, clothes, toys and cots. Dispatches has discovered that there are now more than 100 baby banks in the UK, the vast majority of which have been set up since the austerity programme began. For the first time, Dispatches has surveyed these baby banks, to get a sense of who they’re serving and the services they’re providing and meeting working parents who can’t afford the most basic essentials and have to rely on baby banks to provide for their children.

Badger said “I’m really pleased with this film and proud that Commissioning Editor thought it the best Dispatches she’s commissioned! It was hard work given 35 hours of footage and just three weeks to craft, great team effort to get it out on time and produce something a little different with a lot of heart”

Monday 29th Oct 8pm.

 

 

Celebrity Hunted: Stand Up to Cancer

Shine TV
Channel 4 Tuesdays at 9.15
Editors: Tanya Trochoulias, Jen Hampson

Channel 4’s hit Celebrity Hunted: Stand Up to Cancer is back for a second series as 8 famous faces attempt to evade capture.

Celebrities involved this year are Dom Joly and TV star Vicky Pattison, Olympian Louis Smith with Strictly Come Dancing’s  AJ Pritchard, Sky News anchor Kay Burley alongside politician and former Royal Marine Commando Johnny Mercer MP, and Love Island’s  Chris Hughes and Kem Cetinay.

Tanya and Jen worked on the series

Episode 2 will be shown Tues 23rd Oct at 9.15pm

Body Clock: What Makes us Tick?

Horizon Body Clock: What Makes us Tick?
Windfall Films
Thursday 11th October at 9pm on BBC2
Editor: Nick Follows

Three decades after the genes that regulate our inner clock were first identified, scientists are only just beginning to grasp the enormous impact it has on every aspect of our lives. An audacious experiment to try and find out exactly how much our body clock affects our health and wellbeing is conducted–by putting one brave volunteer into complete isolation from the rest of the world.

Nick worked on the programme which will be shown this Thursday 9pm on BBC2.

 

The Big Audition

ITV

Fridays 9pm

Editors: Derek Simon, Janet Shaw, James Moriarty and Connor Snedecor

The Big Audition is a brand new factual entertainment series which goes behind the scenes of the casting world.

Real people will be cast for real jobs, which have the potential to be life-changing. The casting panels will be searching to fill all sorts of roles and anyone can audition, from seasoned professionals to first-timers. It will uncover the decision-making process of the panels and will transport us through each audition to reveal what really goes on in the casting studio.

Through intimate interviews, we’ll hear heart-warming, funny and touching backstories. There will be highs and lows along the way, but who will have what it takes to land the job of their dreams?

Derek, Janet, James and Connor worked on the series.

Check it out Friday 5th October 9pm on ITV

UK Screen Masterclass: Introduction to VFX

Union VFX

This series of inspirational master classes gives an opportunity to gain insights into all aspects of the film and TV industry. Yesterday’s class attended by Lynne and Katie was held at the award winning Union VFX at their facility on Rathbone Place.

The lecture held by MD Lucy Cooper consisted of an introduction to Union and some behind the scenes of the work they do. Looking specifically at some of their shots in Danny Boyle’s T2 Transpotting, Lynne and Katie found it interesting to see what specialist VFX editors get up to!  They are looking forward for the rest of the sessions.

For more information about the Onion Masterclasses:  www.ukscreenassociation.co.uk

New Order: Decades

Sky Arts

Editors: Dan Setford with support from Richard Lester and Gwyn Moxham

Director: Mike Christie

22nd Sept 9pm

New Order: Decades follows the band as they prepare for their 2017 So It Goes… concerts at the Manchester International Festival. With full access to New Order and their collaborators, this film is an unprecedented and intimate celebration of their story and their music. Through personal interviews with the band members and close collaborators including Gillick and art director Peter Saville, ‘New Order: Decades’ offers a rare chance to enter the band’s private world, understand the visual philosophy of their aesthetic and design, and witness their collaborative, creative processes first hand.

Dan Setford edited the documentary supported by Richard Lester and Gwyn Moxham who worked their magic on the concert footage.

Here’s what the guys had to say about their time on the edit:

Rich Lester  “It was a real pleasure to work with Mike Christie and Dan Setford. The amazing lighting design by Liam Gillick was an inspiration for cutting the performance sequences and being able to dance along to the iconic songs whilst editing was great fun!”

Gwyn Moxham agreed stating “It was great to work on – super high energy concert, great music, interesting cutting the young synthesiser orchestra that they had with the band etc. Also was great working with Dan again and also with the director”

Dan, who was lead editor, loved the whole experience, both from a career and personal point of view “What made this such a special project for me personally is that I am a massive New Order fan. Without a doubt it’s rare opportunity to work on a project where you completely love the subject matter!  Luckily Mike is a very technical director and has a clear understanding of workflow, so I thought he must have a cunning plan! Well he did. It was to drag me along to the shoot in Vienna and out of the comfort of the edit suite. This was a great move from Mike. It allowed the edit to be thought about from the get go. Something which isn’t always done when it comes to shooting a documentary.  ‘Decades’ was a joy and privilege to edit. It could have easily made me want to cower whenever I heard a New Order track after finishing the film. Well it didn’t! Actually it had the opposite effect! I now again enjoy being told to turn it down by my very patient wife and two boys. Where now I have the hope that I may one day add a few more New Order fans to our house”

Check out the documentary 22nd Sept 9pm Sky Arts.

The 2018 Grierson Awards

The Final nominations have been announced and we are proud to see that ‘The Fight for Mosul’ edited by Ella Newton and ‘Old People’s Home for Four Year Olds’ edited by Belle Borgeaud have made it to the shortlist. The Griersons are the biggest event in the UK documentary calendar. The award ceremony takes place on Monday 5th Nov and the Satusfaction team will be there to celebrate!

The Fight for Mosul: Mongoose Pictures for Channel

Edited by Ella Newton, The Fight for Mosul follows Jamal, a sergeant with a Special Forces unit in the Iraqi army. Along with squad leader Anmar, Hussein, Amjad, Abbas and a few others were some of the first to go into Mosul last year to try to retake the city from Isis. With them was French film-maker Olivier Sarbi.  This observational documentary captures all aspects of war, the confusion of what’s going on, the confusion of who is Isis and who is not and the horror for. It has been nominated in the ‘Best Current Affairs Documentary’ category.

Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds: CPL Productions for Channel 4

Pre-schoolers share their classroom with pensioners for six weeks. The series looked at this intergenerational experiment and how it affected the health and happiness of the older group.  Belle Borgeaud worked on the series which has been nominated in the ‘Best Constructed Documentary Series’.

Congratulations ladies! The full list of nominations can be seen here.

 

 

Cuckoo

Roughcut Television

BBC3

Edited by Jen Sheridan

Greg Davies and Taylor Lautner are back for another eight-part series of Cuckoo on BBC3 after a two year hiatus. Jen Sheridan edited the brilliant  new series which sees  Ken have a midlife wobble and Dale take on a new business venture!

Jen said that “It was an absolute pleasure to cut, especially the big opening musical number!”

The first episode is on BBC1 at 10.45 on Monday 6th Aug and the series 4 boxset is available on BBC iplayer now.

 

 

 

 

Trainwreck: Storm Area 51

Exec Producer: Alex Marengo Editor: Charlie Webb Back in 2019, 20-year-old Matty Roberts created a joke Facebook event titled “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us.” What started as a tongue-in-cheek post quickly spiralled out of control. As the event went viral, with millions of people… Read More

Tucci in Italy

Exec Producer: Amanda Lyon Jonnie Case: Additional Editor:  Episodes “Lombardy” and “Trentino-Alto Adige”. BBC and National Geographic Across five beautifully crafted episodes, Stanley Tucci journeys through Italy, uncovering hidden gems and timeless traditions alongside chefs, artisans, and locals. With National Geographic’s signature storytelling and Tucci’s trademark charm,… Read More

Flintoff

SouthShore Productions for Disney + 90 minute Doc Director: Jon Dower Editor: Charlie Hawryliw Flintoff: SouthShore/Disney+ Award-winning director John Dower was granted exclusive access to Freddie Flintoff over the last year to film his recovery after his Top Gear car crash and document his cricketing career.  Featuring interviews and… Read More

Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny

Exec Producer: Tom Latter. Nutopia for History US Editors: Felix Black and Andreas Torner 4th April Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny: Nutopia/ History US Back in the glorious 1990’s, FBI agents Mulder and Scully revealed to us that “the truth is out there” with the cultural phenomenon… Read More

The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed

Exec Producer: Rebecca North Raw TV for ITV Editor: Charlie Webb Thursday 6th March, 9pm A gripping new documentary series, The Undercover Police Scandal, pulls back the curtain on one of the most disturbing betrayals of trust in modern policing. This powerful series sheds light on the… Read More

Drive to Survive

Series 7 Exec Producers: James Gay-Rees & Paul Martin Box to Box for Netflix Editors: Jake Lofdahl and Mark Pickles Jake Lofdahl returned to Box to Box to help edit the highly anticipated seventh season of Netflix’s acclaimed docuseries, Formula 1 Drive to Survive which… Read More