Biography
I’m a video editor working at Sky News in London, where I cut news and documentaries.
My love for the moving image goes back a long way. I have worked in Germany, South Africa and now England, on a great variety of productions including music videos, magazine shows, promos, docu-dramas and more. My interests and focus evolved organically, from my leaving school wishing to make films, to finding my home in post-production.
This journey included a four-year humanities degree in Cape Town (where I graduated top of my class), editing work in Johannesburg (where I won an award for best promo) and a master’s degree at Central St Martins [CSM] (awarded with distinction), and finally led to my present position at Sky, where I have worked on a number of acclaimed special projects (see below).
I take pride in adding real value to the jobs I take on, getting involved in the ideas that shape the story we are telling. And my exposure to designers and artists from around the world, through the Central St Martins programme, has helped me sharpen my understanding of visual design, structure and narrative.
These influences ensure that I make a strong contribution to my projects and the programmes I work on leave a mark in the industry: the hour-long documentary "Libya: The Stolen Children" received a prestigious Royal Television Society Award nomination (2011) and the 10-minute "Siege of Zawiyah" won a Golden Nymph for Best TV News Item at the Monte Carlo television festival, beating Channel 4, ITV and BBC News.
Beyond editing, I am fascinated by the ideas, technology and innovation that will shape our future. My MA degree project involved the design for a new, immersive computer interface and I drove Sky’s entry into Second Life in 2007.
