James Dingle BFE

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: Exceptionally freeing working conditions, with the same sound and image critical conditions found in elite post houses. Whether it’s kneading performances, cutting corporate communications, rigging motion graphics, or onlining an AS-11 to EBU R103 / R128 broadcast standards, the days are always green and pleasant. The suite has also hosted DIT and dailies base camp for shoots in film and TV’s go-to enchanted woodland, Ashridge Forest.

I can use: Mac Computer

About me

A repeatedly relied upon creative editor and post-production skillset safety-net. Curator of the Cut Above Awards for the Guild of British Film Editors, visiting sessional in Performance for the Edit at LAMDA, and editor for the Edinburgh Television Festival from 2014 - 2022.

Over ten years experience working with many different groups of people, for many different ends - from last minute self shooting P/D’s, to large crews shooting over eight months.

Fiction and non-fiction, for all audiences; but the more complex the human drama, the more imaginative the settings, the better.

With a network of grounded, rounded collaborators, including post assistants, exec producers, symphony composers, charming illustrators, soho post houses, investor collectives and retail design studios.

Career highlights include being quoted by Mark Kermode, Jason Isaacs performing hours of magic tricks on set, and collaborating with two short form directors that have gone on to write-direct multi-million-pound features.

James lives with wife Tor, an NHS Speech and Language Therapist.

‘Well-plotted… and consistently intriguing’
Empire Magazine on London Unplugged

'James was great to work with'
Anshu Ahuja, Series Producer First Dates

'That was quick!... You are brilliant!'
Donna Coulling, PA to Helena Bonham Carter

‘I admired your calm efficiency and good humour throughout those long sessions in the bunker’
The Countess of Verulam, Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire

Portfolio:

-Editorial-
[often with combinations of graphics, VFX,
grading, audio design, and suping workflow]

Long Form
Konan - Trapped in Trauma: UNTOLD (60". 2023, TX C4, online edit, TOAD) • The Secret World of Boy Racers: UNTOLD (28". 2023, TX C4, an Albert certified sustainable production, online edit - grade, graphics, dub - Zandland) • Meet the Music Makers with Yolanda Brown (60" pilot. 2022, The Forest TV) • SAY IT LOUD with Jackie Adedeji (40" eps 1 - 6. 2020-21, The TV Foundation) • The Variety Outstanding Achievement Award Interview: Jodie Comer (40". 2021, Edinburgh TV Awards) • Ballet Black: Eightfold (45". 2021, TX C4, online edit, Dir. Mark Donne) • RTS Christmas Special: TV’S Most Memorable Political Moments (3 x 1" VTs. 2020, ITN, in celebration of their 65th anniversary) • The Variety Outstanding Achievement Award Interview: David Harewood (60". 2020, Edinburgh TV Awards) • Emilia Clarke in Conversation with Paul Feig (40". 2020, graded at Molinare, prod. AlaskaTV and Little Dot Studios, for the Edinburgh TV Festival ) • The Strangers (90". 2019, online edit, Dir. Bernard Kordieh, at Lucky Cat Post) • Robin Hood Complex: Ukraine (90". 2018, TX Vimeo, online edit, Dir. Emile Ghessen) • A County At War: Life on the Homefront in Hertfordshire The Armistice Edition (60". 2018, Dir. Howard Guard DL MBE) • London Unplugged (89". 2018, Portmanteau by Nick Cohen, at TVCSoho) • How You Look at Me (82". 2016, TX Amazon Prime, Dir. Gabriel Henrique Gonzalez) • Oliver! (2016, Live, for the Factory Playhouse) • West Side Story (2015, Live, for the Factory Playhouse) • Fractured Minds (90". 2015, Dir. Alan Mallyon) • A County At War: Life on the Homefront in Hertfordshire (60". 2014, Dir. Howard Guard DL) • Desert Island Discs with Graeme Kay (15". 2014, for the St Albans International Organ Festival)

Festival Premieres
Long Beach Indie International Film Festival, Los Angeles (Nominated Best Comedy / Nominated Best Dramatic Comedy) • East End Film Festival, London • TMFF The Monthly Film Festival (Winner Best Director / Winner Best Feature Film) • Los Angeles Cinefest ... and over 50 more

Shorts
Water (2021, Dir. Joshua Townson) • Melody (2018, Dir. Bernard Kordieh) • No Country for Old Women (2017, Dir. Jome Joesph) • The Con Game (2016, Dir. Jane Sanger) • Three Taps (2016, Dir. Dean Philips) • Falling for a SongBird (2016, The Forest TV) • Never Forget Your Anniversary (2015, Dir. Emma Nan Hu) • After the Party (2015, Dir. Emma Nan Hu) • Surviving (2015, Dir. Rob Finlay, at Elstree Studios) • Fear in a Handful of Dust (2015, Dir. Rob Finlay, at Elstree Studios) • Lost Heroes (2014, The Forest TV) • A Policeman in Prison (2014, The Forest TV)

Festival Premieres
Fort Lauderdale, Florida • MindleFest, Miami • UKScreenOne, Leicestershire • Ouchy Film Awards, Switzerland (Special Mention, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography) • Shorts On Tap, London • Thess, Greece (Semi Finalist) • ROMA Cinema Doc, Italy • Philip K. Dick Sci Fi, New York • Cinefest, Los Angeles • London Independent • Beeston International • Idyllwild International, California • WorldFest, Houston (Best International Short) • Sunscreen International, Florida • Laughlin International, Nevada • Chicago Afro Futuristic • Hollywood Shorts (Best Film, Best Director) • Global Shorts, France • Feel the Reel, Glasgow (Nominated Best Editor) • Richard Harris International, Ireland • HollyShorts Awards, Los Angeles (Best Coming Of Age Film) ... and over 400 more

Showreel
Stake out the breadth of your on-screen brand
James has cut showreels for actors in Kingsman: The Golden Circle, The Infiltrator, Captain Philips, World War Z, Hustle, Doctors, My Hero, Casualty, Tru Detective, Stargate SG-1, Riviera, Deep State, The Capture and The X-Files; presenter Jackie Adedeji and celebrity-PA-turned-standup-comic Donna Coulling

Commercial
Through Creative Agencies including Irresistible Studios, ITV Creative, Kennington Studios, Siegel+Gale, Neverland, Royal Bright Media, VMLY&R, and Elstree Film Design - and so mostly redacted here as per NDAs - James has edited virals, internals announcing major change, and multi-million pound campaigns for high street banks, three Royal families, influencers with millions of followers, and past and present listed and Forbes Global companies
Introduction to Making Costume Props / A Crash Course in Dressing for Theatre (2 x 60", 2023, for The Wardrobe Chronicles) • The Edinburgh TV Awards 2021 (19 x 2", 2021) • National Conference VTs (2021, for Housing Diversity Network) • Kursaal Comeback: The Results (2021, for Concrete Culture) • Play Your Part (2020, prod. Rob Finlay, for Hertsmere Council) • Queer Street (2020, for Subtletee) • TCL 10L Launch Promo (2019, online edit, for Fearlessly Frank) • Red Bull, Goodwood Festival of Speed (2019, offline, Dir. Mark McQueen for Irresistible Films) • Cognitran Internal Announcement (2019, for Cognitran) • It's Just Hair (2019, for Subtletee) • Liquid Strings: Solo Cellist, Jazz and Pop Quartet, Bookings FAQ (2019, for Liquid Strings) • Bloody Good Period Promo (2017, for Subtletee) • First Care (2016, Dir. Kevin Imajemite) • Haemnet Charity Trust Get-to-Know-Us (2016, for Haemnet) • Hertsmere Civic Awards (2015-2016, Dir. Robert Finlay, at Elstree Studios) • Mirror Care (2016, Dir. Alan Mallyon, for 2025 films) • Pincerna (2016, for 2025 films) • SEMLEP Local Enterprise Partnership showcase (2015, prod. Rob Finlay, at Elstree Studios) • Elstree Studios Canne Showreel (2015, Dir. Robert Finlay, at Elstree Studios) • BMW i3 Launch (2014, for Synter Harold Wood) • The Perfectionism Cure (2014, Dir. Jennifer Gresham, EveryDayBright) • The Electric Animal Circus Campaign: What is the Electric Animal Circus, Karla's Song, Sedgwick's Fortune, Pickleton's Nemesis, Pozzo's Welcome (2013, Dir. Patrick Gleeson)

Music Video
What You See Is What You Get (2021, Dir. Andrew Lancaster, for Magnetic Heads) • Searching for Lambs (2021, for James Delarre) • Jumpin’ Jumpin’ (2019, for CALYCO) • Begin: Begin, Pick on the Wrong Party, Fantasy or Misery, Puppet Queen (2019, for Tom Dibb) • Taste of You (2019, for Mikey Martin) • Tracks (2019, for Tom Dibb) • The Wedding Sessions: Make You Feel My Love, Songbird, Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Lifting Me Higher, All My Life (2019, for CK Gospel Choir) • Ring My Bell (2018, online edit, WayOut Films, Dir. Adriel Leff) • Down Among the Dead Men: Midnight Ranger, Blind Fiddler (2018, TX The Folk Show, for Mawkin) • Hector the Hero (2018, Dir. Josh Lyon, for Catuvellauni) • The Christmas Sessions: Last Christmas (2017, for CK Gospel Choir) • Hit the Road (2017, for Tom Dibb) • Xenos (2017, for Leon of Athens) • Shake That (2016, for Knytro Ft DJ Neptune and Razor B) • Baby You Drive Me Crazy (2016, for Knytro Ft DJ Neptune and Tabeta Cshae) • Pink Noise (2016, for Irini Mando) • The Christmas Sessions: Oh Come All Ye Faithful (2016, for CK Gospel Choir) • The Angel Sessions: Happy, Signed Sealed Delivered, My Soul Says Yes (2016, for CK Gospel Choir) • The Wedding Sessions: Yours, Hallelujah, You Are So Beautiful, All of Me, One Love (2016, for CK Gospel Choir) • Nobody’s Fault But Mine (2015, Dir. Bradley Porter, for Fabian Holland) • Shanghai Brown (2015, for Mawkin) • Jolly Well Drunk (2014, for Mawkin) Dark Matter (2014, Dir. Anthoula Drummond, for Mia and the Moon)

Sizzle Reel
TVs are either mini-cinematic experiences, or intimate, homely relationships. Programming has to serve both
James has put together multiple sizzle reels and pilots for shows and features that have gone onto be commissioned, for ALASKATV, BFBS, Ice Blue Media, Mark Wahlberg's Unrealistic Ideas, Soho Studio Entertainment, and Future Studios

-VFX & Motion Graphics-

Short Form
Jumper (2023, Dir. Mike Davies, 16mm film) • Walking Fernando (2023, Dir. Max Mir) • NosePicker (2023, Dir. Ian Mantgani, 16mm film) • They Don't Leave (2023, Dir. Caz McGovern) • Water (2021, Dir. Joshua Townson) • Body Love (2020, Dir. Carissa Thorne) • BLM Group Corporate (2018, Dir. Oskar Kudlacik) • Preachers (2017, Dir. Ivo Consi) • Squares (2016, Dir. Bernard Kordieh) • Infuse In:Session Seasons 1-3 (2013 - 2016, various) • BubbleBuds (2016, for Juice) • It Would Change Everything (2016, Dir. Hayley Buckingham) • When Jordan Cut His Hair (2015, Dir. Timi Ajani) • Unilever Personal Care Academy (2015, for Crooked House Films) • Breach (2014, Dir. Nat Valente) • Bizzy Bits Campaign (2014, TX Cartoon Network and Boomerang, for InVision Advertising) • Skyfall Charitable Regional Premiere (2012, in aid of FSID)

Long Form
Run (2023, Dir. Bernard Kordieh) • In a Year (2017, Dir. Nicole Pott) • Rise of the FootSoldier 2 (2015, Dir. Ricci Harnett)

-Digital-

A flavour of the many long-standing and rewarding relationships James enjoys with local groups and organisations: on hand for an array of digital work - from gifs and Photoshopping, to branding
Joy of Design (2023 - ) • Little Gaddesden Village Hall (2021 - ) • Netherwylde Equestrian (2018 - ) • Emil Dale Performing Arts Academy (2014 - 2016) • Extended Family and their Home Videos (2014 -, a rite of passage for anyone in film and TV?)

[correct as of August 2023]

The Suite:

Edit
AVID • Adobe Premiere + in-edit plug-ins galore
M2 Ultra Mac Studio • M1 Max MacBook Pro • 2019 MacBook Pro • 2021 iPad • Timeline monitor: electriQ curved ultra-widescreen • Playback monitor: LG's flagship 55" 4K OLED (55C9PLA, all 'colour enhancements' deactivated)

Audio
Pro Tools • Adobe Audition + over 20 plugins including iZotope RX 10
Genelec 8010 stereo active speakers on Vondynote clamp stands • Mackie studio monitor interface • Sony MDR-CD900ST headphones (with limiter) • Yamaha YSP-40D sound projector • Icon QCon Pro XS 9 fader control surface • Rode NTK for VO (valve condenser microphone) • Baffled walls and ceiling

Colour
DaVinci + over 20 plugins including Neat noise reduction
Flanders Scientific DM241 10-bit Rec. 709 calibrated monitor (Spyder 5 Elite) • Tangent Ripple control surface • 80% grey back walls • 'SwitchBot' blackout curtains

VFX
After Effects + an arsenal of over 30 plugins and scripts including Element 3D, Blace, Flicker Free and HandyCam • Cinema 4D
Cloud render farm through dropandrender (an average of removed CUDA cores available on tap at any one time)

Data Wrangling
Double Data • DriveDx • Excel
Additional MacBooks • Reusable velcro / LED tracking markers

Infrastructure
WeTransfer Pro • Massive.IO
32TB 1GB/s read/write RAID 10 NAS • 1Gbps dual ISP internet • UPS protection (N+1, 8 hours off-grid) • IP tracked rushes, reviews and deliverables through ScreenLight - streamlining feedback

Workstation Welfare
Herman Miller chair • Kneeling chair • Sit/stand oak topped table • Waldmann Cradle to Cradle® certified LAVIGO floor lamp for true colour vision • Adjustable footrest • Vertical mouse • Dangerously comfortable client sofa • Fortnightly yoga

Libraries
including Envato • Artlist • Soundly • Audio Network
Licences for hundreds of thousands of stock sound effects, music, composite motion graphic templates, and footage

Health and Safety
Risk assessments and controls are carried out in accordance with HSE guidelines for audio-visual production • Every piece of equipment is PAT tested yearly, and has an engineer maintenance log • Automated humidity and heating/cooling control

Insurances
PI • PL • C • Class 2B (for 2020 SUV) • Scheduled backups to air gapped drives - locked in an offsite, two hour fire resistant cabinet

Site
Forty minutes from London Euston • Gated, CCTV • Private footpaths around acres of farmland, forest, and countryside

Heritage
Half an hour from Pinewood, Elstree, and Leavesden Studios; and just fifteen minutes from the BFI National Archive. The borough was for most of the twentieth century, centre of operations for The Kodak Corporation. Our library of some 1000 books on filmmaking, TV, and creativity in general, is amassing from local second hand bookshops - many with local stories jotted in the margins

License & Passport

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Post Production Co-ordinator
Job Titles	Retoucher, Producer, Motion Graphic Designer, Post Production Coordinator, Colorist, Post Production Assistant, Compositor, Post Production Producer, Post-Production Management / Support, Teacher, Post-Production Coordinator, Visual Effects (VFX) Artist, Content Producer, Animator, DIT / Data Wrangler, Video Editor
Years in industry	6+ years
Organisations / Memberships	GBFTE (UK)
Musical Skills	Piano/Keyboards, Piano/Keyboards