Damian Knight
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2023 |
Editor
Television |
The Great Rhino Robbery BBC |
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2022 |
Editor
Television |
Colosseum October Films |
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2022 |
Editor
Television |
Highway 20 October Films |
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2021 |
Editor
Television |
Janet. Ben Hirsch / Worker Bee |
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2021 |
Editor
Television |
Top Gear BBC Studios |
Working From Home |
2020 |
Editor
Television |
The Crimes That Changed Us Erin Cramer / October Films |
|
2019 |
Editor
Television |
The Ruth Ellis Files Gillian Pachter / BBC/ Wall to Wall |
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2018 |
Editor
Television |
The Investigator: A British Crime Story Adam Wimpenny / ITV/ Netflix |
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2017 |
Editor
Television |
The Secret of Christ's Tomb Robert Strange / Nat Geo/ Disney + |
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2017 |
Editor
Film |
Cain Hill Gene Fallaize / Black Cat Pictures |
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2016 |
Editor
Film |
Captain Webb Justin Hardy / Miramax |
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2014 |
Editor
Film |
Love Me Till Monday Justin Hardy / Verve Pictures |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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1993 | English | Manchester University |
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About me
Damian is an experienced freelance editor with both technical expertise and creative talent. He has over 20 years editing experience cutting both features as well as documentaries for clients including the BBC, ITV, Netflix, Sky, Disney +, The History Channel, National Geographic and Discovery to name but a few.Damian excels in handling large and complicated edits, managing often tricky and complex stories whilst always being able to find a clear and engaging narrative. He is excellent at being able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. He has extremely high standards and is always looking to produce the absolute best film possible. In 2019 he cut The Ruth Ellis Files for the BBC which was nominated for a Royal Television Society Award for Best History Documentary and more recently 2 episodes of the Janet Jackson Biopic Documentary and 2 episodes of Colosseum, a major new drama doc for History.
He has also cut several features – Love Me Till Monday was selected for the 2013 BFI London Film Festival where is garnered excellent reviews and was released by Verve Pictures. His second film, Captain Webb was nominated for ‘Best Drama’ at the UK Independent Film Awards and was distributed by Curzon in the UK and Miramax and HBO for the rest of the world.
Passionate about storytelling and the craft and technology of film editing he is always on the look-out for new and interesting projects.
License & Passport
Passport: | Yes |
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Editor (Offline) |
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Job Titles | Video Editor |
Years in industry | 6+ years |