Mark Hawtin is an accomplished and highly sought filmmaker and editor, with credits on BAFTA and RTS award-winning prime time documentary series.

Mark Hawtin's editing credits include "Ross Kemp: Teenage Gangs of South London" (Sky One - BAFTA award-winning series), "Through Hell and High Water" (BBC1 - Winner Best Daytime TV Series RTS Awards) and Ian Wright's "Excellent Adventures" (Sky One - Best Mountaineering Film, Kendal Film Festival). Available to film and television production companies on a freelance or long-term contract basis using both Avid Media Composer and Avid Symphony Nitris, both in and out of house.

Mark has recently made this short film (above) to demonstrate his ability to produce and edit drama. A quick list of credits is available for you to download here.

Mark produced and directed Night Shift, and also did the camera work, lighting and editing. The film was written by Simon Lewis, published author of "Go" and "Bad Traffic".

Freelance Editing

Mark has an editing suite at home. Make yourself at home in a friendly creative atmosphere, safe in the knowledge that you'll meet your deadline with less hassle and without technical difficulties, unnecessary overtime or interruption. Recent satisfied clients include BBC Birmingham, BBC London, 4Music and Illuminations Media. The editing suite has the latest technology and comforts:

• Avid Media Composer V4 (Mojo SDI) running on an Intel Mac
• Subtitling (import and export of .stl files from translating service providers)
• Adobe CS4 Master Collection (Photoshop, After Effects, Dream Weaver, Adobe Media Converter
• Professional recording of voice-over and commentary
• Full set of audio sweeting tools (Compression, digital and analogue PPMS, Pro Tools plug-ins)
• Ability to export OMFI audio project for Protools
• In house Audio Networks music library
• Rapid media sharing from your laptop or office directly to the Avid
• Media encoding for the internet
• Facility to author and duplicate DVD's
• Multi-cam editing functionality
• WIFI Internet with 50Mb/s broadband (download 15GB in as little as 45 minutes)
• HDCAM High Definition tape deck available
• Digital Betacam tape deck available
• DV Cam tape deck available
• Card reader available for editing tapeless video formats
• Reliable laser printer
• Photo copier, Fax and Video Calling available

What do other people think?

"He is just a dream to work with"
"Creative, dedicated, imaginative and highly personable"
"Mark's a fine editor whose quick thinking saved my miserable bacon"
"He edited the pictures and music brilliantly and really turned the program into a good watch"
"His ability to build tension, drama and emotion with wonderful use of music and pictures was fantastic"

Read Mark's references page here.

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