Neil Stewart | This is me
Creative, hard working, accurate and good-humoured editor
You'll find a little bit of background info on me, the ability to download my current CV, a clip or two showcasing my work, and finally live availability information, so you know if I'm likely to be available for your job.
I hope you find what you need - enjoy, and thanks for visiting.
A brief history
'Telly' is something I've been doing a while
Twenty nine years, to be precise.
My first edit for broadcast (I'd done lots in the corporate field before that) was in 1996 for BBC Two's live youth-orientated Sunday morning show, cryptically-titled The Sunday Show, famous for giving Peter Kay some of his earliest exposure on national TV. I got the gig because the show TXed on Sunday mornings, often meaning an overnight edit or two which the Beeb's staff editors didn't fancy. It was a fast and fun learning experience, which also taught me the importance of TX deadlines. I obviously did OK as I was asked back for the rest of the series.
I then worked freelance between Granada Television, BBC North West and local indies such as Straight TV, working on magazine programmes, documentaries, music shows, quizzes… whatever I could get. Across all genres.
There was one Sunday morning when, for four overlapping minutes, my edits were TXing on three of the four UK national networks at once.
BBC One was showing a story I had cut for their religious magazine format Heaven & Earth.
ITV was showing my John Stapleton-fronted religious flagship My Favourite Hymns (whose music, OBs and interviews I was the solo series editor on, for nine series)
Meanwhile, Channel 4 was showing its T4-stranded, Lauren Laverne-fronted quirky music show Planet Pop, featuring pop promos made with the biggest music stars of the day, by the show's very young production team.
When MediaCityUK opened, I was happy to work for whoever needed my services - not just in-house at ITV and the various BBC departments - current affairs, sport, children's, religion and education - but also at dock10, Core Post and Flix for indie clients including Nine Lives and Blakeway North.
I was proud to be asked to help Neil Hatton from the BBC Academy train editors and production managers in the AS-11 delivery process, and assist dock10 in testing remote editing, some nine months before we were all forced to 'work from home'.
And now, after nearly two years of 'working from home', I have my own HP Thin Client (t740 with extra RAM and extra storage space) which allows me to connect to facilities anywhere in the world, using RGS or Teradici.
All on this bonkers 49" ultra-wide monitor by Philips. Wonderful!
Some work I'm really proud of...
The end-product of peerless production (Rob Jones), fantastic camerawork (Steve Symes), and a wonderful dub (Robin Ward).
Another series I loved working on was Ade In Britain, where Adrian Edmondson travelled round the UK meeting locals, seeing the sights, and cooking for his supper. Here he is, fulfilling his childhood dream of driving a steam train on the East Lancashire Railway. More superb production, by Debra Prinselaar, and the best camera coverage any editor could wish for, by Simon Makin (now Lens Flare TV).
Live Availability Data
My availability
Here you can see the very latest data on when I'm booked, or not available for various reasons (usually family-related) in orange, pencilled in grey, and purple days are public holidays.
By the way, I don't completely rule out working on bank holidays etc., but prefer not to if possible.
And a really gentle reminder that just because a day may be available, I may not wish to be booked for it.
Thanks for your understanding.
Download my CV
Some people really need to know what shows I've worked on… so if this is you - please download my most recent CV by pressing the button!
Contact me
By phone: 077 4567 4995 (mobile), 01925 259504 (home) or by email: yes@neiledits.tv
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