Experience

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  Freelance

  • Senior Avid Editor

    • Jan 2014 - Present

    Future Qatar Editor.Worked on a 13 part series called ' Future Qatar '.Helped set the look, style and pace for the series. Worked on seven (7) of the 13 episodes.

  • Senior AVID Editor

    • 2007 - Present

    Austin Ellard has 19 years of international editing experience and has brought his exceptional passion for editing too many different areas of postproduction. He started his editing career cutting commercials and music videos. And has developed into becoming one off the best offline editor in his field. His focus has been and always is to bring all his knowledge and experience together to make the best programs possible.Skill Set: Avid Adrenaline, Symphony Nitris, Offline, Online and Grading. Unity ISIS, SD and HD

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  Twofour Group

  • Plymouth, United Kingdom

  • Senior Editor and Head of Post Production

    • Jan 2004 - Jan 2007
    • Plymouth, United Kingdom

    In house senior editor for 4 years (2004 – 2007), editing on AVID Adrenalines and AVID Symphony Nitris. Working on the Unity ISIS Media storage facility. In 2007 promoted to Head of Postproduction for the expansion of Two four Digital, from nine suites to 16 suites and HD. Overseeing the expansio...

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  Gems Productions

  • Mauritius

  • Senior AVID Editor

    • Jan 2000 - Jan 2004
    • Mauritius

    In house commercial and documentary Editor and later on, Producer for local and Indian ocean islands. Working on contract in Mauritius as the in house commercial and documentary editor, producing over 26 commercial campaigns and four documentaries for the local and Indian Ocean Island Regions. In...

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  CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA

  • Freelance Editor

    • Jan 1996 - Jan 2000

    Moved to Cape Town to start freelance career, by the time I left I had become a regular freelance editor for twolocal post houses and three facilities. Mostly worked on local and international commercials controlling the wholeprocess of postproduction taking them from the first light grade throug...

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  JOHANSBURG SOUTH AFRICA

  • Assistant Editor

    • Jan 1992 - Jan 1996

    Started as an assistant editor at Digital Sound and Picture, trained on 35 and 16 mm tables. Assisted on the firstAVID ver.1 in Africa. He started his editing career cutting small budget films, music videos and local commercials.He received a South African Golden Globe for SFX commercial entitled...