Michele Chiappa – Film and TV Editor

YOU MAY BE LOOKING FOR AN EDITOR WHO IS

Your personal project is very dear to you and you are looking for someone to share in your creative vision and care as much as you do.
You would like a calm and level-headed presence to steady you when you start to doubt every tiny choice you have made.
You enjoy a generous atmosphere in the edit suite and a partner who positively challenges you to tell the best version of your initial idea.

You want an editor excellent at identifying the emotional beats of a script and interrogating whether they are coming through in the rushes or not.
Someone who can put themselves in line with the psychological traits of the characters and also in the audience’s shoes.
A sounding board who enjoys discussing the story’s essence to understand your intentions, both before and during the project.

You’d like an editor who has worked on high-end productions before, against tight deadlines.
Someone who has a 10 year track record of delivering multi-episode TV Series on time and on budget.
You need a technical expert who is aware of the delivery requirements of companies such as Netflix, BBC, iTV, Channel5.
Someone who can quickly appease the minds of execs and commissioners by making your early screenings look and sound very polished with extensive temp sound, music and VFX.
You’d prefer an editor whose previous work has won important awards so you can reassure financiers.

You need someone who has the sensitivity to nimbly switch between different genres, by understanding the tropes and requirements of each.
A head of department proud of their insightful thoughts when needed, but also very malleable when “it just gotta be this way!” because they are aware there can be many external reasons behind every request.
Someone who can get on with a director, be at the service of their vision, but at the same time remember the needs of producers and other departments too.

You need an indie editor who is used to going at it solo, guerrilla-style, with the tech knowledge to set up a successful pipeline with limited means.
Or perhaps you need an experienced head of department who can oversee a team of assistants and, thanks to animation, is used to editorial being the reliable, central switchboard that keeps communication with other departments clear and effective.
Someone who can keep a bird’s-eye view on multi-episode productions to predict scheduling problems and possible bottlenecks.
Someone who is well-versed in providing creative solutions to logistical problems, like creatively reusing discarded footage to avoid costly pickups and telling the story with the material that is available.