With the world changing so quickly we need voices exploring ideas of creativity, film production, multi-media. That's my voice.
Drawing from real world experience on the front line of TV production and a vast experience making computer games and music, my voice is one of AI concern and wonderment. I'm using AI every day — however I'm concerned that the story of humanity is about to get diluted. Let's chat about that.
Most editors are more comfortable behind a screen than in front of one.
I am not most editors.
Twenty-odd years of working in television — in cutting rooms, on set, in obs-doc situations where the camera is running and the story is unfolding in real time — gives you a fluency that's hard to fake and impossible to rush. I've worked alongside some of the best directors in British television. I've watched the finished programmes air and seen how audiences respond. That's not theory. That's lived experience of what storytelling actually does to people.
And it turns out, I can talk about it.
What I Bring to a Conversation
An editor's perspective is a rare thing in a public conversation about creativity. Directors get asked onto podcasts. Presenters get asked. Commissioners, producers, writers. The editor — the person who arguably shapes the final emotional experience of the audience more than anyone else — is usually invisible.
I think that's a missed opportunity. The edit is where the story actually becomes itself. It's where performance is sculpted, where pacing is decided, where the whole thing either works or doesn't. I have strong opinions about all of it, and I've spent a career testing those opinions against reality.
I'm also, for an editor, quite funny. Which helps.
Topics I'm Available to Discuss
Storytelling & the Edit
How editors make decisions. The invisible craft. What makes a cut feel right. Why pacing is emotional. The difference between a good edit and a great one.
The British Television Industry
What it's actually like inside a production. How shows get made from the inside. The gap between what commissioners say and what gets commissioned. Honest observations from twenty years in the room.
What's Next
I can speak on what AI tech is infiltrating the creative industries and to what result. I'm not an AI hater — I concede it can't be uninvented. It will change the face of visual entertainment. Now is the time to express those voices to ensure we don't get it all wrong.
Creativity Under Pressure
Broadcast deadlines are not gentle. What happens to creative work when the clock is running. How to make good decisions fast. The skill of knowing what to sacrifice and what to protect.
The Award-Winning Bit
I've been involved in BAFTA-winning, NTA-winning, RTS and Broadcast Digital Award-winning productions. I can talk about what those shows had in common — and what made the difference between good television and television people actually remember.
Creative Process & Career
How I got here. What I've learned. What I'd tell a younger editor. The non-obvious things about a long creative career in television.
Format & Availability
As a musician I'm not afraid of the camera. I'm available for podcasts, panel discussions, industry events, masterclasses, and one-off interviews. I'm London-based but happy to travel, and I'm entirely comfortable recording remotely — years of post-production helps with that.
I don't need a pre-approved list of questions, though that helps me prepare and fact-check ahead of time. I'm better in a proper conversation than a scripted one. I'm comfortable hosting but I have more fun when it's someone else's problem.
A Note on Style
I'm not a keynote speaker in a suit. I'm a television editor and multimedia creative with two decades of stories, strong opinions about narrative, and a genuine belief that the craft of editing is one of the most interesting and underexplored creative disciplines there is.
Expect honesty. Expect a bit of self-deprecating humour. Expect someone who has actually made the things he's talking about.
Get in Touch
The most obvious thing is booking in a call and we can have a nice chat. If you subject header "Podcast request" then it'll find the right people quicker.
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