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Dillon Verdon

Willenhall,West Midlands

Summary

I graduated from full time education in September 2022 from the University of Wolverhampton , where I have spent four years learning about the world of television and film production. In my courses, I explored numerous roles of the industry including directing, producing, cinematography, sound operating and editing.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education

Work History

Assistant Editor for '27 Club'

Aiden Hall (Director)
Wolverhampton
09.2023 - 09.2023
  • Reviewing footage
  • Correctly labelling footage
  • Creating edits for the final product.

Editor for 'Dead Man's Shoes'

Harrison Cowern (Director)
Wolverhampton
02.2022 - 04.2022
  • Communicated effectively with crew members to ensure smooth project operations and on-time delivery.
  • Produced high quality product to deadline and in line with detailed creative brief
  • Checked video for corruption and ensured media rendered correctly.
  • Reviewed video and selected the best footage for use in telling the story that needed to be told.
  • Contributed to idea development and project management to ensure quality and timeliness of project completion.
  • Analysed all video content for quality control and editorial corrections

Editor and sound operator for '17'

Craig Hartwell (Director)
Wolverhampton
10.2021 - 04.2022
  • Maintained professionalism through active listening and by accepting constructive criticism with poise.
  • Collaborated with creative team and director to ensure alignment between artistic vision and editing requirements.
  • Reviewed video and selected the best footage for use in telling the story.
  • Performed editorial work, including labelling footage, colour correcting, and sound mixing.
  • Managed to stick to a time schedule and complete the project on time.

Editor for 'In the mind of abstract'

Mark Curran (Director)
Bray, Wicklow, Ireland
10.2020 - 04.2021
  • Communicated effectively with team members and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth project operations and on-time delivery
  • Produced high quality product to deadline and in line with detailed creative brief
  • Checked video for corruption and ensured media rendered correctly
  • Reviewed video and selected the best footage for use in telling the story
  • Contributed to idea development and project management to ensure quality and timeliness of project completion
  • Analysed all video content for quality control and editorial corrections
  • Maintained professionalism through active listening and by accepting constructive criticism with poise
  • Collaborated with creative team and director to ensure alignment between artistic vision and editing requirements
  • Reviewed video and selected the best footage for use in telling the story
  • Performed editorial work, including labelling footage, colour correcting, and sound mixing
  • Managed to stick to a time schedule and complete the project on time
  • Tweaked and reordered content to ensure logical sequencing and smooth running of the project
  • Digitally cut the files to meticulously sequence films to schedule.
  • Reviewed video and selected the best footage for use in telling the story
  • Checked video for corruption and ensured media rendered correctly
  • Maintained professionalism through active listening and by accepting constructive criticism with poise.

Director/Editor/Writer for 'Perfidy'

Self project
Bray, Wicklow, Ireland
11.2019 - 02.2020
  • Directed, wrote and edited the short film
  • Worked with crew and talent to create a film.

Director/Producer/Editor for 'Plastic'

Self Project
Bray, Wicklow, Ireland
10.2019 - 02.2020
  • Directed, wrote and edited an emotional good quality short film.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Film and Television Production

University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
09.2021 - 09.2022

Higher National Diploma - Film and Television Production

Bray Institute of Further Education
Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
2021

Skills

  • Meticulous eye for detail
  • Working knowledge of Premiere Pro
  • Deadline-driven
  • Technical troubleshooting
  • Sound editing
  • Photography
  • Creating a story through editing
  • Creating short form social media content

Timeline

Assistant Editor for '27 Club'

Aiden Hall (Director)
09.2023 - 09.2023

Editor for 'Dead Man's Shoes'

Harrison Cowern (Director)
02.2022 - 04.2022

Editor and sound operator for '17'

Craig Hartwell (Director)
10.2021 - 04.2022

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Film and Television Production

University of Wolverhampton
09.2021 - 09.2022

Editor for 'In the mind of abstract'

Mark Curran (Director)
10.2020 - 04.2021

Director/Editor/Writer for 'Perfidy'

Self project
11.2019 - 02.2020

Director/Producer/Editor for 'Plastic'

Self Project
10.2019 - 02.2020

Higher National Diploma - Film and Television Production

Bray Institute of Further Education
Dillon Verdon