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HENRY COLEMAN

HENRY COLEMAN

Woking,Surrey

Summary

A seasoned professional in film, TV, and home entertainment content viewing, specialising in QC and compliance. Demonstrates exceptional skills in detailed technical report writing and problem-solving, with a proven ability to watch the same title repeatedly without loss of focus. Proficient in Premiere Pro and Avid editing, with expertise in film and digital re-versioning. Adept at hosting private screenings and recognised as a specialist in movie posters. Strong communication skills enhance public speaking engagements and public relations efforts. Resourceful in social media marketing strategies, with a mastery of AI applications to drive marketing initiatives. Career goals include leveraging technical expertise to innovate within the entertainment industry.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

DVD Authoring Assistant & QC Technician (Contract)

ITFC West Acton
2009.05 - 2009.10
  • Full programme watchthroughs of all multiregion material from authoring suite on standard definition DVD & Blu Ray.
  • Intensive menu and content navigation disc checks from first build to final release, reporting all bugs.
  • Audio 5.1, DTS, Stereo & Subtitle streaming checks.
  • Encoding master material from Digibeta.
  • Naming and chaptering programme for main and sub-menus.

Freelance QC Technician

ENVY DIGITAL Surrey
2008.09 - 2009.10
  • Full programme watchthroughs of all multiregion material from authoring suite on standard definition DVD & Blu Ray - clients included Eagle Vision.
  • Intensive menu and content navigation disc checks from first build to final release, reporting all bugs.
  • Audio 5.1, DTS, Stereo & Subtitle streaming checks.

Shop Owner

THE ART OF FILM
Surrey
11/2025 - 01/2026
  • Managed and ran a film poster and memorabilia pop up shop in a busy shopping centre in Surrey.

2025.01 - 2025.10
  • Various temp jobs including working at Comic Cons and Horrified looking after cast of international horror film.
  • Cameraman at live music and comedy gigs.
  • Stall holder at Antiques fairs.

Head of Vintage Posters

DAWSONS AUCTIONS
2024.10 - 2024.12
  • Researching and cataloguing all posters for upcoming auctions.
  • Specializing in Film posters and Movie memorabilia.
  • Contacting clients to consign posters.
  • Creating new client accounts.
  • Creating Lot descriptions for website for live auctions.
  • Setting up poster gallery for live previews.
  • Social media pieces to camera.

Head of Vintage Posters

EWBANKS AUCTIONS
2024.04 - 2024.09
  • Researching and cataloguing all posters for upcoming auctions.

Compliance Officer and Reversion Editor – Middle East / Africa

VUBIQUITY / AMDOCS
2018.11 - 2023.10
  • To solo view all material for subscription broadcast in the Middle East and parts of Africa.
  • Report writing for all features, detailing any issues that arise that maybe problematic in the region.
  • To reedit all features and trailers with issues and remove them seamlessly including sexuality, nudity, language etc
  • Reedit on Premiere Pro (and previously Avid)
  • Check all edits before sending title out for broadcast
  • Worked from home February 2020 – Oct 2023

Senior QC Technician DVD and Blu Ray Dept

PREMIER / EYEFRAME / DUBBS Soho
2009.11 - 2018.07
  • Working within the QC department on a day to day basis, including liaising with a team of producers, graphics artists, authors, encoders and a QC staff of 4.
  • Project allocation to staff.
  • In depth runtimes of work, full navigation from first build to final release, bug reporting and fixing on both DVD and Blu Ray, including 3D.
  • Full check of all pre-release discs prior to upload.
  • Full check of all factory discs prior to replication.
  • Daily reports to Producers of work done and scheduled to be done.
  • QC of Bafta discs as well as attending Bafta screenings during awards season.
  • Working at Red Carpet film events – big West End premieres – celebrity wrangler.
  • Hosting BAFTA & AMPAS screenings both as part of a team and solo.

Freelance QC and Compliance Technician

DELUXE DIGITAL STUDIOS Soho
2008.06 - 2009.04
  • Full programme watchthroughs of all content (feature and VAM) from authoring suite on Blu Ray and standard definition DVD.

2007.06 - 2008.05
  • Temping – various jobs including print room management.

Senior Technical Analyst

BRITISH BOARD OF FILM CLASSIFICATION
1989.01 - 2007.04
  • View all Video and DVD submissions & assets for release in the UK to BBFC compliance standards - which included Feature Films, Educational Programmes, Adult, Children, Foreign Language, Documentary, Trailers, Advertisements and games for X Box, Playstation etc.
  • Give accurate and precise measurement to frame per second of all work submitted for official BBFC classification and for Distributor records.
  • Digital offline editing on the Avid system for in-house and external presentations for the Examiners and Management.
  • Technical liaison to BBFC clients, advising on correct submission procedures for video and DVD classification.
  • Prepare Video tapes, DVD and paper files for archiving and request external retrievals for viewing and comparison.
  • Liaise with external archive to recall files for research, including all historical titles.
  • Established and maintained direct contact with Film & Video / DVD distribution companies within the UK and Internationally.
  • QC on DVD and VHS footage, DVD navigation of feature, bonus materials and menus, title checks, closed captions, subtitling, repeated sequences, interruptions in the work, sync issues and running time-codes.
  • Simultaneous comparison of the same title, looking for any differences within the work - e.g. cuts, substitutions or total re-edits both visual & audio.
  • Write reports for Customs and Excise and Police Enforcement seized material, for use in court prosecutions.
  • Edit trial cuts - removal or re-order of scenes/sequences for BBFC and Distributor approval.
  • Manage team of 6 staff, overseeing their work on a day to day basis.
  • Train new technical staff on all BBFC procedures and requirements.
  • Wrote, Directed & Edited the annual BBFC in-house Christmas video.

Education

Drama & Film Theory and Practical

JOHANNESBURG SCHOOL OF ART, BALLET, DRAMA & MUSIC
1980.01 - 1983.01

Skills

  • Film, TV and Home Entertainment content viewing – QC / Compliance
  • Detailed technical report writing
  • Stamina to watch the same title over and over again
  • Premiere Pro editing
  • Avid editing
  • Film and digital re-versioning
  • Host for private screenings
  • Specialist in Movie Posters
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication skills
  • Public speaking
  • Resourcefulness
  • Public Relations
  • Social media marketing
  • Master of AI
  • Marketing

CREATIVE

  • Directing / Producing – music videos / short films / documentaries / live gigs
  • Design – film posters
  • Collecting and maintaining a film memorabilia collection archive – original film posters, stills and memorabilia from around the world
  • Currently working on my passion project documentary Zulu and the Zulus – an in depth look behind the scenes on the making of the classic film Zulu (1964)
  • Organized and curated the very first exhibition on the film Zulu - opened at the London Film Museum July 2010, and travelled to Cardiff Castle in 2011. 50th anniversary screenings in 2014 inc. Royal premiere.
  • Producer / Director on music videos, live gigs, short films, corporate videos, still photography, timelapse.
  • Film poster collection - Instagram.com - the_artoffilm

Certification

AI Master Cert - ChatGBT

AI Master Cert - MidJourney

AI Master Cert - Stable Diffusion

AI Master Cert - Veo

AI Master Cert - Kling

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Shop Owner

THE ART OF FILM
11/2025 - 01/2026

2025.01 - 2025.10

Head of Vintage Posters

DAWSONS AUCTIONS
2024.10 - 2024.12

Head of Vintage Posters

EWBANKS AUCTIONS
2024.04 - 2024.09

Compliance Officer and Reversion Editor – Middle East / Africa

VUBIQUITY / AMDOCS
2018.11 - 2023.10

Senior QC Technician DVD and Blu Ray Dept

PREMIER / EYEFRAME / DUBBS Soho
2009.11 - 2018.07

DVD Authoring Assistant & QC Technician (Contract)

ITFC West Acton
2009.05 - 2009.10

Freelance QC Technician

ENVY DIGITAL Surrey
2008.09 - 2009.10

Freelance QC and Compliance Technician

DELUXE DIGITAL STUDIOS Soho
2008.06 - 2009.04

2007.06 - 2008.05

Senior Technical Analyst

BRITISH BOARD OF FILM CLASSIFICATION
1989.01 - 2007.04

Drama & Film Theory and Practical

JOHANNESBURG SCHOOL OF ART, BALLET, DRAMA & MUSIC
1980.01 - 1983.01
HENRY COLEMAN