SIDNEY BERTHIER
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Driven by sheer passion and enthusiasm, I am a bilingual creative producer and director currently based in London. With expertise across ideation, creative direction, cinematography, offline and online editing, I have produced work for national television channels such as Channel 5, Paramount Network and GB News as well as working on short and feature films.

GB NEWS, London — Promo Director

FEBRUARY 2022 - PRESENT
- Working closely with CEO and Commercial Director to develop creative briefs for Design and Editorial teams
- Developing creative processes and workflows to ensure that the original project's vision is accurately realised
- Leading and motivating all production crew, ensuring they have clear, structured guidance and realistic objectives
- Visually driving creative output, in terms of both style and structure; and encouraging innovation

GB NEWS, London — Creative Editor
JUNE 2021 - JANUARY 2022
- Shooting and editing on-air content in a fast-paced news environment (using Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve)
- Supporting narrative-led long and short form productions, for TV, online, corporate communications and promos
- End-to-end video production including scriptwriting, directing talent, editing & grading
- Published essays in the British Guild of Film Editors magazine (“Average Shot Length”, Autumn 2021; “Jason Bourne”, Spring 2021)
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PARAMOUNT, London — Creative Assistant
APRIL 2019 - JUNE 2021
- Editing weekly on-air promotions for Channel 5’s broadcast and VOD channels
- Responding to briefs for established franchises such as Law & Order, Peppa Pig
- Supervising voiceover recordings and the entire post-production process
- Acquiring general knowledge of print and digital workflows​​
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FREELANCE, London — Editor & Cameraman
SEPTEMBER 2013 - APRIL 2019
- Shooting and editing original material ranging features and short form content
- Feature films available on Amazon Prime Video (“Blood Cell”, 2020; “Sya”, 2018)

ONLINE POST PRODUCTION, London — Junior Video Editor
MARCH 2018 - MARCH 2019
- Programme versioning, conforming, QC and delivery to international broadcasters
- Editing video assets such as clips and reels for use on social media, TV and VOD
- Localising long form content into English (new VO, captions and titles)
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NEWS UK, London — Account Manager
AUGUST 2016 - MARCH 2018
- Planning and executing social video campaigns for brands including Hilton Worldwide and Samsung across 10+ territories
- Awarded the Ad Ops Team of the Year prize with Unruly at the AOP Awards
- Direct Reports – 3 (Operations Executives, Campaign Manager)

NEWS UK, London — Intern
SEPTEMBER 2015 - JULY 2016
- Working in a client-facing intern role with agencies such as WPP, Omnicom, and Publicis
- Learning about video advertising, campaign setup and delivery as well as brand safety

​​EDUCATION & TRAINING
University of Cambridge, 2014-15 — Masters in Screen Media and Cultures
University of Warwick, 2011-14 — BA (Hons) in Film and Television Studies
PromaxBDA UK — Directing Masterclass with Chris Balmond (2019)
NFTS Short Courses — Cinematography Short Course with Phil Meheux (2018)
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