Jonathan Cronin

15 Kiver Road, London N19 4PE, UK

+44 (0)20 7263 5682    (0)7870 247 518

jonathancro@gmail.com

US/UK dual citizenship

 

                                                                               

Experienced Picture and Sound editor.

Six Years of Final Cut Pro and Avid: editing, setup, troubleshooting and engineering.

Fifteen years of digital audio (Pro Tools): dialogue, Foley, sound design and effects editing, transfers and audio mixing. Mac user for 20 years.

 

Clients - BBC, CNN, Bloomberg, BskyB, Fox TV, Press Association and Pokerzone

 

Expert user of: AppleÕs Final Cut Studio, including Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3, Soundtrack Pro, Compressor and DVD Studio Pro 4. Also Pro Tools HD, Avid Xpress, Avid Media Composer, Photoshop.

 

Apple Certified Pro Ð Motion 3, Level 1

 

 

FEATURES

 

2007   Mark KermodeÕs review of the yeaR    Editor                        BBC News 24

I cut, mixed and graded Mark KermodeÕs review of the year in cinema for the BBC.

Producer/Director - Karen Marshall, cut on Avid.        

 

2002   LOOK OUT HASKELL, ITÕS REAL: THE MAKING OF MEDIUM COOL

I shot, edited and mixed this historical 60 minute documentary for Sticking Place Films. It was screened on BBC TV (2002), PBS (2003), Sundance channel (2004), and featured at the Edinburgh film festival (2002).

 

2007   SERCo                                                                       Editor              Pukka Films

I cut, mixed and graded three15-minute corporate documentaries for Serco, a company serving local government.

Producer/Director - Paul Katis, cut on FCP.

 

2005-7   Pokerzone Television                    Staff Editor       The Gaming Channel Ltd

Producer/Director - Sam Orams, cut on FCP

 

Pokerbowl                                              

I was online and offline editor and sound editor/mixer on PokerzoneÕs flagship series of 60-90 min presentations. I was responsible for editorial decisions, compositing graphics, picture grading and creating break-bumpers. I planned, scripted and supervised VO recordings, then edited and mixed the audio.         

 

Poker News

I edited and mixed PokerzoneÕs news bulletins. I composited bluescreen material and graphics, edited vox-pop interviews, then mastered to several formats for Broadcast and podcasts for the Internet.

 

Heads Up with Richard Herring

I cut two episodes of our poker chat show, using Final Cut ProÕs multicamera setup.

 

In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, I cut trailers, promos and bumpers for many other shows, designed DVDs and compressed material for the web.

 

2003-4   BANYAN PRODUCTIONS                                    Editor      FOX TELEVISION

Banyan is a Philadelphia-based production company, which produces many reality TV series. I edited Trading Spaces, which is the US version of Changing Rooms, and another programme called Ambush Makeover

 

SHORT SUBJECTS

 

2008   Multiple News StorieS                                   Editor                        CNN, Bloomberg

As a freelance editor I currently work almost exclusively for CNN and Bloomberg. I cut, mix and grade news stories for these international news networks.

Producer/Director Ð CNN, cut on FCP

 

2007   SKY Poker                                                              Editor        British Sky Broadcasting

I was the Avid Editor for VT inserts, game reports, interviews and all the other pre-recorded items on the SKY Poker Channel.   

Producer Ð Helen Papadopoulos, cut on Avid.          

 

2007   Bloomberg Muse                                               Editor              Bloomberg TV

I cut, mixed and graded four documentaries for BloombergÕs Arts program ÔMuseÕ. Film titles: ÔLouise BourgeoisÕ, ÔSt Pancras StationÕ, ÔDamien HirstÕ, ÔAnselm KieferÕ.

Producer/Director Ð Alex Graham, cut on Avid.

 

2005   Teletext Holidays                                Staff Editor       New Era Television

I edited many short travel segments (20x5min) for the Travel Channel. I worked from a script to cut, grade and mix the finished pieces.

 

2004   THE PRESS ASSOCIATION                                    Editor  

I edited news segments, which were to be shown in the Internet and on mobile phone networks.

 

2004   Meet the Commissioners                                 Editor      CNBC Europe

I edited and mixed a series of interviews with EU commissioners.

 

1993 Ð 2004   SOUND WORK (overview)

I worked as a sound editor and assistant sound editor for ten years, on projects including the television series Spooks for the BBC, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for Warner Brothers and Band of Brothers for HBO, among many others.

 

 

Awards

 

2001

Band of Brothers (HBO)

Emmy, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Cinema; Audio Society Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing

1999

RKO 281 (HBO)

Emmy, Outstanding Sound Mixing

1996

Eclipse

Winner, Gold Student Oscar

1993

Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps & their Johns

BAFTA Nomination, Sound Design