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Paul McAleavey

2023 EMMY nomintaed editor living in Manchester, UK

Dual citizenship with 25 years experience working in offliine, from London, New York to LA

Proficient in Avid/Premiere and After FX

Also I have a Royal Television Society Award from 2011 for work on a BBC show, 'Blast'.

I can work either remotely or an office.

Finally, I am well versed across the genres, documentary/light enterainment/ob doc/reality/sizzles/


Credits

Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (Season 2)

Nat Geo Documentary Series for Nat Geo Studios (New York City)

2023 EMMY nominated for my work 

'Outstanding Editing Category'

Adobe Premiere Editor/After FX work

Mystery at the Blind Frog Ranch (Season 3)

Discovery Channel Show for Anomaly Entertainment (Los Angeles)

Offline Avid Editor

Shark Week (Season 8)

Discovery Channel Show for Anomaly Entertainment (Los Angeles)

Avid Editor

The Curse of Oak Island

History Channel Show for Prometheus (Los Angeles)

Avid Editor

Prison Chronicles (Season 1)

History Channel Show for Revelations Productions (Los Angeles)

Lead Editor on the Series

Also, designed all the GFX in After Effects

Remote Work

Mosley: It's Complicated Documentary Feature Film

NETFLIX Doc for Diamond Docs (Los Angeles)

Lead Editor and After FX elements created for the film

Bob Cats on Three (Season 1)

ABC Ob Doc Show for Diamond Docs (Los Angeles)

Avid Editor

Silence is Golden (Sizzle)

Sizzle Reel for Bigger Stage Productions (UK)

After FX and Premiere Editor

Inmate to Roomate (Season )

Living Channel Ob Doc show for Sharp Entertainment (New York City)

Avid Editor

Dirty Muddy Truckers (Season 1)

Discovery Channel Show for Magilla Entertainment (NYC)

Avid Editor

90 Days Fiance: Love in Paradise (Season 3)

Living Channel Show for Sharp Entertainment (NYC)

Love off the Grid (Season 1)

Living Channel Ob Doc for Sharp Entertainment (NYC)

Avid Offline Editor

Ancient Alines (Season 12)

History Channel Factual Entertainment Show for Prometheus (Los Angeles)

Avid Editor

The New Ratline Documentary Feature FIlm

Documentary Feature Film for Dogtooth Productions (Los Angeles)

Various US Film Festivals

Avid Editor/After FX Work

The Object of Murder (Season 1)

Discovery ID Crime Show for Entertainment One (Los Angeles)

Lead Avid Editor

The Lost Gold of World War II (Season 1)

History Channel Factual Entertainment Show for Ample (Los Angeles)

Lead Editor (Avid), also created the sizzle that show was commissioned on

Cooper's Treasure (Season 3)

Discovery Channel Show for Ample (Los Angeles)

Avid Editor

Smokey Mountain Money (Season 1)

Nat Geo Factual Entertainment Show for Zodiak USA (New York City)

Lead Editor (Avid)

Hardcore Pawn

Tru TV Reality Show for Zodiak USA (NYC)

Avid Editor

Extinct or Alive (Season 1)

Discovery Wildlife Show for Hot Snakes Media (NYC)

Lead Editor (Avid)

Also, preditor working in the Taiwanese Jungle for six weeks

A Rising Fury Feature Film Documentary

Feature Film Documentary about the Russian/Ukrainian conflict

Tribeca nominated

Editing Consultant

How it Really Happened?

CNN Factual Entertainment Show for CNN (NYC)

Adobe Premiere Editor

Something's Killing Me (Season 1)

Observational Documentary Series for CNN (NYC)

Adobe Premiere Editor

Take Me Out

ITV Light Entertainment Series for FreemantleMedia (UK)

Avid Editor

Rise Up: The Legacy of Nat Turner

Documentary Film for Nat Geo (New York City)

Lead Avid Editor

Making a Killing: Guns, Greed and the NRA

Feature Film Documentary for Brave New Films (Los Angeles)

Lead Editor (Adobe Premiere)

Guntucky (Season 1)

Oxygen Game Show for Leftfield (New York City)

Avid Editor

Boss Nails

Reality TV Show for Oxygen TV

Avid/After FX

I am Rebel

Nat Geo Documentary Series for Hynoptic

Avid Editor/After FX

The Zoo

Animal Planet Observational Documentary Series for Left/Right (New York City)

Avid Editor

Live Free or Die

Nat Geo Observational Documentary Series for Nat Geo Studios (New York City)

Avid Editor

Dirty Rotten Survival

Nat Geo Observational Documentary Series for Nat Geo Studios (New York City)

Avid Editor

The Driven Feature Film

Independent Feature Film for New York Film Group (New York)

Various US Film Festivals including Dances With Films LA/NYC

Avid Editor

60 Days In

A&E Observational Documentary Series for Lucky 8 (New York City)

Avid Editor

Unearthed

Nat Geo Observational Documentary Series for Nat Geo Studios (New York City)

Avid Editor

Pioneers

Nat Geo Observational Documentary Series for Nat Geo Studios (New York City)

Avid Editor

Iraqi TV News Stories

United Nations work in Iraq (Baghdad, Iraq)

Avid Editor

Kenyan TV News Stories

United Nations human rights work (Nairobi, Kenya)

Avid Editor

Supersize vs Superskinny

Channel 4 Observational Documentary Series for Endemol

Avid Offline Editor

Sport Relief

BBC VT promos for BBC Studios

Avid Editor

The Birth of an Artist

Indie Documentary Film (New York City)

Various Film Festivals

Film Four

Action Packed Promo Season for Film Four

Avid Editor

Bear Grylls

Discovery Channel Promo for Discovery (UK)

Stormchasers

Discovery Channel Promo for Discovery (UK)

Avid Editor

Eat Yourself Sexy

Discovery Promo for Discovery Studios (UK)

Avid Editor

Toddlers and Tiaras

Discovey Promo for Discovery Channel (UK)

Avid Editor

Encounters at the End of the World

Discovery Promo for Discovery Channel (UK)

Avid Editor

Monsters Inside Me

Discovery Promo for Discovery Channel (UK)

Avid Editor

MTV Sarah Harding

MTV Magazine Show for MTV Studios (UK)

Avid Editor

Peter Andre: The Next Chapter

ITV 2 show for Can Associates (UK)

Avid Editor

The Reeds Feature Film

Indie Feature Film for Funnyman Films

Cinematic and DVD release

Avid Editor

Strictly Come Dancing

BBC Light Entertainment Show for BBC 

Avid Editor

Piers Morgan: Review of the Year

ITV 1 Show for Splash Media

Avid Editor

I-Candy

Channel 4 Comedy for Green Inc

Comedy Lab

Final Cut Pro

Blast on Demand

BBC Light Entertainment Show for BBC

Royal Teleivision Sociey Awards 2011

Avid Editor

Sean Connery Documentary

A&E Documentary for Alba Media

Avid Editor

Milkshake

Channel 5 Children's TV Show for Sixth Sense Productions (UK)

Avid Editor

Augusto Pinochet Documentary

A&E Documentary for Alba Media (UK)

Avid Editor

Bono Documentary

A&E Documentary for Alba Media (UK)

Avid Editor

Date My Mom

MTV Light Entertainment Show for Kalissa Productions (UK)

Avid Editor

Bob Geldof Documentary

A&E Documentary for Alba Media (UK)

Avid Editor

Bob Geldof Documentary

A&E Documentary for Alba Media (UK)

Avid Editor

Britain's Most Embarssing Parents

BBC 3 Light Entertainment Show for Talkback Thames (UK)

Avid Editor

Fleetwood Mac Documentary

A&E Documentary for Alba Media (UK)

Avid Editor

Who Was Jesus Promo

Discovery Promo for Discovery Channel (UK)

Avid Editor

Fleetwood Mac Documentary

A&E Documentary for Alba Media (UK)

Avid Editor

Olivia Newton John Documentary

A&E Documentary for Alba Media (UK)

Avid Editor

Wildest Dreams

BBC Factual Entertainment Show for BBC Productions (UK)

Avid Editor

Jade's PA

Living Channel Observational Documentary Series for Outline Productions (UK)

Avid Editor

The Making of Green Wing

DVD Documentary for Talkback Thames (UK)

Avid Editor

Wishbaby Feature Film

Indie Feature Film (UK)

Cinematic and DVD Release

Avid Editor

MTV Screenplay

MTV Magazine Show for MTV Studios (UK)

Avid Editor 

Stephen Spielberg: Man and His Movies

Channel 5 Documentary for Monkey Kingdom (UK)

Avid Editor

Don't Watch That Watch This Comedy

BBC 4 Comedy Series for Vera Productions (UK)

Avid Editor

Wild Animal ER

Channel 5 Observational Documentary Series for Two Hand Productions

Avid Editor

Celebrity Scissorhands

BBC 4 Light Entertainmetn Show for BBC Productions (UK)

Avid Editor

The Charlotte Church Show

Channel 4 Comedy Series for Monkey Kingdom (UK)

Avid Editor

Tonightly

Channel 4 Comedy Series for Objective Productions

Avid Editor

Get A Life

Living Channel Observational Documentary Series for Somethin Else

Avid Editor

Richard Pryor in Concert Promo

Sky Promo for Sky

Avid Editor

MTV: DIary of Natasha Bedingfield

MTV Magazine Show for MTV Networks (UK)

Avid Editor

Big Brother (Season 5)

Channel 4 Reality TV Series for Endemol (UK)

Avid Editor

Richard and Judy

Channel 4 Magazine Show for Cactus TV (UK)

Avid Editor

Roar (Season 2)

CBBC Children's Show for Endemol (UK)

Avid Editor

Goldenballs

ITV Game Show for Endemol (UK)

Avid Editor

Leonardo's Dream Machines Dcoumentary

BBC Documentary for ITV Productions (UK)

Avid Editor

Kerry Katona: Crazy in Love

MTV Observational Documentary Series for North One Television (UK)

Avid Editor

This Morning VT's

ITV Magazine Show for LWT (UK)

Avid Editor

Safari School Observational Documentary

BBC 1 Observational Documentary for BBC Productions (UK)

Avid Editor

The Apprentice (Season 1)

BBC 2 Light Entertainment Show for Lerman Productions (UK)

Additional Editing

Not Only But Always Promo

Channel 4 Promo for Compass Pictures

Avid Editor

50 Greatest Documentaries

Channel 4 List Show for E4

Avid Editor

The Mobo Awards Promo

Promo for CPL Productions

Avid Editor

MTV Freestylin

MTV Magazine Show for MTV Networks (UK)

Avid Editor


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Website: www.paultheeditor.com

Email: paul.mcaleavey@nweg.tv

Tel: 07400 295235

Region: Manchester

Remote Working


  • Happy to work remotely
  • Has own edit equipment

Own Kit Specs


I have a three monitor edit suite set up, APPLE MAC Quad Core 62GB Ram

Software Used


  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • After Effects
  • Avid Media Composer
  • Avid Symphony
  • Photoshop

Skills


  • Graphics
  • Offline
  • UHD experience

Genres


  • Children's
  • Commercials
  • Documentaries
  • Drama
  • Entertainment
  • Factuals
  • Feature Films
  • Multicam
  • Reality
  • Variety
  • Wildlife

Availability

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Last updated 03/05/2024 10:16

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