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Sophie Sears

Assistant Editor

Edit Assistant

PROFILE

Sophie is proficient in all areas of Edit Assisting including but not limited to; Media Management, Ingest, Sync, Conform, Pre-grade and Assembly Editing.

Sophie is highly skilled in location based Media Management and Capture. Working on systems including EVS, Em Res, Cingey and Quadrus. Managing streams of Media, PSC and Audio Media. Recording and organising to industry standards (includes Netflix 3:2:2 protocol).

 

EXPERIENCE: Credits
Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars

Syncing, Grouping, Pulls, Assembly Edits and Finishing Editor Duties.

Studio Ramsay
for Apple TV		EntertainmentAssistant Editor
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares S2 & S3

Sync pulls, Scene pulls.

Studio Ramsay
for FOX		EntertainmentAssistant Editor
Geordie Shore

Workflow build, Capturing fixed rig streams using m res, PSC Card Management, Storage Management.

Objective Media Group
for MTV		Reality TVLocation Supervisor
Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service

Syncing, Grouping and Scene pull.

Studio Ramsay
for FOX		EntertainmentAssistant Editor
The Last Leg: Live in Paris

Ingest, Syncing pulls and Assembly edits.

Open Mike
for Channel 4		EntertainmentAssistant Editor
Cheaters: Unfinished Business

Capturing streams using Cinegy, Back up and ingest of camera and audio cards, Exports, Syncing and Scene pulls.

Lifted Entertainment
for Netflix		Reality TVLocation Operator
Race Across the World S4

Workflow build, Ingest, Sync, Sync pulls and Scene builds.

Studio Lambert
for BBC		Factual EntertainmentEdit Assistant
First Dates Teens

Ingest, Sync, Sync pulls and Scene builds.

Twenty Twenty Prods
for Channel 4		Factual EntertainmentAssistant Editor
Towie S30

Ingest, Sync, Sync pulls, Scene builds and File delivery.

Lime Pictures
for ITVBe		Reality TVAssistant Editor
Encanto Live!

Workflow build, Ingest, Sync, Sync pulls, Scene builds and File delivery.

Fullwell 73
for Disney+		EventsAssistant Editor
Next Level Chef USA S2

Workflow build, Ingest, Sync, Sync pulls, Scene builds and File delivery.

Studio Ramsay
for FOX		EntertainmentEdit Assistant
Next Level Chef UK S1

Workflow build, Ingest, Sync, Sync pulls, Scene builds and File delivery.

Studio Ramsay
for FOX		EntertainmentEdit Assistant
The Fear Clinic S1

Workflow build, Ingest, Sync, Sync pulls.

Wonderhood Studios
for Channel 4		DocumentaryEdit Assistant
Next Level Chef USA S3

Workflow build, Ingest, Sync, Sync pulls.

Studio Ramsay
for FOX		EntertainmentEdit Assistant
Love is Blind S1

Ingest, Sync, Sync pulls.

CPL Prods
for Netflix		Reality TVEdit Assistant
SAS UK Celeb S6

Sync, Sync pulls.

Minnow Films
for Channel 4		Factual EntertainmentEdit Assistant
Married at First Sight Christmas Special

Workflow build, Sync, Sync pulls.

CPL Prods
for Channel 4		Reality TVEdit Assistant
Married at First Sight Reunion

Workflow build, Sync, Sync pulls.

CPL Prods
for Channel 4		Reality TVEdit Assistant
Jamie Oliver, Multiple Shows

Workflow build, Sync, Sync pulls.

Jamie Oliver ProdsFactual EntertainmentEdit Assistant
Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Workflow build, Sync, Sync pulls.

Owl Power
for BBC Two		Factual EntertainmentEdit Assistant
Taskmaster: Champions of Champions

Sync, Sync pulls.

Avalon Prods
for Dave		ComedyEdit Assistant
Bad Chefs

Cinegy rig, Card back and management.

Lifted Entertainment
for ITV		EntertainmentLocation Supervisor
Next Level Chef USA S2

Capturing 36 streams using Cinegy and Quadrus. Card back and management. Proxy and HD ingest, Sync and Sync pulls.

Studio Ramsey
for FOX		EntertainmentLocation Supervisor
Next Level Chef UK S1

Capturing 36 streams using Cinegy and Quadrus. Card back and management. Proxy and HD ingest, Sync and Sync pulls.

Studio Ramsay
for FOX		EntertainmentLocation Supervisor
Celebs Go Dating S11 & 12

Cinegy rig, Card back and management.

Lime Pictures
for E4		Reality TVLocation Supervisor
Love Is Blind UK S1

Back up and ingest of camera cards using the 3:2:2 workflow.

CPL Prods
for Netflix		Reality TVLocation Supervisor
Banged Up S1

Capturing streams using Cinegy, Back up and ingest of camera cards, Exports and Scene pulls.

Shine TV
for Channel 4		Factual EntertainmentLocation Supervisor
Geordie Shore S22

Capturing streams using Cinegy, Back up and ingest of camera cards, Exports and Scene pulls.

Lime Pictures
for MTV		Reality TVLocation Operator
Are You the One

Capturing streams using Cinegy, Back up and ingest of camera cards, Exports and Scene pulls.

Lime Pictures
for MTV		Reality TVLocation Operator
True Loves True Lies

Capturing streams using Cinegy, Back up and ingest of camera cards, Exports and Scene pulls.

Lime Pictures
for MTV		Reality TVLocation Operator
Cooking with the Stars S2

Capturing streams using Cinegy, Back up and ingest of camera cards, Exports and Scene pulls.

South Shore
for ITV		Reality TVLocation Operator
Couples to Throuple

Using mRes & EVS XS-NEO to capture streams, Back up and ingest of camera cards using the 3:2:2 workflow.

 

Naked Prods
for Peacock		Reality TVLocation Operator
CONTACT DETAILS

For all bookings please call (+44) 020 7287 6110 or email hello@tovs.co.uk

EQUIPMENT

Avid Media Composer, Avid Nexis, Avid Interplay, tape delivery systems, LTO systems, Black Bird, cloud based storage (servers), EVS, Em Res, Cinegy and Quadrus, Da Vinci Resolve, Pro Tools and The Adobe Suite.

EXPERIENCE: Employment
May 2021 -
Apr 2024		Senior Edit and Media Support Supervisor
Evolutions
Working to manage and provide workflows for multiple edit suites both onsite and remote in a well established busy post house, while leading a team of operators. Including making sure the team are supported and trained. Making sure content is created and delivered to all technical requirements and a high standard of quality. Project management for multiple high profile broadcast series of varying scales and turnarounds. Sole project supervisor on a number of well know productions. Which has lead to edit assistant / assistant editor credits. In addition to this Sophie has worked as an on-site supervisor for location based work for some big fixed rig shows. This involves card backup and live capture of the rig cameras using Cinegy, Quadrus, Emres and EVS.
Sept 2018 -
May 2021		Offline Edit Assistant
ENVY
Managing MCR Support. Responsible for creating AVID projects, converting off frame rate material, consolidating sequences and media, and transcoding footage to various different resolutions. Creating Sync maps and groups from Raw rushes. Providing technical and operational AVID support to editors and clients. Providing Technical remote Support and light engineering duties.