Ash Johnstone
Edit Assistant
Contact Details
For all bookings please call (+44) 020 7287 6110 or email hello@tovs.co.uk
This CV may be kept on file and distributed for employment purposes.
Profile
Ash started in the industry in 2007 working as an AVID assistant for The London Studios/ITV. He has become an experienced, versatile media professional, with the ability to anticipate client needs. His extensive knowledge both creatively and logically honed not only at ITV but also at Azimuth Post Production, Timeline TV and Directors Cut Films.
As Timeline TV’s Edit Lead, Ash was part of the Media Management team responsible for maintaining current, and developing new, workflows for the Avid and Adobe based edits. He was also heavily involved in the introduction and development of BT Sport's 4K UHD Post-Production workflow, integrating Da Vinci Resolve and Adobe's Post-Production tools.
Ash would be an asset to any team.
Selected Credits
| Prince: Last Year of a Legend | Documentary | Channel 4 Lincoln Square Productions | Edit Assistant 1 x 60 mins Documentary based on the final year of funk-rock legend Prince's life, featuring interviews with friends and musicians. |
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| Apple Tree House | Childrens | Cbeebies Five Apples Productions | Edit Assistant 30 x 15 mins An everyday slice of modern life through the eyes of children |
| The Fight for Mosul | Documentary | Channel 4 Mongoose Pictures | Edit Assistant 1 x 48 mins Documentary following five young Iraqi Special Forces soldiers, tasked with fighting ISIS in Mosul documenting the haunting experiences of what they've seen and had to do. |
| Great Canal Journeys | Documentary | Channel 4 Spun Gold | Edit Assistant 4 x 60 mins Husband and wife Timothy West and Prunella Scales take canal, barge and narrowboat trips around the UK, Europe and India |
| Prince Philip: 70 Years of Service | Documentary | ITV Spun Gold | Edit Assistant 1 x 60 mins After the news that Prince Philip is stepping away from public duties, Alan Titchmarsh looks back on the Duke's work and life to date. |
| Romesh: Comedians in Caffs Talking Youth | Comedy | BBC3 Green Door Pictures | Edit Assistant |
| Basquiat: Rage to Riches | Documentary | BBC2 BBC Productions | Edit Assistant |
| Speechless (Aphasia) | Documentary | BBC4 Wingspan Productions | Edit Assistant |
| The South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2017 | Awards Show | Sky | Edit Assistant |
| The South Bank Show 40th Anniversary | Factual Entertainment | Sky | Edit Assistant |
| When Kids Kill | Documentary | 5* Spun Gold | Edit Assistant |
| Garden Rescue | Factual Entertainment | ITV Spun Gold | Edit Assistant |
| Dress to Impress | Light Entertainment | ITV2 ITV Productions | Edit Assistant |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of.... | Documentary | Reelz ITV | Edit Assistant |
| Eamonn & Ruth: How the Other Half Lives | Documentary | Channel 5 | Edit Assistant |
| Love Your Home and Garden | Factual Entertainment | ITV Spun Gold | Edit Assistant |
| Dispatches - Brexit | Advertising | Channel 4 Avanti Media | Edit Assistant |
| Millionaires' Ex Wives Club | Factual | BBC2 Century Films | Edit Assistant |
| Masterpiece | Quiz / Game Show | ITV Spun Gold | Edit Assistant |
| Big Heads | Quiz / Game Show | ITV Primal Media | Edit Assistant |
| Party Political Broadcasts: Labour Party | Politics | BBC1 Bedlam Productions | Edit Assistant |
| Reported Missing | Documentary | BBC1 Blast Films | Edit Assistant |
| Release the Hounds | Quiz / Game Show | ITV2 Primal Media 72 | Edit Assistant |
| 2012 Olympics & Crossrail | Factual | SMS Media | Edit Assistant |
| National Television Awards | Awards Show | ITV Studios | Edit Assistant |
| Come Dine With Me | Factual Entertainment | ITV Studios | Edit Assistant |
| Dinner Date | Factual Entertainment | Hat Trick Productions | Edit Assistant |
| Homes From Hell | Documentary | ITV Studios | Edit Assistant |
| The Chase | Quiz / Game Show | ITV Studios | Edit Assistant Studio Record |
| 60 Minute Makeover | Factual Entertainment | Shiver Productions | Edit Assistant |
| Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford | Comedy | ITV Studios | Edit Assistant |
| Paul O'Grady Show | Light Entertainment | Olga TV | Edit Assistant Studio Record |
Equipment Used
Avid Media Composer / Symphony,
Adobe Premier
Adobe Media Encoder / Adobe Creative Cloud,
Da Vinci Resolve
Content Agent
IP Director
Additional Information
Tape / Tapeless ingest and Playouts,
Avid Interplay & Media Central administration
Avid Media database rebuilding
Content Agent / Adobe Media Encoder exports
Video & Audio syncing
Asset Management & Metadata administration / Data entry
Avid ISIS and Interplay – system monitoring and database management.
Daily Avid PC and project start-up.
General Edit Suite support and troubleshooting duties.
Assist clients to resolve post-related workflow issues.
Offer technical and operational advice to clients.
HD and UHD tapeless conforms.
Tapeless media asset management. Ingest and delivery
Development and implementation of metadata and file naming workflows.
UHD, HD and SD file delivery - multiple formats, resolutions and codecs.
HD cam play-outs, QC’s and spot checks.
Jnr. Level Avid programme edits and fixes.