Chris Roots
Editor
Contact Details
For all bookings please call (+44) 020 7287 6110 or email hello@tovs.co.uk
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Profile
Over a decade of experience in a range of genres: drama, docs and others.
Chris is hard working and easy going.
He has offlined on both AVID & FCP (Final Cut Pro).
Chris is hard working and easy going.
He has offlined on both AVID & FCP (Final Cut Pro).
Selected Credits
| Autopsy: The Last Hours Of Anthony Bourdain | Drama Documentary | Potato / ITV Studios for Reelz | Editor, offline 1 x 45 min |
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| Elvis: Are You Lonesome Tonight? | Drama Documentary | Potato / ITV Studios for Reelz | Editor, offline 1 x 90 min |
| The Curious Life and Death of... Lizzie Borden | Documentary | Brook Lapping/Zinc Media for Smithsonian | Editor, offline 1 x 45 min |
| Food Unwrapped Series 9 | Feature Documentary | Ricochet for C4 | Editor, offline 1 x 45 min features programme |
| Autobiographies Monster Trucks 'Creating a Monster' | Documentary | Raw for Discovery Channel | Editor, offline 1 x 45 min |
| Inside The Tower of London Series 2 | Documentary | Lion TV for Channel 5 | Editor, offline 1 x 45 Min |
| World's Busiest Railway Stations | Documentary | Tim Pritchard Productions for Channel 5 | Editor, offline 1 x 45 min |
| See No Evil – Series 5 (Ep 5.03 Terry Porter) | Drama Documentary | Arrow Media for Discovery ID | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours Of Christopher Reeve | Drama Documentary | Potato / ITV Studios for Reelz | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| The Greatest Race: Rome's Charioteers | Documentary | Lion TV for ZDF/ARTE | Editor 1 x 100 min |
| Secrets Of The Bermuda Triangle | Drama Documentary | BBC Studios for C5 | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of Carrie Fisher | Drama Documentary | Potato / ITV Studios for Reelz | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| See No Evil – Series 4 (Ep 4.04 Michelle Thornton) (Ep 4.11 Richard Arenas) | Drama Documentary | Arrow Media for Discovery ID | Editor 2 x 45 min |
| Web of Lies – Series 5 James Quinn (California Scheming) | Drama Documentary | Blast Films for Discovery ID | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Biography: ABBA: When All Is Said And Done | Drama Documentary | Potato / ITV Studios for C5/Reelz | Editor 1 x 94 min |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of Lou Reed | Drama Documentary | Potato / ITV Studios for Reelz | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| American Monster-Series 2 Cindy Phillips (Stand By Your Man) | Drama Documentary | Arrow Media for Discovery ID | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| An Hour To Catch A Killer | Drama Documentary | Potato for ITV | Editor, offline 1x45mins |
| Tales From Modern China | Drama Documentary | Lion TV for BBC | Editor, offline 6x30mins |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of Kurt Cobain | Drama Documentary | Potato for ITV | Editor, offline 1x45mins |
| Spying On The Royals | Drama Documentary | Brave New Media for Channel 4 | Editor, offline 1x60mins |
| America In Colour: The 1950s | Documentary | Smithsonian Institute | Editor, offline 1x50mins |
| The Mystery Of Van Gogh's Ear | Drama Documentary | Lion TV for ARTE/PBS | Editor, offline 1x90mins |
| American Monster | Drama Documentary | Arrow Media for Discovery ID | Editor, offline 2x50mins. Series 1 & 2 |
| Chinese New Year | Documentary | Lion TV for BBC Two | Editor, offline 3x60mins |
| A Frozen Christmas | Documentary | Avanti for Channel 4 | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| See No Evil (Ep 2.04 Keria Monge) | Drama Documentary | Arrow Media for Discovery ID | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of Heath Ledger | Documentary | Potato for ITV | Editor, offline 1x45 mins |
| Survial In The Skies | Documentary | Smithsonian Institute | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome | Documentary | Brave New Media for BBC Two | Editor, offline 2x60 mins |
| Planes That Changed the World | Documentary | Arrow Media for Smithsonian Institute | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| Rome: The World's First Superpower | Documentary | 360 Production - Derry N.I. for FIVE | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| Big Dreams, Small Spaces | Documentary | Lion Television for BBC Two | Editor, offline 1x60 mins |
| Animal Fight Night | Documentary | Arrow Media for Nat Geo US | Editor, offline 1 x 50 mins |
| Live From Space | Documentary | Arrow Media for Channel 4 & Nat Geo US | Editor, offline Live with inserts |
| Henry And Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History | Documentary | Lion TV for FIVE | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| Drugs Inc. | Documentary | Wall to Wall for Nat Geo US | Editor, offline 1x50 mins. Series 5 |
| Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve | Documentary | Lion TV for BBC Two | Editor, offline 1x60 mins |
| Britain's Secret Homes | Documentary | Potato for ITV | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| The Other Pompeii: Life & Death in Herculaneum | Documentary | Brave New Media for BBC Two | Editor, offline 1x60 mins |
| Wartime Farm & Wartime Farm Christmas | Documentary | Lion TV for BBC | Editor, offline 2x50 mins |
| Izzard's Mandela Marathons | Documentary | Lion TV for SKY | Editor, offline 1x44 mins |
| Locked Up Abroad (Banged Up Abroad) | Drama Documentary | Raw TV for Nat Geo | Editor, offline 1x48 mins |
| The Fall of Singapore: The Great Betrayal | Drama Documentary | Brave New Media for BBC Two | Editor, offline 1x60 mins |
| Digging the Great Escape | Documentary | Wildfire Television for Channel 4 | Editor, offline 1x90 mins |
| Fry's Planet World | Documentary | Sprout Pictures for BBC Two | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| The Truth Behind... Crystal Skulls & UFOs | Documentary | Zig Zag Prods for Nat Geo | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| The River Flowing Westward (East to West) | Documentary | Lion TV & All 3 Media for TRT | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| Edwardian Farm | Documentary | Lion TV for BBC | Editor, offline 2x50 mins |
| Pompeii: Back from the Dead | Drama Documentary | Brave New Media & Lion TV for Discovery | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| Twin Town | Documentary | Zig Zag Prods for Nat Geo & Channel 4 | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| On Tour With The Queen | Documentary | Lion TV for Channel 4 | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| The Girl Who Cries Blood | Documentary | Zig Zag Prods for Nat Geo & Channel 4 | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| Cleopatra: Portrait of A Killer | Drama Documentary | Lion TV for Discovery | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| Catastrophe | Documentary | Pioneer Prods for Channel 4 & Discovery | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| Monster Moves | Documentary | Windfall Films for FIVE & Discovery | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| Silbury: Heart of the Hill | Documentary | Lion TV for BBC | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| The Summer of Noise | Documentary | Lion TV for ITV | Editor, offline 1x30 mins |
| Situation Critical | Documentary | Darlow Smithson Prods for Nat Geo US | Editor, offline 1x30 mins |
| My Shocking Story: Coma Miracle | Documentary | Electric Sky Prods for Discovery US & UK | Editor, offline 1x45 mins |
| The Lost Evidence: Europe | Documentary | Flashback TV for A&E US | Editor, offline 4x45 mins |
| The Glories Of Islam | Documentary | Alpha TV for FIVE | Editor, offline 3x45 mins "This introduction to its spectacular (and under-appreciated) art quickly had me hooked...I'm getting addicted" Victor Lewis-Smith (Evening Standard) |
| Outbreak Investigations | Drama Documentary | Lion TV for Nat Geo | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| Voices Of The Great War | Documentary | Lion TV for Discovery | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| Days That Shook The World: The War Of The Worlds The Hitler Diaries The Great Train Robbery The Crown Jewels | Drama Documentary | Lion TV for BBC | Editor, online 4x60 mins. Absolutely compelling" (Evening Standard) An absolute must-see. Dramatic & dynamic & real"(USA Today) |
| Seconds From Disaster | Documentary | Darlow Smithson Prods for Nat Geo US | Editor, offline 1x50 mins |
| Battlestations (Heavy Metal) | Documentary | Flashback TV for Channel 4 & A&E US | Editor 1x47 mins |
| Andalusa: The Legacy of the Moors | Documentary | Alpha TV for FIVE | Editor, offline 2x30 mins "An intelligently edited & compelling programme" Victor Lewis-Smith (Evening Standard) |
| Miami Animal Police | Documentary | Lion TV for Animal Planet US | Editor, offline 1x48 mins |
| The Goodbye Plane | Short Film | Kewhaven Pictures | Editor, offline Super 16mm "A very beautiful film"Derek Malcolm Beauty with balls and music to match...A fluid 20-mins message of love, redemption & friendship"No-Ho Los Angeles Magazine Oscar Shortlist: Best Live Action Short Film 2003 |
| Gender Trouble | Documentary | Wonderdog Prods for Independent | Editor, offline 1x30 mins |
| Paradiset | Feature Film | Sweetwater A.B. | Editor Super 16mm feature film. Dir: Colin Nutley, Editor: Perry Schaffer |
| Gaudi's Barcelona | Documentary | Alpha TV for FIVE | Editor, offline 2x30 mins |
Equipment Used
AVID
FINAL CUT PRO (FCP)