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James Santo Reed

Editor & Producer Director

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South West

Bristol

About Me

I edit. I produce. Occasionally at the same time. Experienced across genres. Good with story, collaborative and engaged. Good track record in making successful development sizzles and helping projects that have struggled to find their flow get over the finish line. 

Credits last updated / confirmed indexing on 27th Feb 2025

Credits

Job Role Production Title Channel Company Date Network Executive
Preditor / Uncharted Suriname with Ash Dykes / Other / One Tribe TV Ltd / Feb 2025 to present
Preditor Uncharted Suriname with Ash Dykes Other One Tribe TV Ltd Feb 25 - to present
Editor / Into the Amazon with Robson Green / Channel 5 / Coming Up Roses / Dec 2023 to Jan 2024 / Adrian Padmore
Editor Into the Amazon with Robson Green Channel 5 Coming Up Roses Dec 23 - Jan 24 Adrian Padmore
Editor / Sue Perkins Lost in Thailand / Channel 5 / Coming Up Roses / Nov 2023 to Dec 2023 / Adrian Padmore
Editor Sue Perkins Lost in Thailand Channel 5 Coming Up Roses Nov 23 - Dec 23 Adrian Padmore
Editor / COP28 Health Day Opener / BBC Studios / Oct 2023 to Oct 2023 / Wellcome Trust
Editor COP28 Health Day Opener BBC Studios Oct 23 - Oct 23 Wellcome Trust
Editor / Deadly Mission Shark / CBBC / BBC Studios / Jun 2023 to Sep 2023 / Melissa Hardinge
Editor Deadly Mission Shark CBBC BBC Studios Jun 23 - Sep 23 Melissa Hardinge
Editor / Steve and Aneeshwar Go Wild / CBeebies / BBC Studios / May 2023 to May 2023 / Dan Flint
Editor Steve and Aneeshwar Go Wild CBeebies BBC Studios May 23 - May 23 Dan Flint
Preditor / Sex: A Bonkers History / Sky Documentaries / One Tribe TV / Feb 2023 to Mar 2023 / Daniel Korn
Preditor Sex: A Bonkers History Sky Documentaries One Tribe TV Feb 23 - Mar 23 Daniel Korn
Preditor / Nick Knowles into Death Valley / Channel 5 / Viacom International / Nov 2022 to Jan 2023 / Adrian Padmore
Preditor Nick Knowles into Death Valley Channel 5 Viacom International Nov 22 - Jan 23 Adrian Padmore
Preditor / Nick Knowles into Grand Canyon / Channel 5 / Viacom International Studios UK / Sep 2022 to Oct 2022 / Adrian Padmore
Preditor Nick Knowles into Grand Canyon Channel 5 Viacom International Studios UK Sep 22 - Oct 22 Adrian Padmore
Preditor / UNEARTHED: Ancient Murder Mysteries / CuriosityStream / Off the Fence / Mar 2022 to Aug 2022 / John Cavanagh
Preditor UNEARTHED: Ancient Murder Mysteries CuriosityStream Off the Fence Mar 22 - Aug 22 John Cavanagh

Professional Training

Course / QualificationTraining Provider / InstitutionYear
Getting the best out of contributors / Screenskills / 2021
Getting the best out of contributors Screenskills2021
Commentary Writing with Patrick Uden / Screenskills / 2021
Commentary Writing with Patrick Uden Screenskills2021
PD Bootcamp / Jo Woolf and Sarah Kerley-Burton / 2021
PD BootcampJo Woolf and Sarah Kerley-Burton2021
Fly on the wall with Simon Ford / Screenskills / 2021
Fly on the wall with Simon FordScreenskills2021
Two-day First Aid on Remote Location training / 1st Option Safety / 2019
Two-day First Aid on Remote Location training 1st Option Safety2019
Safe Management of TV Productions (PSP Approved) / BBC Academy / 2019
Safe Management of TV Productions (PSP Approved) BBC Academy2019

If... when... our voluntary sector project receives its funding and begins to deliver what our post-Covid community so desperately needs, it will be due in no small measure to James' intelligence, insight and prodigious skillset.

Everyone who has so far seen our 5-minute video has been blown away by the way James watched, listened, asked, understood, and then reflected back the absolute essence of what we're about. He wrote the brief in consultation with us, shot the footage, created and narrated the script, produced and edited. He even returned during a family holiday to repeat some drone footage because he wasn't quite satisfied with the first attempt.

On top of all that, he's a delight to work with; personable, pleasant, with an easy manner that draws out people's on-camera stories, yet totally committed to the result. We would engage James to run any future video project in a heartbeat.

Peter Stevens

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  • Media I Work In:

    Broadcast Television

    Corporate Communications

    Live Events

  • Locations I can work in:

    Europe

    North America

  • Skills/Permits:

    Commentary Writing

    I Visa USA

    Script Writing

    Access Negotiation

    British Sign Language (BSL)

    Edit Producing

    First Aid

    Heath And Safety Training

    Storytelling

  • Technical Skills:

    Canon 5D MKII

    Canon XF305

    Multicamera Directing

    Self Shooting

    Single Camera Directing

    Sony PMW-F55

    Sony PXW-FS7

    Canon EOS C300

    16mm

    35mm

    Adobe Photoshop

    Adobe Premiere

    AJ-HPX2700 P2 Varicam

    Avid Media Composer

    Bolex

    Canon XF105

    DJI Osmo

    GoPro

    HDV

    Panasonic AJ-HDX900

    Phantom HD High Speed

    Sony a7S II

    Sony DSR-450

    Sony DSR-PD150

    Sony HVR-Z1

    Stills

    Studio Experience

    Sony PXW-FX6

  • Awards:

    2013 RTS West Best Daytime - WINNER