Janet McCaig Taylor. Final Cut Pro / Avid Editor

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1 Profile Janet McCaig Taylor Final Cut Pro / Avid Editor With over 20 years experience under her belt Janet is a very creative and hardworking editor who is great at delivering sensitive material effectively. Her early career in BBC current affairs has developed her understanding of the dynamics of strong storytelling and this has underpinned her approach to editing. With a speedy and focused approach to projects she works well with producers and directors as well as taking the initiative to work alone to deliver a great end product. Janet has worked with many independent filmmakers and cut a wide range of interesting documentaries. Documentary The Takeover Victory Television for Channel 4 Fronted by businesswoman Hilary Devey, the series will see company bosses hand over the reins of their businesses to the workforce in an attempt to revive the company s fortunes. Inside Scientology And Escaping the Witnesses Optomen TV for Channel 5 (1 x 60 min) With first-hand testimony from three women one an ex-scientologist, the other two former Jehovahʼs Witnesses and input from experts, this looks at what it is like to devote oneself to these powerful religious movements. It also examines the pressure these women felt to conform to the group rules, and how difficult they found it when they eventually decided to leave. Director: Dan Murphy Producer: Jason Wells. Ep 2. Underground Britain Lion TV for Channel 5 (2 x 60 min) This is a nationwide journey through the most remarkable natural and man-made underground locations in the UK. We will climb through manhole covers to reach underground Cold War bunkers, abseil into gigantic mines and creep into mystical underground caves. This is a mission to find out what lurks beneath the surface of our green and pleasant land. Catching a Killer: Crocodile Tears Mentorn Media for Channel 4 (1 x 60 min) Examining the phenomenon of crocodile tears : where people who feign innocence or make public appeals for information often on camera have, in reality, committed the crime themselves. Open University: International development Evans Woolfe for BBC (1 x 30 min) Effects of developments in GM cotton technology on the lives of farmers in India Producer: Fiona Procter Open University: Social Sciences Evans Woolfe for BBC (2 x 90 min DVDs) Focusing on life in City Rd, Cardiff and the legacy of coal. Producer: Mark Galloway Ruth Watson Means Business: Ghost bus Tour RDF West for Channel 4 (1 x 48 min) Ruth Watson of Hotel Inspector fame, sorting out companies receiving bad Internet reviews. Edit producer: Barry Hecker

2 What You Didn t Know About the West Blakeway Productions for Chinese TV (1 x 30 min) First Chinese TV commission from a western indie. Professor Hugo de Burgh looks at the pros and cons of western freedoms in Economy, Media, Health etc. The Estate Mosaic Films for Current TV (1 x 30 min) A unique musical documentary set in the Maiden Lane Estate, Camden and guided by rapper Dekay. Producer/director: Anna Edwards. Tales of Beyoglu Yakamoz / 2010 ECOC (1 x 82 min) Obs doc exploring the work of artists in Beyoglu, the creative heart of Istanbul. Producer/Director: Amanda Burrell Beckii: Schoolgirl Superstar at 14 (2010) (1 x 60 min) Hey buddy TV / BBC3 Obs dc about Beckii Flint, schoolgirl in the Isle of Man, Superstar in Japan. Producer: Ellena Wood The Big School Lottery Blast films for BBC2 (1 x 60 min) Obs doc. Prog year olds experience their first day at secondary school. Director: Amanda Blue Who s Afraid of HIV? Rockhopper for BBC World (4 x 30 min) Observational series on children living with HIV. Producer/Director: Andrew Veitch I Won t Marry White Class Films for Channel 4 (1 x 60 min) Obs doc. The problems Asians face seeking Asian partners. Producer/Director: Bindu Mathur Peacekeepers First Circle Films for UK Horizons (15 x 30 min) Obs doc series on the British army in Bosnia. Producer: Mina Courtauld. Director: Madeleine Hall The Market Evans Woolfe for Channel 4 (2 x 30 min) Films 4+5. Observational series on businesses trading in Camden Market. Producer/Director: Rhonda Evans Arts Howard Goodall Story of Music for BBC Learning Tiger Aspect for BBC Package of the music series for BBC Learning Producer: Paul Summers Da Vinci. The Lost Treasure (2011) BBC As the National Gallery in London prepares to open its doors on a remarkable exhibition of Leonardo s work, Fiona Bruce travels to Florence, Milan, Paris and Warsaw to uncover the story of this enigmatic genius. Building the Gherkin I-can Films for Swiss Film/TV (1 x 90 min) 4 years following the building of a London landmark.

3 Producer/Director: Mirjam von Arx AWARD Best reportage film Montréal film Festival Human Interest Joined Discovery (2 x 60 min) Re-versioning documentaries on Siamese twins. Producer/Director: Mark Galloway Working Parents: Kids Speak Out BBC 2 (1 x 40 min) Looking at three working families. Producer/Director: Sarah Powell/ Simon Wynne Parry Evacuees Reunited - Leopard Films for ITV1 (5 x 45 min) Series featuring emotional reunions of World War 11 evacuees. Rooted: Zambia + Northern India Rooftop for Channel 5 (2 x 30 min) Zambia and Northern India. Children discover their cultural roots. Producer/Director: Zambia: Jill Nicholls Northern India: Emma Wallace The Veil: Film 1. Yemen Film 5. Holland BBC 2 (5 x 30 min) Fashion and culture in Moslem societies. Yemen. Producer: Amanda Burrell Holland Producer: Libby Turner Investigative Dispatches: Train Journeys From Hell (2011) Channel 4 (1 x 50 min) Richard Wilson investigates escalating train fares and dire travelling conditions. Producer/Director: Pip Clothier. Scotland Investigates: low Pay Nation (2011) Snapper for BBC Scotland (1 x 30 min) Undercover investigation into the exploitation of the most vulnerable workers. Director: Joe Ward Channel 4 News Special reports (2011) - ITN Egypt after the Revolution reporter John Sparks ADHD drugs reporter Victoria Macdonald The Dyslexia Myth Mills Productions for Channel 4 (1 x 60 min) Dyslexia should be treated as any other reading problem. Producer: David Mills. Director: Janet Taylor Panorama: Biological Terrorism BBC 1 (1 x 50 min) The latest terror threat. Producer/Director: Mike Smith Panorama: The Dying Game BBC 1 (1 x 40 min) Spread of Aids in South Africa. Producer/Director: David Harrison

4 Panorama: Billion Dollar Don BBC 1 (1 x 40 min) Russian mafia. Producer/Director: Toby Sculthorpe Panorama: Kids Behaving Badly - BBC 1 (1 x 30 min) Sexual Bullying in Schools. Producer: Terry Tyldesley Selby: An Investigation BBC 1 (1 x 60 min) Access to police investigation leading to the conviction of Gary Hart. Producer/Director: Mark Galloway Dispatches: Judgment on Louise Just TV for Channel 4 (1 x 50 min) Story of how nanny Louise Woodward became a murder suspect. Producer/Director: Suzanne Foster Dispatches: Too Much, Too Young Mills Productions for Channel 4 (1 x 50 min) Learning to read too soon can damage a child s educational chances. Producer/Director: David Mills Cutting Edge: Did Barry George Kill Jill Dando? Channel 4 (1 x 50 min) The real story about Barry George. Producer/Director: James Cohen Trial and Error Just TV for Channel 4 (1 x 60 min) The Murder of Billie-Jo. Producer/Director: Steve Phelps Witness: Jon Benét's America Channel 4 / A&E / CBS (1 x 60 & 1 x 75 & 1 x 90 ) Revealing the role played by the American media in the JonBenét Ramsey murder case. Producer/Director: David Mills The Killing of Jon Benet: An Evil Twist Mills Productions for Channel 4 (1 x 60 min) New developments in the search for the Killer of JonBenet Ramsey. Producer: David Mills The Empire Pays Back Diverse Production for Channel 4 (1 x 60 min) Dr Robert Beckford challenges Britain to pay slavery reparations. Producer/Director: Bindu Mathur The Piano Makers Rockhopper for BBC World (1 x 30 min) Apprentice piano makers in East Germany. Producer: Jago Smith Real Crime: Who Killed The Pageant Queen? ITV (1 x 60 min) Looking at US justice through Ramsey murder case. Producer/Director: David Mills In Excess Just TV for Channel 4 (1 x 60 min) The Death of Michael Hutchence. Producer/Director: David Barrie Killers on Camera Carlton for ITV (1 x 60 min) Based on police interviews with suspects. Producer/Director: Sophie Todd Shops, Lies and Videotape - LWT for ITV (1 x 60 min) Police and private detectives targeting employee theft. Producer/Director: Suzanne Foster

5 Science Earth Rise series 1 and 2: - Yakamoz for Al Jazeera (1 x 60 min) Creative approaches to energy saving worldwide - (3 short films). Producer: Amanda Burrell Seed Warriors Ican Films ZDF Arte for Swiss Film & TV (1 x 85 min) Feature documentary. How will world food production adapt to global climate change? Producer: Mirjam von Arx Into Alaska with Jeff Corwin Pioneer Productions for Discovery (2 x 60 min) FCP HD, Kenai Peninsula and Denali National Park. Director: Ian Hunt Great British Weather: Lightning Pioneer Productions for Channel 4 (5 x 60 min) Avid offline. The phenomenon of lightning. Director: Mike Beckham Naked Science: The Big Bang Pioneer Prod/Nat Geo/Discovery/Granada (1 x 60 min) The first second of creation. Open University: Social Sciences Evans Woolfe for BBC (2 x 90 min DVDs) FCP. Focusing on life in City Rd, Cardiff and the legacy of coal. Open University Producer: Mark Galloway Kill or Cure Rockhopper for BBC World (1 x 30 min) FCP. Parasitic worms under the microscope. Director: Andrew Veitch Factual Entertainment Red, Hot and Yummy SharpJack Media for Food Network Ob doc following a new catering company business run by one of Fabric s core founders - a lively and quirky character. Additional editor. When Paddy Met Sally Endemol for Channel 5 (1 x 60 min) Sally Bercow moves in with her former Celebrity Big Brother housemate Paddy Doherty. Edit producer: Simone O Neill Fairground Attractions ITN for Channel 5 (1 x 60 min) The families and traditions behind the bright lights of Britain s travelling fairgrounds. Producer: Dickon Le Marchant That Taught Em - Twenty Twenty for Channel 4 (1 x 60 min) Avid. Teenagers experience life in a 1950s style Boarding School. Producer/Director: Suzanne Foster The Making of Blakes Seven BBC World (2 x 60 min) Avid. Behind the scenes of the 1970's cult Sci-Fi series. Producer/Director: Kevin Davies

6 So You Want To Be On TV? Talkback Thames for Channel 4 (1 x 60 min) How being a TV subject has affected the lives of some 'ordinary people'. Comedy The Unforgettables - Watchmaker for ITV (3 x 30 min) Series 1 and 2: Les Dawson, Sid James, Larry Grayson. Producer: Mark Turnbull What a Performance! Watchmaker for ITV (3 x 60 min) Bounders, Battleaxes, Twits. Producer/Director: Mark Turnbull Educational Teachers TV Between 2005 and 2011 when the service was closed I edited many films for this channel through the production company Evans Wolfe, who specialize in making observational films. Abu Dhabi Mentoring Project Evans Wolfe for SSAT Series of films showing UK teachers mentoring language, maths and kindergarten teachers in the classroom in Abu Dhabi. UK Maths Project For department of education, DVD on new maths teaching techniques, which I directed and edited. Hungarian Classroom Observational film on Hungarian kindergarten teaching. Sustainable Construction DVD Looking at problems in vocational training in the construction industry Profiles Death of a Scientist - Twenty Twenty for Channel 4 (1 x 60 min) Avid. Profile of David Kelly. Producer/Director: Chris Oxley Holding On BBC 3 (1 x 30 min) Arts documentary. Profile of playwright Tony Marchant. Producer/Director: Jo Pilkington Magazine Programmes Blue Peter, Watchdog, Holiday, Money Programme, Clive James on TV.