Julia Riding Avid Editor/Sound Editor Profile With over 16 years in broadcast television, Julia has extensive experience cutting factual and observational documentaries, which have sometimes required a sensitive treatment. She particularly enjoys editing compelling human stories and has a strong sense of narrative and structure. She is a very creative and hardworking editor with a good eye for detail and pacing. She enjoys the collaborative nature of editing, but is also known to be able to work alone. Human Interest Documentary Devenport Wag TV for Discovery (2 x 60 min) Edited 2 of a series of 6 episodes portraying the workings of the biggest naval base in Europe and its fleet of warships, the Devonport Flotilla. Series Producer: Diccon Green Edit Producer: Jaqueline Trisk. 2015. No Foreigners Here 100% British The Garden Productions for Channel 5 (1 x 60 min) Episode 1 of 3. Documentary following the lives of the residents of the Manchester suburb of Cheetham Hill, which was identified by the 2011 census as being one of Britain's most ethnically diverse areas. Series Producer: Jon Crisp. 2014. The Growing Pains of a Teenage Genius Princess Productions for BBC (1 x 60 min) Observational documentary about a teenage mathematics genius who has Asperger's Syndrome. Director: Barnaby Coughlin. Director: Barnaby Coughlin. 2011. Autism, Disco And Me - BBC3 (1 x 60 min) Observational documentary about an autistic boy who has discovered a talent for dance. 2010. Keep it in the Family: Episode 3 Forest Farm Two Four for BBC2 (1 x 60 min) A series of four programs about family businesses and un-reluctant heirs. Director: Dominick French. 2009. Born Survivors: My 22 Stone Dad and Skinny Me - BBC3 (1 x 60 min) Observational documentary about a girl recovering from an eating disorder and her 22 stone dad. Director: Jacci Parry. 2008. London Ink: Episode 2 & 5 World of Wonder for Discovery (2 x 60 min) Series of six episodes, focusing on a tattoo parlour in London. Director: Cristin Cricco-Powell. 2007. Sex, Lies and Hypnosis: Episode 2 Darren and Antoinette Scream Films for Five (1 x 60 min) Series following four couples undergoing clinical hypnotherapy to solve their relationship problems. Darren and Antoinette try to resolve their communication problems prior to their wedding. Director: Dominic French. 2006.
Incredible Kids: The Girl Who Never Ate - V-Good Films for Sky1 (1 x 60 min) Observational documentary about a girl who has never eaten due to a medical condition, and attends a special clinic in Austria to try to be weaned off her feeding tube. Director: Dominic French. 2006. One Life: Male 33, Seek Puberty - Maverick TV for BBC (1 x 45 Minutes) One Life about a man with a rare condition, which meant that he never went through puberty naturally. He undergoes testosterone implant treatment and goes through puberty at the age of 33. Director: Katherine English. 2005. RTS AWARD 2006: BEST INDEPENDENT PROGRAMME FOR BROADCAST The Tallest People in Britain - Landmark Films for ITV (1 x 60min) Character-based documentary about life as a tall person in Britain. Director: Jeremy Williams. 2003. Factual Documentary Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords BriteSpark Films for Channel 5 (3 x 60 min) Series of 6 looking at tenants who don t pay rent and landlords who exploit tenants. Edit Producer: Simon Greenwood Series Producer: Suzy Davies. 2015. NIgel Farage: Who Are You? Wag TV for Channel 4 (1 x 60 min) A look at the leader of the UKIP party s rise in popularity prior to the European Elections. Producer/Director: Martin Durkin. 2014. What Happens in Sunny Beach Dragonfly for Channel 4 (2 x 60 min) Episodes 1 & 2. Observational style factual series about teenagers holidaying in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria. Producer: Kim Wechter. 2013. What Happens in Kavos Dragonfly for Channel 4 (1 x 60 min) Episodes 1. Observational style series following young Brits over a summer in Kavos, Corfu, to get a glimpse of what really happens in the hedonistic party town away from parents and surrounded by temptation. Producer: Kim Wechter. 2013. Twisted History Wag TV for Discovery (3 x 60 min) Edited 2 episodes and co-edited 1 of a series of 4 archive based history documentaries connecting events through history. Edited Hidden History of the Moon, Hollywood vs Commies and The Mafia vs The KKK. Edit Producer: Mick Conefrey 2013. Exposure Fulcrum TV for ITV (1 x 60 min) Current affairs documentary about the impact on the NHS of the new Health and Social Care act. Director: Isabel Tang. 2012. Death Row: The Final 24 Hours Wag TV for Discovery (1 x 60 min) Co-edited a programme based on insider interviews about the 24 hours prior to execution. Director: John Blystone. 2012.
Married a Murderer Wag TV for Sky: Crime & Investigation (1 x 60 min) Edited two of a series of 6 films about women who married murderers (Peter Tobin & Mark Hobson) Director: Richard Alwyn. 2010. Gavin Stamp s Orient Express - Wag TV for Five (5 x 45 min) Edited two and co-edited three programs in a series of 5 travelogues, following architectural historian Gavin Stamp on his train journey along the route of the old Orient Express from Paris to Istanbul. Director: Steven Green. 2007. Fran in Sudan - Blakeway Films for Scottish TV (1 x 30min) Travelogue about Fran Healey s trip to Sudan in advance of the G8 summit. Director: Melissa Fitzgerald. 2005. Out of Africa - BBC (1 x 90 min) Additional editing on a documentary about black icons. Director: David Dehaney. 2005. Dispatches: Election Un-Spun: How to Win Power - Blakeway for Channel 4 (1 x 60 min) Archive based Dispatches about voter apathy in the UK and attempts to win over the floating voter, with the use of more sophisticated advertising techniques. Looking at the more quirky side of electioneering. Director: Duncan Staff. 2005. Timetrail: Programme 3 & 6 UK History/Anglia TV/October Films/Angel TV (2 x 60 min) Edited two of a series of six presenter-lead programs exploring local history. Director: Sam Bakhurst. 2004. Brits Go To Hollywood: Catherine Zeta Jones - October Films for Channel 4 (1 x 60 min) Documentary-biography on Catherine Zeta Jones, part of a series of three episodes on British celebrities in Hollywood. Director: Guy Evans. 2003. Gone Fishing - (1 x 30min) Edited an archive/interview-lead documentary about the decline of fishing in the north of England. Director: Stephan Lauppi. 2000. NOMINATED for RTS REGIONAL STUDENT TV AWARDS 2000 Hairy Women Landmark Films (1 x 60 min) Program about hirsute women. Science Documentary Where on Earth Wag TV for Discovery Science (6 x 60 min) Co-edited a series exploring mysterious satellite images through scientific analysis. Producer Director: Jeremy Williams. 2014. Drugged: High on Alcohol Pioneer Productions for Nat Geo (1 x 60 min) Edited a one-hour documentary, which used CGI to explore the effect of Alcohol addiction on the human brain and body. Following a user through their last days of addiction, though medical tests and the offer of rehab. Director: Geoff O Connor. 2012.
Ancient X Files Wag TV for Nat Geo (2 x 60 min) A series exploring ancient mysteries following scientists and their individual theories. Edit Producer: Guy Evans. 2011. Factory Line Wag TV for Discovery (1 x 30 min) Edited 1 of a series of observational style documentaries portraying life on a factory line. Director: Mark Bridge. Edit Producer: Rory Griffin. 2011. The Sex Researchers Wag TV for Channel 4 (3 x 60 min) Edited along with other editors a three part series on the history of sex research, including modern scientific research, archive and reconstructions. Credited on Episode 2, but edited parts of all three programs. Director: Steven Kemp. Edit Producer: Toby MacDonald. 2011. How Drugs Work: Cannabis - Pioneer Productions for BBC (1 x 60 min) Drugged: High on Marijuana - Pioneer Productions for Nat Geo (1 x 60 min) Co-produced documentary, which used CGI and users personal experience, to explore the effect of Cannabis on the human brain and body. N.B. Nat Geo version was a fairly substantial re-cut with some different users, experts and science explorations. How Do They Do It? : Series 6/7 - Wag TV for Discovery (20 x 30 min) Part of a team of editors, cutting together science/engineering stories for the long running series, which explains the science behind everyday objects. Director: Gabriella Poletta. 2010. Naked Science: The Origin of Our Oceans - Pioneer Productions for Nat Geo/Discovery (1 x 60 min) Science documentary about the theories of how earth got its water. Director: Helen Britton. 2008. How Do They Do It? : Series 3 Wag TV for Five & Discovery (4 x 30 min) Presented by Robert Llewellyn. Edited full programmes and items for the series about science and engineering challenges. How Do They Do It? : Series 5 - Wag TV for Five & Discovery (20 x 30 min) One of a team of editors editing science/engineering stories for the long running series, which explains the science behind everyday objects. Kings of Construction: Snöhvit Wag TV for Discovery (1 x 60 min) Edited one of a series of observational science documentaries about engineering challenges. This one followed the journey of a giant gas rig from Spain to the Arctic Circle in Norway. Director: Patrick Fleming. 2005. The Coldest March - (1 x 60 min) Additional editing on a documentary exploring the role the weather played in Scott s fatal trip to the Antarctic. Role mainly included extensive sound editing. Director: Henry Singer. 2012. Memories of The Mind - (1 x 30 min) Edited a documentary exploring the after-effects of ECT on the filmmaker s mother and aunt, which they experienced when in mental institutions in Denmark in the 60 s and 70 s. Director: Ingun Olsen. 2003.
NOMINATED for RTS REGIONAL STUDENT TV AWARDS 2003 Short Documentary Encounters - October Films (8 x 5-15 min) Edited and assisted on several of a series of 8 short documentaries for Channel 4. Edited Noriyuka and Satomi, the story of a Japanese couple who buy a package British wedding from a tour company in Japan. Director: Paul Otter. 2001. Sound Editor Everyday Something Canon and Morley Productions (Festival Film) (1 x 15 min) Sound Editor for a short/documentary about quirky newspaper stories. Premiered at the London Film Festival. Director: Carol Morley. 2001. The Alcohol Years C4/Canon and Morley Productions (1 x 50 min) Sound Editor for a documentary for cinema and Channel 4 broadcast about the lost years of the filmmaker s drunken youth. Director: Carol Morley. 2000. CITY OF MELBOURNE AWARD 2000:BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY/BAFTA NOMINEE 2002 Apartheid s Children C4/October Films (1 x 50 min) UNESCA GOLD AWARD: Best Doc; FLAGSTAFF SILVER AWARD: Best Doc/Best Director Dubbing Editor for a Dispatches about child-rape in South Africa. Director: Tom Roberts. 1998.