This week, Ian Cudmore came in to talk about his career as a freelance editor.
Ian Cudmore worked for Chutney Films Ireland, and worked as a freelance editor on a large number of projects. He spoke to us about working with RTÉ on projects such as “The School” and a number of other shows. Ian described working as a freelance editor as both rewarding but difficult. He also said it was difficult as he could go weeks without getting any work, and then there were times when he would get 2-3 projects at once.
Ian showed us some of the work he has done, including stills from editing software he used when editing “The School” for RTÉ, which looked very complicated. He also showed us a clip from his current project “We Own The Streets”, which is part of RTÉ’s Storyland Competition.
I really enjoyed Ian’s lecture this week. He gave us a great insight into working freelance. Ian’s lecture also made me consider doing editing after the course.
