Steve Knattress

Contact Details

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Profile

Over 33 years experience as a versatile BBC trained broadcast editor and degree-level engineer.
Experience of all genre of Broadcast programmes.
Happy to edit all genres on linear or non-linear systems, to broadcast standards with or without supervision.

Familiar with Avid (with interplay) , Sony tape edit suites, FCP, GVG News Edit, EVS clean edit.

Can commission, perform first-line maintenance and rig and install equipment.
Competent at audio recording and mixing.
Often audio and vision mixing/editing incoming gallery (football) operations. (including BT Vision, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham etc))
Used to providing staff supervision and training. (Attended training course at 01ZeroOne)
Holder of a clean UK driving licence.
Computer literate. (Mac and PC)
Work Through own Limited Company S&S Media UK Ltd

Keen Cyclist and Runner.

Selected Credits

Employment History

Equipment Used

Linear Edit Controllers:
Sony 500, 600, 2000, 9100. (Grass Valley 431)

DVEs:
Sony DME 3000, 7000, ADO, Abacus A53, (Magic Dave)

Vision Mixers:
including Grass Valley 100 and 200, XtenDD, Sony 600, 2000,and 7000 series, Kahuna and DaVe's

Audio Mixers:
including Sony DMX2000/3000, Yamaha, Soundcraft etc.

Non Linear Editors
AVID (MC, Xpress, Symphony, DV Xpress, Adrenaline.) ( have MC6 on laptop)
Final Cut Pro, (have own system, laptop with external monitor, keyboard and fast drive) (FCP)
Grass Valley News Edit , (Quantel QeditPro)
EVS clean edit,  Boris Continuum, Adobe Production Suite.
Able to navigate an Aston Character generator and edit from EVS servers.

Qualifications

BBC trained Degree level Engineer and Editor

Education

1974 to 1977:
University College London. BSc. Hons. Electronic Engineering.
1967 to 1974:
Redditch County High. (A Levels: Maths, Physics and Chemistry).
(9, O levels include French and German)

Additional Information

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Extensive experience of working in many Studios, OBs and Portakabins, all over the world!
Able to edit to tight deadlines and budgets.
Have performed live audio and video mixing (on Premier League football  etc.)
Used to offering advice to productions and schedulers on technical and operational matters.

Have been involved in the full range of BBC output, including all major sporting events, Children's programmes, current affairs, news, religious programmes, documentary, drama, music and light entertainment.
Worked on all IMG sports output including football, golf, tennis, rugby, cricket, cycling, yachting. As well as the many factual, documentary and entertainment programmes.
Freelance work both on non linear and tape for many broadcasters and production companies, including BBC, ITV, ISN, BSkyB, Star, Living TV, History Channel, National Geographic, TWI, ABC, OLN. Disney Channel, Setanta, Endemol, Input Media, BT Vision, CenturyTV, European Tour, Pitch International

Although not fluent in these languages I have recently edited in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russia. (from transcript or with producer.)

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND TRAINING
Attended Sony, Quantel , AVID, EVS, Snell Wilcox courses and presentations.
BBC freelance induction and Health and Safety course.
Recently completed a trainers course at Westminster Kingsway College.

OUTSIDE INTERESTS
Attending Pilates and gym classes.
Long distance running, including several marathons
A keen cyclist together with swimming and walking. (I used to do triathlons, but every one got faster!)
Making a mean tiramisu and lemon meringue pie!