
Bio
Elaine Smith is an editor & assistant editor based in Perth, Western Australia.
Her post-production experience comprises of:
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feature films
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short films
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web series
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broadcast
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documentary
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music videos
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corporates
Some of Elaine’s recent work includes:
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assistant editing on three feature films with Merlin Eden and the post-production team at Siamese, including
Devil's Peak (2023), How To Please A Woman (2022) and The Furnace (2020).
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editing Hug The Sun (2021), a web series directed by Aaron McCann and produced by Aunty Donna at Haven't You Done Well Productions. The series and bonus content has accrued over half a million views on Youtube.
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editing three Screenwest-funded shorts produced by RUSH Films:
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Sparkles (2020) - directed by Jacqueline Pelczar
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Tooly (2021) - directed by Karla Hart
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Mystic Pines (2019) - directed by Zoe Pepper.
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Awards
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Sparkles - Nominated for Best Editing in a Short Drama by the Australian Screen Editor's Guild Awards 2021
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Sparkles - Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Editing by the WA Screen Culture Awards 2021
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Single Ladies - Nominated for Best Editing at Seoul Webfest 2019
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The Big Spaghetti - Winner of NextGen Webfest Award for Best Editing 2018
Experience & Skills
Elaine has 5+ years of industry experience with:
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Adobe Premiere Pro and Premiere Productions
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Avid Media Composer
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DaVinci Resolve
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Adobe After Effects
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Adobe Photoshop
She has worked with post-production house Siamese since 2019. Other companies she has worked with include:
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Sandbox Productions
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Metamorflix
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The Office of John Cheese
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OK Media Group
Elaine has previously worked as a production runner, art department assistant and data wrangling on features, shorts, documentaries and reality television shows. She also produced music videos.
Education
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Advanced Diploma of Digital Cinema (2015) - Central Institute of Technology
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Diploma of Screen Media (Film & Television) (2014) - Central Institute of Technology
And since you read this far, here's a fun fact...
The first director of Jaws (1975) was fired because he kept calling the shark a whale.