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Martin O’Byrne

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Martin O’Byrne

 

I am a BAFTA-winning Series Director and Editor with over 20 years experience at the highest level of TV production on flagship shows like Bake Off, Blue Peter, Big Brother and I'm a Celeb. I am particularly familiar with devising new programmes, establishing the visual style for shows such as 'Drawers Off' and 'Snog Marry Avoid'. I directed and edited both programmes. I can write and edit scripts and have directed major multi-camera shows like Big Brother and Fame Academy, amongst others. After 16 years working in London I am now based in Manchester. I prode myself of being fast, creative and excellent at edting with music.

I also on occasion perform Voice Over, notably Play Your Pets Right, which won a BAFTA in 2019. Full Avid and Voice-over set up at home. Exiled Yorkshireman and registered disabled. I need no assistance with either affliction. X



  AWARDS

 

BAFTA Won Children’s Best Entertainment 2019 Play Your Pets RightRTS Scotland Awards 2015 Best Children's Programme Officially Amazing B’cast Digital Awards 2014 Best Entertainment Programme Sexy BeastsBAFTA Children’s Best Entertainment 2013 Officially AmazingBAFTA for Features 2012 The Great British Bake-off RTS Award Best 2007 Best Sport Programme Big Ron: Manager

Credits

Love Triangle - Director

I was delighted to direct the reunion episode for Channel 4's latest dating format, Love Triangle. Filmed in a huge Manchester bar, I oversaw set design, lighting and a very complicated shoot.

9 cameras and 13 contributors plus alcohol and one presenter, Vogue Williams.

I'm really happy with how this show turned out hopefully they'll be a series 2! 

Tonight - editor

Editor of Leaders profiles for ITV flagship current affairs programme. My episode was Ed Davey and Patrick Harvie of the Scottish Greens. A lovely team on Tonight.

Drawers Off! - Series Director and Lead editor

Series Director and Lead editor of new Multistory series for Channel 4.

Five amateur artists take turns to model for each other Mondat thru Friday. On friday the winner is judged by their piers and they skip off with a grand. 

Lovely series, fun to make, fun to watch. Hopefully we get another series...

multi-camera shoot on location, 12 cameras.

Style it Out - editor

Lead Editor of a new fashion/recycling format for Children's BBC. Made by my long-term collaborators Lion television, it's a multi-camera shoot, hosted by Emma Willis and contains many fast-paced montages and making sequences with a fashion show at the end of each episode. The final episode was shot in an ob-doc style as the winner showcased their designs at London Fashion Week.

Motorway Cops - Editor

Editor of the very successful police documentary series. Six weeks to edit an action packed hour of the boys and girls in blue.

Made by Purple/Objective for channel 5

Comic Relief - editor

Honoured to be an Editor on Comic Relief - and in particular the highlights of Sir Lenny Henry's career on Red Nose Day in his final year of presenting. 

Dubai Hustle

Editor of series 2 and 3 of this highly rating BBC Three docudrama about Brits selling out-of-this-world properties to rich people in Dubai. Lots of montages great drone footage and well-shot reality to play with.

Real Housewives of Jersey

Editor - Monkey Kingdom spin-off show for ITV.

You know what this is. Fancy people in Jersey. Pretty right-wing by the looks of it. 

Turns out not all of them are Housewives. Or married.

Hoarder Homes

Crackit ob-doc series for Channel 5.

Absolutely bloody disgusting houses! Series produced by Andrew Nicolson, Exec Kerry Brierley.

Lovely people, good show, disgusting cutaways.

You Are What You Wear

Lead editor - Multistory for BBC

Fabulous fashion makeover show featuring the even more fabulous Rylan. 

Blue Peter

I'm always thrilled to edit VTs for this grand old lady of British broadcasting. I've always been a Blue Peter fan. The VTs are always highly entertaining and fun to cut, hopefully it will keep going for many years to come!

The One Show - Editor

Editor of 2 films in 3 days for flagship BBC current affairs programme.

My Dream Derelict Home in the Sun - Editor

A firm favourite in our house, this series of Brits abroad doing up derelict homes in France and Spain. A guilty pleasure. Filmed single-camera.

Naked Attraction

Studio Lambert for Channel 4

Close ups of genitalia you thing? Then this is the show for you. Studio, multi-camera with VT backstories. 

Casualty 24/7

Editor - Crackit for 5

Lovely ob-doc based on the comings and goings of Barnsley A&E. 

Blue Peter Auditions - Director

Thrilled to direct Blue Peter, or more accurately auditions for new presenters. Filled with full studio crew and existing presenters, including the dog, this is a full day of proper telly. And I loved it.


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Email: martin.obyrne@nweg.tv

Tel: 07710 791682

Region: Manchester

Remote Working


  • Happy to work remotely
  • Has own edit equipment

Software Used


  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Avid Media Composer
  • Avid Symphony

Skills


  • Audio Mixing
  • Finishing/Polishing
  • Offline

Genres


  • Children's
  • Corporates
  • Documentaries
  • Drama
  • Educational
  • Entertainment
  • Factuals
  • Multicam
  • Music Videos
  • News
  • Quiz
  • Reality
  • Religion
  • Sport
  • Variety

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