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Profile of Editor - Chris
Hainstock
Chris started out as a film editor at Ealing
Studios in 1986, moving into the brave new world of digital
non-linear here in W12 in 1994. Since moving west he has worked on
programmes as varied as Meet the Ancestors and Jonathan Creek. When
not working Chris would like nothing more than to be on a stage with
Sting, but can more easily be found collapsed on his sofa with a cup
of tea.
ï What programme would you have most
liked to work on?
I would love to have worked on Dennis
Potterís ëThe Singing Detectiveí; it comes from a golden era in
television. I love the idea of the different layers within the
script and all its visual possibilities and I will watch the new
film with great interest.
ï Who was
your mentor?
Film editor Ken Pearce helped me enormously
at the beginning of my career. He was working at a time where
editors could really hone their craft working with the likes of Alan
Bennett, Alan Parker and Stephen Frears and I am very envious of
that era.
ï How has technology changed
your job?
As an editor the creative possibilities are now
endless, as long as you can harness the kit. However the fact that
technology allows you to be more creative has a price, as
productions and editors now have less time.
ï If you could change your job, what would you
do?
I would love to be a highly successful musician like
Sting or Peter Gabriel.
ï What would
you like to invent?
Definitely a time machine. Then I
could go back and see people who I miss and are no longer around and
visit the future to see just what happens. Do we blow ourselves up
or find peace?
ï What was your worst
mistake?
The worst mistake I nearly made was almost
turning down the opportunity to work with Prince Charles. It turned
out to be a wonderful experience.
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Who would you most like to get rid of?
Maggie Thatcher and
her legacy
What was your worst fashion
mistake?
I recently found some old pictures of me and it
would have to be my shoulder length hair circa 1976.
ï What is the best place to eat or drink in
W12?
NOT the new Starbucks in the White City
development!
ï What is your best
achievement?
No question, the birth of my daughter Amelia
and twins Harry & Joe
ï How do you
relax?
Collapsed on the sofa with a Cadburyís Fruit &
Nut, a cup of tea and an episode of 24 on the television. |
