Alex Elkins is a freelance Film Editor and Colourist based in London
About
With close to 20 years of experience, my documentary editing work has been recognised with awards and nominations from the Royal Television Society (RTS Awards), the Golden Prague International Television Festival and the Grierson Awards, as well as screening at festivals such as Tribeca, DOC NYC, Sheffield DocFest and Aesthetica.
On the commercial side I’ve worked for major brands such as IKEA, P&G, Dolce & Gabbana and Audi, and with agencies including McCann, Saatchi & Saatchi, M&C Saatchi and Leo Burnett.
Alongside editing, I’m an experienced colourist and online editor, providing many of the picture-finishing services traditionally offered by a post house.
My client-friendly studio in East London is set up for attended sessions and remote collaboration, and has the ability to scale up for larger projects when called upon.
My studio is equipped to handle offline editing, colour grading, online, QC and deliverables for broadcast.
I also offer a robust setup for remote projects, allowing collaborators to view a live, colour-accurate output from my suite.
Selected credits
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Dan Snow and Kate Lister present this 4-part history series for Channel 5.
Along with editing one episode, I graded the full series, as well as providing QC services and supplying AS-11 broadcast masters.
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Commercial for luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent as part of their 2025 rebrand
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2-part history series for Channel 5 presented by Dan Snow that explores the origins and impact of Rome’s Colosseum.
I graded both episodes, as well as providing QC services and supplying AS-11 broadcast masters.
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Following the success of the previous series, mobile game developer Wooga once again called on me to facilitate post-production for this light-hearted web series set in the June’s Journey universe to mark the 7th anniversary of the game.
Along with editing 3 episodes and the series trailer, I oversaw the post-production, including hiring and managing a team, scheduling and setting up remote workflows in DaVinci Resolve.
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Channel 5 history series. Dan Snow explores some of the world’s most iconic archaeological sites, from Machu Picchu to the Terracotta Army, as well as uncovering the real-life events that may have inspired the legendary story of Atlantis.
Along with editing one episode, I graded the full series, as well as providing QC services and supplying AS-11 broadcast masters.
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Dan Snow presents this special film marking the 250th anniversary of The Boston Tea Party.
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Award-winning web series in which contestants work together to unravel a mysterious murder plot set in the world of June’s Journey.
I oversaw the post-production, including hiring and managing a team, scheduling and setting up remote workflows in DaVinci Resolve.
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Sir Tony Robinson visits a remarkable excavation in central London, the workhouse that inspired Charles Dickens to write his famous novel, “Oliver Twist”.
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Dan Snow travels to South Carolina to investigates some exceptional historic and archaeological discoveries that reveal the course of the Battle of Camden, meeting key historians, archaeologists and forensics experts.
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Buffalo Bill was America’s first celebrity and the most famous man in the world at the turn of the 20th century. Presenter Don Wildman explores the remarkable life of Buffalo Bill and discovers that sometimes the truth really is stranger than fiction.
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Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn - the first two wives of Henry VIII - are so often portrayed as opposites. Katherine as the loyal, scorned wife - Anne as the bright, bewitching upstart.
But now Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb heads to Hever Castle to explore what Anne and Katherine were really like.
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A rare insight into legendary video game designer Hideo Kojima's creative process.
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The Covenant is a transformative biblical film that delves deep into the Old Testament, using the Torah as its unedited, word-for-word script.
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In 60/61 AD turmoil seized southern Britain. A massive anti-Roman revolt reared its ugly head in East Anglia, as tens of thousands of Britons attempted to evict the recently-arrived Romans from the island by the spear. At its head was one of the most famous figures in the whole of British history: Boudica.
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The remarkable untold story of electronic music’s female pioneers, composers who embraced machines and their liberating technologies to utterly transform how we produce and listen to music today.
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A Second Chance is a feature-length documentary from BAFTA-winning filmmaker Rex Bloomstein.
The film follows two prisoners - Tracey and David - as they embark on a revolutionary training programme from inside some of Britain’s prisons.
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An intimate portrayal of a girl grieving for the loss of her best friend, which just so happens to take place on the day the world ends.
Winner: Best Sound Design at Brooklyn Horror Festival
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BBC series that introduces the audience to a different dance artist, each at pivotal points in their careers.
The Dying Swan won the Grand Prix at the Golden Prague International Television Festival, as well as being shortlisted for a Grierson Award. -
Multi-award winning film for the BBC that profiles the artisans whose skills put Hull on the map in Britain's industrial heyday.
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Made for the BBC’s Handmade by Royal Appointment series, the film is a fascinating portrait of the skilled craftspeople behind Steinway pianos.
Nominated for multiple awards including the RTS Craft award for Editing Excellence.
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Redefining Juliet is a unique retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet using a group of diverse actors - all with disabilities or differences, each owning the iconic Shakespearean character of Juliet for themselves.
This intimate BBC documentary follows the group of actors as they prepare for a performance at the Barbican Theatre.
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Dan Snow and Kate Lister present this 4-part history series for Channel 5.
Along with editing one episode, I graded the full series, as well as providing QC services and supplying AS-11 broadcast masters.