The ImagineTX Talent
Mark Lediard
Head of Post Production- Fav Gadget:
- iPhone
- Fav Keystroke:
- Apple, Shift & Backspace: gets rid of the Trash
- Film Character:
- Hicks (Michael Biehn) in Aliens
Mark heads up the team at Imagine TX and has been around since day one. He is a vastly experienced editor and talented motion graphics artist with several TV title sequences to his name.
Richard Alderson
Senior Editor- Fav Gadget:
- Light Sabre
- Fav Keystroke:
- Apple Z & Shift Apple Z: undo, redo, undo, redo - it's the only way to get it right!
- Film Character:
- Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore (Robert Duvall) in Apocalypse Now, because “…you either surf of you fight”
Richard worked as a freelance editor for many years with a portfolio ranging across corporate, news, entertainment and drama. He specialises in long form programme making and handles a large portion of our broadcast work.
Susan Underwood
Senior Editor- Fav Gadget:
- Is this a family show?
- Fav Keystroke:
- Enter: It makes things happen!
- Film Character:
- Beatrix Kiddo (Uma) in Kill Bill
- First Film:
- Batman with my mate Irene Pinks
Sue has many years experience as an editor, including a range of broadcast work, and was also a director of Imagine Post Production.
Peter Groom
Head of Sound- Fav Keystroke:
- Shift, alt, apple & I: It seems perverse that this video import comment is a four-finger shortcut!
- First Film:
- Grease with my friend's Mam
Very much the ears of our operation, before joining Imagine TX Peter worked as a mixer/engineer in radio and recording studios, and as a dubbing mixer on a wide variety of programme types.
Topher McGrillis
- Fav Gadget:
- TV/DVD player, and maybe a kettle for all the tea I drink
- Fav Keystroke:
- Apple Z
- Film Character
- Martin Blank (John Cussack) in Grosse Point Blank. Need I say more?
- First Film:
- Care Bears the Movie (the uncut version which contained more nudity and violence)
With several years experience in editing and motion graphics, Topher is a talented individual with a sharp eye and a wicked sense of humour. He also makes a superb cup of tea.
Andy Byren
Editor + Technical Assistant- Fav Gadget:
- My phone, I loves it boyo!
- Fav Keystroke:
- Ctrl & C: Copy! Copy! Copy! Now where do I paste these??
- Film Character
- The Dude (Jeff Bridges) from The Big Lebowski
- First Film:
- Labyrinth
Andy has been around Imagine pretty much since the beginning of time and as such is just the man to ask when your LAN-share project needs more memory allocation or you require an OMFI export (don't worry about what any of this means - that's why we have Andy).
Eddie Scrimgour
Editor & Motion graphics- Fav Gadget:
- iPod Touch
- Fav Keystroke:
- Enter: You can smack it hard!
- Film Character
- Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) in Taxi Driver
- First Film:
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Specializing largely in promos and commercials, Eddie is a talented editor with a wicked eye for design and motion graphics.
Julija Zablocka
Editor- Fav Gadget:
- I don't think they are that important in life (apart from my hairdryer of course!)
- Fav Keystroke:
- Eject button on a Mac: it's in a very comfortable place
- Film Character
- Beatrix Kiddo (Uma Thurman) in Kill Bill
Originally from Latvia, Julija studied in Hanover and worked for the German TV channel NDR. She is equally at home working on Avid or Final Cut Pro.
