Whetham is a highly regarded and experienced documentary editor. Cutting a variety of films for all the leading broadcasters, streaming services and a host of international channels and filmmakers. Genres include: current affairs, factual, adventure, observational, drama doc, archive, natural history, science and technology.
His impressive credits include two recent feature documentaries for Universal Pictures; ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F***’, an adaptation based on the best selling book, and the true crime thriller ‘Billion Dollar Heist.’ As well as Netflix’s award-winning breakthrough science documentary series ‘Alien Worlds.’ David Attenborough’s BBC 2 documentary ‘Natural World,’ and ‘From Russia to Iran: Crossing the Caucasus’ with Levison Wood, for October Films.
Whetham prides himself on his versatility and creativity to make the best programme possible, in a relaxed and enjoyable environment, even when under pressure.
Described by clients as a great storyteller, with superb sense of pace and gift for cutting to music.
Technical Skills
Edit: Avid | Premiere
GFX: Photoshop (Basic)
Transcoding & Encoding: Media Encoder
Other: Excellent working knowledge of video & digital formats / codecs
Expert media management
Clients
- Netflix
- BBC
- Channel 4
- Discovery
- National Geographic
- Channel 5
- History Channel
- Viceland
- Universal Pictures
- Al Jazeera
- CNN
- Wall to Wall
- GFC Films
- Raw TV / Films
- October Films
- Nutopia
- Quicksilver Media
- Windfall Films
- Dragonfly
- Blink Television
- Firecracker Films
- Oxford Scientific Films
Portfolio
- Director: Nathan Price
- Client: GFC Films | Universal Pictures | Netflix
'Kidnapped in Kabul'
- Director: Karim Shah
- Client: Quicksilver Media | Channel 4
- Director: Tom Cross
- Client: October Films | Channel 4
- Director: Charlet Duboc & Yasemin Rashit
- Client: Viceland
- Director: Neil Rawles
- Client: Raw TV | Discovery ID
David Attenborough
- Director: Virginia Quinn
- Client: Oxford Scientific Films | BBC 2
- Director: Marcy Cox
- Client: Keo Films