Ian Patterson

Born in Manchester, he received a BA Hons. Television & Radio in 1998 and an MA. Documentary in 2000, both from the University of Salford. Since 1998 he has worked as an editor on independent productions, commercial features and terrestrial/satellite television. During this time he has worked on several programmes that have won North West ‘Royal Television Society’ awards: of which ‘Best Factual’ in 1998, ‘Best Newcomer’ in 2005 and ‘Best Regional Programme’ in 2006 stand out as highlights. He has certification in Avid’s industry standard editing software and is ‘Pro Certified’ in several Apple post-production applications. Since January 2008 he has been based at the Adelphi Research Institute, where he is undertaking a doctoral degree in the field of ‘Machinima’.