Rory Cantwell

Rory Cantwell Compositor, Editor (Offline / Online), Motion Graphic Designer, Colourist.

Rory has been with Soho Editors since the very beginning as one of our founders and has come to be one of our most requested people. He has the perfect combination of the creative and technical and is quite possibly one of the most patient editors you’ll come across. As a colourist and editor he has the ability to take a project from offline all the way through to the grade with effortless precision.

Rory has been one of our most popular Apple, Autodesk and DaVinci Resolve trainers, applying years of real world experience in every class.

In his spare time Rory has penned a comedy-crime-caper novel called ‘The Great Hollywood Double Hustle’.

As an Apple Certified Master Trainer and professional Colourist and Editor Rory is very experienced in Apple post production workflows and shares his extensive knowledge on every course with the same enthusiasm as the first.

Rory has been working with DaVinci Resolve as his primary grading and editing tool set for many years and has been one the UK's leading DaVinci Resolve Master Trainers, continually evolving as the application does.

Rory works with Blackmagic Design to maintain, develop, and deliver DaVinci Resolve Master Classes supporting editing, grading and VFX, for the ever-evolving DaVinci Resolve.


Commercial - Off-line Publicis

Commercial – Publicis

Commercial - Rudas Studios for Gray, P&G

Commercial - Fata morgana

Commercial - Rudas

Cinema Commercial - P3

Commercial - On-air design, commercial, titles, Fata Morgana

Offline. Grade PMA

Grade - Tangerine films

Grade - Just So Productions

Grade and retouch - Just So

Offline, Online, Graphics, Grade CC Labs

Five Night Stand, series of promotional campaigns

Title sequence and on-line, Blue Turtle

80 Set in present-day London in the aftermath of a terrorist attack, the film explores the dark and complex world of the terrorist mindset when Hector, a young Spanish journalist, discovers that his Egyptian girlfriend Amina has attempted a suicide attack. Colorist. Directed by Marc Ellegaard.

Full DI HD deliverables, coordinating and updating reels, Dir: Charles Shyer for Ascent Media.

Starring Ray Winstone, Producer: Olly Plotkin for Soho Editors at AHC. Feature film DI. Full HD Q, Colour Grade.

Jerry Bruckheimer, Full DI, coordinating and updating reels, adding FX shots, fixing and repairing elements, preparation for Grade. Director: Antoine Fuqua for Ascent Media

Creating HD DI deliverables. Master for UK and US premiere. Director: Jonathan Frakes for Lipsync Post.

UK feature 2K DI including repair and corrections. Director: Christopher Smith.

90’ Documentary following the world’s most sought after ballet choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon, as he becomes the first Englishman. Ballet Boyz Production for Channel 4. Colorist.

Feature Documentary about The Hit Man Hatton and his rise to the top. With exclusive unseen footage from Ricky’s childhood, his early kick boxing days, amateur competition fights and in the ring as World Champion, this documents Ricky’s fascinating journey to become one of Britain’s most popular sporting heroes. Colorist. Integral Productions - Observer sports DVD of the year

All special effects on series, ITV Network was 6 part drama

90 min HD drama grade and repair, Tangent Post / AHC

Rory Cantwell's Software Skills

Rory has been using Resolve as his main grading software for years and he's a busy colourist, so he knows DaVinci Resolve in all its facets, grading and editing.

Final Cut Pro 7 is like going home for Rory, he has been using and training Final Cut pro since 2001, becoming a Final Cut Studio Master. Rory still uses Final Cut Pro 7 for clients, but now he prefers Final Cut Pro X.

Since Final Cut Pro X was released Rory has been one of those who was open minded about the changes and now he wouldn't use anything else to edit with. He is an Apple Certifed Training and a partner in Soho Editors.

We represent some of the best professional freelance Apple Motion 5 Graphics talent in the UK from all areas of media including Commercials, Broadcast TV, Web, Viral, Corporate, Music, Computer Games and Feature Films.

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