IN PROFILE
A CUT ABOVE Andrew Webber always wanted to be a film editor – even before he knew what one was. Citing his father as his biggest inspiration, some of Andrew’s early memories had a considerable impact on his future career, cutting TV shows and feature-length films which have been sold to streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. Andrew says that his father was “the first editor he ever knew,” and explains how his parent recording Andrew’s favourite TV shows appealed to his young mind. Andrew says, “What he used to do is record a part and then pause the VHS, so the adverts or the presenter links were cut out. He would then un-pause the tape so when I would watch it back, it was as if it was a continuous show. “I never knew actually how my dad did it but I knew there was a magic to his craft, and that is basically editing: cut out the bits that people are not interested in so that you are left with the story.” From these roots, Andrew’s lifelong love of creating visual stories has taken him to some interesting, challenging, exciting places, and he feels lucky to have produced and directed programmes from all over the world.
Andrew at the BAFTAs 8
LIFE MAGAZINE
SUMMER 2021
