Adriana Sabau

Adriana Sabau

Adriana Sabau is an aspiring film & TV editor, based in the UK, originally from Romania. Following attending Audio and Video Production at Polytechnic University, her background includes cutting music videos, promos, a video essay, short films and a documentary. Adriana discovered her passion for editing while filming music events for a local TV channel in her hometown of Timisoara and has been hooked ever since. Curious to find fresh perspectives, in 2008, Adriana decided to leave her native country and explore the British creative industry. Before she enrolled on a Film Production course at Screen and Film School in Brighton, Adriana made a documentary “Swenglish – A Journey of Self Discovery” in collaboration with the Swedish writer Louise Halvardsson, which was selected for several indie film festivals and nominated for Best Editing at TMC London Film Festival. Upon graduation, Adriana worked on a market research project for ITV, where she learned about VR technology. She now edits commercials, reels and short films for independent producers and directors, with the aspiration to develop her range to include long form documentary and feature films. Adriana speaks fluent English and Romanian and she spends her free-time learning new skills. 

Selected for the ScreenSkills HETV Trainee Finder programme 2024/2025, specialising in the edit department. Eager to deepen my understanding of post-production workflows, I’m looking for opportunities to support and learn from experienced assistant editors. Aspiring to become an offline editor. As a ScreenCraft Works Mentee – Spring 2023 I received practical advice from my mentor which was rooted in real-world scenarios, providing me with a deeper understanding of what it takes to be an editor. 

EDUCATION

Screen and Film School – BA (Hons) Film Production 2019  

SOFTWARES

• Competent knowledge: Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer
• Working knowledge of: After Effects, Audition; DaVinci Resolve; Mistika VR 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance Video Editor / Assistant Editor

• Frank & Lively – Avid Assistant Editor – Feature Film – Organised and managed the project in Avid, synchronised sound, assembled rough cuts, script syncing; creating VFX templates in After Effects; imports and exports for the VFX team and generally assisting the editor with daily tasks
• Fractured Films – Premiere Edit Assistant – “Wired” Short Film Organised and transcoded rushes, synced up audio and assembled a rough cut. I took on the VFX work and made some changes on the edit before picture lock. I did all the checking and exports after conforming. I also had the chance to edit a trailer and a behind-the-scenes (BTS) film
• Silent D Pictures – “Parallel” Feature Film – DIT / Assistant Editor – Transcoded rushes and assembled a preliminary edit of the scenes shot that day, allowing the director to assess the need for additional coverage 
• ITV Daytime – Shadow Experience – Over the last couple of months I shadowed the editing team on several shifts, including night shifts. I had the opportunity to cut ULAY’s and a VT for Good Morning Britain using Avid Media Composer 
• Perfectmotion TV – edited a commercial of varying lengths for St Dalfour 
• DGM Live – selected clips from documentary rushes to be posted on Instagram

Gorilla In The Room – VR / 360 Video Production Management  Oct 2019 – March 2020

• Market research project contracted by ITV
• Operated Insta 360 One X and Insta 360 Pro equipment and software 
• Managed all the admin and technical aspects of the research project

SHORT FILMS 

Film Editor “Asking4It” – Short Film – In Post-Production – 2025

Assistant Editor “The Healer” – Short Film – 2025

DIT / Assistant Editor –“A Father’s Love” – 2023

Film Editor – Short Documentary – “My Friend Sven” 2023 

• I used Avid Media Composer for editing and Boris FX Sapphire plugin for color grading and visual effects. 

VR Film Editor – “A surprise” – Short Film – 2022

• Edited a short film in VR and created a VR environment for the credits. Made a trailer on the film

Finishing Editor – “In Another Life” – Short Film – 2021

• Assisted offline editor with syncing audio on rushes, transcoding proxies and organising footage into bins. Finalised technical aspects such as adding VFX files, music and sound design.
• Made a trailer on the film.

  Editor / DIT – “Justice” – Student Short Film – 2019 

• Within this project I learned how to edit dialogue between two characters

Script Supervisor – “Within the Quandary” Student Short Film – 2019 

 Filmmaker – Amateur documentary – “Swenglish – A journey of self-discovery” 2016

• I had sole responsibility for filming, video and sound editing and shaping the visual style. The film was selected for several indie film festivals. 

PASSION PROJECTS    

Scamp YouTube Channel 

• Filmed, edited, color graded and made motion graphics for a long form video essay doc style. Suggested editing techniques to create an engaging and eye catching video 

Free University Brighton

• Customised After Effects template for a short documentary for social media outreach

Green Futures Field, Glastonbury Festival

• Filmed, made basic cuts and color grade on live performances at the Toad Hall venue

Freshly Squeezed Music Record Label      

• Edited a music video using archived footage, to convey a 1920’s visual style 
• Edited a promotional video, with footage and artwork provided by the record label

WORKSHOPS AND SHORT COURSES 

• Photograms and cameraless film making on 16 mm print stock 
• Video Mapping – ‘painting’ 3D objects with light using a computer and video projector 
• Writing for Non-Fiction
• Intro to VR  Filmmaking
• Avid Assistant Foundation Course taught by Andrew Wild
• Go-To Editor Course by Sven Pape – in progress 
• Avid Media Composer

Available to work in East Sussex and London adriana.sabau@hotmail.com