who I am
A Polish immigrant who pulled a sneaky on Brexit by becoming a British citizen. A lover of pickles and that sweet existential dread that comes from watching intensely bleak films.
I’m also an experienced Editor and Additional Editor on features & HETV.
My background in music production means I’m all about getting the rhythm & pacing just right. And as a former programmer, I always seek new ways to speed up my workflows so I can spend more time focusing on the creative aspects of telling a story.
I’m here to help bring the director’s vision to life – the more ambitious the better.
experience
Edited a BAFTA nominated short The Ballad of Olive Morris.
Cut a BAFTA nominated Sky documentary about the issues surrounding Afro hair in the film industry (Untold Stories: Hair on Set)
Just finished as an Additional Editor on an upcoming feature film My Fault: London for Amazon Studios
Worked as an Additional Editor with editor Mark Everson (Paddington 2) and director Mark Gatiss (Sherlock) on The Amazing Mr Blunden
Assisted on Channel 4‘s Chivalry, Wonka feature film from Warner Brothers and Apple TV+ show Hijack.
Edited shorts for the BBC (Jigging, The Audition, Papercut) as well as for independent production companies. Recent shorts currently on the festival circuit: 1 UP & Overcomer
Collaborated with HBO on featurettes on the craft behind their hit TV series (Watchmen, Succession & Sharp Objects)
Received the Royal Television Society Award – “Craft Skills” – for documentary Nial Adams
Worked on promos and unscripted content for brands such as GQ, New Balance and Radio X.
software
AVID Media Composer
Adobe Premiere
Adobe After Effects
DaVinci Resolve
Ableton
technical skills
film & sound editing
motion graphics & animation
ingesting, syncing & logging
programming & software engineering
media & database management
setting up post-production workflows
compositing & VFX
conform & online editing
contact
I’m available for both in-house and remote work.
Drop me a line at michal@mzak.co.uk if you’ve got a project you would like to chat about.
I’m also taking film recommendations & good veggie recipes.
