Lisa Forrest
Lisa is a brilliant creative editor with a particular passion for factual projects. She relishes the challenge of making stories work in the edit, and is a committed yet easy-going presence, confident working both collaboratively and by herself.
Lisa is adept at quickly finding stories within large amounts of footage and is very much used to fast turnarounds. She is asked back regularly by leading production companies, including Shine TV, Storyvault Films, Wall to Wall and October Films. Lisa is based in London and her top notch remote setup allows her to work efficiently from the home studio.
Work by Lisa
Calloused Hands
160 Characters
Don’t Tell The Bride
Ernst and Young: ‘Kristoffer’
Fashion Week Internationale: South Korea
The Big Reunion
World’s Fastest Pensioners
Calloused Hands
A feature drama telling the story of 12-year-old Josh, a promising baseball player struggling with a tumultuous family life.
160 Characters
A short mixed media documentary about an archive of text messages found on an old Nokia phone.
Don’t Tell The Bride
A reality TV series where couples are awarded money to fund their wedding ceremony but every aspect of the ceremony must be organised by the groom with no contact with the bride.
Ernst and Young: ‘Kristoffer’
One of 12 short documentaries giving a taste of the experiences of interns at the global company Ernst & Young.
Fashion Week Internationale: South Korea
A 30 minute offbeat documentary for VICE TV about South Korea, exploring its obsessions with fashion and Western culture.
The Big Reunion
An ITV2 reality documentary in which chart-topping bands reunite for a comeback performance, this episode features Eternal and A1.
World’s Fastest Pensioners
A short documentary about two elderly athletes and the competitions they attend.