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David Coulson

Editor

David Coulson trained to be a director, but instead discovered a passion for editing. He joined TV One and worked on a range of programmes including Mortimer's Patch, before going freelance in the early 80s. Since then he has won awards for his work in feature films and commercials, and established an ongoing working relationship with Niki Caro, editing all her features from Whale Rider onwards.

Every day I was going to work and looking at performances by an extraordinary collection of high performing international movie actors. That was like, do you have the right stuff? Can you go from a New Zealand environment to something of this scale and pull it off? David Coulson on editing Niki Caro's North Country

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Night Shift

2012, Editor - Short Film

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Manurewa

2010, Editor - Short Film

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The Vintner's Luck

2009, Editor - Film

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The Graffiti of Mr Tupaia

2008, Editor - Short Film

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We're Here to Help

2007, Editor - Film

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Together

2004, Editor - Short Film

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Whale Rider

2002, Editor - Film

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A Funeral

1999, Editor - Short Film

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The Bar

1997, Editor - Short Film

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One of Them!

1997, Editor - Television

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Topless Women Talk about Their Lives

1997, Editor - Film

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Whistle She Rolls

1996, Editing Consultant - Short Film

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Broken English

1996, Editor - Film

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The Beach

1995, Editor - Short Film

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Trifecta

1995, Editor - Television

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Peter Peryer: Portrait of a Photographer

1994, Editor - Television

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Pacific 3-2-1-Zero

1993, Editor - Television

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Desperate Remedies

1993, Editor - Film

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The Footstep Man

1992, Editor - Film

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Linda's Body

1990, Editor - Short Film

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User Friendly

1990, Editor - Film

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Space Knights

1989, Editor - Television

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Space Knights - The Golden Knight (First Episode)

1989, Editor - Television

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Just Me and Mario

1989, Editor - Short Film

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Beyond Gravity

1988, Editor - Short Film

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Haka - A Musical and a History

1988, Editor - Short Film

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American Pie

1988, Editor - Television

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American Pie - 2, Episode Two

1988, Editor - Television

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American Pie - 3, Episode Three

1988, Editor - Television

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American Pie - 4 , Episode Four

1988, Editor - Television

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American Pie - 5, Episode Five

1988, Editor - Television

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American Pie - 6, Episode Six

1988, Editor - Television

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American Pie - 1, First Episode

1988, Editor - Television

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Illustrious Energy

1988, Editor - Film

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Rushes

1988, Editor - Short Film

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Talkback

1987, Editor - Television

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Mikhail Lermontov

1986, Editor - Television

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A Death in the Family

1986, Editor - Television

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Cold Feet Gold Sheep

1986, Editor - Television

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Terry and the Gunrunners - Full Series

1985, Sound Editor - Television

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About Face - Danny and Raewyn

1985, Editor - Television

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The Fastest Gun Down-Under

1985, Editor - Television

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Mesmerized

1984, Assistant Editor - Film

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Strata

1983, Editor - Film

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Man of the Trees

1981, Editor, Editor - Television

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Mortimer's Patch

1980, Editor - Television

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Johnstone's Journey - Settling for Suburbia

1978, Assistant Editor - Television

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Johnstone's Journey - A Century of Wendelkens

1978, Assistant Editor - Television