Lucas Roche is a versatile Film Editor, Colourist and Online Editor. He has worked across genres in feature films, TV, commercials and music promos for a variety of producers including the BBC, Channel 4, Sky Showtime, Sky Documentaries, Sky Arts, A24, Universal Music Group, Element Pictures and Warp Films.
He is a skilful editor with experience of finding multiple ways to support the director’s vision, whether that be with dynamic and eye-catching techniques, or by focusing on the less visible elements of structure, rhythm, and pace. He believes the edit can be the final draft of the script, and he always looks for new story-telling possibilities that may enhance the original intentions.
Lucas has also written screenplays, marked with a worldwide cinema release of the feature film COCKNEYS vs ZOMBIES which he co-wrote from the director’s initial concept. Learning script structure techniques from a writer’s perspective has undoubtedly benefitted his narrative capabilities as an editor.
As Head of Department he has frequent experience of co-ordinating with Music Score, Sound, and VFX teams, such as when he was Lead Editor of THE GALLOWS POLE series for BBC / Element Pictures. As a Colourist and Online Editor he has completed final delivery for Cinema and TV many times.
“I’ve been working with Lucas since 2003 and I can’t recommend him highly enough. A truly gifted drama and documentary editor, able to not only work but thrive at the very highest level. He’s also a highly talented colourist, can do VFX and paint outs, makes a mean flat white and is a genuinely top bloke to boot.”
- SHANE MEADOWS, Director
“I really enjoyed working with Lucas. Not only is he a hugely talented editor and storyteller but also an exceptional technician, able to deal with all the complexities that documentary editing throws at you. We worked on a film that drew from multiple archive sources, languages and technical specs on an extremely tight deadline. In challenging circumstances Lucas was clear-headed and continually pushing to make the very best of the material that we had. I would not hesitate to work with him again.”
- OWEN DAVIES, Director
“Lucas always offered patience and support to the audio team at a time when we were all under a great deal of pressure to deliver on a tight deadline. He didn’t miss a step during the post process and always delivered exactly as expected. I find that can be quite rare these days, it’s a pleasure working with a true professional like Lucas.”
- GEORGE FOULGHAM, Supervising Sound Editor - GF Soundscapes
“I was really impressed with the high standard of Lucas’s grade and online work. He did a brilliant job of meeting our QC expectations from a technical point of view, as well as going above and beyond in providing further support after handing over to our QC and delivery team.”
- TOBY DAVIES, Head of IO Operations – The Finish Line
PERSONAL AWARDS
Dead Man’s Shoes | BIFA Best Technical Achievement nomination
Evidently John Cooper Clarke | RTS Best Production Craft Skills nomination
The Gallows Pole | RTS Best Design: Titles nomination
Attrition | HorrOrigins Best Short Film Editor nomination
SELECTED FILM AWARDS
The Virtues | BAFTA Best TV Mini Series nomination
Dead Man’s Shoes | BAFTA Most Outstanding British Film nomination
Dead Man’s Shoes | BIFA Best British Independent Film nomination
Evidently John Cooper Clarke | RTS Best Factual Programme nomination
Orion: The Man Who Would Be King | BIFA Discovery Award winner
Orion: The Man Who Would Be King | In-Edit Best International Documentary winner