SivelaMgudu
Offline Editor & Assistant Editor
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Ten years of reality, competition and scripted television, for Netflix, M-Net and ITV Studios productions.
Unscripted
Reality and competition formats, from Survivor's island tribal councils to MasterChef and Love Is Blind.
Also edited Big Brother Mzansi (Ziyakhala, Wahala), Coke Studio Africa and Angel in the Rubble.
Scripted
Drama series and film, as editor, assistant editor and technical editor.
CV
Offline Editor and Assistant Editor with 10+ years in South African and international television.
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2016 – PresentSurvivor South Africa: Island of Secrets & Immunity Island, Love Is Blind South Africa, Young, Famous & African S2, Big Brother Mzansi (Ziyakhala, Wahala), MasterChef South Africa S4, Deal or No Deal South Africa, Coke Studio Africa, Angel in the Rubble
Assistant Editor
2016 – 2025Blood & Water S3, Survivor South Africa S6, Recipes for Love and Murder S2, Love Island UK: All Stars, Chasing the Sun S2, Muzzle S2
Intern
Jan 2015 – Feb 2016M-Net Magic in Motion Academy
Education
2012 – 2016National Diploma: Film & Video Technology, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Higher Certificate, Wits Business School
- Avid Media Composer
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- DaVinci Resolve
- Offline editing & story structure
- Resolve ↔ Premiere ↔ Avid workflows
- Turnover from offline to grade
- Media management
- Tight delivery deadlines
- isiZulu / isiXhosa script review
- isiZulu Native
- isiXhosa Native
- English Fluent (professional)
Contact
Offline Editor /
Assistant Editor
I'm a Cape Town-based editor working across reality, competition and scripted television, from ingest and media management through story building to clean turnovers for grade. Native isiZulu and isiXhosa speaker.