Creative and versatile editor with 25 plus years’ experience shaping bold, emotionally resonant stories across documentary, factual entertainment, music programming, drama-doc and feature films. I’m known for my ability to craft strong narrative arcs from complex unscripted material, combining sensitivity, pace, rhythm and editorial ins... Read More

Creative and versatile editor with 25 plus years’ experience shaping bold, emotionally resonant stories across documentary, factual entertainment, music programming, drama-doc and feature films. I’m known for my ability to craft strong narrative arcs from complex unscripted material, combining sensitivity, pace, rhythm and editorial instinct. Calm under pressure, fast when needed, and trusted by major broadcasters including BBC Studios, Netflix, Channel 4, ITV, HBO, Sky, Discovery, Amazon Prime and leading indies.Technically fluent in Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, with deep experience in multi-camera, archive, structured reality, drama reconstruction, music-driven storytelling and fast-turnaround broadcast workflows. Editing allows me to indulge in my deep love of marrying my two passions: sound and vision.

What people say:

‘Mick Johnson is a tireless innovator and invaluable collaborator. His work was energetic and stylish and wonderfully intelligent. Apart from that, he is just the nicest man with whom you would want to be locked in a dark room for weeks on end.
’Marc Munden – Three time BAFTA Winning Director - National Treasure, Utopia, Vanity Fair.

”I have cut many TV documentaries with Michael Johnson. I soon found out - he's fast, can smartly construct a narrative/through line and beyond that, he is a very good person to spend time with in the edit.”
Chloe Thomas – BAFTA Nominated Director

I first worked with Mick Johnson ten years ago. He impressed me then by crafting one of the best Pre-Titles sequences I'd ever seen. Since then, we've worked together on lots of longform documentary projects for both UK and US broadcasters. Mick has a thorough grasp of all aspects of the editing process, a great attention to detail and finesse, and excellent story-telling skills. I'd recommend him in a heart-beat.
Malcolm Donkin (Series/Exec Producer)


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