Television Editor • Documentary • Reality TV • Generative AI

Story-driven editing for premium unscripted television.

Philadelphia-based editor with extensive experience in media production, AI Prompt Engineering for Video, Avid Media Composer, documentaries, and reality television.

About
Built for fast-moving, story-first production.

Dave Elphick is an experienced editor with a demonstrated history in the media production industry. His work spans development sizzle reels, documentary, true crime, reality, lifestyle, food, travel, home renovation, and animal-focused programming.

His editorial toolkit centers on story structure, pacing, performance, and the ability to shape raw material into compelling television.

Skills
Avid-powered editorial craft.

Technical Mastery

Software: Avid Media Composer, Midjourney
Direction: Narrative Storytelling, Visualizing
Audio: Equalization, Sound Design, Mixing
AI Editing: Automated Transcriptions, Generative B-roll

Creative & Soft Skills

Professional: Time Estimation, Budgeting
Communication: Client Relations, Active Listening
Editorial: Story Structure, Pacing, Performance
Production: Documentary, Reality TV, Development Sizzles
Selected Credits
Broadcast and streaming series across major networks.
Betrayal
HULU
Family Legacy
MTV
Heartland Docs
National Geographic
Forensic Files
HLN
Christina on the Coast
HGTV
Masterminds of Murder
Oxygen
Tanked
Animal Planet
The Vet Life
Animal Planet
Big Easy Motors
History Channel
Dahmer on Dahmer
Oxygen
The Jury Speaks
Oxygen
Dangerous Grounds
Travel Channel
Frozen in Time
HGTV
Pool Kings
DIY Network
Desert Flippers
HGTV
Save My Bakery
Food Network
Staten Island Cakes
WE tv
My Dog Ate What
National Geographic
Wiggin Out
WE tv
The Killer Closer
Investigation Discovery
Rifkin on Rifkin
Oxygen
Experience

Glass Entertainment Group

Editor • January 2010 – Present

Editor on acclaimed documentary, reality, true crime, lifestyle, food, and unscripted television series for major networks and streamers.

Motion Images LLC

Owner / Editor • April 2006 – Present

Independent editorial services for broadcast, streaming, branded, and long-form media production.

Center City Film and Video

Avid Editor • December 2006 – January 2009

Edited various On Demand projects for Comcast.

Education
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

1997 – 2001