Turning raw clips into an engagement experience

I’m Nelson, a professional
video editor & filmmaker

Award winning editor and filmmaker Nelson Costa has been working in film, television and video for over fifteen years. He graduated from the Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal in 2011. Since then he has worked for TV channels in the UK and currently edits for TVI and CNN Portugal. Nelson has experience in both short and long form content; documentaries, short live action films, special reports, VTs, promos, teasers and music videos.

Efficient

Working five years in the information field, editing news in a fast-paced environment, boosted the ability to work under pressure in a collaborative way, and improved my attention for detail and accuracy, from frames to sequences.

Professional

Ability to work well with others, flexible in making changes when needed, and able to use my own initiative. Teamwork spirit with a step-by-step organization skills and good time management in delivering projects on schedule.

Experienced

Great capacity for human emotion and experience cutting content for a variety of projects. Finding creative solutions to enhance the visual impact of a video and using logic to structure ideas.

I can help you with

Editing

Organization skills;
Narrative / Storytelling;
Sense of Pace & Timing;
Digital formats and codecs;
Creativity and problem solving;
Fast but accurate.

Sound Design

"Nelson is a joy to work with. He is immensely talented and creative. Nelson not only listens but more importantly, he was able to take our conceptions to a higher level. And who else would greet you in the morning with coffee served in a cup that says I wanna be loved by you!"

David Goodman Oscar Winning Producer/Director
"Nelson has the rare talent of subordinating technique to story, the courage to always privilege the content and thus give soul to the edit."

Isabel Loução Santos Journalist TVI/CNN Portugal
"It was good to see Nelson's brilliant editing talent and technique with every report that was produced. There is also immense art in it in knowing how to use audio. He manages to make this symphony of image and sound with brilliance and boldness!"

Catarina Canelas Journalist/Author "Plástico, o Novo Continente"
"Nelson has a passion for storytelling whether it be documentary, drama or music video; He cuts a clear narrative structure and rhythm. He has an eye for detail and works hard to make sure that his work is the best it can be."

Linzy Attenborough Producer/Director Thought Juice Films
"Working with Nelson has been a pleasure. I see his daily effort to overcome every day. One of his strengths is the fast and accurate delivering of the projects, while achieving the required quality."

Fernanda Aventurato Former Manager UCKG/RECORD TV

Testimonials

Recent Work

(Production stage) Documentary produced and directed by David Goodman.

“Transport Mafia”. They pretend to be drivers and recruit tourists at the airport, forcing them to pay eight times more.

Short-doc about a Somali boy who, to escape the war, landed in Guarda as a child.