Yohan Forbes

Sam Smith concert at the London Coliseum, with the complete BBC mark visible

TELEVISION & PERFORMANCE / SEPTEMBER 2026

Sam Smith: Live at the London Coliseum

Sam Smith: Live at the London Coliseum

Sam Smith: Live at the London Coliseum

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LIVE PERFORMANCE
EDITS

BBC iPlayer + YouTube

Performance edits. Two publishing destinations.

Editorial shaping, platform versioning and delivery for Loftus Media, supporting BBC Music and iPlayer.

Editorial shaping, platform versioning and delivery for Loftus Media, supporting BBC Music and iPlayer.

PRODUCTION

Loftus Media

PRODUCTION

Loftus Media

MY DISCIPLINE

Post-production

MY DISCIPLINE

Post-production

SOURCE

Supplied concert footage

SOURCE

Supplied concert footage

DESTINATIONS

YouTube + BBC iPlayer

DESTINATIONS

YouTube + BBC iPlayer

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01 / THE COMMISSION

Existing concert material. Standalone performances.

Existing concert material. Standalone performances.

Working with Loftus Media, I prepared standalone performance edits from supplied Sam Smith concert material.

Working with Loftus Media, I prepared standalone performance edits from supplied Sam Smith concert material.

Each track needed versions for YouTube and BBC iPlayer, with different editorial and technical requirements.

Each track needed versions for YouTube and BBC iPlayer, with different editorial and technical requirements.

PRODUCTION RECORD

01 PRODUCTION

Loftus Media

02 MATERIAL

Supplied concert footage

03 WORK

Editing · versioning · delivery

04 PUBLISHING

BBC Music YouTube / BBC iPlayer

05 WORKING MODEL

Remote post-production

06 APPROVAL OWNER

Loftus + BBC teams

My contribution was post-production, not the original concert filming.

My contribution was post-production, not the original concert filming.

02 / THE EDITORIAL WORK

Four performances. Each shaped to stand alone.

Four performances. Each shaped to stand alone.

I refined starts, endings, graphics and endboards for each destination.

I refined starts, endings, graphics and endboards for each destination.

  1. My Guy

  2. Stay With Me

  3. Too Good at Goodbyes

  4. When He’s Gone

The work combined editorial judgement with review amendments and platform-specific finishing.

The work combined editorial judgement with review amendments and platform-specific finishing.

Blue-lit concert view at the London Coliseum
Blue-lit concert view at the London Coliseum

03 / EDITORIAL SHAPING

A performance edit is more than a trim.

A performance edit is more than a trim.

From the supplied concert material, I shaped standalone performances and responded to review amendments within Loftus Media’s production framework.

From the supplied concert material, I shaped standalone performances and responded to review amendments within Loftus Media’s production framework.

01 / SOURCE

Work from the existing concert footage.

02 / SHAPE

Refine the starts, endings and performance flow.

03 / REVIEW

Respond to editorial feedback and amendments.

04 / VERSION

Prepare the graphics, endboards and destination-specific versions.

This sequence describes the documented work; it does not recreate or expose production project files.

This sequence describes the documented work; it does not recreate or expose production project files.

04 / PLATFORM VERSIONS

Two destinations. Distinct requirements.

Two destinations. Distinct requirements.

BBC Music / YouTube

Separate platform versions went through editorial approval and were handed to the production team for upload.

MY WORK

Editing + platform versioning

UPLOAD / APPROVAL

Production + BBC teams

BBC iPlayer

I adjusted audio, built the required delivery metadata and exported the MXF / AS-11 files, following submissions through BBC Cloud Delivery validation.

I adjusted audio, built the required delivery metadata and exported the MXF / AS-11 files, following submissions through BBC Cloud Delivery validation.

DELIVERY

MXF / AS-11

VALIDATION

BBC Cloud Delivery

Delivery specifications belong to the agreed brief; they are not universal settings for every commission.

Delivery specifications belong to the agreed brief; they are not universal settings for every commission.

05 / WORKING WITH THE TEAM

Independent editing. Shared approval.

Independent editing. Shared approval.

I worked remotely within Loftus Media’s production framework, coordinating with Richard Berry and Reuben Huxtable and responding to BBC editorial feedback.

I worked remotely within Loftus Media’s production framework, coordinating with Richard Berry and Reuben Huxtable and responding to BBC editorial feedback.

YOHAN / POST-PRODUCTION

Editing, versioning and technical delivery.

Take supplied material through the agreed editorial and delivery work.

LOFTUS + BBC TEAMS

Production oversight, final editorial approval and publishing.

The production team retained oversight and publishing responsibility.

A defined role within an existing production, not a claim to have produced or filmed the whole concert.

A defined role within an existing production, not a claim to have produced or filmed the whole concert.

06 / DELIVERED AND ACCEPTED

Editorial approval. Technical acceptance.

Editorial approval. Technical acceptance.

The collection progressed through editorial review and delivery.

The collection progressed through editorial review and delivery.

SEPTEMBER 2026 / DELIVERY RECORD

Submitted iPlayer files accepted by BBC Cloud Delivery.

YouTube versions approved for use.

These outcomes are recorded in the September 2026 correspondence referenced by the existing case study.

These outcomes are recorded in the September 2026 correspondence referenced by the existing case study.

Red-lit stage and audience at the London Coliseum
Red-lit stage and audience at the London Coliseum

07 / WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOUR PROJECT

Have footage. Need finished versions?

Have footage. Need finished versions?

If you already have footage, I can help shape the edits and prepare the agreed versions for their intended destinations.

If you already have footage, I can help shape the edits and prepare the agreed versions for their intended destinations.

Before work begins, we define the source material and its readiness, the original films and versions required, delivery specifications and destinations, review scope and approval responsibilities.

How editing is scoped

A bounded social edit starts from £150 per original, excluding VAT: organised footage, usable selects, a clear message, basic sound and colour, captions, one format and one amendment round.

A bounded social edit starts from £150 per original, excluding VAT: organised footage, usable selects, a clear message, basic sound and colour, captions, one format and one amendment round.

Performance collections, extensive source review and broadcast delivery have their own scope and quote. The Sam Smith commission is not presented as a £150 package.

Performance collections, extensive source review and broadcast delivery have their own scope and quote. The Sam Smith commission is not presented as a £150 package.

SAM SMITH / YOUR NEXT PROJECT

08 / DISCUSS YOUR PROJECT

What needs to come out of your footage?

What needs to come out of your footage?

You do not need a complete production brief. Start with the material you have, the films you need and your timing.

You do not need a complete production brief. Start with the material you have, the films you need and your timing.

London Coliseum concert

ENQUIRY SOURCE

Sam Smith / performance editing

Discuss an editing project

Suggested route: finish footage we already have. You can confirm or change it in the enquiry.

Suggested route: finish footage we already have. You can confirm or change it in the enquiry.

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yohanforbes@kumolondon.com

07368 482378

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