Lucien

Film Director and Editor

“The more you’re uncomfortable in a space, usually that’s where the magic happens.”

Being a freelance film director, editor and photographer requires a unique combination of flexibility, creativity and tenacity. You’re always on the move, creating on the fly and editing when you can. Lucien Parsons knows this better than anyone. As a freelance creator working in fashion, music and skateboarding, he has to balance creativity with delivery.

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“I'm always on the go. I'm getting a train or flight, whatever. If I can work on location, it’s extremely helpful.”

Spending part of his time working with major brands like Nike, Timberland, Fred Perry and Adidas, Lucien also maintains his own social channels, showing off skateboarding tricks as well as behind-the-scenes clips of his latest film and photography projects.

Lucien’s unique approach to film-making creates energetic, kinetic and pulsating video content, but also creates a challenge when it comes to technical complexity. Working with mixed media such as VHS, digital and archive footage with different file types, ratios and quality levels makes editing more difficult.

Lucien making playful faces in a collage of skatepark selfies, capturing his energetic personality.

“I don't consider myself a technical person - feeling and emotion is my strong suit. I care about people.”

Being constantly on-the-go also means he’s always having to edit film when and where he can, making constant access to files and tools essential and making it all the more important that routine tasks like file management, uploading and exporting aren’t disruptive.

For Lucien, the reliability, flexibility and simplicity of Podcastle’s Video Editor has helped turn complex time-consuming tasks into something that can be automated and repeated at ease. The fact that the editor is browser-based and all files can be quickly and easily uploaded to the cloud means he can access footage from anywhere and edit during downtime - at home, at the skatepark or on a shoot.

Lucien intensely editing a video on a dual-monitor setup, refining footage for his latest project. Lucien performing a skateboarding trick in a black-and-white photo, showcasing his passion for action and movement.

Lucien’s journey as a film-maker has allowed him to do what he loves, expressing himself through different mediums and sharing his stories with the world. The tools he uses make this possible, not just as a platform for creation, but by freeing his creativity to reach its highest potential.

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