David Melero Terrén

Assistant Editor & VFX Editor

Me in 10 seconds

Born in Zaragoza, based in Madrid
Studied Cinematography and specialized in Film Editing and Post Production
Solid knowledge as an Assistant Editor with Avid Media Composer
Member of AMAE (Spanish Association of Film Editors)
Passionate about learning and constant improvement
Currently working as VFX Editor at XReality Studios Madrid

Career

2023: started as visual effects editor in XReality Studios to work in Culpa Mía (produced by Pokeepsie Films for Prime Video), Balenciaga (produced by Moriarti Produkzioak and Irusoin for Disney+), The Legend of Ochi (produced by Encyclopedia Pictura for A24, directed by Isaiah Saxon and edited by Paul Rogers) and Zorro (produced by Secuoya Studios for Prime Video)

2023: moved to XReality Studios in Madrid Content City to work as visual effects editor trainee in Awareness (produced by Federation Spain for Prime Video) and Montecristo (produced by Secuoya Studios and Movistar+ for ViX)

2022: started as an assistant editor trainee on the documentary Charlie Chaplin, A Man of the World, produced by Atlantika Films, directed by Carmen Chaplin and edited by Julia Juániz

Education

2018 – 2023: Bachelor’s Degree in Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts specialized in Editing and Post Production, Escuela TAI (Madrid)

2016 – 2018: Higher Technician in Production of Audiovisual Projects and Shows, CPIFP Los Enlaces (Zaragoza)

Courses

2023: Assistant Editor Course in AMAE with Carmen de Couto, Emilio Pittier and Álvaro Monzón

2022: Color Management & HDR Workshop in Netflix Post Production Summit 2022 with Victor Martí and Berta Coderch

2022: Assistant Editor Course in LENS with Carmen de Couto, César Herradura, Adriá Castell and Álvaro Monzón

2022: VFX Editor Workshop by Netflix powered by TEMPO in association with AMAE & AMMAC with Liyana Mansor and Lukas Lerch

2019: Attendee of the Film Editing course in TAI‘s Film Editing and Post Production Master with Iván Aledo