Matthew Longfellow
Biography
My career started as a trainee assistant in the film cutting room working on commercials and music videos. With a passion for film – and music – I soon progressed to editor, working with directors including Nic Roeg, Richard Lester, Mike Hodges, Richard Loncraine, Charles Sturridge, David Mallet and Julian Temple. I then moved into directing commercials, corporates and music videos before broadening my horizons with longform music productions, live concerts and factual programmes. I maintain a love of editing and continue to cut much of my own work, as well as programmes and live concerts for other producers and directors.
I have worked with some of the world’s most successful artists including The Beatles, John Lennon, The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, Cream, Queen, Ronnie Wood, The Who, Blondie, The Doors, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Frank Zappa, Deep Purple, Metallica, The Sex Pistols, Tom Petty, Black Sabbath, Blur, The Kinks, Ray Davies and Jeff Beck.
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Known for
Filmography
- 2021Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!Film · Director

- 2021Classic Albums: The Who Sell OutFilm · Editor

- 2020Somebody Up There Likes MeFilm · Editor

- 2018John & Yoko: Above Us Only SkyFilm · Editor★ 7.1

- 2018Jeff Beck: Still on the RunFilm · Director

- 2017The Beach Boys: Making Pet SoundsFilm · Director, Editorial Consultant

- 2014Genesis: Together and ApartFilm · Editor

- 2010Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet SoundsFilm · Director

- 2010Classic Albums: Rush - 2112 & Moving PicturesFilm · Editor

- 2010Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the TorpedoesFilm · Director

- 2010Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - ParanoidFilm · Director★ 7.1

- 2008Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono BandFilm · Director

- 2007Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite SensationFilm · Director, Editor

- 2006Classic Albums: Cream - Disraeli GearsFilm · Director

- 2006Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the OperaFilm · Director

- 2003Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the MoonFilm · Director★ 7.3

- 2002Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine HeadFilm · Director

- 2002Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex PistolsFilm · Director

- 2002Classic Albums: Def Leppard - HysteriaFilm · Director

- 2001Classic Albums: Metallica - MetallicaFilm · Director, Editor

- 2000blur | The Best OfFilm · Director

- 1997Classic AlbumsSeries · Director

- 1995B-RoadsFilm · Director

- 1994Blur: Showtime - Live At Alexandra PalaceFilm · Director, Editor

- 1993StarshapedFilm · Director, Editor

- 1987AriaFilm · Editor★ 5.4
