Selected Testimonials

Words from collaborators, showrunners, directors and producers

  • Sally Woodward Gentle

    CEO, Sid Gentle Films Ltd

    “I had not worked with Jason before Killing Eve, but had wanted to for many years. His reputation for intelligence, sensitivity and invention preceded him. He has shown real flair and creativity on Killing Eve, elevating the material in surprising and interesting ways and always delivering more than was anticipated. I cannot recommend him highly enough.”

  • Frank Spotnitz

    Golden Globe-winning Writer, Producer and Creator of The X-Files, Hunted, The Man in the High Castle

    “Jason is one of the finest editors I have worked with in my long career. I first collaborated with him in 2012 on Hunted, a series I created for HBO Cinemax and the BBC. I discovered Jason had a unique ability to refashion material in unexpected ways, an enormous sensitivity to the use of music, and a talent for cutting picture to music that is extremely rare.”

    “I sought to work with Jason several times since then, but because he’s in high demand, I was only able to reunite with him after I began making The Man in the High Castle for Amazon in 2015. Jason is a true storyteller, and brings a filmmaker’s sensibility to everything he cuts,
    making him more than an editor and a real asset to the whole process.

    Jason becomes invaluable to the overall look, feel and quality of every show he works on.

  • Daniel Percival

    BAFTA-winning Writer / Director

    “Jason Savage is not simply an editor; he is a skilled filmmaker who instinctively interprets and crafts his work in response to the material. I have worked with Jason for over twenty-five years on many projects, in many genres from documentary to drama serials to single TV movies.

    In documentary, Jason is peerless in his ability to ‘find’ the film. In drama, he brings the same aesthetic and critical judgements to bear, never simply ‘cutting the script’, but discovering the film often through hidden gems and finding new ways to look at the material.

    Even when he hasn’t directly edited a film I’ve made, I will always seek his opinion on a cut. He is the best first audience of material I know.”

  • Nicolas Brown

    BAFTA-winning Documentary Filmmaker and Producer–Director

    “Having worked regularly with Jason for over two decades now I can say without hesitation that he is the best editor I have ever worked with, which is why he is always my first choice. The last time we worked together we won a BAFTA for Best Editing.

    Jason’s greatest strength is a brilliant editorial eye. He never seems to lose sight of what the audience will experience, and even when the rest of the team gets ‘too close’ to the subject matter, he always maintains a fresh perspective rich in mood, texture and substance.

    Jason has a background as a drummer, and his use of music is one of his greatest strengths. He cuts with a surprising speed and rhythm that keeps the viewer alert and interested, even with dense and difficult material. Jason’s knowledge of film, directors, editing styles and genres borders on the savant, giving him an incredible palette from which to work.

    Working with Jason has always inspired me to do my best work.”

  • David W. Zucker

    Chief Creative Officer, Scott Free Productions

    “Scott Free hired Jason to join our editorial team on the landmark Amazon series, The Man in the High Castle. This series demanded a level of craft and creative vision whereby our acclaimed showrunner and creator, Frank Spotnitz, deemed Jason’s skills to be of the essence.

    Jason quickly claimed the lead position in post-production, taking on our most complex and critical episodes, typically cutting our premiere and finale shows, and working in close partnership with our series director and producer, Dan Percival.

    Jason is a top-drawer editor who is perennially on our short list of those with whom we are determined to work at every opportunity.”

  • Liz Dobson

    Documentary Filmmaker / Director

    “If you can get Jason Savage to cut your film, you should. He is one of the best editors you will ever work with. He understands your rushes visually, narratively and emotionally. He squeezes every drop of life out of your material and even finds life in it you didn’t know was there when you shot it.

    He is fast, decisive, and he is almost always right. Oh, and he’s funny too.”

  • David Scarpa

    Acclaimed Screenwriter (Napoleon, Gladiator II, All the Money in the World), Coshowrunner and Writer of The Man in the High Castle

    “As Executive Producer and co-showrunner of Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle, I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with Jason Savage over the past year. Our show has benefitted from the extraordinary strengths that have made Mr. Savage one of the most indemand editors in television.

    As an editor with twenty years’ experience in documentaries, Jason has an intuitive ability to reinvent and reshape footage to bring out hidden dramatic nuance and emotion. He has an eye for things in a scene that lesser editors often miss, and as such is a huge asset to the directors he works with. More than once, I’ve seen Jason take a poorly performed or covered scene and find a way to make it sing. My co-showrunner, the BAFTA-winning director Dan Percival, has worked with Jason for years and prefers not to work with anyone else.

    Additionally, Jason’s experience makes him an asset in addressing practical problems such as network notes, music scoring and sound design. As such, Jason has been a unique asset to our show, and we hope to keep working with him in the future.”

  • James Cohen

    Documentary Filmmaker and Producer–Director

    “Jason Savage’s grasp of narrative and understanding of character, coupled with his actual editing skills and dextrous use of music, make him quite simply one of the best documentary editors working in Britain today. Able to work either independently or closely with others, I cannot recommend him highly enough.”