Paul Machliss (born 1972) is an Australian film and television editor. He has worked on TV series such as ''

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'' and '' The IT Crowd'', as well as on

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's television series ''

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'' and feature films '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' (2010), '' The World's End'' (2013), and '' Baby Driver'' (2017).

Early life and career

Machliss was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and is a graduate of

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. He got his start working as a

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on ''

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'', an Australian sketch comedy series. He went to work in a post-production facility, serving as a videotape librarian and operator. While at this job, Machliss taught himself how to use the company's editing suite, allowing him to get a job editing advertisements and corporate videos. He then worked freelance on a

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, after which he relocated to the UK and worked as an online editor for several post-production facilities. From there, he was hired as a freelance editor to work on British television series, including ''

'' and ''Black Books''. His work on these series got him a job editing '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'', directed by

, in 2010. In 2013, he served as the editor for '' The World's End'', also directed by Wright.

Filmography

Credits adapted from Machliss' agency website.

Film

Television

References

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