Offline Editor · TVC · Digital · Music Video · Travel Content · Short Film

Elyas
Adnan

Emotion Manipulator / Narrative Architect (read: video editor)

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00:00:42:12 The Role

Offline editing.
That's the whole reel.

I take raw footage and build it into a story — selection, performance, structure, rhythm, and pacing — through to picture lock. That narrative architecture is the foundation every finished film is built upon, whether it's a 15-second cutdown or a short film.

From there, the picture lock is handed off to dedicated specialists for finishing. I work closely with them throughout, but I keep my lane deliberately exclusive to offline editing so the one thing I do, I do properly.

Where I sit in the pipeline

Shoot

prior stage

Offline Edit

this is me

Online / Color

specialist

Sound

specialist

Not part of this service: color grading, online conform / VFX, motion graphics, and sound design or mix. Those go to dedicated colorists, online artists and sound designers — I collaborate closely with them, but I don't deliver those disciplines myself.

01

Organization & Selects

Before the story takes shape, the footage needs order — logging, syncing, and selects that surface the best material so nothing worth using gets lost.

02

Director & Client Collaboration

Close, iterative collaboration to keep the edit aligned with the brief and the vision.

03

Structure to Picture Lock

Finding the shape of the story, setting the rhythm, and carrying it through assembly and revisions to a locked cut.

04

Multi-Format Cutdowns

One shoot, many deliverables — TVC masters, cut down and reframed for digital and social formats.

00:01:58:04 The Archive

My Work

Mister Potato Chinese New Year Classics Parody thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2026

Mister Potato Chinese New Year Classics Parody

WONDA World Cup thumbnail
TVC
2022

WONDA World Cup

CIMB Kita Bagi Jadi - Aman RA ft. Dato' Azizul Awang thumbnail
MUSIC VIDEO BRANDED CONTENT
2025

CIMB Kita Bagi Jadi — Aman RA ft. Dato’ Azizul Awang

Grab — Durian Tanpa Drama thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2023

Grab — Durian Tanpa Drama

KFC K-Seaweed Rice Twister thumbnail
TVC DIGITAL ADS
2026

KFC K-Seaweed Rice Twister

Iklan Raya 2025 - Rumah Terbuka Kabel Besar thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2025

Iklan Raya 2025 - Rumah Terbuka Kabel Besar

Maybank's Security Awareness Campaign Video thumbnail
MUSIC VIDEO
2023

Maybank’s Security Awareness Campaign Video

Tourism Malaysia - Malaysia in The Moment (Experience) thumbnail
TVC DIGITAL ADS TRAVEL CONTENT
2017

Tourism Malaysia — Malaysia in The Moment (Experience)

AirAsia Vitamin Sea Travel Series thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT TRAVEL CONTENT
2018

AirAsia Vitamin Sea Travel Series

Boost Bank - No Juicing, Just Banking thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2026

Boost Bank — No Juicing, Just Banking

Bath & Body Works | Own Your Shower thumbnail
DIGITAL ADS
2026

Bath & Body Works | Own Your Shower

ChaTraMue: Rasa Kaw Ori Thai thumbnail
DIGITAL ADS
2026

ChaTraMue: Rasa Kaw Ori Thai

Subway presents... Subpizza thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2025

Subway presents... Subpizza

Jollibee Original Chicken Sandwich - Crunchy, Juicy, Tasty Winner! thumbnail
DIGITAL ADS
2025

Jollibee Original Chicken Sandwich - Crunchy, Juicy, Tasty Winner!

GSPARX Malaysia - Commercial thumbnail
TVC DIGITAL ADS
2025

GSPARX Malaysia - Commercial

ASNB CNY 2025 | Jom Mula, baru Huat! thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT MUSIC VIDEO
2025

ASNB CNY 2025 | Jom Mula, baru Huat!

NESCAFÉ GOLD | Stir Love into the Celebrations thumbnail
TVC
2025

NESCAFÉ GOLD | Stir Love into the Celebrations

Jollibee's NEW Original Chicken Nuggets thumbnail
DIGITAL ADS
2024

Jollibee’s NEW Original Chicken Nuggets

Mulakan dengan ASNB: Bina Simpanan, Bina Kegembiraan thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2024

Mulakan dengan ASNB: Bina Simpanan, Bina Kegembiraan

TikTok Shop #JomLokal thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2024

TikTok Shop #JomLokal

Chipsmore - More Chocolate Chunks! thumbnail
TVC DIGITAL ADS
2024

Chipsmore - More Chocolate Chunks!

Lifebuoy Malaysia - No Missed Family Moments thumbnail
TVC DIGITAL ADS
2024

Lifebuoy Malaysia — No Missed Family Moments

Time Internet | SME Campaign thumbnail
DIGITAL ADS
2024

Time Internet | SME Campaign

BerZUSah-ZUSah Dahulu, Beraya-Raya Kemudian thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2024

BerZUSah-ZUSah Dahulu, Beraya-Raya Kemudian

Watson's Chinese New Year Ad thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2024

Watson’s Chinese New Year Ad

Grab Ads - Accidental Ads thumbnail
DIGITAL ADS
2024

Grab Ads — Accidental Ads

Time Internet's CNY Your Father's Ad thumbnail
DIGITAL ADS
2024

Time Internet’s CNY Your Father’s Ad

Chagee Malaysia thumbnail
DIGITAL ADS
2024

Chagee Malaysia

GOODDAY CHARGE - Charge Up Athletes of Today thumbnail
DIGITAL ADS
2023

GOODDAY CHARGE — Charge Up Athletes of Today

100Plus's #KIPID100 thumbnail
DIGITAL ADS TVC
2023

100Plus’s #KIPID100

GrabMart ft. Jaya Grocer - Sama Saja thumbnail
MUSIC VIDEO
2023

GrabMart ft. Jaya Grocer - Sama Saja

The Good Policy by Berjaya Sompo Insurance thumbnail
DIGITAL ADS
2023

The Good Policy by Berjaya Sompo Insurance

GRAB X KLEAN - The Plastik Lama Machine thumbnail
MUSIC VIDEO BRANDED CONTENT
2023

GRAB X KLEAN — The Plastik Lama Machine

Jacob's Cream Crackers: Back For More thumbnail
TVC DIGITAL ADS
2023

Jacob’s Cream Crackers: Back For More

Fernleaf TVC thumbnail
TVC DIGITAL ADS
2023

Fernleaf TVC

Petronas TechTok Infotainment Series thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2023

Petronas TechTok Infotainment Series

JobStreet by SEEK thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2023

JobStreet by SEEK

Grab - Iklan Raya 2023: Suasana Hari Rabu thumbnail
TVC BRANDED CONTENT
2023

Grab — Iklan Raya 2023: Suasana Hari Rabu

#RancakkanRaya Bersama PETRONAS! thumbnail
TVC DIGITAL ADS
2023

#RancakkanRaya Bersama PETRONAS!

Grab - The most boring ride, ever. #IWD2023 thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2023

Grab — The most boring ride, ever. #IWD2023

Time Presents: Out Of The Zone thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2023

Time Presents: Out Of The Zone

OPPO Raya Super Gempak Music Video ft. Naim Daniel thumbnail
MUSIC VIDEO
2023

OPPO Raya Super Gempak Music Video ft. Naim Daniel

Eastspring Investment thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2022

Eastspring Investment

UMW Toyota Malaysia | Filem Hari Kebangsaan & Hari Malaysia thumbnail
MUSIC VIDEO
2022

UMW Toyota Malaysia | Filem Hari Kebangsaan & Hari Malaysia

Good Virtues Co. - Serlahkan Serimu thumbnail
TVC BRANDED CONTENT
2022

Good Virtues Co. — Serlahkan Serimu

Grab 90-minute flash sale — World Cup Commercials thumbnail
DIGITAL ADS
2022

Grab 90-minute flash sale — World Cup Commercials

XPAX Mix & Match thumbnail
TVC DIGITAL ADS
2022

XPAX Mix & Match

Grab's Independence Day and Malaysia Day Film - Percayalah thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2022

Grab’s Independence Day and Malaysia Day Film — Percayalah

KFC App thumbnail
DIGITAL ADS
2022

KFC App

Naik Pangkat Your Internet with Kabel Besar! thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2022

Naik Pangkat Your Internet with Kabel Besar!

GrabFood 5-Stars thumbnail
DIGITAL ADS
2022

GrabFood 5-Stars

Grab End Durian Distancing thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2022

Grab End Durian Distancing

Road to Fanfest: Gamelawan (Director's Cut) thumbnail
BRANDED CONTENT
2018

Road to Fanfest: Gamelawan (Director’s Cut)

Tourism Malaysia - Malaysia in The Moment (Adventure) thumbnail
TVC DIGITAL ADS TRAVEL CONTENT
2017

Tourism Malaysia — Malaysia in The Moment (Adventure)

YTFF City Stories: Hong Kong thumbnail
TRAVEL CONTENT
2017

YTFF City Stories: Hong Kong

00:02:35:00 Recognition

Awards

ADFEST 2025

Papayah (Short Film)

  • Gold — New Director Lotus

Kancils Sick Six 2024

Papayah (Short Film)

  • Jury’s Choice
  • People’s Choice

YouTube Works Awards

BerZUSah-ZUSah Dahulu, Beraya-Raya Kemudian

  • Best of Festive (Winner)
  • Best in Malaysia (1st Runner Up)

Kancil Awards 2024

Time Internet’s Your Father’s Ad

  • Silver — Film (Online): Single
  • Bronze — Film Direction: Single

Kancil Awards 2023

Grab’s Independence Day and Malaysia Day Film

  • Merit — Film (Online): Single

Kancil Awards 2023

GrabMart x JayaGrocer Sama Saja

  • Silver — Film (Online): Single

Kancil Awards 2023

Grab’s The Most Boring Ride

  • Silver — Film (Online): Single
  • Bronze — Creative Effectiveness: Film & Branded Content

Kancil Awards 2023

Grab’s Durian Tanpa Drama

  • Bronze — Creative Effectiveness: Film & Branded Content

Kancil Awards 2023

Maybank’s #MacamYesMaybeNot

  • Silver — Music in Film Content
  • Bronze — Film Direction: Single

The Markies Awards 2023

WONDA At Every Corner

  • Gold — Most Creative: World Cup Related Campaign
00:02:58:00 Trusted By

Brands I’ve Cut For

ASNB Goodday TikTok Shop CIMB Maybank Eastspring Jacob’s Boost Bank Bath & Body Works UMW Toyota Tourism Malaysia AirAsia Chagee YouTube Fanfest Berjaya Sompo KFC Watson’s Time Internet NESCAFÉ Good Virtues Co. Lifebuoy ChaTraMue Mister Potato Grab 100Plus WONDA JobStreet GSPARX Chipsmore Subway Petronas OPPO XPAX Fernleaf Jollibee
00:03:20:00 Get In Touch

Let's cut
something together.