About Atul

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    Highly experienced and versatile Producer / Director and Series Director with over 10 years experience across genres .  I value strong narratives and am able to offer stylised visuals without compromising the story.

    I am comfortable working on big multicamera productions as well as being able to adapt to tight budgets and schedules. Able to self shoot on Digi Beta , DSR and Z1 cameras as well as editing on Avid .

    Gastronuts,The Big Experiment , Ross Kemp on Guns, People's Book Of Records, The Art Show, Metroland, The Escape Artist, Feel The Fear, Swapheads, Help ! Teach is Coming to Stay.

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    Credits

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    Come Dine With Me - ITV , United Kingdom
    2012 - Producer/Director
    PD on Series 9 of successful factual entertainment series for York episodes

    Fool Brittania - ITV , Unspecified
    2012 - Producer/Director
    Broadcast pilot for new Dom Joly hidden camera series

    Gastronuts - Objective Productions , United Kingdom
    2009 - Series Director
    New 13 part series. Presenter Stefan Gates turns food into an adventure with the help of the Gastronuts.

    Remote Control Star - Cineflix / CBBC , United Kingdom
    2010 - Series Director
    New Celebrity hidden camera series where celebrities are put into bizarre scenarios with member of the public while being controlled by a team of three young pranksters. Presented by JK and Joel , this multicamera series has been shot on HD using tapeless EX3 cameras. 13 x 30 mins.

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    Employment History

    COME DINE WITH ME (2011 / 2012) - ITV / CH4
    Producer / Director for flagship series. 2 x 30 mins

    FOOL BRITANNIA (2011) - ITV
    Producer / Director for broadcast pilot of new prime time Dom Joly hidden camera comedy series.

    MEET THE PRANKSTERS (2011) - GALLOWGATE / SKY ONE
    Producer / Director for Hidden Camera prank based comedy series.

    INCREDIBLE EDIBLES (2011) - OBJECTIVE / CBBC
    Series Director for Multicamera 'as live' food based factual entertainment. Shot on HD 10 x 30 mins

    REMOTE CONTROL STAR (2010) - CINEFLIX / CBBC
    Series Director for new celebrity hidden camera series where celebrities are put into bizarre scenarios with member of the public while being controlled by a team of three young pranksters. Presented by JK and Joel , this multicamera series has been shot on HD using tapeless EX3 cameras. 13 x 30 mins.

    BDP MEDIA / HOME OFFICE (2010)
    Produced and Directed a 30 minute scripted Drama Corporate for DVD sale. Filmed on HD using Canon 7D.

    Produced and Directed all visual content for 'Unconscious Bias' E-Learning modules.

    GASTRONUTS - Objective Productions / CBBC
    Series Director for Series 1 (2008) & Series 2 (2009) .
    Created the look and style for this groundbreaking new 13 part kids factual entertainment series looking into bizarre food habits from around the world . Presented by Stefan Gates. (26 x 30mins)

    HELP ! TEACH IS COMING TO STAY - CBBC
    Producer / Director (2008)
    Successful presenter led formatted kids entertainment series where a teacher spends a weekend with a student and learns their hobbies culminating in a pressurized challenge test in front of the whole class. Presented by Kristen O'Brien and Johnny Pitts. (2 x 60 mins)

    THE BIG EXPERIMENT - Outline Productions / Discovery
    Producer / Director (2007)
    Six part observational documentary series filming with underachieving East London teenagers who undergo a crash course in Science taught by two of Britain's brightest scientists. The series also involved multicamera filming as well as high end stunts / experiments. (3 x 60mins)

    SELLING HOUSES - Ricochet / Ch4
    Producer / Director (2006 & 2004)
    Factual entertainment property series. (6 x 30 mins)

    FEEL THE FEAR - Darrall Macqueen / CITV
    Series Director (2005)
    Factual entertainment series with presenters undergoing extreme challenges including learning to
    fly, pothole and tame tigers. Set the look and style for series. (7 x 30mins)

    DEAL OR NO DEAL - Endemol /Ch4
    Edit Producer (2005)
    My role involved overseeing the post production and creating the editing style of the first sixty episodes of the series, working closely with the Executive Producers to manage the fast turnaround across a number of edit suites.

    LETHAL ATTRACTION - ROSS KEMP ON GUNS - Lion TV / Sky One
    Producer / Director (2004)
    A one off documentary with Ross Kemp travelling to the States where he journeys across the west coast to meet Gangsters , Cops, Gunstore owners, Victims and Shooters to discover why Americans are so fascinated with guns. Precursor to the 'Ross Kemp on Gangs' series. (1 x 60 mins)

    POLICE BRAVERY AWARDS - Lion TV / Sky One
    Director (2004)
    Drama Reconstructions of Heroic Police Acts. Including Drug Bust Shoot Out, Rescue from a Burning Building & Attempted Suicide from a Motorway Bridge.

    THE ART SHOW - Zeppotron / Ch4
    Director (2004)
    Written by Charlie Brooker. Animation and live action.

    THE ESCAPE ARTIST - Objective Productions / Ch 4
    Director (2003)
    One off documentary for Ch4's Magic Month as we follow American Escapologist Thomas Solomon attempting some death defying stunts. (1 x 60mins)

    PEOPLE'S BOOK OF RECORDS - Zeppotron /Ch4
    Series Director (2002 / 2003)
    Set the look and style of this unique comedy / record breaking series. ( 9 x 30 mins)

    BAN THIS FILTH - Zeppotron /Ch4
    Director (2003)
    Pilot for Eurotrash style series. (1 x 30 mins)

    BEST OF BRITISH - Smile Orange / Comedy Lab (Ch4)
    Director (2002)
    A northern pastiche of Superstars. (1 x 30mins)

    SWAPHEADS - Endemol / Ch5
    Producer / Director (2002)
    Created look and style of this Experimental DocoQuiz series presented by Johnny Ball's floating
    Head. (7 x 30 mins)

    LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION - Ideal World / Ch4
    Director (2002)
    Presenter Led Stylised factual entertainment property series. (4 x 30 mins)

    CHANGING LIVES - Tern TV / UK Style
    Series Director (2001)
    13 part documentary series about people who give up their city lives and move to the Isle of Skye.

    SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT - TalkBack / Ch4
    Director (2001)
    Including Brookside Celebrity Special. Presented by Jayne Middlemiss. (2 x 30 min)

    YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE - Talkback / BBC 2
    Director (2001)
    Financial advice based factual entertainment series. Presented by Alvin Hall. (2 x 30 mins)

    HOUSE DOCTOR - Talkback / Ch5
    Director (2000)
    Property factual entertainment series. Presented by Ann Maurice(6 x 30min)

    FLAVA ON THE LINE - BRIGHTER PICTURES / CH4
    Director / Cameraman / Editor (1999)
    An hour long millenium special travelogue / music documentary. Shot in Europe & Africa. Self shooting on DSR 750.

    METROLAND: BIG TIME - Hawkshead / Carlton
    Director (1998)
    Award Winning documentary about a Dwarf Rock Band trying to be taken seriously in the music business.


    Selected Credits - Film / Commercial/ Corporate / Multi -Media

    "Dadsspace" (Attic Media / DCSF)
    Writer , Producer ,Director for government initiative to launch an interactive website for fathers. Role included creating video strategy , booking celebrities , writing and directing promotional video content. (2008)

    "LNTV" - Multi Media Producer - Working closely with programmers to create visually interesting interactive legal educational programming. (2007)

    "Minimum Wage" (Inland Revenue / Take 3 Media)
    Short Film Drama about starring Shobhu Kapoor and Nina Wadia (2006)

    "If it Don't Kill Ya..." ( 15min Short Film )
    Written, Produced and Directed (Super 16mm)

    "The Factory" & "Old Times" (Whitworth Brothers / Studio 13)
    Producer / Director 2 x 30" commercials . (Super 16mm).

    "Nice One" (Media Trust)
    Producer / Director 60" public service commercial on the Environment. (Super 16mm).


    Education / Training

    Granada TV
    Graduate training for "New Talent". Trained as Lighting Cameraman for six months filming with
    Digibeta and DVC pro cameras. Trained as an Avid Editor for 8 months. Continued Avid editing as a freelance.

    Brunel University
    2:1 BA Hons in Film and Media

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    Education

    Education
    Sep 92 - Jun 95
    BA (Hons) Film, Media & Culture - 2:1 from Brunel University
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    Referees

    Available on Request.
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    Industry Awards

    Award of Exellence 1998 @ Supafest California for "Big Time" (Metroland Documentary).
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    Additional Information

    Industries

    • Commercials, 
    • Corporate, 
    • Film, 
    • TV

    Programme Types

    • Arts, 
    • Childrens, 
    • Comedy, 
    • Commercial, 
    • Cookery, 
    • Corporate, 
    • Documentary, 
    • Drama Reconstruction, 
    • Drama: Short Film, 
    • Dramatised Documentary, 
    • Entertainment, 
    • Environment, 
    • Glamour (Adult), 
    • Leisure, 
    • Magazine, 
    • Music, 
    • Music Promo, 
    • New Media, 
    • Observational Documentary, 
    • Style, 
    • Training, 
    • Travel, 
    • Youth

    Specialisms

    • Arts, 
    • Asian Britain, 
    • Celebrity, 
    • Cinema/Film, 
    • Comedy, 
    • Community, 
    • Corporate Films, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Digi Beta, 
    • Drama, 
    • Ethnic, 
    • Fashion, 
    • Final Cut Pro, 
    • Food, 
    • History, 
    • Human Rights, 
    • International Affairs, 
    • Internet, 
    • Journalism, 
    • Legal/Business Affairs, 
    • Location Filming, 
    • Middle East, 
    • Music, 
    • New Media, 
    • Paranormal, 
    • Popular Culture, 
    • Programme Development, 
    • Religion, 
    • Sex Industry, 
    • South East Asia, 
    • Sport, 
    • Theatre, 
    • Tourism, 
    • Travel, 
    • USA, 
    • Writing, 
    • Youth Culture

    Languages

    • Hindi, 
    • Punjabi, 
    • Urdu

    Licenses

    • Basic Driving (PLG)
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