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Most of my employment experience has been focused on the production of factual documentaries and light entertainment magazines for television, with commercials from the corporate sector also playing a part.  

My skills span across the board and include: development, research, writing, producing, directing, camera operating, lighting, editing, sound design and motion graphics animation.

With a long string of television credits as an assistant producer, and more recently as a self-shooting producer/director, and loads of freelancing as a lighting camera operator and as an off-line editor, I feel confidently mature in my abilities.

My passion in television production stems from my interest in stories. I'm a people person and I'm fascinated by the world and all its wonder and drama.

My strong interpersonal skills play a key part in my success. Contributor acquisition, relationship building, communication and directing all come naturally to me.

Also, through my passion and practice of programme making, I've landed myself into a comfort zone where I feel completely confident as a craftsman in the technical and theoretical aspects of storytelling for the screen.
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Credits

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Advertisements - New Technology Institute Birmingham , United Kingdom
2011 - Editor (Final Cut Pro)
Lead Editor at busy Production House producing high-spec corporate content. Also self-shooting various projects.

Evil Up Close - First Look TV , United Kingdom
2011 - Editor
Editor for A&E documentary series

Embarrassing Bodies - Maverick TV , United Kingdom
2010 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Self-shoot & Edit for Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies

The Gadget Show - North One Television , United Kingdom
2008 - Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
produce, self-shoot and edit gadget technology segments

Gala TV - Endemol , United Kingdom
2007 - Director
Directed/vision-mixed for Sky gaming entertainment show

One Water for Africa - Fruit Tree Films , United Kingdom
2007 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Produced and directed for Channel 4 ad campaign highlighting water shortages in rural South Africa

Ancient Discoveries - Wild Dream Films , United Kingdom
2006 - Assistant Producer
Researched and coordinated historical series exploring ancient technologies

Storm Stories - Towers Productions , United States of America
2005 - Assistant Producer
Developed and coordinated for documentary series with search and rescue stories

The Season - Intersport , United States of America
2004 - Assistant Producer
Field produced story lines for American football fly on the wall documentary series

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Employment History

Editor - "Evil Up Close" A&E
(First Look TV )
• AVID Editor for US crime documentary series.

Editor/Camera Op Advertisements
(The New Technology Institute-Birmingham City University)
• Manage production team and write, produce, direct, shoot and edit television and web corporate ads.

Producer/Director/Camera Op/Editor - "Embarrassing Bodies" Channel 4
(Maverick TV - All3Media)
• Write, Shoot, direct and edit features for 'health and wellbeing' lifestyle series.

Shooting AP/Editor - "The Gadget Show" Channel 5
(North One Television - All3Media)
• Shoot, direct and edit weekly segments for 'gadget' technology series.

Director/Vision Mixer - "Gala TV" Sky
(Endemol)
• 'Live' television interactive entertainment- Write scripts for promos & evening show, direct & vision mix studio output nightly

Director/Editor - "One Water" Channel 4
(Fruit Tree Films)
• Advert & documentary highlight water shortages in Africa- Recruit celebrity presenters and technical crew, write treatment, scripts & storyboards, field produce & direct shooting on location in South Africa, edit

Producer/Director - "Sister City Sisters"
(Maverick TV)
• Ob-Doc follows art students on exchange between Chicago and Birmingham- Develop treatment, write script, source contributors and locations, field produce & shoot/direct

Assistant Producer - "Ancient Discoveries III" The History Channel
(Wild Dream Films)
• History series focuses on technology from ancient world -Research & source experts, develop content, co-ordinate/manage international locations & field produce

Shooting AP - "Hurricane Katrina" "Charley's Angels"-Nat Geo

(Towers Productions)
• Prime time documentaries with extraordinary search & rescue stories-Source experts, develop segments/write scripts, co-ordinate locations & field produce, direct interviews & drama recreations, operate camera, produce edit

Assistant Producer - "The Season" ESP
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(Intersport)
• Ob-Doc series follows the personal stories of footballers and their teams-Team/players liaison, research & develop storylines, field produce & interview talent, direct & shoot scenes, devise CGI & manage edit

Assistant Producer - "World's Greatest Auto Shows" Fox
(Intersport)
• Magazine series showcases hottest new rides in automobile market-Conceive segments, research/write scripts, source auto experts & talent participation, field produce/interview talent, license archive footage

Researcher
(Cicada Films)
"Secret of the Buried Armies" - Channel 4
"Last Post" 1st Edition" - ITN
"Riders on the Storm" and "Oldest Mummies in the World" - NAT GEO
"Secrets of the Sands" and "Painted Horses"- Discovery


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Education

BA Sociology - University of Wisconsin

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Technical Equipment

My equipment: HD Canon XH-A1, various lighting, dolly, shotgun & radio wireless mics, Final Cut Pro Studio & Adobe Suite
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Referees


Oliver Williams - Director - The New Technology Institute

Jonnie Turpie - Managing Director - Maverick TV
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Skills

Cameras - Sony (DSR 450/570, EX1, EX3, Z1, Z7, PD170/150), Cannon (XL1/2, XH, XF305), JVC (HD110U), Panasonic (DVX100, HVX200)

Post Production - Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Studio, Adobe suite, Logic 

Full clean drivers license, US & EU passports
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Additional Information

Industries

  • Commercials, 
  • Corporate, 
  • TV

Programme Types

  • Commercial, 
  • Corporate, 
  • Documentary, 
  • Drama Reconstruction, 
  • Dramatised Documentary, 
  • Entertainment, 
  • Game Show, 
  • Historical Documentary, 
  • Live TV, 
  • Magazine, 
  • Observational Documentary, 
  • Reality TV, 
  • Sport, 
  • Studio Direction

Specialisms

  • Corporate Films, 
  • Crime, 
  • Final Cut Pro, 
  • High-Definition, 
  • Location Filming, 
  • People Finding, 
  • Photography, 
  • Programme Development, 
  • South Africa, 
  • Sport, 
  • USA

Languages

  • English, 
  • French

Permits

  • EU, 
  • USA

Licenses

  • Basic Driving (PLG)
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