About Claire

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    I enjoy working in all genres of TV, I'm hard working, a fast learner, very organised and I love a challenge!

    Key Skills

    • Budgets, schedules, cost monitoring, very organised and proficient on Word & Excel
    • Contracts, risk assessments, health & safety
    • Archive footage & stills - rate negotiations & clearance
    • Negotiating rates & deals with suppliers (e.g crew, kit & post production)
    • Managing post production, delivery process & paperwork
    • Vast experience in foreign filming (USA, Europe, hostile environments - Palestine,Lebanon, Gaza) as well as filming throughout the UK - on location & studio based
    • Drama reconstruction - location & contributor finding, logistics, costumes & props


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    Credits

    • Blue
    • Pink
    Monster Moves (Series 6) - Windfall Films , England
    2013 - Production Manager
    Dec 2012 - Present
    6 x 60: Channel 5 & Cineflix - Fast paced engineering series
    Managing hectic & very unpredictable shooting schedules with self-shooting production team.
    Gaining complicated access, risk assessments and liaising with locations and contributors.
    Cost reporting, negotiating rates, managing constantly changing schedules working to a tight budget
    Overseeing Post Production, Online & Delivery


    The Listening Post & The Arabs: A People's History - Al Jazeera English , England
    2012 - Production Manager
    Sept - Dec 2012
    Weekly current affairs series & 8 x 60 documentaries charting the history of the Arab world
    Overseeing edits, VTs and delivery of weekly show
    Managing complex shoots in Libya, Egypt, Lebanon & Tunisia, liaising with fixers, arranging edits and working to a small budget.


    Convergence, Triptych & Paralympia - Christie HQ , England
    2012 - Production Manager
    Jul - Sept 2012
    3 x Films for Opening & Closing Ceremonies of Paralympics and Channel 4
    Hectic shooting schedule, cost reporting, negotiating rates, liaising with L2012 Ceremonies regarding locations, props and costumes. Large film set and crew, organising logistics, managing team.


    Development - Various - Dragonfly TV , United Kingdom
    2011 - Production Manager
    Aug 2010 - Feb 2011
    Managing busy development department and overseeing transition into production (Budgets, cost monitoring, CRB checked, health & safety, staffing, taster tapes, delivery)

    People & Power & Programmes Department - Al Jazeera English , United Kingdom
    2009 - Production Manager
    Mar 09 - Aug 2010:
    Weekly current affairs show. Cost monitoring, budgets and paperwork. Weekly studio filming. Main contact with Indies

    Dispatches - Snapper TV , United Kingdom
    2009 - Production Co-ordinator
    SENIOR PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR
    Feb - Mar 09: 2 x 60 Min - How they Squander our Billions & The Trouble with Boris

    Working with Head of Production, on 2 x specialist fast turn around current affairs programmes.
    Day to day running of production and cost monitoring.
    Sourcing and clearing archive material.


    Nigella's Christmas Kitchen - Flashback Television Ltd , United Kingdom
    2008 - Production Manager
    Aug - Dec 2008: 5 x 30 (3 new & 2 reversions).Cookery series. BBC & ID distribution. Fast turn around. Overseeing team and location. Sourcing props and equipment. Cost Reporting, Schedules, post production & delivery.

    Andy McNab's Tour of Duty - Flashback Television Ltd , United Kingdom
    2008 - Production Manager
    Mar - Jul 2008: 6 x 60: Presenter led Documentary Series, fronted by Andy McNab - ITV & Granada Intl.
    Overseeing Budget, Cost Report, Schedules and general running of production. Dealing with the MOD. Organising & overseeing shoots (Interviews & Recon), archive, graphics, post production & delivery...Very fast turn around.

    50 Things You Need To Know About British History - Flashback Television Ltd , United Kingdom
    2008 - Production Co-ordinator
    Senior Production Co-ordinator
    Jan - Jul 2008: 7 x 60 Presenter led Documentary Series - History Channel and The Daily Telegraph. Organising all shoots, studio, location, interview & reconstruction. Expenses, cost report, travel, kit, crews, delivery & paperwork.

    When Hell Freezes - Flashback Television Ltd , United Kingdom
    2007 - Production Co-ordinator
    Senior Production Co-ordinator
    Oct 2007: 1 x 90' Documentary about an Antarctic Expedition - Channel 4. Reversion, fast turnaround - Arranging re-edit, additional footage, budget, delivery and paperwork

    Brian Keenan: Back to Beirut - Flashback Television Ltd , United Kingdom
    2007 - Production Co-ordinator
    Senior Production Co-ordinator
    June 2007 - Jan 2008: 1 x 60' Documentary - BBC 2, following former hostage, Brian Keenan's return to Lebanon.
    Organising travel, filming, post production & paperwork.

    Palestine School Series: 2 Schools in Nablus - Flashback Television Ltd , United Kingdom
    2007 - Production Co-ordinator
    Senior Production Co-ordinator
    May - Nov 2007: Al Jazeera English & Teachers TV.
    Organising a month's filming in Nablus, West Bank. Liaising with fixers and overseeing production.

    Weaponology 2 - Elite Forces - Flashback Television Ltd , United Kingdom
    2007 - Production Co-ordinator
    May - Dec 2007: 13 part documentary series for Discovery Channel with a fast turnaround. Organising and overseeing all International & UK shoots - Interviews and often complex Drama Reconstruction. Cost report, responsible for day to day running of production, working with a large production team.

    Weaponology - Flashback Television Ltd , United Kingdom
    2006 - Production Co-ordinator
    Sept 2006 - April 2007: 13 part documentary series for Discovery with a fast turnaround. Organising shoots - UK, US & Europe - Interviews & Drama reconstruction. Organising day to day running of the production. Final Post-Production, Delivery & Paperwork. Skillset Production Management Course

    Unreported World - Series 12 - Quicksilver Media , United Kingdom
    2006 - Production Co-ordinator
    July - Sept 2006: 10 Part hard hitting current affairs series - Channel 4
    Organising Travel, Visas, Crews, training, paperwork (as below with more responsibility)

    Various - Love Productions , United Kingdom
    2006 - Production Co-ordinator
    April - July 2006:

    Working with Head of Production.
    assisting with day to day running of various productions, PAC paperwork and clear up.
    'Cant Stop Eating' (Channel 4),
    'Animal Attacks'(Five)
    'Mean Machines of War' (five)

    Pre-production & Development
    'Cirque Du Celebritie'(Sky One)
    'Teen Town' (BBC 3)

    Unreported World - Series 11 - Mentorn Oxford , United Kingdom
    2006 - Production Co-ordinator
    Jan - Mar 2006: hard-hitting current affairs series - Channel 4
    Preparing crews for travel and filming in hostile environments
    Organising and preparing day to day paperwork and admin, Visas, travel arrangements, training courses, petty cash and expenses.

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    Employment History

    Other Relevant Experience:

    FLASHBACK TELEVISION LTD, London
    June - Sept 2007

    Production Co-ordinator - Soviet War Scare 1983/1983: The Brink of Apocalypse

    Joint production - Discovery USA & Channel 4 (UK & International)
    Overseeing final post production, Delivery, paperwork, general clear up.

    IWC MEDIA, London
    March - April 2006

    Production Co-ordinator - Various

    MENTORN TV, London
    May 2005 - Jan 2006

    PA/Office Manager (July 2005-Jan 2006)

    Covering various productions, helping organsise and going on shoots: Unreported World (Ch 4), Question Time (BBC 1), Real Crime - drama recon (ITV 1), The Domesday Code - with Tony Robinson (Channel 4), Make Me a Baby UK (BBC 3), Half Ton Man and Britains Worst (Five).

    Archive Researcher / Production Assistant (May-July 2005)

    Car Wars (BBC 1)

    FUSION POST PRODUCTION, London
    January 2004 - May 2005

    Edit Assistant

    Digitising, conformS, VTR transfers and trouble-shooting problems with the Avid edit suites and Symphonies.
    BBC: Holiday, What not to Wear, How Clean is your House?...

    Librarian
    Receptionist / Trainee Assistant / Runner
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    Education

    University of Southampton: Media and Film Studies degree 2:1

    Dames Alice Owens School, Potters Bar:
    4 A-levels
    10 GCSE's
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    Skills

    • First Option Health & Safety Course - Sept 10
    • London Fire Brigade Fire warden training - Nov 09
    • Basic First Aid Certificate - Mar 08
    • Skillset Production Management Course - Sept 06
    • Basic editing, digitising & troubleshooting on Avid - Jan 04 - May 05


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    Additional Information

    Industries

    • TV

    Programme Types

    • Arts, 
    • Biography, 
    • Comedy, 
    • Cookery, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Documentary, 
    • Drama Reconstruction, 
    • Drama: Short Film, 
    • Drama: Television Serial, 
    • Dramatised Documentary, 
    • Entertainment, 
    • Food, 
    • Historical Documentary, 
    • Motoring, 
    • Natural History, 
    • News, 
    • Observational Documentary, 
    • Science, 
    • Sitcom, 
    • Studio Debate

    Specialisms

    • Celebrity, 
    • Cookery, 
    • Copyright Clearance, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Drama, 
    • Food, 
    • History, 
    • International Affairs, 
    • Location Filming, 
    • News & Current Affairs, 
    • Period Drama, 
    • Travel, 
    • USA

    Licenses

    • Basic Driving (PLG)
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