Emergency with Angela Griffin - Outline Productions , United Kingdom
2011 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
SKY One / Nov '11 (8x45min, Ob-doc. TX Jan '12)

Shooting on Sony EX3 with Nano-flash, I shadowed paramedics responding to 999 emergencies and produced stories about the patients they treated.


Bizarre Crime - Maverick TV , United Kingdom
2011 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Jun-Sept '11 (8x30min, Documentary. TX Oct '11)

Shooting on Canon XF305 with Letus DoF adapter and prime lenses, producing heavily scripted and stylised retrospective films combining recon, archive, actuality and interviews with police, victims, and witnesses. Involved a range of legal and compliance issues.


Emergency Bikers - RDF , United Kingdom
2011 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Apr-May '11 (6x60min, Ob-Doc. TX Feb '11)

Shadowed the Police on emergency callouts to road traffic accidents and various other incidents. Negotiated access, identified stories and reacted to rapidly unfolding events - PD'ing character-led stories


What's Your Goal? - North One Television , United Kingdom
2011 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
(3x30min, Ob-Doc. TX Sep '11)
Collaborating with premiership football clubs, this N-Power ad-funded documentary follows teenagers as sports professionals mentor them. Filming on Canon XF305, I setup and filmed 6 surprise 'reveals' as


Children's Champions Awards  - STV (Sky Living) , United Kingdom
2011 - Producer/Director
(1x90min, Live Awards Show / OB / VTs. TX Apr '11)
PD'ing VTs on a variety of sensitive subjects involving children and their families, using Full HD camera crews, producing edits and VFX for the films PD'ing visit to Downing St. to meet Prime Minister. PD'ing live OB elements of the star-studded awards show.


Nelson Mandela: Superstar - Hey Buddy (Channel 4) , United Kingdom
2011 - DV Director
Fast turnaround documentary, chronicling the life of Nelson Mandela, with contributions from celebrities and members of the public as well as friends and associates of Mandela. Contributor finding, celebrity booking, negotiating access, setting up shoots / locations, self-shooting / directing on Canon 5D and Canon XF305


Stansted: The Inside Story - RDF (Channel 5) , United Kingdom
2010 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Ob-doc about Stansted Airport. Shadowing police, security staff and other key personnel. Story producing and self-shooting on Sony EX3 with Nanoflash

Hotter Than My Daughter - Endemol (BBC3) , England
2010 - Director
Make-over show hosted by ex-Atomic Kitten, Liz McClarnon. Script-writing, Producing / Directing back-stories. Studio 2nd camera on Sony DSR 450


1916: The Musical - 1916 Productions , England
2010 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Ob-doc about the cast and crew of a controversial musical about the Irish uprising. Developing the format, script-writing, self-shooting, directing and offline editing pilot episode as well as promo for potential sponsors.


Cowboy Trap - Mentorn (BBC1) , United Kingdom
2009 - DV Director
Contributor finding, Self-shooting / Directing talent and contributors on this heavily formatted BBC returning series. Devised Sony XDCAM EX tapeless workflow and edited taster tapes for commisioner.

Splash - Media Trust / The Community Channel , United Kingdom
2009 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
(Docu-short for the Splash charity, TX Dec '09, The Community Channel)

Short documentary film about the work of Splash, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people at risk of entering the criminal justice system. Self-shot, produced, directed and edited.


Crimewatch Roadshow - BBC (BBC1) , United Kingdom
2009 - DV Director
Self-shot, directed (PSC) and edited 6 appeal / reconstruction films up to 8 minutes each - Shadowed police on 999 calls and filmed police raids and special operations - Live TX week; researching, shooting, cutting reactive, fast turnaround stories within 24 hours and OB AP.

The Substitute - Target TV (UKTV) , United Kingdom
2008 - Development AP
(6x50min, UKTV)
Sourced 6 Secondary Schools across the UK and successfully negotiated access.

The Nest - Freehand (SBS) , Australia
2008 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
(6x50min observational format, TX Summer 08, SBS - Australia)
An observational documentary series that explores the reasons why a growing number of adults are choosing to live with their parents rather than live independently:

• Casting Producer: Responsible for casting 3 suitable families
  
• DV Producer / Director: Self-shot, produced on location with one of the selected families.
  
• Post-Production AP: Wrote edit briefs and produced edits and was generally responsible for prioritising scenes and structuring episodes.

Make My Child Brilliant - Electric Sky (Channel 5) , United Kingdom
2007 - Assistant Producer
(6x50min Format, TX Spring 08, Channel 5)
Brand new series in which child development expert, Bernadette Tynan, visits schools across the country seeking out hidden gifts and talents.

• Negotiated access to schools around the country.
  
• Cast pupils based on specific criteria.
  
• Recce'd various schools around the country.
  
• Sourced props and specialist prop-makers.
  
• Second camera on location.

The Castration Cure  - Electric Sky (Channel 4) , United Kingdom
2007 - Assistant Producer
(1x50min, documentary, TX Autumn 07, Channel 4)
A documentary examining the treatment and rehabilitation of sex offenders in the U.S. where castration is offered as a form of treatment.

• Directed and produced interviews and actuality with key contributors using Digi-beta crew.
  
• Sourced contributors and traced sex-offenders and their victims;
• Negotiated access to various institutions including court houses and county jails
  
• Set up location shoots in the U.S.
  
• Sourced extensive archive material ranging from television news bulletins to historical archive footage.

Michelle & Andy's Big Day - Endemol , United Kingdom
2006 - Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
Series following Michelle Heaton (Liberty X) & Andy Scott-Lee as they marry and honeymoon under the full glare of the media spotlight.

• Self-shooting and producing key sequences in the run up to their wedding.
  
• Set up location shoot in Maldives where they honeymooned.
  
• Story producing and self-shooting on their wedding day.

Level Up  - BBC , United Kingdom
2006 - Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
(60min, weekdays, TX April 06 - Sept 06, BBC2 / CBBC)
CBBC's flagship live and interactive, multi-platform breakfast show was a mixture between live studio and VT, as well as online and mobile content.

• Studio Team: Conceived and developed studio items.
  
• Scripted studio items and briefed presenters.
  
• Booked guests.
  
• Self-shot and cut VT inserts.
  
• Studio Film Team: Scripted VT films
  
• Directed and produced Digi-Beta camera shoots
  
• Produced VT edits
  
• Directed and produced multi-platform content
  
• Self-shot on Z1

Trauma - BBC , United Kingdom
2006 - Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
Observational series based in the A&E department of the Royal Liverpool Hospital.

• Sourced suitable patients for filming
  
• Built and maintained relationships with contributors and A&E staff
  
• Self-shot (Z1), directed and produced stories in unique Trauma-style
  
• Recorded patient information such as details of trauma, time of death and level of consent.

Life On The List - BBC , United Kingdom
2005 - Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
(5x30min, TX August 2005, BBC1)

Part of the BBC's DoNation season of programmes raising awareness about organ donation.

• Negotiating access to local hospitals and other companies.
  
• Sourcing contributors on the fly and maintaining relationships.
• Arranging filming permission with NHS staff and organising shooting schedules.
  
• Producing multi-narrative strands
  
• Self-shooting interviews and actuality with contributors
  
• PSC actuality and interviews on Digi-beta
  
• Sound-mixing (Mix-pre) and boom swinging
  
• Fact-checking, sourcing contacts, conducting medical-based research and producing concise research notes.

Xchange - BBC , United Kingdom
2005 - Researcher
Xchange (daily, CBBC Channel)

Aimed at children aged 8 to 14 years old, this was CBBC's flagship, twice daily, live studio show broadcast five times a week.

Forward Planning Team:

• Conceived and developed studio content / magazine items that appealed to the show's distinctive audience.

Speed Up / Slow Down - BBC , United Kingdom
2005 - Researcher
6x30mins, BBC2)

Presenter-led format intervening in the lives of disorganised and chaotic people.

• Sourcing fun, gregarious characters, whose lives were suitable for intervention from our presenters.
  
• Sourcing filming locations and negotiating filming permission.
  
• Persuading PR companies to give us free products for use as props
  
• Observational 'spy cam' filming
• Scripting time-saving tips and ideas as well as devising 'time trial' and 'lab' experiments and other programme content.

Rogue Traders - BBC , United Kingdom
2005 - Researcher
(Returning Format, BBC1)

This presenter-led consumer affairs programme investigates alleged rogue traders by utilising secret recording, stooges and various other devices to catch-out companies behaving illegally or anti-socially.

• Adhered to BBC Producer guidelines and UK acts of law such as the data protection act to source consumer complaints and identify potential rogue companies.
  
• Researching and collating background evidence on their activities.
  
• Locating their trading areas and examining their modus-operandi.

Spending Other People's Money - BBC , United Kingdom
2004 - Researcher
(8x30min, TX 21/10/05, BBC1)

A new 8-part series in which reckless spenders go head-to-head with serious scrimpers in a high-stakes experiment. Can one convert the other to their way of spending?

60 Minute Make-over - Granada , United Kingdom
2004 - Researcher
TX, April 2004 - 30x50min.

My Death Row Lover - Cicada Films , United Kingdom
2004 - Development AP
I conceived and developed various documentary proposals and treatments including a treatment for "My Death Row Lover", which was screened on ITV (03/10/05)

Teenage Transsexuals - ZKK , United Kingdom
2003 - Researcher/AP
(1x50min, TX 28/11/04, Channel 4)

Sensitive observational documentary about children who feel that they've been born in the wrong body and are at various stages of therapy or treatment. Negotiated access to NHS clinic specialising in gender identity disorders in children.

• Sourced teenage contributors experiencing gender dysphoria.
  
• Conducted extensive medical background research into gender dysphoria.
  
• Developed and managed over 100 contacts including various charity organisations, support groups, and youth groups who help young people with gender identity disorders.
  
• Consulted and liaised with NHS clinicians specialising in gender identity disorders.
  
• Self-shot interviews with contributors
  
• Drafted proposals/treatments for commissioning editors and NHS clinics.

Chatting to Death - ZKK , United Kingdom
2003 - Researcher
(1x50min, TX 25/11/03, Channel 4)

Hard-hitting documentary examining the phenomenon of internet chat-rooms used by depressed teenagers and the story of a boy who took his own life whilst chatting online.

• Sourced depressed teenagers who chat online
  
• Managed over 50 contacts including internet experts, child psychologists and internet forum webmasters.
  
• Conducted location recces and negotiated filming permission.
  
• Sourced newspaper, radio, and television archive material and negotiating copyright clearance.
  
• Assisted the director on location.

Various programme formats - ZKK , United Kingdom
2003 - Development Researcher
C4, midweek 8pm-9pm slot (April 21-May 5, 2003).

Conceived and developed new formats for C4 for January 2004 based on the concept of 'domesticity' I drafted various proposals/treatments and pitched to commissioning editors.

Texas Teenage Virgins - ZKK , United Kingdom
2003 - Production Assistant
1x50 min, Channel 4 documentary. Part of the Texas season. Looked at the evangelical preachings that formed the basis of sex education in the heart of the bible belt. Logged rushes -Assisted with edit -Organised hotel bookings, car hire, flights and transfers -Negotiated music clearance -Sourced archive material

Celebrity Worship Syndrome - ZKK , United Kingdom
2003 - Development Researcher
1x50min Documentary (June - August, 03)

Explored celebrity culture in Britain in relation to a new medical condition called 'celebrity worship syndrome'. Looked at Britain's most obsessed fanatics.

- Found and sourced contributors
- Drafted proposal/treatment
- Interviewed potential contributors
- Conducted research into clinical trials on this phenomenon

Robot Wars - Mentorn Barraclough Carey , United Kingdom
2000 - Runner
Liased with crew - organised contributors - looked after celebrity guests - floor manager

Star for a Night - Mentorn Barraclough Carey , United Kingdom
2000 - Runner
Responsible for looking after contributors - Liased with production team - assisted floor manager - organised contestants - briefed crew

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KEY WORDS: Journalist / Journalism / Documentary / Specialist Factual / Live / Sensitive / Observational / Teenagers / Children / Archive Research / Casting / Access / Proposals / Treatments / Script / DV / PSC / NHS / Schools / Prisons / Families / Editing / Presenters / People finding / Editing / FCP / Final Cut Pro

University of Leeds
Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT
(Oct. 2000 - June. 2003)

BA Broadcasting - 1st Class Honours Degree

Camden School (sixth form)
Sandall Road, London, NW5 2DB
(Sep. 1997 - June 1999)

A-Levels:
Media Studies - A
Sociology - A
English B

BA Broadcasting - 1st Class Honours Degree

I own a full Son EX1R kit as well as an edit suite running Final Cut Studio 2.

I can also operate various other cameras such as 

Sony Z1, EX3, DSR 450 etc

Various radio mics

Sound Devices Mix-Pre, compact field mixer (sound-mixing)

Boom Swinging

Final Cut Studio 2