Bush Pilots, Fairground Attractions, Fish Town, Mud Men, Food: What Goes in Your Basket?, The One Show - BBC1, Channel 4, Channel FIVE, Sky Atlantic, Dave, History - RDF Television, Mentorn Media, ITN Productions, Endemol, BBC , Unspecified
2012 - Producer/Director
Summary of PD(both self shooting and non self shooting) and edit producing credits to date. EXCLUDING directing and DV directing.

Bush Pilots (working title) - RDF Television - Dave , Botswana
2011 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
10 x 1 hour series on the international community of bush pilots that brave some of the most dangerous flying conditions in the world to transport freight and passengers across Okavango Delta. 3 months living in Botswana. Sourcing stories and contributors, filming on EX1, EX3 and PMW500 as well as extensive mini cam set up (GO-PROs and drifts).

Fairground Attractions - ITN Productions - Channel 5 , United Kingdom
2011 - Edit Producer
6 x 1 hour series. This observational documentary series looks at the colourful characters behind the scenes of Britain's fairground communities. Constructing story lines and narrative from hours of footage.

Brixham: Fish Town - Mentorn Media - Sky Atlantic , United Kingdom
2011 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
10 x 1 hour series - Sky's new flagship channel, Sky Atlantic's first documentary commission. A gentle, lyical observational documentary based around a fishing community - sourcing stories and contributors, self shooting and scripting story lines. Working on PMW500s - HD, tapeless workflow.

Mud Men - ITN Productions - The History Channel , United Kingdom
2011 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
PLUS EDIT PRODUCED 2 X EPISODES. 8 x 1 hours formatted history series - now recommissioned and extended to 10 x 60 mins. 'Mud Men' follows the Mudlarks - men who dig up the Thames looking for archaeological treasure, following both the object and its story across London and through time. I created the format and treatment, scripted, self shot and directed all 8 x episodes. I also directed a second camera and both experienced presenting talent (Johnny Vaughan) and new talent (Steve Brooker).

Food: What Goes in Your Basket? - Endemol - Channel 4 , United Kingdom
2010 - Producer
6 x 1 hour magazine programme on food consumer issues - do you ever think about what goes in your basket? I auditioned and cast new talent, researched, set up, scripted and self shot the 'where does your food come from?' foreign filming section. Current Affairs meets travelogue following food from source to supermarket. 6 x 10 minute films in Zimbabwe, Kenya, Morocco, Ireland, St. Lucia and Peru.

The One Show - BBC Factual - BBC1 , United Kingdom
2007 - Producer/Director
Daily prime time magazine programme, hosted by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley. Live studio chat and short films from around the country representing Britain - it's history, topical issues, wildlife, politics, science. A slice of British life. Approx. 250 x short films made over 2 years (more than 14 x 60 mins in airtime).

What Not to Wear - BBC Specialist Factual - BBC1 , United Kingdom
2007 - Associate Producer
Mischa Paris and Lisa Butcher meet single men who can't get a girlfriend - can a change of wardrobe engineer a change in romantic fortune?

Filthy Rich and Homeless: Series 1 - Love Productions - BBC3 and BBC1 , United Kingdom
2007 - DV Director
From everything to nothing - the most affluent experience the depths of poverty, living on the streets as a homeless person.

Fight for Life - BBC Science - BBC1 , United States of America
2006 - DV Director
Landmark series for prime time BBC1 - 6 x 60 minutes looking at what happens when our body is faced with a fight for life. DV shot with high end graphics - RTS awarded 2007. Filming trauma cases from birth to old age death.

Teen Angels: Series 2 - BBC Science - BBC3 , United Kingdom
2005 - Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
Dr. Stephen Bryers and Dr. Laverne Antrobus take on a Liverpool teenager - expelled from all the schools she's ever attended, and at war with her parents - family life is far from happy on the home front.

Little Angels - BBC Science - BBC3 , United Kingdom
2005 - Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
Dr. Stephen Bryers helps a muslim family who are struggling to discipline their child whilst maintaining their faith.

Teen Angels: Series 1 - BBC Science - BBC3 , United Kingdom
2004 - Researcher/AP
Dr. Tanya Bryron and Dr. Stephen Bryers take the 'Little Angels' technique to teen families. From drugs and alcohol, to truancy and teen tantrums - they helped families cope with the adolescent years.

The Truth About... Diana Ross - Hart Ryan Productions - Channel 5 , United Kingdom
2004 - Researcher
Biography for FIVE about one of the Motown greats - tracking down testimony from primary sources, from school to stardom.

The History Jury - Frank Sinatra - Hart Ryan Productions - The History Channel , United Kingdom
2010 - Researcher
Taking a popular history icon and polarising opinion.

7 En Route - Morgane Productions, Paris - ARTE TV , France
2003 - DV Director
A series of short films from young film makers, exploring Europe - from a reindeer jockey in northern Finland to the Germans' fascination with sausages...

When Football Managers Go Mad - Zigzag Productions - Sky One , United Kingdom
2003 - Archive Researcher
A romp through the off pitch antics of the men who manage the line up...

Squaddies on the Rampage - Hart Ryan Productions , United Kingdom
2002 - Archive Researcher
Throughout the 90s, British army personnel were responsible for several violent attacks within their local communities overseas, causing serious injuries and even a fatality.

Casualties of Peace - Hart Ryan Productions , United Kingdom
2002 - Researcher
Documentary about the high number of casualties within the armed forces in non-combat situations.

Gardeners From Hell - Granada Factual , United Kingdom
2002 - Researcher
A part of the 'From Hell' ITV series - part 'rogue traders', part feature, part drama recon. Green fingers can still stab someone in the back...

BROADCAST CREDITS - PRODUCER / DIRECTOR LEVEL

November 2011 - March 2012
UKTV DAVE: BUSH PILOTS (10 X 60 MINS), RDF Television: PRIME TIME, 8PM (TBC)
SELF SHOOTING PD and EDIT PRODUCER: Dave's first documentary commission, this OBs doc series follows the international aviation community of Maun, Botswana - a Mecca that attacts young pilots from all over the world. Pilots here experience extreme conditions - from 40 degree heat to elephants on runways - flying the small light aircraft that provide transport, food and a lifeline to the Okavango Delta. Self shooting, sourcing stories and contributors, constructing the series' narrative of all job seeking pilots. Sole edit producer across the series.

August 2011 - October 2011
CHANNEL 5: FAIRGROUND ATTRACTIONS (6 X 60 MINS), ITN Productions: PRIME TIME, 8PM
EDIT PRODUCER: This observational documentary series looks at the colourful characters behind the scenes of Britain's fairgrounds. Constructing story lines and narrative from hours of self shot footage.

February 2011 - August 2011
SKY ATLANTIC: BRIXHAM - FISH TOWN (10 X 60 mins), Mentorn Media: PRIME TIME, 8PM
SELF SHOOTING PD: Sky's new flagship channel, Sky Atlantic's first documentary commission. A gentle, lyical observational documentary based around a fishing community - sourcing stories and contributors, self shooting and scripting story lines. Working on PMW500s - HD, tapeless workflow.

September 2010 - December 2010
HISTORY CHANNEL: MUD MEN (8 X 60 mins), ITN Productions: PRIME TIME, 9PM
SELF SHOOTING PD and EDIT PRODUCER: Creating format and treatment, scripting, self shooting and directing talent (Johnny Vaughan and Steve Brooker - new talent). I edit produced 2 x episodes. ' Mud Men' follows the Mudlarks - men who dig up the Thames looking for archaeological treasure, following both the object and its story across London and through time. Recommissioned and extended to 10 x 60 mins.

May 2010 - September 2010
CHANNEL 4: FOOD - WHAT GOES IN YOUR BASKET? (6 x 60 mins), Endemol TV: PRIME TIME 8PM
SHOOTING PRODUCER: Sourcing and self shooting stories and contributors for investigative overseas strand (Zimbabwe, Kenya, Morocco, Ireland etc.), looking at where food originates from plate to source, and the ethics and politics of sourcing it.

May 2010
SKY ONE: SHE'S AMAZING (1 x 90 min), Crack It Productions
DV DIRECTOR: Special on 'Race for Life', hosted by Angela Griffin. Shot race footage of celebrities and case studies used throughout studio based programme.

June 2009 - March 2010 AND July 2007 - March 2009
BBC1: THE ONE SHOW (weekday magazine series - 250 VTs x 3-5 mins): PRIME TIME 7PM
PRODUCER / DIRECTOR: daily magazine programme. Sourcing stories and contributors, scripting, producing, directing PSC crews and editing short films on a 3 day turn around - some self shot, some crew directed. Constantly finding new ways to make the films visually high impact and accessible.

February 2007 - June 2007
BBC1: WHAT NOT TO WEAR (6 x 60 mins: worked on Single Men and Teenage Girls): PRIME TIME 8PM
SHOOTING ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: make over / self help programme. Generating leads, sourcing contributors, self shooting, directing crews, scripting, editing sequences.

January 2007 - February 2007
BBC3: FILTHY RICH AND HOMELESS (4 x 60 mins), Love Productions: PRIME TIME 9PM
DV DIRECTOR: rich people agree to experience homeless living. Directing and self shooting for an intensive 3 week period. Managing access to people under physical and psychological duress and vulnerable people with addictions. Generating story lines and trouble shooting on location.

February 2006 - December 2006
BBC1: FIGHT FOR LIFE (6 x 60 mins), BBC Science/Discovery America: PRIME TIME 9PM
DV DIRECTOR: Landmark series chronicling the amazing feats of the human in illness or injury - from birth through to old age. Shooting in hospitals across the UK and USA. Directed and shot between 1-2 stories per programme (out of 3-4 stories in total) and managed long term access to hospitals, medical staff, patients and families. Set up entire filming access and logistics in USA.


BROADCAST CREDITS: ASSISTANT PRODUCER & RESEARCHER

• BBC 3 & BBC1: LITTLE ANGELS - SHEIKH FAMILY (1 x 30 mins, 16 part series), BBC Science
• BBC3: TEEN ANGELS (12 x 60 mins - worked on 2 x series), BBC Science
• Channel FIVE: THE TRUTH ABOUT... DIANA ROSS (1 x 60 mins), Hart Ryan Productions
• ARTE France and Germany: 7 EN ROUTE (25 x 60 mins), Morgane Productions (Paris)
• SKY ONE: FOOTBALL MANAGERS (1 x 60 mins), Zigzag Productions
• Channel 4: SQUADDIES ON THE RAMPAGE (1 x 60 mins), Hart Ryan Productions
• Channel 4: CASUALTIES OF PEACE (1 x 60 mins), Hart Ryan Productions
• ITV: FACELIFT DIARIES (6 x 30 mins), Granada Factual 
• ITV: TOURISTS FROM HELL (1 x 60 mins), Granada Factual
• ITV: GARDENERS FROM HELL (1 x 60 mins), Granada Factual

DEVELOPMENT & PILOT PROGRAMMES

• BBC1: THE ONE SHOW (strand ideas), North One TV: COMMISSIONED
• Channel FIVE: MY BODY HELL (5 x 60 mins), North One TV: COMMISSIONED
• BBC3: OLD DEVILS (1 x 60 mins), BBC Science: NON TX PILOT
• Channel 4: BABY RACE (4 x 60 mins), Hart Ryan Prods: COMMISSIONED
• Channel FIVE: THE TRUTH ABOUT... DIANA ROSS (1 x 60 mins), Hart Ryan Prods: COMMISSIONED 
• BBC1: TROUBLE IN STORE (8 x 30 mins), Hart Ryan Prods: COMMISSIONED
• BBC3 / Discovery: THE HISTORY JURY (1 x 60 mins), Hart Ryan Prods: TX PILOT
  
  
   

University of Michigan (USA), Armenian Studies Programme (2001): 4.0 grade point average (American equivalent of a 1st at degree level)

Royal Holloway, University of London: BA (Hons) English & Theatre Studies (1998-2001): 1st Class degree

Wentworth College, Bournemouth (1996-1998): 'A' Levels - English Lit (A), French (B), History (B). 9 GCSE's: A* to B

DV KNOWLEDGE: PMW500, EX3, Z7, Z1, PD170, PD150, VX2000, PDX10, PD100

OTHER TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE: Wired and wireless booming, radio microphones, Avid and FCP digitising, basic FCP editing