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    I am an experienced and highly qualified broadcast,film and photographic make-up artist based in North London. I have worked extensively for major UK broadcasters & production companies.
    Since 1992, I have worked on a wide range of productions such as news & current affairs(including five years working for ITN), light entertainment, chat shows, game-shows and sports programmes as well as commercials and short films . Familiar with film, Video and photographic requirements, I have a proven history of delivering results under pressure.
    To contact me please call : 07803501983 or email me at jo_drake@hotmail.com

    WWW.JODRAKE.CO.UK
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    Credits

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    The British Family - BBC Factual , United Kingdom
    2009 - Make-up Artist
    Make-up designer for this four part (hour long each) documentary series beginning broadcast 4th January 2010 at 9pm on BBC2

    The British At Work - BBC Factual , United Kingdom
    2010 - Make-up Artist
    Make-up designer for this four part (hour long each) documentary series beginning broadcast 11th March 2011 at 9pm on BBC2

    CORIOLANUS - BBC Films , United Kingdom
    2010 - Make-up Artist
    BBC Films- July 2010
    Make-up (air brushing) and hair for actors Nikki Amuka Bird, David Yelland and television presenter Jon Snow for the newsroom scene within the film CORIOLANUS directed by RALPH FIENNES

    Crimewatch - BBC , England
    2011 - Make-up Artist
    make-up designer for Crimewatch since January 2008

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    Employment History

    BBC News 24, July 2011 regular freelance
    Make-up and hair for presenters and guests
    BBC Newsnight , May 2011 regular freelance
    Make-up and hair for presenters and guests
    BBC Crimewatch, January 2008- 2011
    Make-up designer for the show making up Kirsty Young, Rav Wilding and Matthew Amroliwala plus guests
    BBC World News, November 2010 regular freelance
    Make-up and hair for world news presenters and guests plus BBC weather and guests for the BBC breakfast news
    BBC World News Arabic and Persian- December 2007- 2011
    Make-up and hair for the presenters of a new channel launched end of 2008
    Blakeway tv August 2011
    Make-up for historian Karina Urbach for a BBC documentary on the royal family
    ZDF 2005- 2011 regular freelance
    Make-up and hair for live broadcasts and for documentaries
    STV Productions August 2011
    Make-up for Katie Durham and Tom Conti and the two antique experts for 'Celebrity Antiques Road trip
    STV Productions July-August 2011
    Make-up and hair for presenters Sir Terry Wogan, Caroline Quentin and 'experts' Charlie Ross and Charles Hanson for 'Celebrity Antiques Road trip
    ZDF, July 2011
    Wimbledon: make-up for German tennis player Sabine lisicki interview for live broadcast
    Storyvault Television June 2011
    Make-up for Kirsty Young for the pilot "Sunday night at the Criterion" co-starring with Nigella Lawson.
    Due to be broadcast on SKY television
    ZDF-April 2011
    Make-up and hair for presenters plus guests for the Royal wedding of William and Kate. Live broadcasts and the build up to it on the day before and day after
    Manoto Television, ,March 2011
    Make-up and hair designer for all the presenters and guests for their Persian New Year celebrations (Nowrooz)
    Red Bee,February 2011
    Make-up for Kirsty Young for trailer of the BBC 'The British At Work'
    Stagestruck- January 2011
    Make-up for the speakers at a conference at BP international headquaters
    ZDF television /3sat - January 2011
    Make-up and hair for presenter Tina Mendelsohn
    Make-up for contributors for a documentary on the royal family
    Unique Television- August-November 2010
    Googoosh Music Academy make-up and hair designer for two hosts, guest tutors and all eight contestants of this programme broadcast on the new Persian channel 'Manoto' for both the reality television clips and the recorded live show performances
    BBC Films- July 2010
    Make-up (air brushing) and hair for actors Nikki Amuka Bird, David Yelland and television presenter Jon Snow for the film CORIOLANUS directed by RALPH FIENNES
    Stragestruck-June 2010
    Make-up for host Huw Edwards and event speakers,one of which was Nick Robinson for a corporate for Barclays( Barclays Business Breakfast Event)
    Hook Films Ltd-May 2010
    Make-up and hair for a NOKIA corporate (Engage, Evolve, Enrich) for Incredibull
    Which Magazine-May 2010
    Make-up for host of the Which? Magazine awards, kirsty Young
    BBC Newsnight -April 2010
    Make-up for  actor Henry Goodman in  'Memo to the Minister( 'Yes Minister') for Newsnight pre-election specials
    Make-up for 'Right Said Fred' pop video for the lib dems support song
    ZDF-April 2010
    Make-up and hair for live O.B at Heathrow
    Disney Channel- March 2010
    Make-up and hair for Disney Nordic two female child presenters
    ZDF -January 2010
    Make-up at Afghanistan :The London conference
    BBC Media - January 2010
    Make-up for kirsty young ,DEC fundraising appeal for the people of Haiti
    ZDF -January 2010
    Make-up at Afghanistan:The London conference
    BBC1-January 2010
    Make-up designer for Crimewatch
    BBC Media - January 2010
    Make-up for kirsty young ,DEC fundraising appeal for the people of Haiti
    Telegragh Newpaper Magazine- December 2009
    Photo shoot with kirsty Young for the front cover and content of 'seven' magazine
    Red Planet Accidental Limited-December 2009
    Make-up for actor in Crispy Thinking Holiday Extras Advert about car parking at Gatwick airport
    ZDF- December 2009
    Make-up and hair for interviewees for a documentary on the U.K royal weddings including Elizabeth Emmanual ,Arthur Edwards and Lady Pamela Mountbatten
    Radiotimes Magazine- December 2009
    Make-up for photo shoot with kirsty young
    GMTV- November,December 2009
    Make-up and hair for the presenters and guests including the Stereophonics,The Nolans,Tom Felton and Jedward
    BBC Scotland for Children In Need-November 2009
    Make-up for Kirsty young and kirsty Wark 'children in need' comedy double act spoof of the two ronnies-'The two kirstys'
    Gable End Media- October 2009
    Make-up for Graham Norton for an interview for an entertainment show called 'That's Entertainment' 
    KBJ Managment-October 2009
    Make-up for  a photoshoot to upgrade their talents publicity photos.Included in this shoot was Mishal Husain,Claudia Winkleman,Danielle Proud,Sally Philips,Millie Clode and Martha Kearney
    Links broadcast/CNBC- October 2009
    Make-up and hair for Erin Burnett ,CNBC. Live O.B at Tower Bridge London
    Moonbeam films ltd ,March- October 2009
    Make-up for the presenter Richard Gilbert for The playlist and also guests for the listening post.
    Make-up Emily Maitlis making a pilot for BBC trailer
    BBC Factual and Learning- The British Family  May-July 2009
    Make-up for kirsty Young for this four-part , hour long episodes, documentary   starting  broadcast January 4th 2010 on BBC2  9 P.M
    March 11th 2008
    GMTV, February 2007- Regular freelancer
    Hair and make-up for the main presenters and guests for both the live and pre-records for the programmes GMTV and LK Today.
    BBC1 December 2008
    Make-up and hair for live outside broadcast Xmas Eve for BBC breakfast news
    BBC Radio 2 April and July 2008
    Make-up for photo shoot with kirsty Young
    Rapid Broadcast productions September 2008
    Corporate video for SHELL
    ZDF TV April 2008
    Hair and make-up for football star Jens Lehmann for 'our best Tv moments'
    ZDF TV, February 2008
    Hair and make-up for two historians for a documentary on the royal family
    Red Bee Media, January 2008
    Make-up for Kirsty Young.A trailer for the new series of Crimewatch
    Red Planet Accidental, January 2008
    Make-up and hair for all the actors involved in this new Anti-counterfeiting viral commercial
    GMTV,December 2007
    Make-up and hair for Gordon Brown filming his GMTV Christmas message at Downing Street
    BBC,November 2007
    Make-up for Kirsty Young for promotional photo shoot for 'Crimewatch'
    Indigo Television, October 2007
    Make-up for Kirsty Young who was presenting an award at the live broadcast of The National Television Awards
    Lexitricity Ltd, October 2007
    Make-up designer for a short film called "How Not To Say I love You" shot in H.D
    Hat Trick Productions Ltd,October 2007 (Broadcast on BBC1)
    Make-up for Kirsty Young when guest host for 'Have I Got News For You'(and have done four of times Kirsty previously did this)
    BBC, September 2007
    Hair and make-up for Kirsty Young for a pilot of 'Crimewatch'
    GMTV-Toonattik,August 2007
    Hair and make-up for the main presenters of this children's show
    The Royal Bank Of Scotland,July 2007
    Hair and make-up for a corporate video
    The Bank, July 2007
    Hair and make-up, advertising campaign photo shoot for Peroni beer
    The Bank, May 2007
    Hair and make-up . Two days corporate shoot filmed at Malcom Ryan Studios, Wimbledon
    Make-up for a corporate at the Barbican centre for HSBC
    Free@lasttv,April 2007
    Make-up for comedian phil Jupitus for 'Ten years of Southpark' broadcast on the Paramount channel
    The Bank , March 2007
    Hair and make-up . Two days photo shoot for a corporate advertising campaign for Vodaphone
    Sledge Productions,February 2007
    Make-up.A live Corporate production for 'Thinkbox' with Kirsty Young as the host
    Links Broadcast, December 2006
    Hair and make-up.Corporate work consisting of four pop videos for Office Angels.
    The Bank,November and December 2006
    Hair and make-up . Four photo shoots for the advertising campaigns for Peroni beer shot on location and at Holborn Studios
    Plank P.R, October 2006
    Make-up.The National Film Theatre 50th Anniversary. Kirsty Young interview with Dustin Hoffman broadcast for channel 5,Five life and five US
    Multi Media Arts, October 2006
    Hair and make-up.'The Girl Who Could've Stopped Soham'. An interview by Kirsty Young for Channel Five and Five Life.
    Life TV, October 2006
    Hair and make-up for the hosts, guest presenters and contestants.
    Six shows for the new series 'Dress My mate' broadcast November 2006 and repeats since
    BBC, July 2006
    Make -up. Promotional Photo shoot with Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs
    DNA, July 2006
    Hair and make-up. Several actors for commercial for Flavia coffee
    The Bank, May, June and July 2006
    Hair and make-up.Two corporate productions for O2 and Shell Group, a commercial for Siberian Airlines and a photo shoot for an advertising campaign for Peroni beer
    Jack Morton Worldwide,August 2006
    Hair and make-up.Commercial for new Nokia mobile phones N73, N80 and N91
    Life TV, May 2006
    Hair and make-up for presenter, guests and contestants for reality show "Search for a presenter"
    ZDF Television, April 2006
    Hair and make-up, presenters, guests for live broadcast of the Queen's birthday celebrations in Windsor
    Bulls eye Television Productions, August - September 2005
    'Ultimate poker.com showdown'
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    Make-up and hair. Several contestants, guests for the first series broadcast on channel Five
    Flame Television for Channel Five Television, February 2005
    'Talk to the Prime Minister'
    Make up for host, Kirsty Young, Tony Blair plus ten guests
    Also 'Talk to' Charles Kennedy and Michael Howard
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    Education

    HND in Design Fashion Styling of Hair and Make-up at The London College Of Fashion
    Diploma in Hairdressing, Solihull College of Technology, West Midlands
    City And Guilds in Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy, Solihull College of Technology, West Midlands

    Other relevant courses:

    Hair cutting and modern / period hairstyling for long and short hair at Profile Media Services (now known as Skillset)
    Casualty and Ageing make-up at Westminster Adult College
    Horror effects / prosthetics for beginners at FX Training Ltd
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    Industry Qualifications

    HND Design Fashion Styling of Hair And Make-up
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    Technical Equipment

    I have a full and complete kit for most job requests
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    Affiliations

    Bectu
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    Referees

    Sir Trevor McDonald,Kirsty Young and Jon Snow
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    Skills

    I have my own transport so am usually able to get to most locations independently.
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    Additional Information

    Industries

    • TV

    Programme Types

    • Childrens, 
    • Comedy, 
    • Commercial, 
    • Corporate, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Daytime, 
    • Documentary, 
    • Drama Reconstruction, 
    • Drama: Feature Film, 
    • Drama: Short Film, 
    • Entertainment, 
    • Events, 
    • Live TV, 
    • Magazine, 
    • News, 
    • Outside Broadcast, 
    • Property, 
    • Reality TV, 
    • Religion, 
    • Sport

    Specialisms

    • Advertising, 
    • Comedy, 
    • Corporate Films, 
    • News & Current Affairs, 
    • Outside Broadcast, 
    • Politics, 
    • Sport

    Licenses

    • Basic Driving (PLG)
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