Referees
Sir Trevor McDonald, Kirsty Young and Jon Snow
REFERENCE FOR JO DRAKE
It has been my pleasure to know Jo for the past seventeen years. Throughout that time she has used her considerable professional skills to make me look my best for a number of television appearances. These have included my past presenting role on Crimewatch and more recently, primetime programmes such as "Attenborough At 90" and two days of live coverage
Sir Trevor McDonald, Kirsty Young and Jon Snow
REFERENCE FOR JO DRAKE
It has been my pleasure to know Jo for the past seventeen years. Throughout that time she has used her considerable professional skills to make me look my best for a number of television appearances. These have included my past presenting role on Crimewatch and more recently, primetime programmes such as "Attenborough At 90" and two days of live coverage of Her Majesty The Queen's 90th Birthday celebrations on BBC1.
Jo has also been my make-up artist of choice for guest presenting appearances on "Have I Got News For You", various awards ceremonies, photo shoots and non-broadcast events where a high degree of polish and presentation were required.
In my opinion she is a highly skilled professional whose self-effacing manner belies a true determination to bring out the best in those appearing in front of the camera. She listens carefully to what's required and is always happy to alter a style or look to fit any situation.
It is testament to my appreciation of Jo that on many occasions the first question I've asked regarding an engagement is "Can we get Jo?" before I'm happy to confirm that I'll take on the job!
She is a true professional with high degree dedication and skill who is not only talented but also, honest, trustworthy, hardworking and reliable.
Kirsty Young
Employment History
Lola Entertainment Ltd, April 2016
Make-up for Kirsty Young, interview show 'John Bishop In Conversation With', filmed at the Hospital Club Studio
BBC1, April 2016, Make-up designer for BBC Coverage of the Queen's 90th Birthday,live O.B making up Kirsty Young plus special guests
BBC1, March 2016 Make-up Designer for 'Attenborough At 90', making up Kirsty Young plus guests
Critererion Collections, December
Lola Entertainment Ltd, April 2016
Make-up for Kirsty Young, interview show 'John Bishop In Conversation With', filmed at the Hospital Club Studio
BBC1, April 2016, Make-up designer for BBC Coverage of the Queen's 90th Birthday,live O.B making up Kirsty Young plus special guests
BBC1, March 2016 Make-up Designer for 'Attenborough At 90', making up Kirsty Young plus guests
Critererion Collections, December 2015
Make-up and hair for actors Ruth Sheen and Phil Davis for the DVD release of Spike Lee's film HIGH HOPES
ITV Creative, November 2015,
Make-up and hair for TOWIE Christmas trailer
BBC Events Productions, October 2015
Make-up and hair for Kirsty Young, presenting this new documentary series 'Cue The Queen'
Pulse Productions, September 2015
Make-up and hair for presenter and contributors for a pilot entertainment show for Red Bull media
BBC Events Production, September 2015
Make-up and hair for presenters Kirsty Young and Dan Snow plus guests and contributors for the BBC Live Broadcast of the Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary service at Westminster Abbey
BBC Entertainment, September 2015
Make-up designer for 'The Great History Quiz:The Tudors' making up the host, Kirsty Young plus assisting making up the contestants, filmed at Elstree Studios.
BBC Events Production, August 2015
Make-up and hair for presenter Kirsty Young, all guests and contributors to this Live OB for the 70th Anniversary of VJ day
ZDF German 2005-2016
Make-up and hair for various documentaries such as The Queen And The Germans, The Queen at 90 making up all guest contributors (Lady Mountbatten, Historian Karina Urbach, Lady Sarah Bradford, and presenters and filming on locations such as Middle Temple Hall, London & Hotel Andaz, London to Osborne House, Isle of Wight. Make-up and hair on various live O.B's e.g, the death of Lady Thatcher, Queen's hospital stay when suffering with gastroenteritis, Olympics opening, the royal baby birth updates for two days live O.Bs outside St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, the royal wedding of William and Kate
Celebro Studios, December 2014
Make-up & hair for Alistair Stewart for a new ITV show about home videos of wild weather Monkey Kingdom, 2013-2014
Make-up & hair for all the cast of Made In Chelsea: 'Normal For Chelsea' trailer filmed at Tea building, Shoreditch. Make-up & hair for cast of Made In Chelsea for trailer 'Hungover Games' filmed on Wimbledon Common. Make-up and hair designer for this comedy trailer film 'Game Of Sloanes' shot on location at a castle in Essex with all the known faces of show 'Made In Chelsea' and for the for the 'Made In Chelsea' Season 6, end of show party recorded with a live studio audience. Hair and make-up designer for various cast members of 'Made In Chelsea' and guest host, Rick Edwards for a video shoot named 'Super heroes' and also the end of series 5 live studio audience show for television series also hosted by Rick Edwards
Mark Collin's PR, December 2014
Make-up & hair for press junket, filmed at Universal Pictures HQ, for Made In Chelsea fitness video
Information Television, August 2015
Make-up and hair for the presenters of Create & Craft TV, filming on location at the Birmingham NEC during the 'The Festival of Quilts Exhibition'
October 2014 Make-up and hair for the presenters of Create & Craft TV, filming on location at Alexandra Palace during the 'The Knitting & Stitching Show'
Production Associates, June 2014
Make-up and hair designer for Riot LCS EU London Roadshow filmed at London Wembley Arena. Made up all the contestants, presenters and special guests for this huge live studio audience show
BBC Factual/DEC Philippines Appeal, November 2013
Make-up for Kirsty Young presenting this appeal.
Siren Productions, October 2013
Period work attaching 18th Century wigs and make-up to actors for a live broadcast event at Tate Modern live performance room for artist Ragnar Kjartansson.
Illuminations, 2012-2013
Make-up and hair for video shoot for 'Shakespearean London Theatres', filmed at The Theatre, Toynbee Studios. Make-up and hair for educational DVD: 'Shakespeare's London Theatres'
Jarrett Creative Group, New York, N.Y, April 2013
'The Haunting Of Charles Shaughnessy' filmed at Scotney Castle, Kent. Booked by Susan Douglas from Digital Documentaries, UK, for this reality style TV show broadcast on A&E Television Networks, N.Y
BBC Factual Entertainment - February 2013
Make-up for Kirsty Young for an appeal from the Centre point Charity
BBC Crimewatch, January 2008- December 2012
Make-up designer for the show making up Kirsty Young, Rav Wilding and Matthew Amroliwala plus guests
BBC Proms ,September 2012
Make-up for Kirsty Young hosting the Desert island discs themed evening at the Royal Albert Hall
BBC Entertainment, July 2012
Make-up supervisor for the BBC 999 Awards hosted by Lenny Henry and Kirsty Young with many guests such as John Barrowman and Leticha Dean
CBS News, May 2012
Make-up and hair for Kirsty Young for a live news interview
BBC Proms, April 2012Make-up for Kirsty Young and opera singer Calleja
ITV News February 2012
Make-up and hair for Royal biographer, Sarah Bradford, for interviews
BBC News 24, July-O 2011
Make-up and hair for presenters and guests
BBC Newsnight, May-October 2011
Make-up and hair for presenters and guests
BBC Breakfast, July -October 2011
Make-up and hair for main presenters plus guests
BBC World News, November 2010-2011 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 wich launched at the end of 2008
BBC/Blakeway TV August 2011
Make-up for historian, Karina Urbach for a BBC documentary on the royal family
BBC/STV Productions August 2011
Make-up for Katie Durham and Tom Conti and the two antique experts for 'Celebrity Antiques Road trip
BBC/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
SKY/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
Manoto Television, ,March 2011
Make-up and hair designer for all the presenters and guests for their Persian New Year celebrations (Nowrooz)
BBC/Red Bee, February 2011Make-up for Kirsty Young for trailer of the BBC 'The British At Work'
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 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
Disney Channel- March 2010
Make-up and hair for Disney Nordic two female child presenters
BBC Media - January 2010
Make-up for kirsty young ,DEC fundraising appeal for the people of HaitiRed
Planet Accidental Limited-December 2009
Make-up for actor in Crispy Thinking Holiday Extras Advert about car parking at Gatwick airport
GMTV- November 2006 - December 2010
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 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'
BBC/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 2009Make-up for kirsty Young for this four-part , hour long episodes, documentary
.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 2008Corporate video for SHELL.
ZDF TV April 2008
Hair and make-up for football star Jens Lehmann for 'Our best TV moments'
BBC1/Red Bee Media, January 2008
Make-up for Kirsty Young. A trailer for the new series of Crimewatch
GMTV, December 2007
Make-up and hair for Gordon Brown filming his GMTV Christmas message at Downing Street
BBC 1 Crimewatch 2007
Make-up for Kirsty Young.
BBC/Indigo Television, October 2007
Make-up for Kirsty Young who was presenting an award at the live broadcast of The National Television Awards
BBC1/Hat Trick Productions, October 2007 Make-up for Kirsty Young when guest host for 'Have I Got News For You'.
BBC1, 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
Paramount/Free@lasttv,April 2007
Make-up for comedian Phil Jupitus for 'Ten years of South Park' broadcast on the Paramount Channel
Channel 5/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 USChannel 5/Multi Media Arts, October 2006Hair and make-up. 'The Girl Who Could've Stopped Soham'. An interview by Kirsty Young for Channel Five and Five LifeLife 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
BBC Radio 4, July 2006 Make -up. Promotional Photo shoot with Kirsty Young for Desert Island DiscsLife 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
Channel 5/Bulls eye Television Productions, August - September 2005.
Make-up and hair. Several contestants, guests for the first series broadcast of 'Ultimate poker.com showdown' on channel Five
Channel 5/Flame Television, February 2005 Make up for host, Kirsty Young, Tony Blair and guests including Charles Kennedy and Michael Howard for 'Talk to the Prime Minister'.
Film CreditsBBC Films - CORIOLANUS - July 2010 Make-up (air brushing) and hair for actors Nikki Amuka Bird, David Yelland and television presenter Jon Snow for the film directed by Ralph Fiennes. Lexitricity Ltd, October 2007
Make-up designer for a short film called "How Not To Say I love You" shot in H.D
Magazine Shoots
The Times, Weekend Supplement, January 2012
Make-up for photo shoot with Kirsty Young to mark the 70th anniversary of Radio 4's Desert Island Discs programme
Which Magazine-May 2010
Make-up for host of the Which? Magazine awards, kirsty Young
BBC Radio Times Magazine- December 2009
Make-up for photo shoot with Kirsty YoungTelegragh Newpaper Magazine- December 2009
Photo shoot with Kirsty Young for the front cover and content of 'seven' magazine
Commercial and Corporate
Illuminations December 2012
Make-up and hair for an educational DVD 'Shakespeare's London Theatres
'Transworld Publishers, July 2012
Make-up for Kirsty Young for a video to promote the 70th anniversary of Desert Island Discs and book publication
Adjust Your Set. TV, July 2012
Make-up and hair for models in Debenhams sale advert
Stagestruck Productions, June 2012
Make-up for George Lamb for a Wispa commercia
lWRG Creative Communication Ltd July/August 2012
Make-up and hair for corporate for mobile phone company Orange.
Zap Production Services Ltd, May 2012
Hair cutting/styling and make-up for Hyundai Euro 2012 commercial
SparkCo Limited, December 2011
Make-up and hair for actors in corporate for agency 'crispy thinking ' working for 'holiday extras' to produce a video for their website, promoting their hotel partner Sofitel London, Gatwick airport
Stagestruck - January 2011
Make-up for the speakers at a conference at BP headquarters
Hook Films Ltd - May 2010
Make-up and hair for a NOKIA corporate (Engage, Evolve, Enrich) for Incredible productions .
Stagestruck - June 2010
Make-up for host, Huw Edwards and Nick Robinson for a corporate for Barclays
KBJ Managment-October 2009
Make-up for a photo-shoot to upgrade their talents publicity photos. Included in this shoot was Mishal Husain, Claudia Winkleman, Danielle, Proud, Sally Philips, Millie Clode and Martha Kearney
CNBC/Links broadcast - October 2009 Make-up and hair for Erin Burnett, CNBC. Live O.B at Tower Bridge London
Red Planet Accidental, January 2008
Make-up and hair for all the actors involved in this new anti-counterfeiting viral commercia
lThe 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
DNA, July 2006
Hair and make-up. Several actors for commercial for Flavia coffee
The Bank, May- 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
The Bank, November/December 2006Hair and make-up . Four photo shoots for the advertising campaigns for Peroni beer shot on location and at Holborn Studios
Links Broadcast, December 2006
Hair and make-up. Corporate work consisting of four pop videos for Office Angels
The Bank, March 2007
Hair and make-up. Two days photo shoot for a corporate advertising campaign for Vodafone
Sledge Productions,February 2007Make-up. A live corporate production for 'Thinkbox' with Kirsty Young as the host
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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