PROFILE
A positive communicator able to clearly identify and interpret creative needs with good 'story telling' capabilities. Over 20 years experience in television with a keen eye on technological advances and CPD. Ability to manage and motivate a team and to work within tight budgets and deadlines
CPD
Introduction to 3D hands-on workshop June 2010
HD camera course May 2010
Interactive media management workshop (BBC) June 2009
PTTLS July 2009
CMI certificate in leadership June 2009
Interactive programming for production staff March 2009
FCP editing course March 2009
Skills
Producer/director
FCP editing
Live studio and outside broadcasts
Corporate video
Managing and maintaining production budgets
Setting up location and studio shoots
Events management and sourcing contributors
Client liaison
Team management
Production Management
Overview of Skills:
• Corporate video production, client liaison, project development, crew booking, location organisation, camera/shot direction, overseeing edits.
• Production of English and foreign voice-overs in French, Italian, Japanese, German, Spanish, Dutch and Welsh languages.
• Script origination, organising translation, arranging and attending studio recordings.
Editor - well versed in FCP7, motion, photoshop, FCPX
Producer/Director -Excellent storytelling abilities. Have worked on 30 sec promos through to hour long corporate documentaries using tapeless workflows filming UK and Europe.
Head of Production/Production Manager: Orgainising live studio and ob's, booking crew for studio, oganising castings,looking after contributors, maintaining budgets, location finding and managing.
Research/AP: generating creative ideas, location finding, sourcing contributors , setting up location and studio shoots. Acting as producer organising and overseeing voice overs, including foreign language versioning for a number of clients.
Copy/script writing: I have a flair for writing for the spoken word,having written continuity for five years and various scripts for corporate videos. Other experience has been gained whilst part of the press and marketing team for a European pop channel and translating scripts from French for the english language market.
General: I have good computer skills; word, DTP, FCP, Mac, Excel, Q-Series,email and internet. On the languages front I have a good knowledge of french. I have particular interest in the environment and horticulture - I hold a certificate in amenity horticulture and I am 3 years though an OU degree course in Environmental Science. I have also passed two OU courses on Web design and writing for the web. I also hold a PTLLS (teaching) certificate.
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