The Year Britain Froze - Pioneer Productions , United Kingdom
2011 - Assistant Producer
Fast turnaround documentary for C4 which looked back at the weather of 2010 and its impact on Britain, with interviews from experts and human interest stories.

-researched and set up shoots in the UK
-Found human interest stories
- Gained access to film with families that had been affected by the snow
-Archive reseaerch

Series Producer - Bob Strange

Sex Map of America - Pioneer Productions , United States of America
2010 - Researcher/AP
•Documentary which looks at the recent sex survey by the University of Indiana. Looking at changing attitudes across America

•Advised on story lines and sequences
•Set up shoots across America with very fast turnaround
•Researched and located contributors and gained access to film sensitive subject matter
•Filming on location in America

Directors - Peter Chinn, Sam Wilkinson, Tom Stubberfield

Series Producer - William Hicklin

River Flows Westwards - Lion Television , United Kingdom
2010 - Researcher
• Major series which looks at the impact of Middle Eastern culture on World Civilization
from the Neolithic period to the present day.
For Turkish TV and UK broadcast

- Researched contributors in Iran and Iraq
- Archive research - liaising with Turkish, British, German, American archives
-Filming on location in UK

Directors: Nick Gillam Smith, Melisa Akdogan, John Fothergill (SP)
Exec - Bill Locke

Edwardian Farm - Lion Television , United Kingdom
2010 - Researcher
12 x 1hr for BBC2

Researcher on the last three episodes of the follow up series for the hugely successful 'Victorian Farm'. Filming on location in Devon, this series is looking at the technological advances at the turn of the 20th century, looking at boat building, coal mining, fishing and market gardening.

Researched content, contributors, props and locations and set up shoots. Negotiated access and gained permissions for locations (including getting a waiver from the Environment Agency to film fishing on a river with a 10 year ban currently in place)





The Genius of British Art - Oxford Film and TV , United Kingdom
2010 - Production Assistant
6 x 1hr series for Channel 4
Responsibilites included:
Archive research
Running on Shoots
Contributor finding

The Untold Invasion of Britain - Lion Television , United Kingdom
2009 - Junior Researcher
1 x 1hr documentary for Channel 4. TX December 2009

Drama-Documentary on the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus and his quest to conquer Scotland. Features animation and documentary footage. Part of the Bloody Foreigners Season

Directed by Chris Durlacher (Emmy Award winner)
Exec Producer: Bill Locke



The Story of England - Maya Vision International , England
2009 - Researcher
6 x 1hr documentary series for BBC4/2. TX July 2010

History series presented by Michael Wood which will document the whole of English History from the 5th century to present day through the eyes of three villages in Leicestershire. The series will look at archives and records, archaeology, DNA testing and stories from the local community.

Director: Wayne Derrick
Executive Producer: Rebecca Dobbs

Jan-Feb 2011 - Development AP, Pioneer Productions

• Developed aN ambitious live specialist factual event show for C4
• Contacted potential contributors across the world
• Liaised with OB companies for costings and researched logistics/feasbility of events
• Wrote up taster documents/proposals

Dec-Jan 2010/11 - AP - The Year Britain Froze, Pioneer Productions
1 x 1hr documentray (C4)

• Fast turnaround documentary on the cold weather in 2010
• Researched human interest stories, set up shoots in the UK
• Filming on location in UK - gained access to ambulance service HQ

Nov - December 2010 - Researcher/AP - Sex Map of America - Pioneer Productions
1 x 1hr documentary (Discovery Channel)

• Documentary which looks at the recent sex survey by the University of Indiana. Looking at changing attitudes across America
• Advised on story lines and sequences
• Set up shoots across America with very fast turnaround
• Researched and located contributors and gained access to film sensitive subject matter
• Filming on location in America

Sept - October 2010 - Researcher, River Flowing Westward - Lion Television
20 x 45min/7x 1hr history series (Turkish Television/UK Broadcast)

• Major series which looks at the impact of Middle Eastern culture on World Civilization
from the Neolithic period to the present day.
• Archive research, negotiated with foreign museums and galleries
• Researched content for scripts
• Filming on location in UK
• Researched contributors in Iran, Iraq and Turkey
• Compiled graphics charts and provide research to graphics team
• Drama research - props/costumes/manuscripts
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• June - August 2010 - Researcher, Edwardian Farm - Lion Television
  
• 12 x 1 hour (BBC2)
  
• The follow up series for the hugely successful 'Victorian Farm'. Filming on location in Devon.
• Researched and found content, lead contributors, props and locations for the last three episodes of the series in a fast turnaround environment, with one week prep/one week shooting schedule.
• Set up shoots and gained access and permissions to film at various locations, including getting access through the Environment Agency to film fishing on a river that currently has a 10 year fishing ban in place. Also found local children to take part on numerous shoots through liaising with local schools.
• Helped organise stories into schedules and episodes.
• Operated sound
  

Production Assistant, The Genius of British Art, Oxford Film and Television
6 x 1hr art series (Ch 4)
Location research and negotiated access to film a countryside hunt.
Assisted on shoots - found contributors on location
Archive research and negotiated costs with galleries and museums
Cleared music rights

November 2009 - June 2010 - Office Manger/Development Research, Oxford Film and Television
- In charge of running the office as well as helping out on all productions at Oxford Film and Television, from post production paperwork, to research and helping on shoots.
-Researched and wrote up proposals

June - August 2009 - Junior Researcher 'The Untold Invasion of Britain, Lion Television
- Solely responsible for researching and collecting primary and secondary source material to be used directly in the script
-Provided factual research for the director and animators, including costume research
-Researched possible contributors both in the UK and Libya and liaised with academics
-Organised costume hire for actor and oversaw a screen test with the animators.
-Liaised with and advised costume designer

2009 - Junior Researcher,'The English Story' Maya Vision International
6 x 1hr English History programme for BBC4/2. TX July 2010. 
- academic research,
-finding possible contributors
- researching locations and story finding within the communities we intended to film.
-liaising with archives in Oxford and London

Jan - July 2009 Freelance Floor Manager - ITN
- freelance floor manager for the Setanta Sports News Channel.
-prepared the studio for guests (moved cameras, chairs, mic'd up guests, sound checks etc)
 -meeted and greeted high profile guests, such as Amir Khan

Sept-Oct 2008 - Work Experience Arts Development, BBC Scotland
-researched and developed ideas for arts programmes to be commissioned across the BBC channels.
-Programme ideas I researched - Henry VIII, Philosophy, Computer Gaming
I researched and devised possible contributors for programmes in development 
- compiled research on audience figures using BARB database

April-June 2007 - Culture Editor of The Cherwell (Oxford University's independent newspaper)
I was in charge of eight pages of the paper and five deputy editors. I, oversaw content, layout and design. I frequently had to liaise with PR companies and agents in order to gain access to exclusive reviews and interviews.

2008 BA (Hons) in Ancient and Modern History (class 2:1) from Oxford University

ITN Manual Handling Course
London Film Academy - Film Foundation Course
Indie Film Fund - Researcher Training
DV Talent - EX3 Shooting and Directing

DV Talent - EX3 Shooting and Directing
Mac literate
InDesign
Photoshop
Experience with shooting on EX3 and studio cameras, fixed and moveable.