About Naomi

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    I am a highly motivated and organised Assistant Producer, working primarily in specialist factual, documentaries and factual entertainment. I have key editorial skills in devising great content and sourcing strong stories and contributors from all walks of life. I have experience setting up International and UK shoots, sourcing a range of locations worldwide; including gaining access to remote locations, as well as working on location on a variety of foreign and UK shoots.
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    Extreme Preppers - Bullseye Productions , United Kingdom
    2012 - Assistant Producer
    1 x 60 for National Geographic Int/ Producer/Director: Malcolm Donkin
    Sensitive one off documentary into the UK Prepping and Survivalist Scene: the normal people among us secretly preparing for 'The End Of The World As We Know It'.
    • Cast UK Preppers, who come from relatively secretive impenetrable sectors of society. Gained their trust, and then filmed taster tapes with each one (shooting on Z1), and then edit produced taster tape.
    • Set up the four weeks of filming across the UK & Slovakia- organising editorial content, sourcing locations and planning logistics and scheduling of the shoots.
    • Assisted P/D on the four week shoot, producing on the ground, and shooting on second camera (Canon XF305).

    Freecationers - Bullseye Productions , United Kingdom
    2012 - Assistant Producer
    2 x 30mins for Travel Channel USA.
    Producer/Director: Tom Richardson
    HD Fact Ent Pilot about savvy travellers who find clever ways of securing free & heavily discounted holidays around the world. We follow them on their vacations as they rack up astonishing savings along the way.
    • Casting US contributors: doing outreach and interviewing. Planning editorial content of show, sourcing locations, finding businesses to assist us and setting up the logistics of the 4 week shoot in Canada, USA, Costa Rica and Mexico.
    • Four weeks filming on location in the above four countries: Assisting director, producing on the ground, supporting contributors and shooting on second camera (Canon XF305).

    Legends and Mysteries of the National Parks - Bullseye Productions , United Kingdom
    2011 - Assistant Producer
    2x60 HD factual special for Travel Channel USA.
    Producer/Director: Tom Gorham
    HD factual special on America's great National Parks: Exploring and re-telling crime and disaster stories & unexplained/paranormal sightings through location filming, interviews and archive.
    • Sourced all stories and contributors - had strong editorial control over the content of the show. Set up the logistics of the 3 week US shoot, organising all locations in the National Parks and surrounding areas.
    • Three weeks filming on location in the USA (Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellow Stone & Great Sand Dunes National Parks). Assisting director, producing on the ground, and shooting on second camera (Canon XF305).
    • Assisting in the edit - working alongside editor to cut half of episode one's stories to rough cut.

    The Witch Doctor Will See You Now - Bullseye Productions , United Kingdom
    2011 - Senior Researcher
    Oct - April 2011. 4 x 60 for National Geographic Channel.
    Series Producer: Carolyn Payne
    HD Presenter led factual format where two contributors and host spend a week living in a remote exotic location, and become immersed in that country's traditional medicinal practices.
    • Cast the doctors from around the world, by liaising with fixers and setting up three recce trips in India, Hong Kong, and Peru, securing access to remote tribes and healers.
    • During production set up the full shoots in the above countries, as well as Cameroon. Found additional medical contributors and new locations. Researched in depth alternative medicine - discussing with anthropologists, doctors and medical organisations. Fact checked all shooting scripts.

    Pricing the Priceless - Bullseye Productions , United Kingdom
    2010 - Researcher
    May - Sept 2010. 3 x 60 HD for National Geographic.
    Series Producer: Jeremy Hall
    HD presenter led engineering & history series that attempts to value three iconic monuments: The Eiffel Tower, Great Pyramid of Giza & Grand Central Station by looking at their scrap value, re-build cost and asset value.
    • Set up three separate complex shoots in the US, securing a range of locations, and a mix of expert contributors. Also set up shoots in Paris and Egypt, and assisted the director on all UK shoots.
    • Secured some difficult access locations; such as the construction site of Tower 4 of the World Trade Centre, and New York Docks, as well as setting up large scale experiments. Researched all three episodes, liaising with experts, and fact checked all three shooting scripts.

    World's Worst Weather - Bullseye Productions , United Kingdom
    2010 - Researcher
    February - March. 3 x 60 for Travel Channel.
    Series Producer: Becky Lee
    Archive based factual weather series looking at extreme weather from around the world.
    • Sourced dramatic weather archive from around the world. Researched dramatic stories and found footage to go with them, as well as finding facts and coming up with strands for the series.

    Body Language Secrets - Carbon Media , United Kingdom
    2009 - Researcher
    Sept - Dec. 8 x 60 for Sky 1.
    Series Producer: Chris Hill
    HD presenter led psychology factual series examining social psychology and body language through experiments and archive.
    • Cast all contributors for the entire series, as well as sourcing expert contributors with psychology backgrounds. Sourced a range of locations and set up shoots in the UK under a tight deadline.
    • Developed and set up large psychology experiments, as well as assisting the director on location, which often had a large number of contributors to look after, and helped look after the presenters.

    Raging Planet II - Pioneer Productions , United Kingdom
    2009 - Junior Researcher
    Jan - May. 8 x 60 for Discovery US. Series Producer: Alice Harper
    HD Science factual documentary series examining the extremities of weather around the world
    • Sourced contributors with compelling survivor stories, and archive to go with their stories. Assisted with the setting up of foreign shoots, as well as assisting the director on location on UK shoots.

    The Unsinkable Titanic - Pioneer Productions , United Kingdom
    2008 - Junior Researcher
    Sept - Dec. 1 x 90 Historical Drama Documentary for Channel 4
    Historical drama documentary examining the key elements that led to the sinking of this great ship.
    • Organised the UK shoots - sourcing locations and props, and assisting the director on these shoots. Completed detailed historical research, sourced and licensed archive and stills, as well as fact checking the scripts.

    Journey to the Edge of the Universe - Pioneer Productions , United Kingdom
    2008 - Junior Researcher
    Oct - Dec. 1 x 90 Science Feature for National Geographic
    Science CGI cosmology feature travelling through space back to the big bang
    • Completed complex scientific research using scientific journals. Fact checked and annotated the scripts. Sourced and licensed all audio archive, and completed all post production paperwork.

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    Employment History

    Extreme Preppers, Assistant Producer
    Bullseye Productions, April 12 - June 12
    1 x 60 for National Geographic Int, Producer/Director: Malcolm Donkin
    Sensitive one off documentary into the UK Prepping and Survivalist Scene: the normal people among us secretly preparing for 'The End Of The World As We Know It'.
    • Cast UK Preppers, who come from relatively secretive impenetrable sectors of society. Gained their trust, and then filmed taster tapes with each one (shooting on Z1), and then edit produced taster tape.
    • Set up the four weeks of filming across the UK & Slovakia- organising editorial content, sourcing locations and planning logistics and scheduling of the shoots.
    • Assisted P/D on the four week shoot, producing on the ground, and shooting on second camera (Canon XF305).

    Development Assistant Producer
    Bullseye Productions Feb - March '12
    • Gaining access to interesting niche businesses, which could make good observational documentaries. Shot taster tapes and wrote proposals on the above for primarily C4, C5, Sky 1, Discovery Channel and Nat Geo.

    Freecationers, Assistant Producer,
    Bullseye Productions, Sept '11- Feb '12
    2 x 30' for Travel Channel USA, P/D: Tom Richardson
    HD Fact Ent Pilot about savvy travellers who find clever ways of securing free & heavily discounted holidays around the world. We follow them on their vacations as they rack up astonishing savings along the way.
    • Casting US contributors: doing outreach and interviewing. Planning editorial content of show, sourcing locations, finding businesses to assist us and setting up the logistics of the 4 week shoot in Canada, USA, Costa Rica and Mexico.
    • Four weeks filming on location in the above four countries: Assisting director, producing on the ground, supporting contributors and shooting on second camera (Canon XF305).

    Legends and Mysteries of the National Parks, Assistant Producer
    Bullseye Productions, May 11 - Sept 11
    2 x 60' for Travel Channel USA, Producer/Director: Tom Gorham
    HD factual special on America's great National Parks: Exploring and re-telling crime and disaster stories & unexplained/paranormal sightings through location filming, interviews and archive.
    • Sourced all stories and contributors - had strong editorial control over the content of the show. Set up the logistics of the 3 week US shoot, organising all locations in the National Parks and surrounding areas.
    • Three weeks filming on location in the USA (Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellow Stone & Great Sand Dunes National Parks). Assisting director, producing on the ground, and shooting on second camera (Canon XF305).
    • Assisting in the edit - working alongside editor to cut half of episode one's stories to rough cut.

    The Witch Doctor Will See You Now, Senior Researcher
    Bullseye Productions, Oct 2010 - April 2011
    4 x 60' for National Geographic, Series Producer: Carolyn Payne
    HD Presenter led factual format where two contributors and host spend a week living in a remote exotic location, and become immersed in that country's traditional medicinal practices.
    • Cast the doctors from around the world, by liaising with fixers and setting up three recce trips in India, Hong Kong, and Peru, securing access to remote tribes and healers.
    • During production set up the full shoots in the above countries, as well as Cameroon. Found additional medical contributors and new locations. Researched in depth alternative medicine - discussing with anthropologists, doctors and medical organisations. Fact checked all shooting scripts.

    Pricing the Priceless, Researcher

    Bullseye Productions, May - Sept 2010
    3 x 60'  for National Geographic, Series Producer: Jeremy Hall
    HD presenter led engineering & history series that attempts to value three iconic monuments: The Eiffel Tower, Great Pyramid of Giza & Grand Central Station by looking at their scrap value, re-build cost and asset value.
    Set up three separate complex shoots in the US, securing a range of locations, and a mix of expert contributors. Also set up shoots in Paris and Egypt, and assisted the director on all UK shoots.
    • Secured some difficult access locations; such as the construction site of Tower 4 of the World Trade Centre, and New York Docks, as well as setting up large scale experiments. Researched all three episodes, liaising with experts, and fact checked all three shooting scripts.

    Development Researcher, Bullseye Productions
    March - April 2010
    Worked on the development of a range of specialist factual and fact ent shows for primarily Discovery, Nat Geo, Living, Bravo, BBC3, Sky1 and TLC. Sourced a presenter for a commissioned show for Nat Geo (Kevin Cook, Pricing the Priceless).

    World's Worst Weather, Researcher
    Bullseye Productions, February - March 2010
    3x60' for Travel Channel USA, Series Producer: Becky Lee

    Archive based factual weather series looking at extreme weather from around the world.
    • Sourced dramatic weather archive from around the world. Researched dramatic stories and found footage to go with them, as well as finding facts and coming up with strands for the series.

    Body Language Secrets, Researcher
    Carbon Media, Sept  - Dec 2009,
    8x60' for Sky 1, Series Producer: Chris Hill
    HD presenter led psychology factual series examining social psychology and body language through experiments and archive.
    • Cast all contributors for the entire series, as well as sourcing expert contributors with psychology backgrounds. Sourced a range of locations and set up shoots in the UK under a tight deadline.
    • Developed and set up large psychology experiments, as well as assisting the director on location, which often had a large number of contributors to look after, and helped look after the presenters.

    Development Researcher, Mammoth Screen
    June - September 2009

    Sole development researcher working on factual and factual entertainment ideas for ITV, Ch4, BBC1, Sky 1 and Sky Arts. Also involved in development on Amanda Holden's Fantasy Lives for ITV1.

    Raging Planet II,  Junior Researcher

    Pioneer Productions - Jan - May 2009,
    8x60' for Discovery US & International, Series Producer: Alice Harper

    HD Science factual documentary series examining the extremities of weather around the world
    • Sourced contributors with compelling survivor stories, and archive to go with their stories. Assisted with the setting up of foreign shoots, as well as assisting the director on location on UK shoots.

    The Unsinkable Titanic, Junior Researcher
    Pioneer Productions - Sept 2008 - Jan 2009

    1 x 90 for Channel 4
    Historical drama documentary examining the key elements that led to the sinking of this great ship.
    • Organised the UK shoots - sourcing locations and props, and assisting the director on these shoots. Completed detailed historical research, sourced and licensed archive and stills, as well as fact checking the scripts.

    Journey to the Edge of the Universe, Junior Researcher
    Pioneer Productions, Oct 2008 - Jan 2009
    1 x 90 for National Geographic Channel
    Science CGI cosmology feature travelling through space back to the big bang
    Completed complex scientific research using scientific journals. Fact checked and annotated the scripts. Sourced and licensed all audio archive, and completed all post production paperwork.

    Mammoth Screen, Runner/Development Researcher
    August 2007 - June 2008

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    Education

    2004 - 2007 University of Exeter: Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Drama Class II Division I (2:1)

    2002 - 2004 Theale Green Community School: 4'A' Levels - Geography (B) Philosophy (B) Drama (C) General Studies (B)
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    Referees

    Carolyn Payne - Series Producer

    Jeremy Hall - Series Producer

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    Skills

    HD Canon XF305, 2 day shooting and directing course with DV Talent, May 2011

    Z1 Intensive 1 day course with DV Talent, March 2010

     

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    Additional Information

    Industries

    • Film, 
    • Online, 
    • TV

    Programme Types

    • Arts, 
    • Biography, 
    • Childrens, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Daytime, 
    • Development, 
    • Documentary, 
    • Docusoap, 
    • Drama Reconstruction, 
    • Dramatised Documentary, 
    • Entertainment, 
    • Environment, 
    • Events, 
    • Health, 
    • Historical Documentary, 
    • Magazine, 
    • Natural History, 
    • New Media, 
    • News, 
    • Observational Documentary, 
    • Reality TV, 
    • Religion, 
    • Science, 
    • Social Action, 
    • Travel, 
    • Youth

    Specialisms

    • Anthropology, 
    • Arts, 
    • Copyright Clearance, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Drama, 
    • Ecology, 
    • Engineering, 
    • Environment, 
    • Geography, 
    • Health, 
    • High-Definition, 
    • History, 
    • International Affairs, 
    • Journalism, 
    • Literature, 
    • Location Filming, 
    • Medicine, 
    • Natural History, 
    • News & Current Affairs, 
    • Paranormal, 
    • People Finding, 
    • Philosophy, 
    • Popular Culture, 
    • Programme Development, 
    • Psychology, 
    • Rights Acquisition, 
    • Science, 
    • Social Anthropology, 
    • Social Issues, 
    • Sociology, 
    • Theatre, 
    • Tourism, 
    • Travel, 
    • USA, 
    • Writing, 
    • Youth Culture

    Languages

    • English

    Permits

    • Canada, 
    • EU, 
    • USA

    Licenses

    • Basic Driving (PLG)
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