Paul Vanezis,Producer/Director

Paul Vanezis

Producer/Director, Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

About Paul Vanezis

I am a self-shooting producer/director, series producer and edit producer with more than 20 years experience. I have worked across many genres, most recently in science, technology and specialist factual, series producing and directing both long and short form programming for BBC1, BBC2, BBC4, CNBC and ITV1 and content production for large events including 'The Doctor Who Celebration' for Single Market Events and BBC Worldwide.

I am a self-shooting producer/director, series producer and edit producer with more than 20 years experience. I have worked across many genres, most recently in science, technology and specialist factual, series producing and directing both long and short form programming for BBC1, BBC2, BBC4, CNBC and ITV1 and content production for large events including 'The Doctor Who Celebration' for Single Market Events and BBC Worldwide. I've recently completed edit directing duties on 'A Very British Space launch' for Channel 4 and previous to that, 'Charlotte Church's Dream Build' for Discovery. I have my own FS7 shooting kit which I have used to shoot 'The Secret Story of Stuff', 'Storm Troupers' and 'Countryfile Summer Diaries' amongst other things. As a former editor, I'm at home on location or in the cutting room. I have extensive edit producing experience cutting my own long form docs and series such as 'The Great Pottery Throw Down', 'Junior Bake-Off', and 'The Housing Enforcers'.

I base myself where the work is and have accommodation in both Birmingham and London. I've worked all over the world, from Plymouth, to the USA, South Korea and India. I'm used to producing content on tight budgets with short production schedules as well as more considered timescales. Although I'm a highly experienced self shooter, I've been directing crews since the mid 1990's, working in the UK, Italy, France, Jamaica, Ireland and the United States.

Working mainly in factual and specialist factual, I've been a producer/director and worked in senior production roles in the fields of science, fashion, cookery, gardening, art and rural affairs. My interest in science and archive material collided with 'Destination Titan' for BBC4, an historical science documentary with strong archive content.

I'm a keen photographer and I love the outdoors. I started my working life in the building industry and have a good knowledge of engineering and construction.

I'm used to taking ideas forward from initial treatment to fully completed series.

Media

Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen at Chelsea 2011

Designer Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen and his wife Jackie discuss William Morris and planting schemes at their country home. The film was screened as part of the Chelsea Flower Show coverage on BBC1 in 2011.

Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen at Chelsea 2011

Designer Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen and his wife Jackie discuss William Morris and planting schemes at their country home. The film was screened as part of the Chelsea Flower Show coverage on BBC1 in 2011.

Countryfile - The Burghead Hogmanay

Every year, the residents of Burghead near Inverness celebrate the New Year on the 11th of January. It's a tradition that goes back several centuries.

Countryfile Shire Horse Farm

Tony and Ann Jenkins have been running their Shire Horse farm since 1973. Is it now time to hang up the reins?

Summer Exhibition - Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst built an enormous sculpture for the 2006 Summer Exhibition. It was to sit in the courtyard of the Royal Academy on London's Piccadilly. But how was it built and how was it going to get there? Additional camerawork by Caroline Ossowska and Nicola Dean.

Destination Titan

The opening of Destination Titan, a one hour historical science documentary for BBC4 about the most distant landing of a man made spacecraft.

Stargazing Live - Black Holes

Professor Brian Cox introduces the lifecycle of a black hole.

The Sky at Night - 50th Anniversary

Television legend Sir Patrick Moore celebrated 50 years of astronomical broadcasting in 2007, in a programme scripted by Chris Lintott and Dirk Maggs and directed by me. This involved recreating the original set from the very first episode, complete with contemporary studio cameras, and following the original script. The young Patrick was played by Jon Culshaw. Other major contributors included Queen guitarist Brian May and space scientist John Zarneki.

Holiday Hit Squad - Travel Money

A consumer item for the BBC1 consumer series 'Holiday Hit Squad' with presenter Helen Skelton. This was shot on the Sony PDW 800 XDCam camera. TX'd March 2014.

Holiday Hit Squad - Cornwall

Helen Skelton investigates what Cornwall has to offer for the foodie in 'Holiday Hit Squad'. TX'd March 2014. Shot with the Canon XF305.

My Tasty Travels with Lynda Bellingham

I directed ten episodes of 'My Tasty Travels with Lynda Bellingham', including a small amount of self-shooting. This was a fast turnaround programme for ITV with 3 days allocated per episode, two of which was main filming with Lynda.

Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman

I produced and directed two episodes of this daytime nostalgia series, presented by Len Goodman. Each episode is self shot in a single day.

SHOWREEL 2015

A pull together of factual entertainment and specialist factual material, including some crew directed and self shot content. Do look at individual films for context.

Dara O Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

Dara O Briain meets his teenage hero, Stephen Hawking. Shot over four months, I also supervised the edit. The documentary was broadcast in June 2015

Countryfile - D.H. Lawrence

A walk through the Nottinghamshire landscape that features in the works of D.H. Lawrence.

Gardening Neighbours - Series 2

The culmination of four months filming, the final episode of 'Gardening Neighbours'.

Countryfile - Whitby Fishing School

Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury meet the fishermen of Whitby.

Countryfile - Laying Hens Welfare

Miriam O'Reilly investigates the change in the law that will ban small cages for egg laying hens.

Tom Baker - A New Body at Last

A short extract from 'A New Body at Last', a BBC Worldwide commissioned documentary about why Tom Baker left 'Doctor Who'.

Storm Troupers - Maurys Charts

Storm Troupers is a BBC4 documentary that I produced and directed for Keo Films. It tells the story of how a small group of dedicated weather fanatics strove to find a way of accurately forecasting the weather. This section explains how US navy captain Matthew Maury created 'wind stars', charts that mapped the weather of the Atlantic, allowing faster journeys between Europe and the Americas.

Storm Troupers - The Tempest Prognosticator

Storm Troupers is a BBC4 documentary that I produced and directed for Keo Films. It tells the story of how a small group of dedicated weather fanatics strove to find a way of accurately forecasting the weather. The Tempest Prognosticator was a kind of barometer, but instead of mercury measuring atmospheric pressure, it used the animal instincts of leeches to rise in a jar and ring a bell. It didn't catch on.

The Doctor Who Festival

This is a feature montage I produced to introduce Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and Steven Moffatt to the Doctor Who Festival stage in London and Sydney.

Countryfile Summer Diaries - Cold Water Shock

I shot and directed this feature on Cold Water Shock Syndrome, which can be the cause of death for those unprepared for the coldness of our lakes, inland waterways and shorelines. Transmitted August 2017.

Junior Bake-Off - Edit Producing

I edit produced one episode of the 2016 series of Junior Bake-Off. Broadcast July 2017.

Horizons - Connected Cities

A visit to the South Korean city of Songdo, built on land reclaimed from the sea. It has an unusual way of disposing of rubbish

The Great Pottery Throwdown - Edit Producing

I was one of the location producers and then edit producer for this episode of 'The Great Pottery Throwdown'

Stargazing Live - Moon Biography

A short biography of the Moon for series two of 'Stargazing Live'. Narrated by Professor Brian Cox.

Videos


Images

  • Directing 'The Sky at Night' 50th anniversary

    Paul Vanezis directs Jon Culshaw as the young Patrick Moore in the 50th anniversary episode of The Sky at Night , Time Lord.

  • Directing 'The Sky at Night' 50th anniversary

    Paul Vanezis directs Brian May and Chris Lintott for The Sky at Night 50th anniversary programme, Time Lord.

  • The Official Doctor Who Convention

    Jason Mohammad interviews Matt Smith and the cast and crew of Doctor Who at the Wales Millennium Centre, March 2012. Content producer, Paul Vanezis.

  • Stargazing Live - Series 1

    A script meeting for the final edition of Stargazing Live, with Dara O Briain, Alan Holland, Paul Vanezis, Brian Cox and Tim O Brien.

  • Holiday Hit Squad - Ben Nevis

    Filming with Joe Crowley for the Britain vs the World strand on Holiday Hit Squad .

  • Holiday Hit Squad - The Team

    With the fantastic Helen Skelton and my ace team filming in Cornwall for Holiday Hit Squad .

  • Horizons - South Korea

    Filming wireless rechargeable electric vehicles in Daejon, South Korea with presenter Adam Shaw.

  • Horizons - Ames Research Center

    Filming emergency aid drones for Horizons with presenter Akiko Fujita.

  • Horizons - Songdo, South Korea

    Filming GV s of Songdo, Incheon in South Korea for Horizons . We were on the helipad atop a very tall building.

  • Horizons - Team South Korea

    Our Horizons team high above Songdo, Incheon in South Korea.Shooting AP Keaton Stone, presenter Adam Shaw, location producer Yoonjung Seo and PD Paul Vanezis.

  • Tractate Middoth - Behind the Scenes

    Filming behind the scenes material for Mark Gatiss on his directorial debut, The Tractate Middoth .

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Equipment

I've been a self shooter throughout my television career. My current camera of choice for documentaries is the Sony PXW-FS7 and I have my own FS7 shooting rig. I've also recently been self-shooting with the following cameras:
Sony FS5
Sony FS7 Mk2
Sony FX6
Sony FX9
GoPro HD Hero 10 & 11
Osmo Insta 360

I can also capture and, if required, upscale legacy formats, such as Beta SP and Digi-beta, Betacam SX and MPeg IMX using the latest Teranex standards converter.

I have great experience of tapeless workflow for all card and disc based cameras and I'm familiar with formats, frame rates, codecs etc...

I have built my own edit and grading system around DaVinci Resolve and I also use Adobe Photoshop,

I've been a self shooter throughout my television career. My current camera of choice for documentaries is the Sony PXW-FS7 and I have my own FS7 shooting rig. I've also recently been self-shooting with the following cameras:
Sony FS5
Sony FS7 Mk2
Sony FX6
Sony FX9
GoPro HD Hero 10 & 11
Osmo Insta 360

I can also capture and, if required, upscale legacy formats, such as Beta SP and Digi-beta, Betacam SX and MPeg IMX using the latest Teranex standards converter.

I have great experience of tapeless workflow for all card and disc based cameras and I'm familiar with formats, frame rates, codecs etc...

I have built my own edit and grading system around DaVinci Resolve and I also use Adobe Photoshop,

Additional Information

Industries

Commercials, Film, Online, TV

Programme Types

Arts, Biography, Business, Childrens, Comedy, Daytime, Documentary, Docusoap, Drama Reconstruction, Dramatised Documentary, Entertainment, Events, Food, Historical Documentary, Investigative, Live Multi-cam OB, Live TV, Magazine, Motoring, Music, Music Promo, Natural History, Observational Documentary, Outside Broadcast, Science, Science Fiction, Sport, Travel, Youth

Specialisms

Architecture, Art, Design, Engineering, Environment, Events, Farming, Fashion, Food, Gardening, Heritage, High-Definition, History, Interior Design, Location Filming, Natural History, Outside Broadcast, Photography, Popular Culture, Science, Technology, Travel

Credits

A Very British Space Launch

(Aug 2022 - Feb 2023)

Cornick Productions

Edit Director

Charlotte Church's Dream Build - Series 2

(Aug 2022 - Aug 2022)

Koska

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Further Out of Town - Series 2

(July 2022 - Aug 2022)

Network Distributing

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to Douglas Adams

(July 2021 - Sep 2021)

BBC Studios

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

The Great British Menu

(Oct 2020 - Nov 2020)

Optomen

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

How to Make

(Sep 2019 - Jan 2020)

Wonder TV for BBC4

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Monty Python's Flying Circus

(Nov 2018 - Nov 2019)

Python (Monty) Pictures/Network Distributing

Production Consultant

Further Out of Town

(Jun 2019 - Aug 2019)

Network Distributing

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

David Tennant Cinema Spots

(Jun 2019 - July 2019)

BBC America

Producer/Director

Doctor Who: Messages from Space

(Jan 2019 - Feb 2019)

BBC Studios

Producer/Director

The Morecambe and Wise Show: The Lost Tapes

(Nov 2018 - Dec 2018)

BBC2

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

The Secret Story of Stuff - Materials of the Modern Age

(July 2018 - Oct 2018)

7Wonder for BBC4

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Peter Davison: In Conversation

(Jun 2018 - July 2018)

BBC Studios

Producer/Director

I.O.T. - Powering the Digital Economy

(Sep 2017 - Jun 2018)

Spectrecom Films for CNBC

Producer/Director

Tom Baker: In Conversation

(Dec 2017 - Feb 2018)

BBC Studios

Producer/Director

The Solo Jedi

(Nov 2017 - Dec 2017)

Jon Culshaw

Director (Branded Content)

Maddie's Do You Know?

(Apr 2017 - July 2017)

7Wonder for CBeebies

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Countryfile Summer Diaries

(Jun 2017 - Jun 2017)

BBC Bristol

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Doctor Who - The Power of the Daleks (Colour Version)

(Aug 2016 - Dec 2016)

BBC America

Producer

Destination Vulcan

(Oct 2016 - Oct 2016)

BBC America

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Junior Bake-Off

(Sep 2016 - Sep 2016)

Love Productions

Edit Producer

The Great Pottery Throw Down

(July 2016 - Aug 2016)

Love Productions

Edit Director

RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park

(Jun 2016 - July 2016)

BBC

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Countryfile Summer Diaries

(Jun 2016 - Jun 2016)

BBC Bristol

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Storm Troupers - The Fight to Forecast the Weather

(Jan 2016 - Apr 2016)

Keo Films/BBC4

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

The Doctor Who Festival

(Nov 2015 - Nov 2015)

SME

Producer/Director

The Great Pottery Throw Down

(July 2015 - Aug 2015)

Love Productions

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Dara O Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

(Jan 2015 - Jun 2015)

Rain Media Entertainment Ltd

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Stargazing Live Series 5

(Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)

BBC

Producer

Horizons

(Jan 2014 - Apr 2014)

TwoFour for BBC World News

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Stargazing Live Series 4

(Sep 2013 - Jan 2014)

BBC

Producer

Holiday of my Lifetime

(Jan 2014 - Jan 2014)

Raise the Roof

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Home Away from Home

(Jan 2014 - Jan 2014)

BBC

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Holiday Hit Squad - Series 2

(July 2013 - Sep 2013)

TwoFour for BBC1

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Country House Sunday

(Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)

TwoFour for ITV1

Producer

Stargazing Live Series 3

(Sep 2012 - Jan 2013)

BBC2

Producer

The Official Doctor Who Convention

(Jan 2013 - Jan 2013)

Single Market Events

Producer

The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Celebration

(Jan 2013 - Jan 2013)

BBC Worldwide/SME

Senior Content Producer

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Equipment

I've been a self shooter throughout my television career. My current camera of choice for documentaries is the Sony PXW-FS7 and I have my own FS7 shooting rig. I've also recently been self-shooting with the following cameras:
Sony FS5
Sony FS7 Mk2
Sony FX6
Sony FX9
GoPro HD Hero 10 & 11
Osmo Insta 360

I can also capture and, if required, upscale legacy formats, such as Beta SP and Digi-beta, Betacam SX
I've been a self shooter throughout my television career. My current camera of choice for documentaries is the Sony PXW-FS7 and I have my own FS7 shooting rig. I've also recently been self-shooting with the following cameras:
Sony FS5
Sony FS7 Mk2
Sony FX6
Sony FX9
GoPro HD Hero 10 & 11
Osmo Insta 360

I can also capture and, if required, upscale legacy formats, such as Beta SP and Digi-beta, Betacam SX and MPeg IMX using the latest Teranex standards converter.

I have great experience of tapeless workflow for all card and disc based cameras and I'm familiar with formats, frame rates, codecs etc...

I have built my own edit and grading system around DaVinci Resolve and I also use Adobe Photoshop,

Additional Information

Industries

Commercials, Film, Online, TV

Programme Types

Arts, Biography, Business, Childrens, Comedy, Daytime, Documentary, Docusoap, Drama Reconstruction, Dramatised Documentary, Entertainment, Events, Food, Historical Documentary, Investigative, Live Multi-cam OB, Live TV, Magazine, Motoring, Music, Music Promo, Natural History, Observational Documentary, Outside Broadcast, Science, Science Fiction, Sport, Travel, Youth

Specialisms

Architecture, Art, Design, Engineering, Environment, Events, Farming, Fashion, Food, Gardening, Heritage, High-Definition, History, Interior Design, Location Filming, Natural History, Outside Broadcast, Photography, Popular Culture, Science, Technology, Travel