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    Peter Sinclair (UK) is a Creative Director, Designer, Shoot Director & Producer working in the field of Broadcast TV, Digital Media, iPTV,Broadcast Motion Graphics, Promo Shoot Directing, Corporate Video Directing, Compositor-After Effects, Editing-FCP, Broadband Interactive TV design and New Media.
    Companies who he has successfully worked for include:

    LAMBIE-NAIRN

    ENGLISH & POCKETT,

    BRUCE DUNLOP & ASSOCIATES

    BSKYB-INTERACTIVE (as Creative Director)

    FLEXTECH TV

    ACTIONTIME PRODUCTIONS

    HOMECHOICE TV (BAFTA award winning interactive TV entertainment service as an Art Director/Creative Manager)

    SMOOTHE- Head of Film Direction (heading up their film division in their London office. 'Smoothe' was the official image consultants for the successful London 2012 Olympic Bid.

    Peter Sinclair has a B/TEC Diploma in 'Audio-Visual Design', BA(Hons) in 'Animation' and a PGDip in 'Electronic Imaging' from the school of 'Television & Imaging' at Dundee University. Haven worked within the creative industry for 17 years now, he continues to work amongst the best within the field and has made a name for himself for pushing the boundaries of creativity and technologies.

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    Credits

    Campeche Tourist Commercial - Smoothe International , United Kingdom
    2007 - Producer/Director
    Creative Director: Peter Sinclair
    Post Production: Baraka

    Great West House Corporate Video - Smoothe International , United Kingdom
    2006 - Producer/Director
    Creative Director: Peter Sinclair
    Post Production: Baraka

    SkyActive Idents - BskyB-Interactive , United Kingdom
    2005 - Producer/Director
    Creative Director: Peter Sinclair
    Post Production: London Post

    Bollywood Channel Opener - VideoNetworks Ltd , United Kingdom
    2002 - Director
    Director/Designer: Peter Sinclair
    Creative Director: Peter Sinclair
    Post Production: Lola

    Sky Vegas 'Wanted dead or alive' Promo - BskyB-interactive , United Kingdom
    2005 - Director
    Director: Peter Sinclair
    Creative Director: Peter Sinclair
    Post Production: Blue post

    'Autore' Film Channel Opener-Sky-Intalia - Bruce Dunlop & Associates , United Kingdom
    2004 - Director
    Director/Designer: Peter Sinclair
    Creative Director: Peter Sinclair
    Post Production: Farm Post

    D&AD/Sky-interactive promo - Sober Productions , United Kingdom
    2004 - Producer/Director
    Director: Peter Sinclair
    Creative Director: Peter Sinclair
    Post Production: Petrol TV

    Sky Vegas Roulette promo - BskyB-Interactive , United Kingdom
    2004 - Director
    Director: Peter Sinclair
    Creative Director: Peter Sinclair
    Post Production: Rushes-Soho

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    Employment History

    PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
    -Broadband Interactive TV Design
    -New Media Content Creation
    -TV Advertising
    -Broadcast TV Content Creation
    -Broadcast Motion Graphics Design
    -Promo Shoot Director
    -Corporate Video Director
    -Compositor-After Effects
    -Editing-FCP
    -Photoshop CS

    MANAGEMENT SKILLS
    -Creative Team/Department Management
    -Innovative Design Leadership
    -Line management experience
    -External Projects Manager
    -Client Management


    TEACHING SKILLS
    NHTV- University of Applied Science: Netherlands
    Title: 'Lecturer in Media Production & Interactive content creation'
    Media & Entertainment Management Department
    Dates: 1st August 2008- 31st July 2009- Year Contract
    Teaching degree students media production techniques within workshops, as well as giving lectures regarding my past experience and knowledge of the industry.


    SMOOTHE INTERNATIONAL
    Title: Head of Film Direction
    Dates: 20th March 2006-29th Feb 2007
    Working for the creative agency 'Smoothe' heading up their film division in their London office. 'Smoothe' was the official image consultants for the successful London 2012 Olympic Bid.


    BSKYB-INTERACTIVE
    Title: Creative Director
    Relaunch of SkyActive TV and Sky.com
    Dates: April 2004 -March 2005- 1 Year Contract
    As Creative Director, my main role was to be the main creative guiding force for the creative department, which catered for the entire BSkyB channel network. I also ran their video/film production graphics department, in total, this made up a number of 35 designers, editors & audiovisual staff.


    SOBER PRODUCTIONS
    Creative Director
    Dates: June 2002 -June2004
    A collection of highly skilled creative individuals, which had many years experience working within the TV/Film & New Media arena at all levels. Pitching fundamentally within the freelance and contractual sector under my creative direction. Clients included: BskyB, ITV, Ford, Playstation2, Blaze Television, Sky-Italia & APTN.


    TISACI BROADBAND-HOMECHOICE TV: BAFTA award winning interactive TV entertainment service
    Title: Senior Art Director/Creative Manager
    Dates: 17th Oct 1999 - 19th September 2002
    Taking the project lead and having a hands-on role running the day-to-day project teams in order to meet deadlines. Attending in-house, cross-functional meetings to gage understanding of initial brief as required.


    FLEXTECH TELEVISION /ACTION-TIME
    Title: Art Director & Broadcast Graphics Designer
    Dates: 7th Dec 1998- 17th July 1999
    Designing, Art Directing & Animating on-screen graphics for Challenge TV's 'The Games Room'. This included directing Flextech TV's in-house design staff,  as well as designing the shows on-screen brand and title sequence.


    LAMBIE-NAIRN
    Title: Broadcast Graphics Designer
    Dates: 26th Sep 1996 - 1st May 1998
    Position: Working with some of Soho's well-known and respected directors in the design/animation and special effects for TV commercials, Corporate identities and Mnemonics for the UK & international TV & cinema advertisement markets.

    Clients included:
    Heineken, Disney, Sherwin Williams USA,
    Budweiser Beer, ABB, Clover Spread, Energizer
    Batteries, McDonalds, Vauxhall motors,
    Neurofen, Sony Playstation.
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    Education

    PGDip in 'Electronic Imaging' - School
    of 'Television & Imaging' at Dundee University.

    BA(Hons) in 'Animation' - West Surrey College of Art & Design

    B/TEC Diploma in 'Audio-Visual Design' - South Thames College


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    Industry Awards

    1) BAFTA award winners for 'HomeChoice' broadband interactive TV service 2003. Now known as 'Tiscalli TV'
    2) Phillips creative video production award winner 1991
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    Skills

    Adobe After effects(Compositing)
    Media 100 (Editing)
    Final Cut Pro(Editing)
    PhotoShop CS (2D)

    Have directed others upon:

    Flame (Compositing)
    Inferno(Compositing)
    EditBox, Editing/(Compositing)
    Softimage 3D
    Maya 3D
    3D Studio Max 3D
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    Additional Information

    Industries

    • Animation, 
    • Commercials, 
    • Corporate, 
    • Film, 
    • Online, 
    • TV

    Programme Types

    • Animation, 
    • Arts, 
    • Business, 
    • Childrens, 
    • Comedy, 
    • Comedy (Children's), 
    • Commercial, 
    • Corporate, 
    • Enhanced TV, 
    • Entertainment, 
    • Interactive TV, 
    • New Media

    Specialisms

    • Advertising, 
    • Afro-Caribbean culture, 
    • Architecture, 
    • Art, 
    • Business, 
    • Cinema/Film, 
    • Corporate Films, 
    • Design, 
    • Digital Special Effects, 
    • Education, 
    • Enhanced TV, 
    • Final Cut Pro, 
    • High-Definition, 
    • Interactive TV, 
    • Internet, 
    • New Media
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