Assistant Producer - Bigger Pictures Dec '11 to Feb '12
'Paul McGann's Petrol Age' for Sky Atlantic (4x60')
"Great show...fantastic programme" - Chris Evans, The One Show, 16.03.12
Guardian Guide - 5 stars and Highlights of the Week 10.03.12
• Celebrity-led series with the 'Withnail and I' star, exploring the social history of motoring in Britain
• Working to very tight deadlines, identified key stories and negotiated access to locations and contributors; from grassroots enthusiasts to major car companies like Lotus and Aston Martin
• Assisted Director on location, briefing talent / crew and managing relations with contributors to ensure efficient use of limited time
Self-shooting AP for Director Masood Khan Nov '11
• 2nd camera coverage on taster tape for BBC2's Wonderland strand, shooting material about a group of Muslim polygamists
Producer/Director (self-shooting) for various corporate clients Sep - Nov '11
• Includes: filming press interview/photoshoot with Turner Prize nominee Richard Wilson RA, plus event footage for arts consultancy Futurecity, and interview and concert material for website of conductor Ivor Setterfield (star of BBC1's 'Maestro' and Five's 'The Singing Estate')
Producer/Director - Sunset + Vine Productions July '11
'Mobil1: The Grid' for Channel 4, Sky, ESPN etc
• Freelance work producing/directing feature on location in Italy (more prog. info below)
Self-shooting AP - film by P/D Mark Casebow for guardian.co.uk June '11
Suicide Notes (1x9')
• 2nd camera coverage on short film for Guardian website telling the story of a young man who came close to suicide, and the unique refuge in North London which he credits with bringing him back from the brink.
Assistant Producer - Sunset + Vine Productions Jan '09 - Sep '10
'Mobil1: The Grid' (2 series, of 35x30') for Channel 4, Sky, and 50+ stations worldwide
• Feature-led weekly magazine programme looking at the world of Formula One and sports cars
• Work ranged from conducting exclusive interviews with F1 drivers like Lewis Hamilton, to finding stories around quirky characters and enthusiasts across the world
• Directed crew (and self-shot material) across Europe, Asia and the USA, and in extreme environments, e.g. Arctic Circle
Assistant Producer - Negat Ethiopia Radio on Spectrum Radio Dec '08 - Aug '10
• Researched and organized interviews with Ethiopian social and political experts, broadsheet journalists, NGO organizations and social workers in UK, Europe and Africa
• Scripted and presented live and pre-recorded English-language features, interviews and news reports for broadcast
Assistant Producer - Sunset + Vine Productions Apr-Sept '07
'Formula For Success' (8x 30') for BBC World
• "Business / leadership meets the world of Formula 1". Set up shoots, interviewed business people, sports personalities, military personnel and government officials in UK, Europe and Middle East
Assistant Producer - CB Productions Apr - May '07
'The People's Princes' (1x60') for M6, France
• Self-shooting on Sony PD150, followed paparazzi photographers on the hunt for Princes William and Harry
Researcher - Sunset + Vine Productions Jan '06-Apr '07
Various weekly and one-off sports / lifestyle shows and OBs for ITV1, Five, Sky, intl.
• Conducted research for producers, set up shoots in UK and around the world
• Scripted and rough cut 30-60" news items and 5 min feature pieces
International Sales Coordinator - Television Corporation International Sept '04-Jan '06
• Running weekly worldwide distribution of programmes to international broadcasters
• Responsible for selling content to non-broadcast outlets, e.g airlines, trains and shops
• Overseeing production of marketing materials, organising presence at MIPCOM, MIPTV etc
Other work / experience
• Various long and short-term temping posts at charities, think-tanks and public bodies including: Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, National Children's Bureau, Toynbee Hall (via Eden Brown Ltd)
• Housing Repairs Officer, Camden Council
• Freelance proofreading of reports for Business Monitor International
• After completing my degree I travelled to Pakistan with filmmaker Masood Khan to help produce a 60 minute film about the country's first democratic election following the 1998 military coup.
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