Page title Name
Katherine Buchanan
Producer/Director, Production Manager
United Kingdom

Katherine's Biography

PROFILE

A positive communicator able to clearly identify and interpret creative needs with good 'story telling' capabilities. Over 20 years experience in television with a keen eye on technological advances and CPD. Ability to manage and motivate a team and to work within tight budgets and deadlines

CPD

Introduction to 3D hands-on workshop June 2010
HD camera course May 2010
Interactive media management workshop (BBC) June 2009
PTTLS July 2009
CMI certificate in leadership June 2009
Interactive programming for production staff March 2009
FCP editing course March 2009


Skills

Producer/director
FCP editing
Live studio and outside broadcasts
Corporate video
Managing and maintaining production budgets
Setting up location and studio shoots
Events management and sourcing contributors
Client liaison
Team management
Production Management


Overview of Skills
:

• Corporate video production, client liaison, project development, crew booking, location organisation, camera/shot direction, overseeing edits.
• Production of English and foreign voice-overs in French, Italian, Japanese, German, Spanish, Dutch and Welsh languages.
• Script origination, organising translation, arranging and attending studio recordings.

Head of Production/Production Manager: Orgainising live studio and ob's, booking crew for studio, oganising castings,looking after contributors, maintaining budgets, location finding and managing.

Research/AP: generating creative ideas, location finding, sourcing contributors , setting up location and studio shoots. Acting as producer organising and overseeing voice overs, including foreign language versioning for a number of clients.

Copy/script writing: I have a flair for writing for the spoken word,having written continuity for five years and various scripts for corporate videos. Other experience has been gained whilst part of the press and marketing team for a European pop channel and translating scripts from French for the english language market.

General:  I have good computer skills; word, DTP, FCP, Mac, Excel, Q-Series,email and internet. On the languages front I have a good knowledge of french. I have particular interest in the environment and horticulture - I hold a certificate in amenity horticulture and I am 3 years though an OU degree course in Environmental Science. I have also passed two OU courses on Web design and writing for the web. I also hold a PTLLS (teaching) certificate.

Credits

Politics Show - Juniper TV , United Kingdom
2007 - Production Manager
Weekly 20 min segment in national political programme broadcast on BBC1

Politics Show - Juniper TV , United Kingdom
2006 - Production Manager
Weekly 20 min segment in national political programme broadcast on BBC1

Politics Show - Juniper TV , England
2005 - Production Manager
Production managed 3 series of London Opt of Politics Show

Employment History

Staff Positions
The Jewellery Channel  Oct 2008 to March 2009 Head of Production Feb 2008 to Oct 2008date: Production Manger - reporting to HOB, managing team of 24 staff, responsible for 19hrs of live programming broadcasting seven days a week. Managing department payroll and on-air promotions.

Freelance Experience: (most current first) )

Play It By Ear - 2009 continuining. General Manager, Producer/Director, Editor corporate  and training videos. Various projects, content development, organizing crew hire, location filming, camera/shot direction and overseeing edit.

BBC- London Opt Politics Show (Juniper communications0 May 05 to December 2007- Production Manager - orgainsing live broadcast of weekly show that transmits on BBC1. Organising location shoots, crew, budgets and post production paperwork. Also double as live Gallery PA.

Nation 217 - Pop The Q for TMF August 05 - Gallery PA on live music and interactive game show
Juniper Communications Feb 05 - March 05 - London Opt Out Politics Show BBC - Gallery PA

Teletext Holidays: Jan 04 - Jan 05
Senior PA -Assisted with channel launch setting up and de-bugging systems. Advertised for junior presenters and made casting arrangements, crew booking, rostering of junior presenters and overseeing their duties. Gallery PA duties and autocue operation (Qseries).
ITN Factual: Dec 03
Gallery PA for MMR debate for Channel 5

Wild productions: June 03 - Dec 03
Producer/Production Manager - Corporate video for Worthing Borough Council, script writing, sourcing locations, organising location shoots, client liaison
Walt Disney Productions: Aug 03 -Sept 03
Production Assistant: - Diggin' iT for GMTV

Nickelodeon:Various dates Sept 02 - June 03
Researcher/ Production Assistant

Researcher on their standard day to day programmes and 'live' PA on interactive children's game show 'Off The Hook'

Discovery Home and Leisure: Continuity scriptwriting over a period of approx. 5 years

2002-2003 SHORT TERM CONTRACTS

2003 Wild Productions - Worthing Council Corporate Video
PRODUCER/PRODUCTION MANAGER

• Organised location shoots, sourcing locations, script writing and client liaison.

2003 ITN Factual - MMR debate on Channel 5
GALLERY PA

2003 Walt Disney Productions
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT - Diggin iT for GMTV

2002-2003 Nickelodeon
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT & RESEARCHER

• 'Live' PA on their interactive children's game show 'Off the Hook'.
• Researcher on their standard day to day programmes.

1997-2002 Discovery Home & Leisure
CONTINUITY SCRIPTWRITING

<strong>Explore International</strong>: Translated documentary scripts from French for the English language market.


Experience prior to 1997

Children's Channel
• Regular freelance for The Children's Channel, producing ideas and organising all content for their morning strand; also standing in as 'live' PA on Trouble.

Music Box
PA / RESEARCHER & PRODUCTION MANAGER

• Worked on variety of programmes both live and pre-recorded.
• Trained number of their in-house PAs.
• Marketing & Press - assisted in the organisation of channel launch, including print materials, merchandising and publicity events.



Education

2010 - Introduction to 3D hands-on workshop
2010 - HD Camera course
2009 - interactive media management workshop (BBC) June 2009
2009 - Interactive and new media, Skillset
2009 - PTTLS (initial teaching qualification for HE establishments)
2009 - Final Cut Pro Editing
2003  - (continuing) BSC environmental studies
2003 -  Design and the Web
2003  - Writing for the web
1996 - Certificate in Amenity Horticulture WRAGS

Open University -  2003 continuing BSc Environmental Studies
Environmental Science - Pass
Environmental Science - Pass
Explorations In Human Geography - Pass
Earth and Life - Pass
Technology in the Environment - Pass

C&G computer studies

Morley College London: 1981 - 1983 Television Training course.

Industry Qualifications

FCP editing
PTTLS (initial teaching qualification)
Basic Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling
Risk Management - BBC

Technical Equipment

Mac
PC
FCP

Affiliations

BECTU

Referees

Paula Prynn
Juniper
52 Lant Street
London
SE1 1RB
0207 407 9292

Simon Potter - Executive Producer
Sunset & Vine
30 Sackville Street
London W1S 3DY
Tel: 0207 478 7324

Skills


Skills

Tapeless workflows
Producer/director
FCP editing
Live studio and outside broadcasts
Corporate video
Managing and maintaining production budgets
Setting up location and studio shoots
Events management and sourcing contributors
Client liaison
Team management
Production Management


Additional Information

Industries

  • Corporate, 
  • TV, 
  • voice over production

Programme Types

  • Childrens, 
  • Commercial, 
  • Corporate, 
  • Current Affairs, 
  • Daytime, 
  • Documentary, 
  • Education, 
  • Environment, 
  • Interactive TV, 
  • Live Multi-cam OB, 
  • Live TV, 
  • Music, 
  • Outside Broadcast, 
  • Studio Debate, 
  • Training, 
  • Travel, 
  • Youth

Organizations

  • BECTU

Specialisms

  • Children's, 
  • Corporate Films, 
  • Ecology, 
  • Environment, 
  • Final Cut Pro, 
  • Gardening, 
  • Geography, 
  • History, 
  • Location Filming, 
  • Music, 
  • Natural History, 
  • News & Current Affairs, 
  • Outside Broadcast, 
  • Parenting, 
  • Wildlife, 
  • Womens Issues, 
  • Writing

Languages

  • French

Licenses

  • Basic Driving (PLG)