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    Available from 1st January 2012

    I'm an experienced director with a background across popular factual, entertainment and ob doc formats. I have strong directing, producing, self shooting, edit producing, casting and location filming skills. I shoot on DSR, Canon 305, EX1/3, Z1/7 and PD150.

    My passion lies within identifying and crafting stories on contributor led productions. My clear editorial focus, enthusiasm and natural eye for a story all reflect this. I'm dedicated and passionate across every project I work on.

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    Credits

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    The Great British Taste Tour - ITV Studios , United Kingdom
    2011 - Producer/Director
    Produced and directed 4 x 1hrs of this brand new food reality series for ITV1, filmed entirely on location across the UK. Responsible for producing contrasting and opinionated contributors in order to achieve strong editorial content. Directed main camera actuality, and two other self-shooters. Edit produced 2 x 1hrs

    Extreme Parental Guidance - Outline , United Kingdom
    2011 - Edit Producer
    Prime time features show featuring Supernanny Jo Frost. Scripted, edit produced and cut 1 x 1hr of this flagship strand based programme. Responsible for three different strands, inc. journalistic, campaigning and parental advice.

    Celebrity Coach Trip - 12 Yard , Unspecified
    2011 - Edit Producer
    Edit Produced 3 x 30mins across episodes from this popular celebrity based reality show. Responsible for quick turnaround 5 day edits, with tight scripting and strong attention to detail

    Emergency with Angela Griffin - Outline , United Kingdom
    2011 - Edit Producer
    Access Ob - doc following the West Midlands Ambulance Service. Scripted, edited & cut 3 x 1hrs of this graphic & emotional prime-time documentary series.

    Supersize Vs Superskinny Series 4 - Endemol , United Kingdom
    2010 - Producer/Director
    Primetime feature shows. P.D'd the anorexia revisit show, as well as the 'American Obesity" strand - 8 films across 6 U.S. states, dealing with very sensitive subject matter whilst maintaining strong editorial. Other duties included general set up, filming backstories, & shooting within the diet swap house.

    Coach Trip Series 5 & 6 - 12 Yard , Unspecified
    2010 - Edit Producer
    Edit Produced 3 x 30mins across episodes from Series 5 and 6 of this popular travel based reality show. Responsible for quick turnaround 5 day edits, with tight scripting and strong attention to detail

    Coach Trip Series 5 - 12 Yard , Unspecified
    2010 - DV Director
    Popular travel based reality show. Produced, directed and self shot across 9 countries and 28 different locations for this formatted ob-doc.

    Dancing King - Mighty Fine Productions , Unspecified
    2010 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    Humorous observational documentary following the 'David Brent' of theatre world as he embarks on his next big worldwide musical 'Man in the mirror'. Producing, scripting and directing H.D. sequences and actuality both in the U.K. and U.S.A

    School Admissions - Blast Films , United Kingdom
    2010 - DV Director
    Documentary following 9 children as they find out whether they get into the school of their choice during the 2010 school offers round. Producing and directing self shot actuality with a family as they discover the results of their choice.

    Houseguest In The Sun - ITV Studios , United Kingdom
    2009 - Edit Producer
    Popular daytime cookery series where contestants wine, dine and stay overnight in order to win a cash prize. Casting, self shooting, editing, scripting V.O. and cutting 2 x 60min episodes. Filmed on location in Portugal.


    Dating In The Dark - Endemol , United Kingdom
    2009 - Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
    Radical new dating series, where contributors only ever get to date in total darkness. Casting for entire series, producing and directing self shot/digi actuality across the entire series

    The Feelgood Factor - ITV1 - Endemol , United Kingdom
    2009 - Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
    Primetime ITV1 show encouraging people to get fit whilst raising money. Set up, produced and directed self-shot actuality and interviews to be used as VT's during the studio show

    Famous, Rich and Homeless - Love Productions , United Kingdom
    2008 - DV Director
    3 x 1hour docs.Experimental series, stripping celebrities of all their comforts and following them as they spend 10 days and nights homeless on the streets of London. Producing and directing self-shot documentary actuality/sequences/interviews in very tough conditions.

    Coleen's Real Women - Endemol , United Kingdom
    2008 - DV Director
    Popular factual series putting real women into high profile modelling jobs. Produced and directed self-shot/digi actuality and interviews across the whole series. Editorially responsible for the creation of tasks for casting days and the setting up of makeover days.

    And Proud - Virgin 1 - ITV Studios , United Kingdom
    2008 - Assistant Producer
    6 x 1hour docs, contributor led popular factual style stories. Contributor finding, produced and directed self-shot documentary sequences/actuality/interviews and reconstructions

    Meet You At The Altar - Twenty Twenty , United Kingdom
    2008 - Assistant Producer
    Documentary about western arranged marriages. Contributor finding

    Big Brother : Celebrity Hijack - Endemol , United Kingdom
    2008 - Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
    Backstage filming and interviewing of celebrity talent across three shows. Also shot and self edited exclusive sequences with presenters of all three shows with Final Cut.

    Cirque de Celebrité - Sky One - Love Productions , United Kingdom
    2007 - Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
    Produced and directed self shot actuality, interviews and training VT's as well as assisting during the live TX

    Diary Room Uncut - Endemol , United Kingdom
    2007 - Edit Producer
    Edited reality sequences, scripted V.O., paper edits and cutting VT for 3 x 30min TX per week

    Tycoon - ITV1 - Peter Jones TV , United Kingdom
    2007 - Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
    Shooting AP; Assisted with casting. Produced and directed self shot/digi crew documentary sequences/actuality and interviews throughout the entire series.

    Britains Most Talented Family - Development - Endemol , United Kingdom
    2006 - Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
    Development production. Shooting AP. Shot; directed and paper edited taster tape

    Celebrity Big Brother 5 - Ch4 - Endemol , United Kingdom
    2006 - Assistant Producer
    Shooting AP; Assisted with Celebrity profile shoots/edits for launch VT's as well as working on live content

    Big Brother 7 - Ch4 - Endemol , United Kingdom
    2006 - Assistant Producer
    Golden Ticket live selection show and shot Housemate profile VT for launch show

    Factual Development - ITV Studios , United Kingdom
    2006 - Researcher
    Working on ideas for the Autumn/Winter 2006 offers round proposals, as well as tracking down an extremely hard to find contributor for a show proposal.

    Celebrity Big Brother 4 - Ch4 - Endemol , United Kingdom
    2006 - Researcher
    9 x 30mins. Working in a small team, sourcing relevant & interesting reality, time of day shots, cutaways etc to create strong editorial within the show, as well as scripting V.O and working directly and soley in the edit with an editor right up until TX.

    Celebrity Scissorhands BBC Children In Need - BBC1/BBC3 - Endemol , United Kingdom
    2006 - Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
    Shooting AP; Sourced, shot and edited talent taster tape; DV operator for shoots; planning content

    I Smack and I'm Proud - ITV Productions , United Kingdom
    2006 - Researcher
    Talking head and expert research; actuality filming and set up of shoot

    Chantelle: Living the dream - Endemol , United Kingdom
    2006 - Researcher
    Sourcing/developing relevant strands and idea as well as contributor and location research and assisting the PD with all aspects of the shoot.

    The Great British Memory Test - LWT , United Kingdom
    2005 - Researcher
    Working on a live studio show. My role was mainly audience research as well as assisting on a location reccy, as well as looking after the interactive studio audience on day of broadcast

    Come Dine With Me - Ch4 - LWT , United Kingdom
    2005 - Researcher
    45 x 30mins
    Contributor research and interviewing as well as location research and assisting PDs and crew with all aspects of filming, as well as covering events with PD150.

    Holiday Showdown - ITV1 - RDF Media , United Kingdom
    2005 - Researcher
    1 x 60mins. Assisting the PD with all aspects of the UK/Overseas shoot, extensive location research and covering some actuality with second camera.

    Sell Sell Sell - non broadcast pilot - LWT , United Kingdom
    2005 - Researcher
    5 x 45 mins
    Contributor research and interviewing as well as location/challenges research and assisting PD's and crew with all aspects of filming.

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    Employment History

    Jul'11 - Nov'11 - Producer/Director - The Great British Taste Tour - ITV Studios - ITV1

    Produced and directed 4 x 1hrs of this brand new food reality series for ITV1, filmed entirely on location across the UK. Responsible for producing contrasting and opinionated contributors in order to achieve strong editorial content. Directed main camera actuality, and two other self-shooters. Edit produced 2 x 1hrs.

    Jun'11 - Edit Producer - Extreme Parental Guidance - Outline - Ch4

    Prime time features show featuring Supernanny Jo Frost. Scripted, edit produced and cut 1 x 1hr of this flagship strand based programme. Responsible for three different strands, inc. journalistic, campaigning and parental advice.

    May'11 - Edit Producer - Celebrity Coach Trip 2011 - 12 Yard - Ch4

    Edit Produced 3 x 30mins across episodes from this popular celebrity travel based reality show. Responsible for quick turnaround 5 day edits, with tight scripting and strong attention to detail

    Jan'11 - Apr'11 - Edit Producer - Emergency with Angela Griffin - Outline - Sky1HD

    Access Ob - doc with Angela Griffin following the West Midlands Ambulance Service. Scripted, edited & cut 3 x 1hrs of this graphic & emotional prime-time documentary series.

    Aug'10 - Jan'11 - Producer/Director - Supersize Vs Superskinny - Endemol - Ch4

    Primetime feature shows. P.D'd the anorexia revisit show, as well as the 'American Obesity" strand - 8 films across 6 U.S. states, dealing with very sensitive subject matter whilst maintaining strong editorial. Other duties included general set up, filming backstories, & shooting within the diet swap house.

    May'10 - Jul'10 - DV Director - Coach Trip Series 5 - 12 Yard - Ch4

    Popular travel based reality show. Produced, directed and self shot across 9 countries and 28 different locations for this formatted ob-doc.

    Mar'10 - Dancing King  - Producer/Director - Mighty Fine Productions, Pilot for Ch5

    Humorous observational documentary following the 'David Brent' of theatre world as he embarks on his next big worldwide musical 'Man in the mirror'. Producing, scripting and directing H.D. sequences and actuality both in the U.K. and U.S.A.

    Mar'10 - DV Director - School Admissions, Blast Films, BBC2

    Documentary following 9 children as they find out whether they get into the school of their choice during the 2010 school offers round. Producing and directing self shot actuality with a family as they discover the results of their choice.

    Oct'09 to Dec'09 - Edit Producer - Houseguest In The Sun - ITV Studios, ITV1

    Popular daytime cookery series where contestants wine, dine and stay overnight in order to win a cash prize. Casting, self shooting, editing, scripting V.O. and cutting 2 x 60min episodes. Filmed on location in Portugal.

    May'09 to Aug'09- Shooting AP - Dating In The Dark, Endemol, Living

    Radical new dating series, where contributors only ever get to date in total darkness. Casting for entire series, producing and directing self shot/digi actuality across the entire series

    Mar'09 - Shooting AP - The Feelgood Factor, Endemol, ITV1


    Primetime ITV1 show encouraging people to get fit whilst raising money. Produced and directed self-shot actuality and interviews to be used as VT's during the studio show

    Nov'08 to Dec'08 - DV Director - Famous, Rich & Homeless, Love Productions, BBC1

    3 x 1hour docs. Experimental series, stripping celebrities of all their comforts and following them as they spend 10 days and nights homeless on the streets of London. Producing and directing self-shot documentary actuality/sequences/interviews in very tough conditions.

    Jul'08 to Oct'08 - DV Director - Coleen's Real Women Series 2 - Endemol, ITV2

    Popular factual series about putting real women into high profile modelling jobs. Produced and directed self-shot/digi actuality and interviews across the whole series. Editorially responsible for creation of tasks for casting and the setting up of makeover days.

    Mar'08 to Jul'08 - Shooting AP - And Proud - ITV Productions, Virgin 1

    6 x 1hour docs, contributor led popular factual style stories. Contributor finding, produced and directed self-shot documentary sequences/actuality/interviews and reconstructions.

    Feb'08 - Assistant Producer - Meet You At The Altar - Development, Twenty Twenty

    Documentary about western arranged marriages. Contributor finding

    Jan'08 - Shooting AP - Big Brother : Celebrity Hijack, Endemol, E4

    Backstage filming and interviewing of celebrity talent across three shows. Also shot and self edited exclusive sequences with presenters of all three shows with Final Cut.

    Sep'07 to Dec'07 - Shooting AP - Cirque de Celebrité Series 2, Love Productions, Sky One

    Produced and directed self shot actuality, interviews and training VT's as well as working on the weekly live TX.

    Aug'07 - Edit AP - Diary Room Uncut, Endemol, Ch4/E4

    Big Brother spin off show. Edited reality sequences, scripted V.O., paper edits and cutting VT for 3 x 30min TX per week.

    Feb '07 to Jul'07 - Shooting AP - Tycoon, Peter Jones TV, ITV1

    Ob doc business show hosted by Peter Jones, where five people compete for the chance to run their own business. Contributor finding, produced and directed self-shot/digi crew documentary sequences/actuality and interviews throughout the entire series.

    Nov '06 to Jan'07 - Shooting AP - Celebrity Big Brother 5, Endemol, Ch4

    Assisted with celebrity profile shoots/edits for launch VT's as well as working on live TX.

    Jul '06 to Nov'06 - Shooting AP - Celebrity Scissorhands, Endemol, BBC1/BBC3

    Sourced, shot and edited talent taster tape; DV operator for shoots; planning content.

    Jul '06 - Shooting AP - Britain's Most Talented Families - Development, Endemol

    Shot, directed and paper edited taster tape.

    May '06 to Jun '06 - Assistant Producer - Big Brother 7, Endemol, Ch4

    Golden Ticket live selection show and shot Housemate profile VT for launch show.

    Mar '06 to Apr '06 - Shooting Researcher - I Smack and I'm Proud, ITV Productions, ITV1

    1 x 60 min doc on parent's rights to smack their children. Sourced talking heads and experts as well as actuality filming and set up of shoot.

    Mar '06 - Researcher - Factual Development, ITV Productions

    Ideas for Autumn/Winter 2006 offers round as well as tracking down an extremely hard to find contributor for a show proposal.

    Feb '06 to Mar '06 - Researcher - Chantelle; Living the dream, Endemol, Ch4/E4

    Sourced/Developed strands; contributor research/clearance and assisted shoot.

    Jan '06 - Researcher - Diary Room Uncut, Endemol, Ch4/E4

    Sourced reality, scripted V.O., paper edits and cutting VT.

    Nov '05 to Dec '05 - Shooting Researcher - Holiday Showdown, RDF Media, ITV1

    Dealt with extensive location research and filming on location in Kenya

    Sep '05 to Oct '05 - Researcher - Sell Sell Sell, Granada Factual, Non TX for ITV1

    Mar '05 to Aug '05 - Shooting Researcher - Come Dine With Me, Granada Factual, Ch4

    Mar '05 - Development Researcher - Celebrity Holiday Reps, Granada Factual, Ch5

    Jan '05 to Feb '05 - Audience Researcher - The GB Memory Test, Granada Entertainment, ITV1


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    Education

    Sep '84 - Jul '88 Gayton High School, Gayton Road, Harrow

    GCSE: Maths (B), English Language (C), English Literature (C), English Oral (2), Geography (C), Business Studies (B), Integrated Science 1&2 (C/D)

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    Technical Equipment

    DSR, EX1/3, Z1/7 and PD150 self shooter; Sound trained; Final Cut Pro knowledge; Extensive experience filming across Europe and America as well as the U.K.
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    Referees

    On request
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    Skills

    PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

    Self shooting on DV (DSR/Z1/Z7/EX1/EX3/PD150)

    Location Filming

    Edit Producing

    Directing crew

    Scripting

    Scheduling

    Clearance

    Trust in TV / Compliance

    Valid I Visa


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    Additional Information

    Industries

    • TV

    Programme Types

    • Cookery, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Daytime, 
    • Development, 
    • Documentary, 
    • Entertainment, 
    • Food, 
    • Game Show, 
    • Health, 
    • Leisure, 
    • Live TV, 
    • Magazine, 
    • Music, 
    • New Media, 
    • Observational Documentary, 
    • Quiz Show, 
    • Reality TV, 
    • Social Action, 
    • Studio Debate, 
    • Style, 
    • Travel, 
    • Youth

    Permits

    • EU

    Licenses

    • Basic Driving (PLG)
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