Producer Director

Phone: 07525 614983 Email: [email protected]

Employment History
Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1) DV Director – Aug – Dec 2017 Series Producer: Robin Lee Perella
 Self-shooting on C300 for multiple VTs.
 Operating a Ronin, slider and shooting on green screen.
 Developing VTs, writing scripts, and producing stories throughout training sessions.
 Working with celebrities to optimize training and shooting time and generate the best on screen results.

A Place in the Sun: Home or Away x 2 eps (Freeform Productions, Ch4) Producer / Director – April– Aug 2017
A Place in the Sun x 4eps (Freeform Productions, Ch4) Producer / Director – April 2017 – Aug 2017 Exec: Michelle Heeley
 Directing crew and managing a team in various locations across Europe.
 Shooting VTS and 2nd camera on the PMW200 whilst directing talent, crew and contributors
 Recceing multiple potential properties and shortlisting to create a narrative reflecting the contributors property requirements
 Scripting full episodes & writing eloquent PTCs. Adapting PTCS on location as narrative changes.
 Developing & working with new talent.
 Developing storylines and themes that thread throughout each episode.
Assistant Producer – March to April 2017

Extraordinary People (Barcroft Media, C5) Assistant Producer – Nov 2016 – March 2017 Director of programmes: Peter Wyles
Medical series of stand-alone documentaries following people with extremely rare genetic conditions.
 Finding and casting contributors with rare conditions, writing decks and pitch documents for the channel
 Working with sensitive contributors to identify overarching stories, create running orders and develop shooting scripts.
 Working closely with a fixer to organise filming in Pakistan & Indonesia
 Connecting and casting professionals in the medical world (case studies, doctors and professors)
 Dealing with & finding solutions to the slow pace of the medical world with the fast paced nature of TV.
 Shooting 2nd camera on XF305

Let it Shine (BBC1) Assistant Producer – Aug 2016 – Nov 2016 SP: Oli Tridgell
 Shooting VTs & backstage actuality on the FS7.
 Producing & following stories
 Working closely alongside a DV Director to produce & shoot backstory VTs for each contestant.
 Preparing questions & operating master interviews on green screen.

Super heroes – working title (ITN,C5) Shooting Assistant Producer – Oct 2016 – Single day shoot
 Shooting a group of paedophile hunters as a paedophile arranges to meet a decoy child that they have created. Shooting the
entrapment, arrest and initial chat on C300.

Tour De Celeb (STV, C5) Assistant Producer – Feb 2016 – July 2016 SP: Stephen Lovelock
 Responsible for developing the content and structure of the show in pre-production stages.
 Scripting large sections of the show including ‘Team Training’ sessions, which were the core moments that the celebrities
would develop the relevant skills on the bike.
 Overseeing talent & shooting schedules to maximise on camera contact.
 Casting professional coaches & connected with the professional cycling world.
 Developing games/ events to generate reality sequences.
 Managing a team of researchers.
 Gained access and entry to three major cycling events in the UK.

Antiques Road Trip (STV, BBC2) Assistant Producer – Nov 2015 – Jan 2016 SP: John Redshaw
 Forward planning/researching historical stories to cover in VTs.
 Gaining access, recces & scripting VTs for the show.
 Screen testing new experts
 Shooting GV’s

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TASTER TAPE (STV, China) Assistant Producer – Oct to Nov 2015 STV Director of Content: Liam Hamilton
• Re-developed a popular UK factual entertainment show to pitch to Chinese broadcasters.
• Worked alongside Chinese company IPCN - pitching ideas and developing the format
• Casted various mandarin speaking roles including presenters
• Planned all elements of the taster inc. booking several central London locations, scripting & overseeing budgets
• Cross shooting (PMW200)

Escape to the country (Boundless West, BBC1) Assistant Producer – Feb to Sept 2015 SP: Elly Brocklehurst / Emma Smith
• Researched, scripted, directed & shot 17 VT’s (PMW200) on location over the summer.
• Shooting extensive amounts of GV’s across the targeted county including village profiles.
• Rigging & operating a set of Go Pros/ HandyCams as in car cameras.
• Supervising a researcher throughout the house selection process and on location.
• Generating strong relationships with contributors and offering a duty of care.
• Working alongside the PD to assist with scheduling, GV’s and cross-shooting throughout the show.
Researcher – Jan to Feb 2015
• Casting; phone interviews, property feasibility checks and recces
• Scripting & shooting ‘Meet the buyers’ section of the show (EX3)
• Editing on FCP

The Tower PILOT (Zig Zag, C4) Casting Researcher - Nov to Dec 2014 Exec: Peter Wyles
• Gaining access through housing associations and councils
• Working with sensitive contributors
• Targeting, street casting, phone interviewing.

Who Gets Nothing PILOT (Yalli Productions, C4) Casting Researcher - Oct to Nov 2014 SP: Gemma Martin

All Star Family Fortunes (Thames, ITV1) Researcher – 11 eps – Sept to Oct 2014 SP: Barry Hart
• Background research, phone interviews & biog writing
• Briefing celeb families & co-ordinating studio items

The Million Pound Drop (Endemol, C4) Casting Researcher - 8 x 1hr eps - July to Sept 2014 SP: John Ryan
• Casting through ETribez application system
• Targeting/ street casting
• Conducting phone interviews & orchestrating auditions
• Writing extensive contestant biogs

Gigglebiz (CBeebies) Assistant producer - 20 x 14 min eps - June 2014 *BAFTA Children’s Best Comedy programme 2015
WINNER. SP: Anna Perowne

Additional Credits
Swashbuckle S2 (CBeebies) Researcher/Writer - 26 x 20min eps - Jan to May 2014 *BAFTA Children’s Best Entertainment
programme 2015 WINNER Message in a bottle (CBeebies) Shooting Researcher - 15 x 4 min eps - June 2014
SP: Jon Hancock
Dick and Dom: Absolute genius (CBBC) 2nd Camera - June 2014
CBeebies Development Researcher – Nov to Dec 2013 Development Producer: Terri Sandy
CBeebies Christmas Carol (CBeebies) Researcher – Sept to Oct 2013 SP: Jon Hancock
Show Me Show Me S5 (CBeebies) Acting Researcher - 26 x 28min eps - April to Sept 2013 SP: Anna Perowne
Swashbuckle S1 (CBeebies) – Researcher/ Writer - 26 x 20min eps - Jan to April 2013 SP: Jon Hancock
CBeebies Development – Runner - Nov to Dec 2012
Justin’s House S2 (CBeebies) - Runner / Junior Researcher - Feb to Nov 2012 SP: Anna Perowne
SINGAPORE Word Scramble & Sunshine Station (OKTO) - Runner - Part time Aug - Sept 2011
SINGAPORE Premier League Football (ESPN Star Sports) - Work experience - Aug to Sept 2011
SINGAPORE Night Grandprix Entertainment News Package (Global News) – Assistant producer – Sept 2011 KUALA LUMPUR
Total Sports Asia – Intern - June to Aug 2011

Education 2009 - 2012 University of Leeds - BA (Hons) in Television Production(2:1)

References
Sam Buckley Senior producer, Strictly Come Dancing 07944 322 319
Peter Wyles Executive Producer, Extraordinary People 07900 248 007
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