Claire Barry Production Manager/Line Producer/Animation Line Producer and Live gallery/OB PA
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Claire Barry
Mobile telephone: 07850309231

About me: I am a network trained Line Producer and Production Manager with many years experience. I work in animation, stop motion animation, light entertainment, news, current affairs and sport. As I am based in Oxford I am ideally situated to work not only in London but in Birmingham and all the Midlands.
My programmes have won awards - The Sports Journalist Programme of the Year 2014 for "Sports Life Stories", "The Killing Zone" Unreported World about Gaza which won The Rory Peck Award and also won the Sandford St Martin award for religious programming and twice BAFTA nominated for Horrid Henry. I am a trained Covid Supervisor having done the Screenskills and First Options courses.

40 years experience.

Genre: Animation, Childrens, Corporate, Current Affairs, Documentary, Light Entertainment, Magazine Programmes, Multi camera Studio, News, Outside Broadcasts, Sport

Additional skills: 16mm or 35mm, Archive, CGI Video FX, EP Budgeting, EP Scheduling, Extreme Filming Geographical, Extreme Filming Political, File Based Formats, First Aid, Health And Safety

Other skills: I also work as a live gallery PA and/or director. I started the Oxford Technology Media Network which was set up to bring companies together in these sectors and encourage business between them. My hobby is Endurance Racing which is long distance horse sport as per photo. I am free to work anywhere in the world. I am happy to do a job share if anyone is interested.

Overseas experience in: Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, China, Colombia, Congo, Democratic Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Eritrea, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Haiti, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen.

Languages: French

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Credits

Living Wild with Sophie Morgan

Production company: Full Fat Television; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Factual Entertainment; Broadcaster: Channel 4.

This is a 4 x 1 hour series presented by Sophie Morgan who visits people around the UK, Scotland and Ireland who live in out of the way places and to see if she could live there.


Getting it Back - The Story of Cymande

Production company: Crayshaw Films; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary, Light Entertainment; Broadcaster: Festivals and then a feature realease.

Over five years I have worked on this documentary, setting up filming worldwide, insurance and all aspects including archive. This film is being premiered at SXSW in March 2022


Corporate live event

Production company: Brandfuel; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Corporate, Multi camera Studio, Outside Broadcasts; Broadcaster: Internet and social media.

This event went from live to online. I found studios in LA and staffed them and we ran the event from a remote gallery in the UK.


Huawei Awards Ceremony "Seeds of the Future"

Production company: The Envisioners; On-screen credit: Production Director; Programme type: Corporate; Broadcaster: Internet and social media.

This was a live awards ceremony transmitted on the internet. It was made remotely due to Covid and the international winners and guests. I put the whole production together and worked as live Studio Director on the event.


The Killing of Charlotte Brown

Production company: Summer Films; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary, Dramality; Broadcaster: ITV.

Production Manager on documentary about the death of Charlotte Brown on the Thames.


Scribble Srubbers

Production company: Wildbrain Spark; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Animation, Childrens, Corporate; Broadcaster: Internet and social media.

Line Produced animation series with live filming inserts of children for internet and commercial uses.


Horrid Henry

Production company: Novel Entertainment; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Animation, Childrens; Broadcaster: ITV/Netflix and various others around the world.

Horrid Henry is a children’s animation series.


Rescue Heroes

Production company: Kerrupt Animation; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Animation, Childrens; Broadcaster: Internet.

Stop motion animation series for Fisher Price in Los Angeles.


50k to Change a Life

Production company: Curve Media; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.

We follow two families as they raise money to fund medical treatment for their family member. This is a pilot that will be transmitted


Windsors on the Frontline

Production company: Woodcut Media; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: The History Channel.

3 x 1 hours working with Forces TV and telling the story of what the Royal Family’s males did during times of conflict. These documentaries have interviews, archive and drama reconstruction.


Combat Machines

Production company: Woodcut Media; On-screen credit: Pro; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: The History Channel.

This is an History series of 8 x 1 hour shows about the vehicles that were used in war from 1900 to modern day filming all over the UK, USA, and Europe.


Monty Don's Islamic Gardens

Production company: Blink Films; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Factual Entertainment; Broadcaster: BBC2.

I set up the production and found the crew. Organised visas, travel and initial production work. Editing was delayed until later in the year.


Federation Equestrian International

Production company: IMG; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Magazine Programmes, Multi Media Productions, Outside Broadcasts, Sport; Broadcaster: Worldwide broadcasters.

I was part of the team which won the production for IMG and then set up, engaged the staff and run the production for the first year. I worked as Line/Series Producer across all the 7 disciplines of equestrian sport all over the world. We made live programmes, highlight shows, magazine shows, promotions and a campaign for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.


The Ashes (Cricket)

Production company: Channel 9, Australia; On-screen credit: Gallery PA; Programme type: Outside Broadcasts, Sport; Broadcaster: Channel 9, Australia.

I worked on The Ashes live OB production.


Mavericks

Production company: Deadpan Films LImited; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary, Sport; Broadcaster: ITV4.

Line Producer on Series 1 and Series 2 of Sports Mavericks which included archive, interviews and music. Both series sold well internationally


ISL - Indian Super League (Soccer)

Production company: IMG/Reliance; On-screen credit: PA; Programme type: Outside Broadcasts, Sport; Broadcaster: Star Sports.

Gallery PA on live football in India. I spent three months travelling all over India.


Hero Hockey

Production company: IMG and Star Sports; On-screen credit: Gallery PA; Programme type: Outside Broadcasts, Sport; Broadcaster: Star Sports, Asia.

I worked as live Gallery PA on the whole of the Hero Hockey for IMG in Mumbai, India.


Horrid Henry

Production company: Novel Entertainment Limited; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Animation, Childrens; Broadcaster: CiTV.

Line Producer post production for Horrid Henry.


Football Documentaries for Dave

Production company: EVR Productions Limited; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary, Sport; Broadcaster: DAVE.

We made 3 x 1 hour documentaries leading up to the World Cup in Brazil talking to various celebrities and sports people about football, why they love/hate it leading up to the World Cup 2014.


OBS Winter Olympics

Production company: John McKenna Productions; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Sport; Broadcaster: The World.

Made all the pre Olympic promotions for the Winter Olympics in Sochi


SPORTS LIFE STORIES

Production company: ITV Sport; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: ITV4.

10 x 1 hour documentaries for ITV Sport about various sports people. Programmes are made up of long interviews with the subject,additional interviews with friends and family and archive footage/stills.


HORRID HENRY

Production company: Novel Entertainment Limited; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Drama; Broadcaster: CiTV.

2010 to 2011 I am Line Producer on Horrid Henry the most successful children’s animation series for CiTV.


HORRID HENRY

Production company: Novel Entertainment; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Comedy; Broadcaster: CiTV.

2008/2009 Line Producer on BAFTA nominated Horrid Henry the childrens successful animation series on CiTV. Which involved organising and liaising with studios in Europe and China.


BRITAIN UNDERWATER

Production company: Mentorn Media, Oxford; On-screen credit: Dispatches; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.

Dispatches documentary about the floods that occured in the UK this summer. Could this happen again? What is the government doing to ensure help for people in the event of more flooding? CGI sequences to show what could happen when Rotton Park Dam in Birmingham breaks.


PROD/DIRECTOR

Helped set up and working on webbased TV Country Channel TV. The internet channel has now grown and has a Channel on SKY 279 called Rural TV as well. Producer/Director role.


LINE PRODUCER

Set up second seris of Lost Worlds for The History Channel in the US. 20x 1 hour programmes HD,CGI,Archive, Drama reconstruction.


LINE PRODUCER

12x1 hour programmes for The History Channel in the US. All 12 shot in different parts of the world. Shot on HD, including CGI, archive and drama. Experience gained in working on HD PAL and transferring to NTSC as well.


UNREPORTED WORLD

In 2005 we have filmed in India, Peru,Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Brazil, Iraq, Colombia, Pakistan, Gaza and Somalia for Channel 4s flagship current affairs series.


UNREPORTED WORLD

Series 8 of this Channel 4 Current Affairs series. We filmed in Angola, Afghanistan, Vietnam and Venezuela they were transmitted leading up to the US election in OCT 2004


DISPATCHES- GAZA

Documentary about Gaza during the Iraq War and what happened there.


DISPATCHES

The programme follows the trail of terrorists in England after the Leicester trial of 2 convicted Al Qaeda terrorists. It visits Paris and Hamburg to find out what the police knew about British terrorist there.


UNREPORTED WORLD

series 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and present series for 2004 7


DANGEROUS LIASIONS

This programme looks at the relationship between American and Israel. Prof Jacqueline Rose presented.


DISPATCHES - STATE OF TERROR

This programme visited Jenin in Israel to see exactly what the Israelies were doing there. Deborah Davies presented


MADE IN BRITAIN

The story of Richard Reid the shoe bomber


UNREPORTED WORLD

This programme went to India to find out about the violence between Hindus and Muslims.


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