About me: Before becoming Head of Production at Impossible Factual I had been production managing for 10 years across a number of genres from live and as-live studio based series like Daily Cooks Challenge and Smile to single documentaries and series such as RAF at 90, World Cup A&E and Clutter Nutters.
I am a great communicator and have excellent budget and negotiation skills. I pride myself in always being able to keep projects on budget without compromising on-screen quality. During my career I have Production Managed many productions both big and small so I can easily adapt to any situation whilst remaining calm under pressure. My attention to detail is second to none.
I have many years of experience of planning, co-ordinating and managing TV productions, I am used to running large teams and a range of budgets. Above all I enjoy working with people at all levels and am a team player.
Overseas experience in: Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia (Hrvatska), Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Gibraltar, Greece, Ireland, Malta, South Africa, Spain, United States of America.
Credits
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
Production company: Impossible Factual; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Smithsonian Channel.
4-part series taking Robert Powell to Israel in search of the story of the real Jesus using the 1977 mini-series ’Jesus of Nazareth’, in which Robert Powell plays Jesus, as drama reconstruction/archive.
WWII’S MOST DARING RAIDS
Production company: Impossible Factual; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Documentary, Drama, Drama Documentary; Broadcaster: Smithsonian Channel / IMG / H2.
6-part series using a computer game engine to recreate six raids of World War 2 alongside first person testimony, archive and drama reconstruction.
T.Rex Autopsy
Production company: Impossible Factual; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Documentary, Multi camera Studio, Natural History; Broadcaster: NatGeo.
1 x 2 hour special dissecting a life size, realistic model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Mummies Alive
Production company: Impossible Factual / Mummies Alive (UK) Ltd; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Animation, Documentary; Broadcaster: Smithsonian Channel / History Canada / UKTV / SBS / ZDF / eOne.
6-part series using animation to recreate the lives of 6 mummies from around the world, including an Inca girl, a bog body and a cowboy.
WWII’s Greatest Raids
Production company: Impossible Factual; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Documentary, Drama, Drama Documentary; Broadcaster: NatGeo, American Heroes.
6-part series using a computer game engine to recreate six raids of World War 2 alongside first person testimony, archive and drama reconstruction.
Hive Alive
Production company: Impossible Factual; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Natural History; Broadcaster: BBC.
2-part series presented by Chris Packham and Martha Kearney with bee expert Adam Hart celebrating the amazing virtues of the honeybee.
Great Martian War
Production company: Impossible Pictures; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Drama Documentary; Broadcaster: AETN / History Canada / BBC America.
2-hour long special ’documentary’ created using actors as expert and eye witness interviewees alongside archive augmented with martian war machines.
First Modern War
Production company: Impossible Pictures / Impossibele Pictures Ireland; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Drama Documentary; Broadcaster: AETN.
4-part series about four modern techniques that began as part of World War 1 creating archive footage by augmenting CGI onto already existing archive material.
Human Swarm
Production company: Impossible Pictures; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
2 part series about how Humans, however much they strive to be individuals, all act as a swarm in reaction to external influences.
LET’S DO LUNCH WITH GINO AND MEL
Production company: ITV Studios; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: LE; Broadcaster: ITV1.
Responsibilities on this daily live food entertainment show include scheduling, budgeting & overseeing studio record & post production for 39 x 1 hour programmes.
MY FLAT-PACK HOME
Production company: October Films; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: UKTV Home.
Responsibilities on 3 series (total 57 episodes) of this 30 minute presenter-led property programme included: • Scheduling and co-ordinating location filming and post production • Sourcing filming locations and contributors • Monitoring the production budget in PMI • Delivery of TX masters and post production paperwork
DISPATCHES: FASHION'S DIRTY SECRETS
Production company: October Films; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary, News; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
Responsibilities on this fast turnaround 1 x 60 minute Dispatches included: • Scheduling filming and planning logistics • Overseeing the grade and online • Organising translations of undercover material
CUTTING EDGE: THE RAOUL MOAT TAPES
Production company: October Films; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
Responsibilities on this fast turnaround 1 x 60 minute Cutting Edge included: • Scheduling filming and planning logistics for material to arrive back daily for a 2 week edit • Organising transcripts for 50+ hours of audio recordings
WORLD CUP A&E
Production company: October Films; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Bravo.
Responsibilities on this 3 x 60 minute ob-doc following the emergency services in South Africa during the World Cup included: • Applying for FIFA accreditation for all crew members • Organising travel and accommodation for 4 crews • Planning logistics for material to arrive back in the UK every few days for the edit • Delivery of TX masters and post production paperwork
MY BRILLIANT BRITAIN
Production company: Prospect Pictures; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: UKTV Blighty.
Responsibilities on this 10 x 30 minute celebrity-led documentary series included: • Presenter contracts • Scheduling location filming and post production • Liaising with the broadcaster to arrange press and publicity
FIX MY FAT HEAD
Production company: Prospect Cymru Wales; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC 1.
Responsibilities on this 60 minute documentary about journalist Hannah Jones’s relationship with food included: • Booking crew, kit and post production • Post production paperwork
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