Ian Syder Production Manager
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Ian Syder

About me: I am an accomplished Senior Production Professional with a proven track record in the entertainment industry, specialising in the creation and management of compelling content. With over two decades of experience working with renowned organisations like Netflix, NatGeo/Disney, BBC, ITV, Apple, Nutopia, Atlantic Productions and many more, I have consistently delivered high quality productions, exceeding budget expectations and ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards. My expertise spans over 120 countries globally. I excel in team leadership, people management, building highly creative supportive teams, adapting to evolving challenges and driving success.

Genre: Animation, Childrens, Comedy, Commercials, Corporate, Current Affairs, Documentary, Drama, Drama Documentary, Factual Entertainment, Feature Films, Light Entertainment, Magazine Programmes, Multi camera Studio, Natural History, News, Observational Documentary, Online Content, Outside Broadcasts, Reality, Sport

Additional skills: 16mm or 35mm, 4K, Archive, CGI Video FX, EP Budgeting, Extreme Filming Geographical, Extreme Filming Political, File Based Formats, First Aid, Health And Safety, Negotiating a contract with a broadcaster, Underwater Filming

Overseas experience in: Angola, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Colombia, Congo, Democratic Republic, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Swaziland, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (US), Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Willing to be based in: Birmingham / Midlands, Bristol / South West, London / South East, Will consider any base

Languages: Fluent English

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Credits

Our Oceans

Production company: Wildspace Productions; On-screen credit: Production Executive; Programme type: Natural History; Broadcaster: Netflix.

5 x 1 Hour - HETV Natural History Series filmed globally in each of the worlds Oceans


Undercover Jungle

Production company: Atlantic Productions; On-screen credit: Head Of Production; Programme type: Natural History; Broadcaster: WNET.

3 x 1 Hour - Remote team filming deep in Ecuadorian rain forest - Filmed in a Big Brother style attempting a new take on Natural History filming


Judi Dench – Borneo

Production company: Atlantic Productions; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Documentary, Natural History; Broadcaster: ITV.

3 x 60 Mins - Taking Judi Dench around Borneo


UAE – A History

Production company: Atlantic Productions ; On-screen credit: Head Of Production; Programme type: Documentary, Observational Documentary; Broadcaster: Imagine Nation.

5 x 1 Hour TV Series / 1 x Website / 4 x VR Experience - Filming across the UAE for 2 years telling the story of the country. Released on National Day across the Nation


Coronation

Production company: Atlantic Productions; On-screen credit: Head Of Production; Programme type: Documentary, Observational Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC / Smithsonian.

90 Min Special filmed with Her Majesty the Queen and the Crown Jewels.


Mission Galapagos

Production company: Atlantic Productions; On-screen credit: Head Of Production; Programme type: Documentary, Factual Entertainment, Natural History, Observational Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC.

3 x 1 Hour - BBC One - Liz Bonin presenting filmed over 6 weeks in the Galapagos


Attenborough: Behind the Lens

Production company: Atlantic Productions; On-screen credit: Head Of Production; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC.

90 Minute Archive Feature about the Life of Sir David Attenborough


Munduruku

Production company: Atlantic Productions; On-screen credit: Head Of Produciton; Programme type: Multi Media Productions; Broadcaster: Green Peace.

VR Experience about the Munduruku Tribe for Greenpeace


Judi Dench: My Oak Tree VR

Production company: Atlantic Productions; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Multi Media Productions.

VR Experience For Kew Gardens - With Judi Dench


Dubai VR

Production company: Atlantic Productions; On-screen credit: Head Of Production; Programme type: Multi Media Productions; Broadcaster: Falcon Associates.

VR Experience used to promote Dubai


UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation

Production company: Atlantic Productions; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: UK Cabinet Office / Prime Ministers Office.

Filming 120 Holocaust Survivors giving there testimony for the UK Cabinet Office / Prime Ministers Office


Attenborough’s Reef an Interactive Journey

Production company: Atlantic Productions; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Multi Media Productions.

Website - attenboroughsreef.com


Dive the Great Barrier Reef with Sir David Attenborough

Production company: Atlantic Productions; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Multi Media Productions.

VR Experience - Shown Globally Initially filmed in collaboration with the Natural History Museum


Engine Addicts

Production company: Maverick Television; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary, Factual Entertainment, Observational Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery Channel.

Engineering


Fright Club

Production company: Maverick; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Factual Entertainment; Broadcaster: Sky One.

6 x 1 Hour - Primetime SkyONE series following 10 people undergoing group immersion therapy as they face their biggest fear. 60 Contributors filming across the UK at Height in Confined Spaces with Birds,Dogs,Spiders and on water.


COLOMBIA : A LIVING MOSAIC

Production company: Off The Fence; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary, Feature Film; Broadcaster: Feature Film.

Feature about the people and Wildlife of Colombia.


WILDEST INDO-CHINA

Production company: Off The Fence; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery.

5 x 60' Series about the wildlife and people of the Indo-China region. Filming in Cambodia/Malaysia/Vitenam/Thailand/Loas


WILDEST ISLANDS

Production company: Off The Fence; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery.

10 x 60' - Series about the wildlife and people of Islands around the world. Filming in - Brazil/Falklands/Hebrides/Canada/Zanzibar/Trinidad/Jamaica/Japan/Brazil/Sri Lanka/Galapagos


WILDEST ARCTIC

Production company: Off The Fence; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery.

4 x 60' About the wildlife and people of the Arctic Region Entirely Archive based series dealing with Cameramen,Fixers and archive houses to source material.


WILDEST AFRICA

Production company: Off The Fence; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery.

13 x 60' - Wildlife Series shot across Africa celebrating the diversity of both its people and wildlife


WILDEST LATIN AMERICA

Production company: Off The Fence; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery.

5 x 60' Discovery Channel - About the wildlife of Latin America Filming in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, Argentina


STAN LEE'S SUPERHUMANS

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

Presenter lead 13 x 60' Filmed across the world looking for people with Superhuman abilities.


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The PMA is sponsored by a variety of companies in the film and television industry. We have a long-standing relationship with many of them dating back to the PMA’s inception in 1991.

PMA members benefit from the information and services that our sponsors can provide, while sponsors gain access to the upper echelon of Production Managers in the UK who are major purchasers for the industry.

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Sponsors get the chance to meet our members several times a year, host parties, explain their services and write for our magazine The Bottom Line.

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