About me: Highly skilled Production Executive, Line Producer with twenty + years of experience of management in some of the world’s most challenging and complex environments.
• Filmed globally including US, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Galapagos.
• On location experience including US, Ecuador, Myanmar, Europe, NZ, UK.
• Budget management from £75K - £5.5M.
• Corporate film experience with Shell International Ltd
• Private sector film experience and working to high net worths
• Staff management from 5-65 people.
• Experienced in multi-camera | unit, multi-location shows.
• Specialist factual | factual entertainment | drama experience.
• Delivered to global broadcasters, streamers and theatrical.
• Specialist experience: Virtual Reality | 4K UHD | 3D | Dolby Atmos | Expeditions, hostile environment, field producing, specialist factual, global-location based | Movie Magic
In depth knowledge and experience of producing/field producing, location logistics, budgeting and finance, multiple format shoots and content, scheduling, health, safety & risk management, legal & compliance, post-production and technical work-flows through to delivery.
28 years experience.
Genre: Corporate, Current Affairs, Documentary, Drama Documentary, Natural History
Additional skills: 4K, Archive, CGI Video FX, EP Budgeting, EP Scheduling, Extreme Filming Geographical, Extreme Filming Political, File Based Formats, Health And Safety, Negotiating a contract with a broadcaster, Underwater Filming
Other skills: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE | Box to Box Films
Drive to Survive S5 / Feature Documentary on F1 driver
GALAPAGOS 3D with DAVID ATTENBOROUGH | SKY 3D, Theatrical
40 people, multi-unit, 9 weeks on location field / line producing
HE NAMED ME MALALA, Theatrical
Field Producer for UK segments of David Guggenheim’s documentary on Malala
THE IMPOSSIBLE HISTORY OF ART 3D | JAMES TURRELL | Theatrical
Development Producer for global art series, Roden Crater, AZ & filmed Guggenheim NY
RONACHAN FILMS | HEAD OF PRODUCTION
Managed company and production finance and staffing, global co-finance, multi productions.
Filmed globally, UK|Europe|US|Afghanistan|Colombia|Mexico.
DESTINATION D DAY | THE RAW RECRUITS | BBC1
65 people team on various military bases around UK. 12+ cameras.
BRITANNIC EXPEDITION | NAT GEO, ITV, C5
30 people expedition deep-sea technical diving team on location in Greece.
Overseas experience in: Afghanistan, Bolivia, Chad, China, Colombia, Congo, Democratic Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Galapagos, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Western Sahara, Zimbabwe.
Credits
Drive to Survive S5 + Feature Doc F1 driver
Production company: Box to Box Films; On-screen credit: Production Executive; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Netflix, Apple.
Overseeing at an executive level productions Drive to Survive Season 5 (current), and a feature documentary on an F1 driver.
A Singular Life
Production company: Cocoon Wealth; On-screen credit: Senior Producer; Programme type: Corporate; Broadcaster: n/a.
Development + management of virtual reality products + talent sourcing & management on legacy projects for high net worth private sector.
Fashion Doc
Production company: Marv Studios / Ventureland; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Feature.
Feature documentary about an iconic supermodel and the fashion world. Exec John Battsek Dir Ebs Burnough
Shell International Ltd
Production company: Shell International Ltd; On-screen credit: Project Manager; Programme type: Corporate; Broadcaster: n/a.
London and Houston on Shell business films including Brand, Bitumen (Silverstone track) and Deep water (Gulf). Liaison between Business and Agency. Global Lead Jane Sayers
Grand Prix Driver
Production company: Grand Prix Driver Ltd; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Amazon Prime.
Documentary series for Amazon Prime following F1 racing team in the build up to the Grand Prix circuits.
Traffic
Production company: Lightbox Media; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Current Affairs, Documentary; Broadcaster: Fusion Media Network.
8 part series with US Fusion Media Network looking at the global trafficking of sex, gold, drugs, babies, guns.
He Named Me Malala
Production company: Zeno, US; On-screen credit: Field Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Feature Doc.
Working with director Davis Guggenheim on UK filming for his documentary on a leading cultural figure.
JAMES TURRELL
Production company: Arts Alliance Productions; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Cinema.
Lleading contemporary artist and their magnum opus. Multi unit, global, 3D. Filmed Guggenheim and Arizona remote.
THE IMPOSSIBLE HISTORY OF ART
Production company: Arts Alliance Productions; On-screen credit: Development Producer; Programme type: Documentary.
Development of 3D art series for cinema.
GALAPAGOS 3D WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
Production company: Colossus Productions; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary, Natural History; Broadcaster: Sky.
Natural History, 4 x 3D series with David Attenborough filmed in Galapagos, multi unit shoot.
RONACHAN FILMS
Production company: Ronachan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Documentary.
2 years across a variety of films shot globally for C4 and BBC and PBS.
HEADHUNTERS
Production company: Diverse TV; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: National Geographic, Five TV.
Expedition filming in remote Ecuador.
HAIRSPRAY THE SCHOOL MUSICAL
Production company: Mentorn Media; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Reality; Broadcaster: Sky One.
A NE London school put on a West End production of Hairspray. OB record, 30 cast. Worked with producer on the final theatre performance.
Little Matador
Production company: The Borough Film Company; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Theatrical, Film Four.
Promo shoot for cinema release feature doc on child Matadors. Filming ongoing. Dir, Sandra Jordan. Prod, Gabriel Range
UNHCR - World Refugee Day
Production company: Working Title Films; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Corporate; Broadcaster: UNHCR.
4 minute short film to promote UNHCR work for World Refugee Day. To film in Chad, Sudan and Darfur. Project postponed due to diplomatic relations ceasing between Chad and Sudan. Dir, Ben Affleck. Prod, Robyn Slovo
FLYING VILLAGE
Production company: IWC Media; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Corporate, Documentary; Broadcaster: Corporate and broadcaster tbc.
Ad campaign and documentary with Angus MacQueen on the A380 air bus. Project stood down due to oil crises.
TREASURE DHOW
Production company: Inclusive Digital TV; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: National Geographic.
Working with the Oman government, 2 x 1 hour on the build of a treasure dhow to sail to Singapore.
True Stories
Production company: Blink Films; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary, Drama; Broadcaster: Smithsonian, BBC WW, Five.
5 x 45 drama docs shot ww taking a look at the real story behind iconic characters
Josh Bernstein Series
On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary.
Darlow Smithson Productions for Discovery US - series of 13 scientific global expeditions
Animals on the Edge
Production company: Windfall Falls; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery US.
Expeditions with Zoological Society London to West Papua and Burma.
UNREPORTED WORLD
Production company: Quicksilver Media; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary, News; Broadcaster: C4.
10x30 including Haiti, East Timor, Ivory Coast, Zambia, DRC, Zimbabwe, Mongolia, Kosovo.
Unreported World
Production company: Quicksilver Media; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary, News; Broadcaster: C4.
10x30 Current affairs filming in hostile environments, Somalia, Nigeria, Western Papua, Guatemala, India, Mexico, South Africa, Lebanon, Japan, Afghanistan.
Unreported World
Production company: Mentorn Oxford; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary, News; Broadcaster: C4.
10 x 30 min current affairs filming in hostile regions: Congo, Darfur, Kenya, Nepal, Western Sahara, Rio, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Phillipines, Turkey and Northern Iraq.
Elgar`s Piano Concerto
Production company: Mentorn Oxford; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary, Music; Broadcaster: BBC1.
1x40, 1x36 doc and performance by the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Fantastic Mr Dahl
Production company: Mentorn Oxford; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC Imagine, Worldwide and Warner Bros.
1x50, Mentorn Oxford - released with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. An intimate look at Roald Dahl. Shot High Definition.
Morgan + Platell
Production company: Mentorn Oxford; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: News; Broadcaster: C4.
29x30 2004-5 Weekly current affairs programme with Piers Morgan and Amanda Platell
The Trial of the King Killers
Production company: Mentorn Oxford; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Drama; Broadcaster: C4, The History Channel.
1x77 + 2x50 drama, on the trial of the Regicides who sentenced Charles I. 20+ principal cast inc Corin Redgrave.
D Day The Raw Recruits
Production company: BBC; On-screen credit: Location Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary, Reality; Broadcaster: BBC1.
BBC1 primetime, 5x50, 25 raw recruits are trained with the Army, Royal Marines, Navy and RAF as if in preparation for D Day. 65 pax on loc, inc 6 digi crews. Shot throughout the South West of England in various loc. Multi cam.
Terror Alert
Production company: Scream Films; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary, Drama; Broadcaster: Sky One.
Drama doc, 6x50 - Chris Ryan presents an urban survival guide on man made disasters, from nuclear blasts to tidal waves.
Britannic Expedition 2003
Production company: Carlton TV; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: National Geographic and Five.
2x50 films; deep sea technical dive expedition on Britannic, sister ship of Titanic. APd (& sound record)on shoot, shot DV for broadcast; full liaison with Greek authorities + Minister of Antiquities. Prod/Dir James Barker
Metroland
Production company: Carlton TV; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: ITV Regional.
5x30 Line produced series, co produced 3 films with first time doc directors, inc Grandads Army (*RTS Winner), a look at the Chelsea Pensioners; and Safe, policing schools in Hackney. Series Prod Gillian McCredie
Warrior Women
Production company: October Films; On-screen credit: Researcher; Programme type: Documentary, Drama; Broadcaster: Discovery Canada.
5x60 Researched historical Chinese woman (eg Mulan)and Joan of Arc. Director Renny Bartlett
Metroland Series 10
Production company: Carlton TV; On-screen credit: Associate Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: ITV Regional.
5x30 Line Produced series, co produced 3 films, inc Making It Magic, a peek into the mysterious Magic Circle. AP/PM on SERIES 9
The Truth about the Babes in the Wood
Production company: Carlton TV; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary, Drama; Broadcaster: ITV1.
1x50 Real Crime, The bodies of two missing children were found entwined in a wood, June 1970. All believe they died of the cold, except the mothers, and the famous Nipper Read. Researched art produced by sexually abused children. Inc drama recon, archive; shot on digi and 16MM Prod/Dir Frank Simmonds
John Thaw, An Appreciation
Production company: Carlton TV; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Broadcaster: ITV1.
1x30 split roll tx from Southbank; A tribute doc made in 24 hours involving all producers/pms at CTV. Co-ord cutting rooms, stills & materials to/from avids and voice over artist. Watched by over 12M. Prod, Frank Simmonds
METROLAND SERIES 9
Production company: Carlton TV; On-screen credit: Associate Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: ITV Regional.
6x30 Line Produced series, co produced 3 films, including Home Goal, about a homeless football teams competing in a football league - nominated for an RTS; and Whos Hot and Whos Not, about celebrity photographers. Series Prod Gillian McCredie Exec Prod Marilyn Gaunt
Organ Farm
Production company: Carlton TV; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: ITV, WGBH.
3x60 **awards won, A look at the prospect of pig to human organ transplants. It asks whether such cross species transplants will be a medical miracle or a genetic time bomb? Prod/Dir Frank Simmonds Exec Prod Polly Bide
DANGER! UNEXPLODED BOMB
Production company: Carlton TV; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: C4, The History Channel.
2x60 **awards won A story of the sappers during WW2 and the deadly game played between the British and the Germans. Involved the TAs in drama recon. Prod/Dir Geoffrey Smith Exec Prod Martin Smith
THE FACTS OF LIFE
Production company: Carlton TV; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: C4.
1x60 **awards won The story of sex education in schools since the 1920s illustrated through sex education flms and the experiences of those who watched them. Prod/Dir Jenny de Yong
NEIGHBOURS FROM HELL
Production company: Carlton TV; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Reality; Broadcaster: ITV1.
6x30 Exec Prod Sally Doganis
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE
Production company: Films of Record; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: C4.
3x60 A look at Management Consultants, and into the McKinsey culture. Prod/Dir Roger Graef
DEVELOPMENT COMEDY
Production company: Assembly Film & TV; On-screen credit: Assistant Producer; Programme type: Comedy.
Developed TV entertainment ideas, set up Jerry Sadowitz UK and west end tour.
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
Production company: Assembly Rooms; On-screen credit: Producer; Programme type: Comedy, Music; Broadcaster: Live performances.
(1998) Programmed 3 live comedy debates, 5 Best of the Fest nights, managed 18 shows inc comedians Alan Davies, Mark Little, Dylan Moran; musicians Larry Adler, Steve Harley. Inc PR, marketing, budgets and development of shows. Artistic Director, William Burdett-Coutts
HERCULES & XENA WRAP PARTY
On-screen credit: Event Manager; Programme type: Corporate; Broadcaster: Event: Pacific Renaissance.
Themed activity party for cast and crew, 1000 pax.
HERO PARADE 98
On-screen credit: Production Manager; Broadcaster: TVOne.
Gay, lesbian and transgender pride carnival, 800 participants, 150,000 attendees, televised. Oversaw all live events depts (art, locs mgr, tech and 300 on day marshalls).
ETHNIC COOKING, ETC
Production company: Phoenix TV; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Broadcaster: TV1.
On various TV road shows, entertainment with celebrity presenters and cooking shows, in NZ.
VENUS BLUE
On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Feature Film; Broadcaster: Sundance.
16mm 7 min short pop art sci fi Entered into Sundance. Writer/Dir Gillian Ashurst
THE LOVE LETTER
On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Drama, Feature Film.
16mm, 7 min short drama film Writer/Dir Seth Keen
NZI INSURANCE COMMERCIAL
Production company: Republic Films; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Commercial; Broadcaster: NZI Insurance.
3x30 sec 35MM commercials Republic Films
THE CORBANS LONG LUNCH
Production company: Auckland Int`l Comedy Festival; On-screen credit: Event Producer; Programme type: Comedy; Broadcaster: Live Event.
1996 - Sole producer for original long lunch involving cafes, all sectors of the community and comedians who joined for an al fresco day event. Attendance 100,000
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