About me: I am a highly experienced, calm and versatile individual used to working across multiple productions mainly on factual programming. I recently finished working at Swan Films where I worked as Head of Production and Production Manager. I am available to work full time or part time.
23 years experience.
Genre: Documentary, Drama Documentary, Observational Documentary
Additional skills: Archive, Covid Supervisor, EP Budgeting, EP Scheduling, Extreme Filming Geographical, File Based Formats, Health And Safety, Negotiating a contract with a broadcaster
Other skills: Fixed rig, music clearance, drama recons, archive, set builds, international & UK filming, contracts, H&S, compliance, scheduling, budgeting and insurance.
Overseas experience in: Brazil, France, Germany, Greenland, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Pakistan, United States of America.
Willing to be based in: London / South East
Languages: native English, learning French
Credits
Notorious: The Mitford Sisters (TX 2027)
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production / Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary, Drama Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
3 x 60 looking at the lives of the Mitford sisters told through archive, AI and drama reconstructions. S/D Alice McMahon-Major
Grayson Perry Has Seen The Future
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
2 x 60 with Grayson Perry looking at the latest technical innovations. Filmed in the USA and UK. S/D Neil Crombie
Arena: Maria Callas: The Final Act
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production / Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC.
1 x 60 looking at the life of Maria Callas told through archive and art directed interviews. P/D Clare Beavan
In My Own Words: Jilly Cooper
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production / Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC.
1 x 45 looking at the life of novelist Jilly Cooper with archive and interviews. P/D Michael Waldman
My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production / Production Manager; Programme type: Comedy, Documentary, Multi camera Studio; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
Award winning 1 x 60/1 x 15 with Mark O’Sullivan as he produces a studio sitcom about his childhood abuse. P/D Joe Evans
Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Documentary, Drama Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
3 x 60 for the 40th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike with interviews, archive and drama reconstructions. S/D Tom Barrow
Grayson Perry's Full English
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
3 x 60 with Grayson Perry looking at what makes us English. Drone use and travel logistics. S/D Christian Collerton
The Extraordinary Life of April Ashley
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Documentary, Drama Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
1 x 60 looking at the life of April Ashley told through interviews, archive and drama reconstructions. P/D Jane Preston
Blackburn Sings Christmas with Gareth Malone
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC.
1 x 60 with Gareth Malone finding singers in Blackburn for a concert during lockdown. P/D Harry Beney
Grayson's Art Club: The Exhibition (2020, 2021 & 2022)
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production / Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
3 x 60 with Grayson Perry meeting Art Club contributors as their works are exhibited. Filmed in lockdown. P/D Neil Crombie
Grayson's Art Club series 1-3
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Series 1 and 2: Head of Production/PM, Series 3: Head of Production; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
3 series of the award winning 6 x 60 weekly show filmed on fixed rig during lockdown. S/D Neil Crombie
Imagine: This House is Full of Music
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production / Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC.
1 x 60 looking at the musical talents of the Kanneh-Mason family while locked down at home in Nottingham. P/D Dom Best
Museums in Quarantine
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production / Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC.
4 x 30 series filming artworks in empty galleries during lockdown with v/o. P/Ds Christian Collerton & Ruhi Hamid
Gareth Malone's Christmas Concert
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production / Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC.
1 x 60 with Gareth Malone finding singers for a concert in Watford General Hospital. P/D Matt Rudge
Extreme Combat: The Dancer & The Fighter
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
1 x 60 with Akram Khan looking at the world of mixed martial arts. P/D Christian Collerton
MyFamous Babysitter
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: UKTV.
4 x 60 childless celebrities looking after children for a weekend. Filmed on fixed rig. S/D Roger Oldham
Grayson Perry's Big American Road Trip
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production / Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
3 x 60 with Grayson Perry meeting Americans ahead of the 2020 inauguration. S/D Neil Crombie, P/D Adam Simons
The Last Igloo
Production company: Swan Films; On-screen credit: Head of Production ; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC.
Award winning 1 x 90 looking at the life of a Greenlandic Inuit and the effects of climate change. P/D Christian Collerton
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