Credits and Employment History
2008, Development Producer
Steel Spyda
Back at Steel Spyda knocking out treatments to all and sundry. Mostly single and series documentary, with a sprinkling of fact ent.2008, Development Producer
Renegade Pictures
Wanted to get a straight entertainment show on the CV...did all the logistics for a (broadcast pilot) Sky One driving show fronted by Vicki Butler Henderson. Designed the games, sourced props, cars, contractors etc. Worked on the shoot running the games, prepping ahead of the main unit and also shooting DSR 570 when needed. Also rigged mini cams and shot 'at home' footage of contestants.
After the shoot moved back to development, working up three treatments for Discovery, CBC and C4. 2008, Development Producer
Steel Spyda
Wrote 18 very different treatments - from 1 pagers to 12 sides of persuasive spiel. Got two Mega Structures and a construction series away, both Nat Geo. 2008, Development Producer
Renegade Pictures
Produced a detailed pitch for a Discovery Channel engineering series. Working out format points, running order etc. Also worked on a populist physics pitch, covering tough ideas like black holes, quantum theory etc. 2008, Development Producer
Firefly Breaking Point
Big budget stunt show for Discovery International / Canada. Brought in to knock some heads together and come up with the additional episodes needed to get the contract signed. Worked out a decent running order and made sure the science and engineering was credible but still exciting. Stood up six shows in 4 weeks and got the contract signed off. 2007, Development Producer
Renegade Pictures
Invited back to do some rescue work on the 'Planet Mechanics' series I had set up earlier in the year. Then went on to write an eco adventure documentary proposal for Nat Geo, following one of their 'Emerging Explorers' attempting to cross the Pacific on a boat made of plastic bottles. Set the route, identified pollution / ecology stories and found potential communities to visit.Now commissioned 2007, Producer/Director
RDF Media (C4) Scrapheap Challenge
Shot and took two hour long shows through the edit. Led a crew of 28, directed multi camera. 53 hours of footage per 48 minute show. VO led story telling. Commissioned graphics. 2007, Development Producer
Renegade Pictures (Nat Geo) Planet Mechanics
Turned a wild pitch about climate change solutions into a filmable series. 2007, DV Director
Mentorn (Discovery) Oil, Sweat and Rigs
Invited back to do another Oil, Sweat and Rigs, following oil workers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and Cambridge, Ohio. Constructing and managing storylines and shooting on a Z1. 2006, DV Director
Mentorn (Discovery) Oil Sweat and Rigs
Observational documentary following oil rig workers. Shooting 300 miles North of the Arctic cicle, Northern Alaska. Difficult filming conditions including it being -55c with windchill. Establishing relationships with multinational firms and finding and following characters on the drilling rigs. Indentifying unfolding storylines and also shooting for format points. 2006, Development Producer
Kowalski Media
Developed a variety of treatments, both factual and factual entertainment. 2006, Challenge / Edit producer
RDF Media (C4) Scrapheap Challenge
13x1 hr C4. Worked as the Challenge Producer, managing a team of two researchers and three engineers - ensuring the engineering was reliable and the editorial content involving. I was also in charge of casting 39 `experts' and `judges'. Went on edit produce one of the hours and shot pickups on DSR 570.
Frequently directed single and multi camera set ups on location. Identified and managed unfolding actuality storylines. 2006, Development AP
IWC Media (Sky One) Mission Implausible
Set up an extreme stunt show fronted by Jason Plato. Fast turnaround job that led to an immediate commission from Sky (10 hrs). 2005, Development AP
Anglia TV (Discovery)
I worked on various factual formats for US broadcasters, including a spin off series for the popular 'Animal Cops' franchise - 'Animal Heroes Pheonix'. The new location provided plenty of emotional animal rescue stories. 2005, Development Assistant Producer
Cheetah (Discovery) The Garage
Worked on the format, shot taster tapes. This constructed ob doc about garage life has been very popular and is now on a third series. 2005, AP / Edit Producer
RDF Media (C4) Scrappy Races Rally
Developed the challenges, wrangled teams, directed PTC's and shot on a Z1. I then went on to edit produce an hour. 2005, Camera Operator
Sunflower Media
Shot, lit and did the sound on various health authority training DVD's. 2004, Development AP
Oxford Scientific Films
I developed a pitch for Discovery Europe on unmanned systems. This involved speaking to military, scientific and industrial users of autonomous air, sea and ground vehicles. 2004, Assistant Producer
RDF Media Scrapheap Challenge Special (C4)
Locomotion 200th anniversary extended length show (90mins). I found all the teams, locations, expert contributors and props. I worked on the designs, sourced parts and advised on editorial content. 2004, Assistant Producer
RDF Media Scrappy Races 2 (C4)
Developed the challenges, managed the teams, found locations and sourced expert contributors and props. Sony DSR 500 / PD170 camera operation / sound on location. 2004, Researcher
RDF Media Scrapheap Challenge (C4)
Researched contributors, science and engineering content, build designs and materials. Wrote web content to accompany the series and operated a PD170 camera on location. 2004, Development Researcher
Anglia TV
Worked on factual treatments for Animal Planet, Discovery and C4. 2003, Researcher/AP
The View From The North (BBC2 and the History Channel) Great Dynasties and Fred Dibnah
For both series I found contributors and locations, wrote script content, organised archive research and rights compliance and shot on location using a PD150.For the `Great Dynasties' series I was responsible for 'Kublai Kahn' and 'Holy Roman Empire'. 2003, Researcher
Anglia TV Demolition Day (C4)
Worked directly to the producers (no AP's). My duties included researching expert contributors, team members, designs and materials. Occasional Digi Beta camerawork on location. 2001, Holiday
Travelling
Travelling in South East Asia 1998, Camera Op
Various
1998-2002. Various camera operating jobs, both staff and freelance. Clients included MTV Canada, MIT, Cambridge University, BBH, Golman Harris, NTL etc.
Shot on Digi Beta, DV Cam, Beta SP. Self shooter,Discovery,C4,Nat Geo, Edit Producer,successful development, I visa
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