Matthew Hinchliffe,Producer/Director

Matthew Hinchliffe

Producer/Director, Edit Producer

About Matthew Hinchliffe

• Extremely dedicated and flexible industry professional with over 20 years' experience creating engaging and diverse programming for all audiences and channels.

• Good all-rounder with solid credits in factual entertainment, historical documentary, action adventure, polemic, constructed reality and social issue programming.

• Strong academic background & narrative skills combined with extensive experience in

• Extremely dedicated and flexible industry professional with over 20 years' experience creating engaging and diverse programming for all audiences and channels.

• Good all-rounder with solid credits in factual entertainment, historical documentary, action adventure, polemic, constructed reality and social issue programming.

• Strong academic background & narrative skills combined with extensive experience in scripting, developing, formatting and finessing ideas across diverse genres.

• Recognised location expertise - has directed and produced big (& small!) budget documentary, event and action programmes widely throughout six continents.

• Hostile Environment (War Zone) trained; has worked with the Counter IED Task Force and been embedded within The Royal Regiment of Scotland in Afghanistan.

• Friendly and engaging people person who delights in meeting compelling characters and working with them to create fascinating stories that both entertain and educate.

Credits

'Digging Up Britain's Past'

( Aug 2018 - Present )

Elephant House

Edit Producer

'Unearthed -The Secrets of Tikal'

( May 2018 - July 2018 )

Windfall Films

Producer/Director

'Autopsy, Last Hours of... George Michael'

( Aug 2017 - Nov 2017 )

Potato (ITV)

Producer/Director

'Autopsy, Last Hours of... George Harrison'

( Aug 2017 - Nov 2017 )

Potato (ITV)

Producer/Director

'Hitler's circle of Evil'

( Sep 2016 - Mar 2017 )

World Media Rights

Producer/Director

'Animal Black Ops'

( Jan 2015 - Jan 2015 )

WMR for Animal Planet / Discovery

Producer/Director

'Black Op2 - Crisis in Malaya'

( Jan 2014 - Jan 2014 )

World Media Rights for Discovery / IMG

Producer/Director

'Myth Hunters'

( Jan 2014 - Jan 2014 )

World Media Rights for IMG & History Channel

Producer/Director

'Elements of Qatar'

( Jan 2014 - Jan 2014 )

Ultramarine Films

Director

'The Rise of the Nazi Party'

( Jan 2013 - Jan 2013 )

World Media Rights for Discovery UK & Worldwide

Producer/Director

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Equipment

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Industries

Commercials, Corporate, TV

Programme Types

Arts, Commercial, Corporate, Current Affairs, Daytime, Documentary, Drama Reconstruction, Dramatised Documentary, Entertainment, Events, Historical Documentary, Leisure, Magazine, Motoring, Observational Documentary, Property, Reality TV, Sport, Travel, Youth

Specialisms

Architecture, Art, Art History, Arts, Cars, Celebrity, Cinema/Film, Corporate Films, Crime, Events, Gardening, Geography, Heritage, History, Industry, Literature, Location Filming, Medicine, People Finding, Photography, Popular Culture, Programme Development, Programme Formatting, South Africa, Sport, Tourism, Travel, Wildlife, Wine, Writing, Youth Culture

Employment History

Producer/Director, 'Animal Black Ops'
World Media Rights for Discovery (2015)

Director, 'Elements of Qatar'
Ultramarine Films for Al Rayyan, Qatar TV (2014)

Producer / Director, 'Myth Hunters'
World Media Rights for IMG global distribution & History Channel (2014)

Producer / Director, 'Black Ops 2'
World Media Rights for IMG global

Producer/Director, 'Animal Black Ops'
World Media Rights for Discovery (2015)

Director, 'Elements of Qatar'
Ultramarine Films for Al Rayyan, Qatar TV (2014)

Producer / Director, 'Myth Hunters'
World Media Rights for IMG global distribution & History Channel (2014)

Producer / Director, 'Black Ops 2'
World Media Rights for IMG global distribution (2013/2014)

Producer / Director, 'The Rise of the Nazi Party'
World Media Rights for Discovery UK (2013)

Producer, 'D-Day in 3D'
BBC for Discovery USA (2012 / 2013)

Producer/Director, 'Black Ops - City Under Siege'
World Media Rights for Discovery USA (2012)

Edit Producer, 'One Car Too Far'
Dragonfly TV For Discovery USA (2012)

Edit Producer, 'World's Toughest Truckers'
Dragonfly TV for Discovery USA & Five (2011)

Producer/Director, 'Pride of Britain Awards - Afghanistan'
Cheryl Cole - ITV (2011)

Edit Producer, 'Gold Rush Alaska' (Series 2)
Raw TV for Discovery USA (2011)

Development Producer, 'Game Changer'
Electric Sky for FCO & Overseas broadcast (2011)

Producer/Director, 'Pride of Britain Awards - Afghanistan'
Sir David Jason - ITV (2010)

Development Producer, FACTUAL & SPECIALIST FACTUAL FORMATS
Mentorn Media for various broadcasters (2010)

Development Producer, 'TITANIC'
Raw Cut TV for Discovery (2010)

Producer/Director, VARIOUS PRODUCTIONS
(COI) Central Office of Information (various 2009 / 2010)

Series Producer/Director, 'Scots at War'
STV & History Channel (2009)

Director, 'Crime Museum UK with Martin Kemp'
Discovery Channel (2008)

Producer, VARIOUS PRODUCTIONS
Discovery Channel (2007/2008)

Producer/Director, 'Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 00s!'
Shine for Five (2006/2007)

Producer/Director, 'Brad, Jen & Angelina: a Fatal Attraction?'
Shine for Five (2006)

Producer/Director, 'Julie Burchill's Celebrities on Heat!'
Shine for Sky 1 (2005/2006)

Development Producer, 'Unionise Me'
Ricochet for Channel 4 (2005)

Producer, 'Not Forgotten'
Wall to Wall for Channel 4 (2005)

Development, 'The Genius of Photography'
Wall to Wall for BBC2 / BBC4 (2005)

Producer, 'The Art of the Garden'
BBC Specialist Factual for BBC2 (2003)

Director, 'I Want That House' (Series 1, 3 & 4)
Granada Television for ITV1 (various)

Series Producer, 'Racing Rivals'
Granada Television for ITV 1 and 2 (2003)

Development Producer, VARIOUS FACT/ENT FORMATS
Granada Television for various broadcasters (2002)

Producer/Director, 'The 34th Southampton Boat Show'
Granada Television for ITV 1 (2002)

Series Producer, 'Volvo Ocean Race'
Granada Sport for ITV & worldwide (2001/2002)

Location Director, 'BT Global Challenge'
Granada Sport for ITV1 (2000/2001)

Producer, 'Gardens of the Millennium'
Antelope for ITV & The History Channel (1999)

Director, 'Pier of Dreams'
Antelope South for BBC2 Southern Eye (1999)

Producer, 'Buildings of the Century'
Antelope South for Channel 4 (1998/1999)

Producer, 'How to Steal a Million'
Antelope South for Sky 1 (1998)

Assistant Producer, 'Who Does Julie Burchill Think She Is?'
Antelope South for BBC2 (Close Up) (1998)

Producer, 'Pier on Film'
Antelope South for ITV Meridian (1998)

Assistant Producer, 'Designing a Garden'
Antelope South for ITV Meridian (1997)

Assistant Producer, 'Pier Pressure!'
Antelope South for ITV Meridian (1998/1997)

Assistant Producer, 'The Bond Years'
Antelope South for ITV Meridian (1997)

Extensive research credits across all genres







Additional Information

Industries

Commercials, Corporate, TV

Programme Types

Arts, Commercial, Corporate, Current Affairs, Daytime, Documentary, Drama Reconstruction, Dramatised Documentary, Entertainment, Events, Historical Documentary, Leisure, Magazine, Motoring, Observational Documentary, Property, Reality TV, Sport, Travel, Youth

Specialisms

Architecture, Art, Art History, Arts, Cars, Celebrity, Cinema/Film, Corporate Films, Crime, Events, Gardening, Geography, Heritage, History, Industry, Literature, Location Filming, Medicine, People Finding, Photography, Popular Culture, Programme Development, Programme Formatting, South Africa, Sport, Tourism, Travel, Wildlife, Wine, Writing, Youth Culture