Paola Desiderio

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC-THE GAMMA PROJECT
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
LMV IVECO - MEGAFACTORIES
1x 54min Documentary for National Geographic
Duties included researching stories, finding contributors, developing script content, finding locations, hiring crew, setting up all aspects of various shoots in the UK and abroad, mainly Italy, attending shoots on locations providing logistics and translations. Duties also included shooting time-lapse sequences, operating second camera and dealing with and producing most elements of deliverables, including annotated scripts.
January-June 2011

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC-THE GAMMA PROJECT
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
DUCATI MULTISTRADA - MEGAFACTORIES
1x 54min Documentary for National Geographic
Duties included researching stories, finding contributors, developing script content, finding locations, hiring crew, setting up all aspects of various shoots in the UK and abroad, mainly Italy, attending shoots on locations providing logistics and translations. Duties also included shooting time-lapse sequences, operating second camera and dealing with and producing most elements of deliverables, including annotated scripts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsu_6SPrils
January-June 2011

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC-THE GAMMA PROJECT
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
AGUSTA WESTLAND SUPER CHOPPER - MEGAFACTORIES
Duties included researching stories, finding contributors, developing script content, finding locations, hiring crew, setting up all aspects of various shoots in the UK and abroad, mainly Italy, including shoots involving up to 3 helicopters simultaneously and setting up rescue-mission-simulations. Duties also included attending shoots on locations providing logistics and translations, shooting time-lapse sequences, operating second camera and dealing with and producing most elements of deliverables. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3JgSni0CXI
January-June 2011

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC-TV6
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
CONSTANTINE'S VISION - THE SIRENTE METEORITE -
1x 1h Documentary for National Geographic
Duties included researching stories, finding contributors, locations, archive footage and photographs. Second Camera shooting on Sony EX1 HD. Organizing all aspects of production and logistics including Recce, Drama Reconstructions and Shoots in the UK and abroad (mainly Italy and Austria). Duties also included casting actors and extras, organizing period reconstructions, compiling deliverables files, release forms, PR photos, blogs, video blogs and annotated scripts for National Geographic.
June - Nov 2010

BBC KNOWLEDGE
TILT DESIGN
Producer
BBC KNOWLEDGE IDENTS
5 x 30 Secs
Duties included setting up all aspects of production in the UK and abroad. I solely set up the production and related shoots for 5 x 30 sec. Idents shot in 11 days in Singapore, Egypt and Jordan. My duties also included: administrating the budget, booking equipment, crew, flights, hotels, dealing with logistics, talents, transportation, etc.
April - June 2010

MODUS OPERANDI FILMS
ARCHIVE RESEARCHER
March-April 2010
CAMERAMAN - LIFE AND WORK OF JACK CARDIFF
Duties included sourcing images and footage, negotiating licenses and clearing rights. The films is 90% archive-based and it was screened at BFI Southbank throughout May, selected for the Cannes Film Festival during which it received a standing ovation and it has since been distributed by Optimum.

BBC WORLD ENTERTAINMENT
TILT DESIGN
Producer
Sept-October 2009
CAPTIVATING FACES
4 x 4min IDENTS. Duties included: Casting Producer and Shoot Producer for a BBC World Entertainment job involving the casting and filming of 40 actors and extras. I specialize in finding interesting and relevant contributors and stories.

IG-NITE PRODUCTIONS FOR
AGE CONCERN
Directory / Producer
April - Aug 2009
SILVER SOUNDS
1 x 10min Short promotional documentary for Age Concern about Free Radio Production courses offered to over 60 year old wannabe DJs.


IG-NITE PRODUCTIONS FOR ASTHMA UK
Directory / Producer
Feb -April 2009

PUT ASTHMA IN THE LIMELIGHT
3 x short promotional films for Charity Asthma UK, to promote understanding and awareness of Asthma and Asthma related issues.
IG-NITE
PRODUCTIONS FOR
ARTS COUNCIL
Directory / Producer
Jan - Feb 2009

URBAN POETRY PROJECT
1 x short documentary on Poetry workshops for trouble children in North London. Exploring poetry as a vehicle to address and express anger and prevent violence.
FILM COUNCIL/Haringey Council
Director / Producer
Dec 2007-April 2008

ROLLIN' ON
Short film about skateboarding as an alternative to guns and knives for young people in urban environments. The film features skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and is being made tanks to a grant from Film Council and Haringey Council.
BBC - Headroom Web Project
Director / Producer
February 2008

BBC Headroom Web Project
Directing three short videos for a charity called Headroom and the BBC website.
History Channel / Wild Dream Films
Assistant Producer
Nov 2008-Jan 2009
Death Masks - History Channel USA - Wild Dream Films 1 x 1h Documentary
Duties included: story-finding, contributors-finding, setting up all aspects of shoots in the UK and abroad.
History Channel / Wild Dream Films
Ancient Discoveries
Researcher / AP
Dec 2007-August 2008
Ancient Discoveries - History Channel USA - Wild Dream Films 13 x 1h documentaries
Researcher and then AP on a series of 13 1h documentaries for the History Channel (USA). Duties included setting up shoots abroad, attending shoots on location, finding contributors, Archive Research story-pitching and more

Discovery Channel
English and Pockett
Production Assistant / Co-ordinator
June 2007-Dec 2007
Discovery Channel - English and Pockett - 13 x 1 min short films
AP organizing all aspect of production from casting to setting up shoots and locations.

Land Rover
Production Co-ordinator
Feb 2007-April 2008
Cricket Limited for Land Rover
Assisting the producer and "Top Gear" Director and Co-ordinating all aspects of production on 3 films for Land Rover. Duties included project administration, logistics, booking celebrities, setting up shoots on location and abroad and casting.


Silver Sounds
Age Concern
1x 10 min Documentary / Promotional Video
Director / Producer / Editor
June - August 2009

PUT ASTHMA IN THE LIMELIGHT
Asthma UK
4x 30 secs Promotional Videos
Director / Producer / Editor
June 2009

URBAN POETRY PROJECT
The Arts Council
4 x 10 min Documentary
Director / Producer / Editor
April - May 2009

Nintendo Wii and DS
Synchronicity Films
1 x 20 sec Official Commercial
AD (1st)
February 2009

History Channel
Wild Dream Films
Death Masks
1 x 1h documentaries shot in HD
AP
November 2008 - December 2008

Five
BullseyeTV
Development Researcher / Acting AP
How to have sex properly (Sex Education/Archives)
October 2008-November 2008

Sky
BullseyeTV
Development Researcher / Acting AP
Funniest Out Takes
November 2008-November 2008


History Channel
Wild Dream Films
Ancient Discoveries
13 x 1h documentaries shot in HD
Researcher / AP
December 2007 - August 2008

BBC Website / Web Resources
BBC Headroom
3x 10 min short films
Producer Director
February 2008

ROLLING ON
Independent production / Film London
1x 7 min short documentary
Producer Director
December 2007 - May 2008

Discovery Channel
English and Pockett
18x1min short films shot in HD
Production Co-ordinator / Researcher
June 2007-Sept 2007

Land Rover,
Commercial and Promotional films
3x 10 min films shot on HD
Production Co-Ordinator / Assistant Producer
February 2007 - April 2007

Duties included researching content and co-ordinating all stages and aspects of production.

ITV 1,
SOAPSTAR SUPERSTAR,
10 x 1h live TV shows on prime time
Clip Researcher/ Archive
Dec 2006-Jan 2007

Duties included assisting Producer/Directors during live show, setting up and filming backstage interviews, live logging, pulling timelines on AVID for the creation of 140 VT in 10 days.

Archive Researcher
POWER TO THE PEOPLE: A to Z of Protest
Channel 4 Educational/ Hotbedmedia
5 x 24 min Documentaries
June 2006 - October 2006

Duties included researching, sourcing and clearing archive footage for a 50% archive based series of 5 documentaries, administrating a £40,000 budget, filming interviews and finding contributors.

Archive Researcher
THE OMEN DOCUMENTARY
20th Century Fox / Lipsync Films
May 2006 - June 2006

Duties included: researching, sourcing and clearing archive footage, mainly in the USA.

Researcher
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Tin Pan Film
Feature film
April 2006- June 2006

Researcher
CashHouse/World Wide Live Show
Telecoms TV
Writing content and researching 2 daily live shows
October 2005-January 2006

Duties included: writing content and researching 2 daily live Quiz shows

Director/Editor
Under the skin
Fabrique Arts & Crafts/Refugee Council
October 2005-January 2006

Development Co-Producer/ Researcher
Sulle Rotte del Gusto
Digigraf-Italy
August-September 2005

Researcher office + on location (Italy)
Atlas-Italy
Discovery Channel
2h documentary/8 character-driven stories
June-July 2005

Development Researcher
Atlas-Italy
Discovery Channel/Atlantic Productions
April 2005- June 2005

Development work included finding 8 stories representative of Italy's identity, history and culture. As a result, Discovery USA commissioned the documentary.
Production duties included finding and developing 8 character-driven stories for a documentary about Italian culture, history and society, writing proposals, on location researcher (Italy), supervising the editing process and setting up recces and shoots.

Co-Producer Director
London isn't Venice,yet!
Mutiny Arts/Community Channel
May-June 2005

Archive Researcher
Blunt Film
Music Video Royksopp
May 2005

Script Supervisor & Continuity
When I stand on the Moon
ShortFilm by Dir. Mark Fisher
May 2005

Script Supervisor & Continuity
Casanova Love Letters
Docudrama by Mark Murphy,
DP Hong Munley
March 2005

Script Supervisor & Continuity
Halal Harry
a feature film by Russell Razaaq
21 February Films
February- March 2005

Script Supervisor & Continuity
INFINITE JUSTICE
A feature film by Jamil Dehlavi Oct 04 - Nov 04

Additional footage + Editor
Rong Radio by Benjamin Zephanaia
a film by Kary Stewart
August 2004

Researcher
16Films Ken Loach
February 2004

Camera Operator/Editor
Just Peace/SOAS
30min video on peaceful conflict resolution in Palestine
June 2004

Researcher/AP/Editor
Guerrilla News Network www.gnn.tv
20-min news-video and interview with Benjamin Zephaniah
May 2004-June 2004

Camera Person /
Production Assistant
Peace Not War Music Festival
February 2004

Researcher/formats and ideas pitching
October Films for BBC4 and Digigraph for RAI-TV Italy
September 2003 /March 2004

Work Experience
BBC Radio London
Assisting with organisation and output of the Notting Hill Gate Carneval
August 2003/ September 2003

Researcher/AP
The Green Park Hotel
Definition Films
Historical Documentary
March 2003/June 2003


Senior Researcher/Assistant Producer
A-TV (Arab Television)
Duties included assisting with the production and research of a daily programme called "The Big Interview". Duties included pre and post production organisation and supervision. Duties also included production of a daily two-minutes clip called "Today in History.
January 2003-March 2003

Editor
www.mwaw.org
Duties include: subbing, uploading and writing articles, photography. Organizing public events and debates to promote freedom of information and the press.
2002-2004


Scriptwriter and Researcher:
Road to AKKO/Docudrama by Eugenia Santiago for BBC/Talent
May 2002

Documentary Proposals and Researcher
Sonic Production/ Tern Radio for BBC Radio4
Submission of two ideas for documentaries put forward by Sonic Productions and Tern Radio to BBC Radio 4 Commission.
May 2002


Researcher
The History Channel/ IndependentImage
Temp.Researcher for a Documentary on Russian Mafia and Interpol. Duties: acquisition of video/surveillance footage, translation and investigative work.
Nov 2000


Freelance Journalist / Photographer:
TAM TAM, Italian music magazine. Duties included writing articles and photography.
1999-2000


Internship as a Journalist:
ANSA, Italian News Agency (London Bureau).
Duties: writing/ translating articles (TV and Print), press conferences, conducting interviews and developing sources.
Oct 1997-Jan 1998


Researcher and Translator
Ministry of Justice, Zagreb (Croatia)
Worked in co-operation with UNICEF and Council of Europe on war crimes and crimes against children
August 1996

Chief Editor:
The Louis, Italian Student magazine
1994-1996

TV Journalist
Telediocesi Salerno local TV channel in Salerno/Italy
1993

VOLUNTARY WORK:
Staff Member/Administration:July
Reporting the World www.reportingtheworld.org The Freedom Forum/Conflict and Peace. Staff member/ co-organiser of a series of conferences on Peace and Ethical Journalism.
2001


Freelance Journalist/ Photographer/ Photo Editor
www.Newsvision.co.uk News website. Duties included: subbing, writing articles, research, Photographer.
Jan 2001-March 2001


Photographer/Volunteer
Free Tibet Campaign
1999-2000