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About
I have experience as a Production Coordinator in Documentary, Drama, Factual Entertainment and Blue Chip Natural History, working on programmes for Netflix, Disney Plus and Warner Brothers Discovery. I am also keen to diversify my experience across further genres. I have extensive transferable skills and experience from 9 years as a production manager in the festivals and events industry, and I am suited to working on location in large scale formats and with big teams of cast and crew. I am excited to continue to build my knowledge and experience in Television in both unscripted and scripted, and want to continue to develop within Production Management.
ScreenSkills Training Passport
Karen Davies has completed the following modules within the ScreenSkills Training Passport.
Experience
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Production Coordinator
Pompeii Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston - HETV Documentary Drama for Disney+ / Nat Geo following archaeological, historical, behavioural and geophysical evidence to trace and recreate the 24 hours leading up to and during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Tom Hiddleston presents and follows evidence to track the lives of 3 individuals known to have lived in Pompeii/ Herculaneum, at the time, alongside a dramatic recreation of events.
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Production Coordinator
Horse Power - Production Coordinator on documentary feature film narrated by Josh Brolin (English version). Released in China, USA and International markets, produced in both English and Chinese language versions as a 40-minute iMax, a 20 minute 3D version, and 84-minute extended version for television broadcast. Featuring Solo member of production team setting up initial production budgets. Organising multiple simultaneous shoots in China, Mongolia, USA, The Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Qatar and UK.
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Production Coordinator
"Marcus Wareing at Christmas" (Warner Brothers Discovery) Production Coordinator on a 10-episode Christmas Special featuring one of the nation's most renowned professional chefs Marcus Wareing • Produced call sheets, schedules, arranged travel and accommodation • Sourced equipment, consumables and kitchen infrastructure • Setting up a studio shoot in a very tight 3-week production lead period • Overseeing a tight shooting schedule filming 10 episodes over 10 days • Coordinating Cam Ops, set designer, home economist team, runners and production team • Running production schedule on location • Working closely alongside Production Manager and Series Producer • Using PMI to update cost managers, raise POs and pay invoices • Post production deliverables with a tight turn-around from offline to QC
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Production Coordinator
"A Real Bug's Life" Production Coordinator on a 2-season, 10-part natural history series for Disney Plus (National Geographic). Completing post-production paperwork and deliverables • Using PMI system to monitor cost managers and raise POs • Reviewing EDLs for clip source referencing for archive and locations identification • Completing legal binder logs for Nat Geo deliverables • Compiling and reviewing call sheets, schedules, contracts, licenses, releases, permits and agreements • Updating ALBERT sustainability logs • Reviewing music cue sheets via Sound Mouse
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Junior production Coordinator
"Our Oceans Impact Campaign" Netlix - JPC on a 10-part Impact Campaign series produced alongside Wild Space’s “Our Oceans” landmark natural history series. Showcasing BTS footage, scientific, educational, environmental and conservational content from selected stories filmed for the ‘Our Oceans’ series. • Built and managed production budgets for shoots from overall series budget, oversaw cost manager • Sourced and booked international DOPs, camera operatives and series contributors • Arranged location and contributor releases, archive agreements and contracted crews • Sourced international filming locations • Booked kit and equipment, arranged international couriers • Wrote shoot risk assessments • Arranged flights, ground travel and accommodation • Raised POs and processed invoices through the Moneypenny system • Completed cash and credit card expense reconciliations • Maintained records for ALBERT sustainability logging • Logged deliverables for post-production paperwork including clip source referencing from EDLs • Assisted Production Manager, Series Producers and Editorial team • Produced schedules and call sheets
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Production Management Assistant
Production Secretary for a 5-part landmark natural history series for Netflix. Supporting a large Production Management team with logistics arrangements for complex overseas shoots in remote and challenging locations and environments; including diving, topside, rope access, desert, jungle, glacial and arctic. • Assisted the PM’s in budgeting shoots • Organised consumables, DIT kits and equipment for shoots, packing production bags • Raising PO’s and processing invoices using the Moneypenny system • Arranging carnets, visas, writing call sheets, updating schedules • Being across all shoot logistics including arranging international flights, travel & accommodation • Worked closely with Producers, APs and Researchers supporting with research and troubleshooting • Communicating with international Fixers about logistics and requirements for shoots • Regularly updating Albert for each episode • Attending H&S kick start meetings with the PMD team and our H&S Consultants, Secret Compass. • Coordinating medical declarations and personal information forms, escalating issues. • Experience of the Netflix legal binder delivery process • Worked alongside the post-production department and received training on the DIT process
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Production Coordinator
Worked on educational films and commercials for various international clients including Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson. Arranging filming permits and release forms, location research and booking, coordinating consumables, costumes and props, booking talent, packing production boxes, organising travel, logistics and accommodation, updating call sheets and schedules, working on location shoots and in studio environments
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Location Office Manager
Music performance live stream from Glastonbury Festival site. Organising infrastructure and logistics including set up of production offices and other temporary on-site structures. Contributing to production call sheets, coordinating swing teams for shoot set ups, attending and minuting daily Heads of Department meetings to discuss daily shoot schedules, monitoring adherence to local authorities licensing requirements.
Education and training
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Music licensing 101 – Learn the basics of music licensing with MediaTracks music
ScreenSkills Funded
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AI training for production management roles in unscripted television
ScreenSkills Funded
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Navigating the rights minefield: business affairs and copyright... with Ben Green
ScreenSkills Funded
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Generating ideas and maximising creative potential
ScreenSkills Funded
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Risk Assessments 101
ScreenSkills Funded
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Blue Light Refresher: Legal and compliance considerations when filming with the emergency services
ScreenSkills Funded
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Neurodivergence and inclusion in the screen industries
ScreenSkills Funded
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Managing Excel cost managers
ScreenSkills Funded
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End of production paperwork for production management
ScreenSkills Funded
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Regional production secretary training and placement programme
ScreenSkills Funded
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Trainee Finder 2023/24 launch webinar
ScreenSkills Funded