About
I'm a creative and collaborative multi-camera studio and outside broadcast director that loves to work with talented teams to make successful and engaging television for broadcast, corporate events and streaming. I have thirty years' experience in the UK industry working on live news, current affairs, magazine programmes, sports presentation, children's, and large-scale events. I’ve also taught and mentored broadcast camera and director teams internationally. I was previously staff at ITN and ITV before going freelance and I hold a full UK driving licence, and UK press pass.
ScreenSkills Training Passport
Matt Freestone has completed the following modules within the ScreenSkills Training Passport.
Experience
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Studio Director (Jeremy Vine) for Channel 5
Jeremy Vine, Storm Huntley and Alexis Conran & Friends are live current affairs discussion and topical phone-in shows broadcast on Channel 5 by ITN Productions.
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Studio Director (ITV News) for ITV1
Working on the Lunchtime News, Evening News, ITV London and News at Ten programmes for ITV1, as well as rolling openender coverage for big news stories and national events. Using Avid iNews and Command.
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Mosart Studio Director/Vision Mixer (GB News)
Using Dina and Mosart to direct and vision mix bulletins and rolling news and current affairs programming in a studio with nine cameras and four presenting areas.
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Livestream Director
Working from Esport Engine's base in Stratford, directing their livestream programming for Twitch, YouTube and other platforms, featuring professional gaming competitors from all over the world.
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Studio Director (Saturday Mash-Up! Live) for CBBC
Studio directing the live Saturday morning children’s programme for CBBC and iPlayer from BBC Scotland in Glasgow, with lots of games, slime, interviews, sketches and fun!
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Director/Vision Mixer (Chelsea TV)
Directing and vision mixing Matchday Live Premier League and Champion's League presentation, analysis and commentary for the club’s in-house TV channel.
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Studio Director (Steph's Packed Lunch) for Channel 4
Directing this BAFTA-nominated live magazine show broadcast from Leeds Dock for Channel 4, making use of TinkerList and EVS.
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Studio Director (Loose Women) for ITV1
Directing the popular live lunchtime discussion show for ITV at Television Centre in West London, using six cameras including a jib.
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Studio Director/Vision Mixer (TalkTV)
Directing and vision mixing live news bulletins into TalkTV’s channel. I have also directed a number of pilot and commissioned sports and entertainment shows for News UK.
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Studio Director (Good Morning Britain) for ITV1
Live multi-camera studio director at ITV’s Good Morning Britain breakfast programme, based in the BBC Studioworks complex at Television Centre in West London.
Education and training
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ScreenSkills Training Passport
ScreenSkills Funded
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Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries
ScreenSkills Funded
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work
ScreenSkills Funded
Certificates
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Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work
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Working Safely at the BBC