Matt Freestone

Matt Freestone

Multi-camera director


Location:
West Sussex
Career stage:
Experienced

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Available

Industries

  • Unscripted TV
  • High-end TV
  • Children's TV

Regions can work

  • South East
  • London
  • North West
  • East of England
  • West Midlands
  • South West
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
  • East Midlands
  • North East
  • Scotland
  • Wales
  • Northern Ireland

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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.

Tackling harassment and bullying at work

Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

Find out more about the ScreenSkills Training Passport

Experience

  1. Studio Director (Jeremy Vine) for Channel 5

    ITN Productions · Jun 2022 - Present

    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.

  2. Studio Director (ITV News) for ITV1

    ITN · Jul 2021 - Present

    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.

  3. Mosart Studio Director/Vision Mixer (GB News)

    GB News · Jun 2021 - Present

    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.

  4. Livestream Director

    Esports Engine · Sep 2022 - Jul 2023

    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.

  5. Studio Director (Saturday Mash-Up! Live) for CBBC

    BBC Studios · Nov 2022 - Dec 2023

    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!

  6. Director/Vision Mixer (Chelsea TV)

    Chelsea TV · Oct 2022 - May 2023

    Directing and vision mixing Matchday Live Premier League and Champion's League presentation, analysis and commentary for the club’s in-house TV channel.

  7. Studio Director (Steph's Packed Lunch) for Channel 4

    Expectation Entertainment · May 2022 - Dec 2022

    Directing this BAFTA-nominated live magazine show broadcast from Leeds Dock for Channel 4, making use of TinkerList and EVS.

  8. Studio Director (Loose Women) for ITV1

    ITV Daytime · May 2022 - Jul 2022

    Directing the popular live lunchtime discussion show for ITV at Television Centre in West London, using six cameras including a jib.

  9. Studio Director/Vision Mixer (TalkTV)

    NewsUK/TalkTV · Jun 2021 - Aug 2022

    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.

  10. Studio Director (Good Morning Britain) for ITV1

    ITV Daytime · Jul 2019 - Jul 2021

    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.

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Education and training

  1. ScreenSkills Training Passport

    ScreenSkills Learning Series · Jun 2024 - Jun 2025

    ScreenSkills Funded

  2. Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  3. Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

Certificates

  • Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 14 Jun 2024

  • Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 14 Jun 2024

  • Working Safely at the BBC

    Production Safety Passport · BBC
    Issued 3 Jan 2024 · Expires 3 Jan 2029

Matt Freestone

Matt Freestone

Multi-camera director


Location:
West Sussex
Career stage:
Experienced

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Available

Industries

  • Unscripted TV
  • High-end TV
  • Children's TV

Regions can work

  • South East
  • London
  • North West
  • East of England
  • West Midlands
  • South West
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
  • East Midlands
  • North East
  • Scotland
  • Wales
  • Northern Ireland

Download CV