Gavin Saville

Gavin Saville

Producer director


Location:
London, UK
Career stage:
Experienced

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Available

Industries

  • Film
  • High-end TV
  • VFX
  • Animation

Regions can work

  • South East
  • London
  • East of England
  • West Midlands
  • South West
  • East Midlands

About

Director/Writer/Producer/Lecturer. Film maker for 15+ years, focus on docu/edu/promo and for the last few year years, expressing my own narrative stories. Founder Wild Indie Sci-fi & Fantasy Film Festival. Co-Founder Let’s Make Films. Lecturer in Virtual Production and Work Based Learning. Advocate for access to film skills.

ScreenSkills Training Passport

Gavin Saville 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

Introduction to data protection and cybersecurity in the screen industries

Introduction to financial compliance in the screen industries

Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

Introduction to mental health awareness at work

Find out more about the ScreenSkills Training Passport

Experience

  1. Lecturer/Tutor - Virtual Production

    Barking and Dagenham College / ELIoT · Feb 2025 - Present

    Lecturer/Tutor - Virtual Production.

  2. First Assistant Director

    Crave Productions · Dec 2024 - Present

    1st AD - "Lycan" (WT) - Feature

  3. First Assistant Director

    Wildwood FIlms Ltd · Aug 2024 - Present

    1st AD on "It Always Comes Back"

  4. Lecturer - Work Based Learning - Virtual Production

    Ravensbourne University · Dec 2023 - May 2024

    Lecturing in Work Based Learning and Virtual Production.

  5. Director

    Freelance for BBCRnD & CVSSP (AI4ME project) · Sep 2022 - Sep 2022

    Freelance shoot director for a week to help set up, organise, and direct shoot for a research project for the AI4ME Virtual Production project supported by BBCRnD & CVSSP. Multiple outputs required. Involved running 16 camera array from a deck, multiple sound channels, chroma-screen lighting set up and production lighting. Directing talent and crew of various experience levels. A lot of fun.

  6. Producer/DoP/Editor

    Wild Indie / LSF / Freelance · Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

    "Detect" - Film Production - Multi-festival award winning film thriller/horror.

  7. Director/Producer/Writer/DoP/Editor

    Freelance · Feb 2018 - Dec 2018

    Education series production. Datatree 30 videos for education series targeting educating data, data-handling, and matters surrounding use. From IP and ethics, to sample handling, interpretation, and more. Involved multiple locations, full rig and set up, interview concept/writing, B-roll, stock acquisition, and full service from beginning to end, including advice on how to produce additional sub-content in-house. https://youtu.be/L9KHM45PdDc

  8. Numerous Charity and Education Films and Light Entertainment Trailers

    Wild Indie / Freelance · Jan 2014 - Jan 2018

    Content provision for numerous Charities, Education Institutions, and Theatrical Trailers. Normal full service: Concept through to output. The MouseTrap and The Mousetrap Projects Piaf the Musical Regent's Park Open Air Theatre English Nature United Nations Environment Programme - Chemicals In Products Programme Eco-Kinetics D.Light Bermuda Shark Trust Etc.

  9. Director / Producer

    Wild Indie / XenoQuest / NASA AI / SETI / PBS(KRCB) · Dec 2011 - Feb 2013

    Production of a Series of Education videos for NASA AI / SETI featuring the High-Lakes Project broadcast as segments/interstitials across USA PBS Network.

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Education and training

  1. From script to screen: how scripted content gets made

    ScreenSkills Learning Series · Jun 2024 - Present

    ScreenSkills Funded

  2. Getting into the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning Series · Oct 2022 - Present

    ScreenSkills Funded

  3. Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

    ScreenSkills Test · Feb 2025

    ScreenSkills Funded

  4. High-end TV scripted production paperwork

    ScreenSkills Learning · Feb 2025

    ScreenSkills Funded

  5. Family tree

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jul 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  6. How the set is run

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jul 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  7. Measuring mastery: knowledge test

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  8. VFX

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  9. Post production

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  10. The production office

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  11. Typical working day

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  12. Set etiquette

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  13. Your first day

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  14. How the set is run

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  15. Confidentiality

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

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

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  17. Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  18. Introduction to sustainability for the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · May 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  19. Demystifying legals in film

    Reclaim The Frame · Jun 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  20. Demystifying financing in film

    Reclaim The Frame · Jun 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  21. Navigating the rights minefield: business affairs and copyright... with Ben Green

    ScreenSkills · Jan 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  22. Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

    ScreenSkills Test · Mar 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  23. Who is in charge

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jan 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  24. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  25. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · May 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  26. Freelance life

    ScreenSkills Learning · Dec 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  27. How content gets made

    ScreenSkills Learning · Dec 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  28. Family tree

    ScreenSkills Learning · Dec 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  29. How to perform well in a screen industries interview

    ScreenSkills Learning · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  30. How to apply for work in the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  31. How to identify the right role for you in the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  32. Introduction to working in the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  33. How to find work in the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  34. Introduction to mental health awareness at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  35. Best practices for training in the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  36. Step up to Unreal training for film and HETV

    Escape Studios · May 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  37. LED technology and virtual production for lighting and camera film crew

    Final Pixel Academy · Jul 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  38. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Nov 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  39. Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

    ScreenSkills Test · Mar 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  40. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Jan 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  41. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Jul 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  42. Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Aug 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  43. Mentoring for mentors

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jul 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  44. Lunch with a Commissioner: Gemma John-Lewis, asssistant commissioning editor, entertainment, ITV

    ScreenSkills · Aug 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  45. Workshop: How to write a treatment with Nick Shearman

    ScreenSkills · Jul 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  46. ScreenSkills Safe Return to Set Seminars – Covid-19 health and safety: roles, responsibilities and regulations

    ScreenSkills · Oct 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  47. Digital Cities Virtual - Tips on Freelancing: your career questions answered

    ScreenSkills · Oct 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  48. Digital Cities Virtual - Are there 'TV' jobs in Games and Animation?

    ScreenSkills · Oct 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

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Certificates

  • High-end TV scripted production paperwork

    ScreenSkills Learning
    Issued 19 Feb 2025

  • Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

    ScreenSkills Test
    Issued 16 Feb 2025 · Expires 16 Feb 2027

  • From script to screen: how scripted content gets made

    ScreenSkills Learning Series
    Issued 21 Jun 2024

  • Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning
    Issued 10 Jun 2024

  • Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    ScreenSkills Learning
    Issued 10 Jun 2024

  • Introduction to sustainability for the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning
    Issued 28 May 2024

  • Getting into the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning Series
    Issued 18 Oct 2022

  • Introduction to mental health awareness at work

    ScreenSkills Learning
    Issued 18 Oct 2022

  • Best practices for training in the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning
    Issued 5 Oct 2022

  • Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    ScreenSkills Learning
    Issued 7 Aug 2020

  • Mentoring for mentors

    ScreenSkills Learning
    Issued 27 Jul 2020

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Gavin Saville

Gavin Saville

Producer director


Location:
London, UK
Career stage:
Experienced

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Available

Industries

  • Film
  • High-end TV
  • VFX
  • Animation

Regions can work

  • South East
  • London
  • East of England
  • West Midlands
  • South West
  • East Midlands