Bob Pipe

Bob Pipe

Freelance Director / Editor / Writer / Digital Producer


Location:
London
Career stage:
Expert

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About

Bob is an award winning, experienced writer/director. He is also an editor and digital producer - with an extensive background in online comedy content and virals.

Bob has produced and directed a wide variety of projects, including BBC1's The Voice's comedy highlights show (The Voice Louder), shorts for BBC's #lovetoread season, an official Elton John music video, VT's for BBC productions, a sketch show pilot for (Scottish production company) The Comedy Unit, comedy short films for Channel 4's Random Acts strand and online comedy sketches for Warner's ComedyBox and MySpace Comedy (as in-house director).

Bob was recently awarded funding by Film London's London Calling scheme to direct a short film he wrote, The Monster (starring Richard Glover and Strictly's Helen George). Screened at the BFI in September 2015 and over thirty film festivals throughout 2015/16 - winning a number of awards (see below).

Bob created, produced, directed and co-wrote a comedy sci-fi web series (The Day They Came To Suck Out Our Brains!) commissioned by Channel Flip (Endomol Shine) which starred Warwick Davis, Nick Helm and a huge cast of UK comedians.

Bob directed an episode of sitcom 'Marshal's Law'​ for Loaded TV and was Associate Producer on 'Big Fat Gypsy Gangster'​; a feature film starring Ricky Grover, Steven Berkoff, Peter Capaldi and Tulisa. He also recently directed a short film sequence in the feature film 'Powder's Peckham'.

Awards:
The Day They Came To Suck Out Our Brains!: TIFVA ~ Best Web Series
The Monster: Saratoga Springs Film Festival ~ Audience Award
The Monster: The SOFIES (The Short Film Awards, New York) ~ Outstanding Technical Achievement
The Monster: Tabloid Witch ~ Best Comedic Horror Short
The Monster: Brooklyn Horror Film Festival ~ Best Actor (Richard Glover)
The Monster: The Monkey Bread Tree Award ~ Best Short Film made for more than $10,000

 

E-learning

See which ScreenSkills e-learning Bob Pipe has completed to improve their skills and knowledge.

Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries

Not completed

Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

Not completed

Tackling harassment and bullying at work

Not completed

Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

Not completed

Introduction to mental health awareness at work

Not completed

Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

Not completed

Experience

  1. Producer / Director / Editor

    BBC 3 · Oct 2016 - Nov 2016

  2. Director

    Run Creative · Jun 2016 - Sep 2016

  3. Director / Editor

    Magners · Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  4. Editor

    Showem TV / ALL4 (Channel 4) · Jul 2015 - Feb 2016

  5. Director / Editor

    CBBC · Jul 2015 - Jan 2016

  6. Producer / Director / Editor

    Arrow Video · Aug 2015 - Apr 2016

  7. Editor

    Endemol · Dec 2014 - Feb 2015

  8. Editor

    Huffington Post · Oct 2012 - Aug 2015

  9. Digital Producer / Writer / Director / Editor

    Wall to Wall / BBC · Sep 2013 - Apr 2014

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Education and training

  1. HND Media Production

    Oxfordshire School of Art & Design · Aug 1997 - Jul 1999

  2. ND Photography

    Oxfordshire School of Art & Design · Aug 1997 - Jul 1999

  3. ND Performing Arts

    Harlow College · Aug 1994 - Jul 1996

Bob Pipe

Bob Pipe

Freelance Director / Editor / Writer / Digital Producer


Location:
London
Career stage:
Expert

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Available


Download CV