About
My passion, field of interest and commitment is to documentary/factual style TV. I have an innate curiosity and interest in people, their lives, factors that affect their lives and the dilemmas people are faced with making their lives better or indeed worse. Although not factual I massively admire the work of Ken Loach and Mike Lee for their ability to tell meaningful, poignant and real stories about everyday people and the difficult choices people are often faced with. Consequently, I am dedicated to working within this genre.
My past experience lies within the production department, I am confident assisting on a range of film projects in various roles, from Production Assistant on large projects to Producer on my own smaller projects. Previous roles include; Fixer, for 2 Middle Eastern clients, firstly for several years on many Al Jazeera screening documentaries, and secondly a Nissan commercial shoot for Beyond190. Additional experience includes, Production Assistant, Production Manager and Producer, on variety of projects including high-end short films and also on my own projects, these include; corporate training videos for private clients, and self-shot documentary style films for several Manchester based charities including a homeless and a refugee focused charity. I found the stories I heard and the people I met both absolutely riveting and humbling.
During this time, I have also completed an honours degree in business and international development. Finally, I am meticulous, dedicated, personable, hardworking and absolutely committed to any role I take on. I understand the necessary workflows in the industry and am experienced in budgeting and finance, scheduling, location sourcing and managing, managing crew and client liaison. Minor skills also exist in camera, sound, lighting and editing via Final Cut Pro on. My own projects. I continue to look forward to working within the production department on a wide range of documentary and factual programs in the future.
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Experience
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Producer
Education and training
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Honours degree Business and International Development