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Laura O'Connor
- Location: Birmingham
- Career stage: Entry
- Freelancer: Available
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• Grierson Trust DocLab Trainee 2019 - I achieved a place on this prestigious Grierson scheme, which helps young people from diverse backgrounds get into the documentary television industry.
• I am currently a freelance Runner in documentary and factual TV. My goal is to work my way up to Junoir Researcher and Researcher roles in documentary! I have worked in production teams for BBC1 and Channel 4 documentaries so far in my career.
Being working class myself, I have a particular interest in work that tackles or tells stories about marginalised groups and social issues. I also have a passion for film and documentary photography.
• Film, Photography and Media (BA Hons)- University of Leeds, 2015-2018.
• Achievements:
- Camera Operator for 'Expired' - Best Comedy Winner and Highly Commended Cinematography, NaSTA 2017.
- Lead Production Assistant for 'Badger_Lane' - Best Drama Winner, NaSTA 2016.
- First Aid trained.
Work History
Professional Photography Editing Assistant - David Wadley Photography
Oct 2013 - Aug 2015
Education
Film, Photography and Media - BA - University of Leeds
Sep 2015 - Present
Skills
- Adobe Photoshop
- basic filming and editing
- Digital Photography
- Photography
- Scriptwriting
- Adobe Lightroom
- Camera Assisting
- Camera Operating
- Data Wrangling
- Film Photography
- Logging
- Observation
- People skills
- Research Skills
- Runner
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