About
Documentary Producer/Director, Film, Media & Photography Teacher & Lecturer in Broadcast Journalism
I'm a freelance Drama Documentary Director and Factual Documentary Producer/Director based in London.
About
British documentary Producer, Director & Edit Producer with a background in investigative journalism and an extensive track record making a wide range of current affairs, crime, specialist factual and drama docs for Disney+, Discovery+, National Geographic, A&E, ID, C4, BBC, ITV, Five, UKTV & Sky.
HE & FE Lecturer in Broadcast Journalism, Film & Media.
COMMENTS ON MY WORK
“…a textured, atmospheric, gripping film. Terrific stuff.”
- Simon Raikes, Commissioning Editor, National Geographic Channel
“This is absolutely brilliant! Fantastic script and story-telling, really first rate performances, great testimony – above all a really gripping narrative."
- Ed Coulthard, Founder & Creative Director, Blast! Films
"This is a MOST impressive episode – really beautifully done... excellent interviews who really tell the story for you – extremely well crafted drama. Hats off!"
- Jeanie Vink, Senior Executive Producer, Investigation Discovery
"...a grimly compelling story very well told... I was engaged from start to finish... constructed with great flair." - Simon Raikes, Commissioning editor, National Geographic Channel
“...a treat to watch.”
- Helen Hawken, Commissioning Editor, National Geographic
SKILLSET
• experienced in securing and maintaining difficult access and dealing with sensitive subject matter.
• work with crews, but can also self-shoot interviews, b-roll & rostrum on C300 & FS7, operate 2nd camera on location and experienced filming with drones, cranes, gimbals and on aerial and underwater shoots.
• extensive international filming experience in Alaska, Egypt, Haiti, India, Kenya, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Uganda & Ukraine.
• HEFAT (Centurion 2014), H&S (Mark Milsome Foundation 2023) trained, with experience of covert filming.
• an accomplished storyteller and scriptwriter with many hours of experience in single and multiple parallel edits.
• experienced in compliance and understand the need for accuracy and fairness and the importance of duty of care.
• UK passport, full UK driving license and a current USA I visa.
• speak, read and write Russian to a competent level.
Biography
British documentary Producer, Director & Edit Producer with a background in investigative journalism and an extensive track record making a wide range of current affairs, crime, specialist factual and drama docs for Disney+, Discovery+, National Geographic, A&E, ID, C4, BBC, ITV, Five, UKTV & Sky.
HE & FE Lecturer in Broadcast Journalism, Film & Media.
COMMENTS ON MY WORK
“…a textured, atmospheric, gripping film. Terrific stuff.”
- Simon Raikes, Commissioning Editor, National Geographic Channel
“This is absolutely brilliant! Fantastic script and story-telling, really first rate performances, great testimony – above all a really gripping narrative."
- Ed Coulthard, Founder & Creative Director, Blast! Films
"This is a MOST impressive episode – really beautifully done... excellent interviews who really tell the story for you – extremely well crafted drama. Hats off!"
- Jeanie Vink, Senior Executive Producer, Investigation Discovery
"...a grimly compelling story very well told... I was engaged from start to finish... constructed with great flair." - Simon Raikes, Commissioning editor, National Geographic Channel
“...a treat to watch.”
- Helen Hawken, Commissioning Editor, National Geographic
SKILLSET
• experienced in securing and maintaining difficult access and dealing with sensitive subject matter.
• work with crews, but can also self-shoot interviews, b-roll & rostrum on C300 & FS7, operate 2nd camera on location and experienced filming with drones, cranes, gimbals and on aerial and underwater shoots.
• extensive international filming experience in Alaska, Egypt, Haiti, India, Kenya, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Uganda & Ukraine.
• HEFAT (Centurion 2014), H&S (Mark Milsome Foundation 2023) trained, with experience of covert filming.
• an accomplished storyteller and scriptwriter with many hours of experience in single and multiple parallel edits.
• experienced in compliance and understand the need for accuracy and fairness and the importance of duty of care.
• UK passport, full UK driving license and a current USA I visa.
• speak, read and write Russian to a competent level.
Areas of expertise
- Scripted drama documentary
- Factual television
- History and science storytelling
- Current affairs
- Complex field production
- International filming
Field experience
- Cranes and dollies
- High-speed and motion-control cameras
- Helicopter and underwater shoots
- Hostile-environment training
- Fluent Russian
Broadcasters
- BBC
- ITV
- Channel 4
- Sky
- National Geographic
- Discovery
- Science Channel
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