CV

Lead Filmmaker and Co-Producer on 'Africa to Urban' with Firstborn Studios

Working with a small group of young people to produce a film investigating the history of 'Urban' music. June 2011 – December 2011

Illustrator on 'Anokye and the Creation of the Asante' published by Smart Line Publishers

July 2011 – October 2011

Workshop Producer and Technical Support, Imayla Youth Camp

Working with young people to devise and create short films. August 2011.

Animator, Bristol Bus Boycott animation for Firstborn Studios May 2011

Project Manager & Filmmaker delivering 'Me-Maps' for Inspiring Communities, a council run initiative rolled out in the BS10 area of Bristol.

Working with schools and community groups to produce media projects with young people. The role included co-ordinating staff and managing a large budget, with Firstborn Studios.

January 2011 – April 2011.

Project Manager & workshop leader, Expressions Exhibition, Milestones Trust

Working alongside artists to produce animations with adults with mental health problems for an exhibition held at Centrespace Gallery, Bristol. November 2010 – March 2011.

Project Mentor and Filmmaking Support, Second Light Bristol with Calling the Shots

Guiding young people through an intensive course of media study and helping them gain their ASDAN qualifications. February 2010 – April 2011.

Workshop Facilitator and Technical Support, Eden Probation Centre, with Firstborn Studios

Working with women who were on probation to create short digital stories about their lives. November 2010

Project Lead and Filmmaking Support, Bristol City Football Club.

Devising and delivering a week of media workshops, working with young people in care.

September 2010.

Project Lead and Filmmaking Support, Broadoak Community School, Weston-Super-Mare.

Devising and delivering a week long summer school in 'The Art of Filmmaking'. August 2010.

Co-Editor on 'Celebration Films' for M-Shed, Bristol – with Firstborn Studios

A series of short films that were were edited and are displayed across two screens.

October 2010 – January 2011.

Lead Filmmaker and Production Support, Full Circle Bristol, with Firstborn Studios.

Producing short films with young people in an urban setting. October 2010

Filmmaker on 'Journalists in Residence' Films, with Firstborn Studios.

Working with young people to produce short films about 'the world of work.

June 2010 – October 2010.

Lead Filmmaker on 'Welcome Home' DVD, with Firstborn Studios for Bristol City Council.

Working with residents of Bristol City Council properties to develop a DVD that provides advice on what to expect when moving into a Council House. January 2010 – April 2010.

Workshop Facilitator, Digital Stories workshops for adults

January 2010 – March 2010

Editor on 'Battleaxe' film for The Invisible Circus.

December 2009.

Lead Filmmaker, St Pauls Unlimited showcase DVD, with Firstborn Studios.

Working with many community groups to showcase the work of the charity.

November – December 2009

Lead Filmmaker working with Young Black Carers Group, with Firstborn Studios.

October 2009

Production Assistant, WORLDwrite.

May 2008 – May 2009.

Archive Editor, Bloomberg News.

June 2007 – November 2007

Education

• Craft Editing Short Course, National Film and Television School, October 2011
• Apple certified Motion Short Course, Sequence Training, Pinewood Studios, April 2010
• Adobe After Effects Advanced Short Course, Zero01, May 2009
• Adobe After Effects Intermediate Short Course, Ravensbourne College, November 2008
• Stop Frame Animation Core Skills, London College of Communication, July 2007
• BA Honours (2.1) Anthropology & Media Studies, Goldsmiths College, 2001 – 2005
• A Levels in English Literature, Art & Design and Economics & Business Studies

Skills

• IT SKILLS: Mac and PC literate. Fluent with Final Cut Studio, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, iMovie, iPhoto. Elementary with Flash, Illustrator, iWeb
• PRODUCTION SKILLS: Four years experience working on small scale productions. Confident user of Sony Z1, PD170 & PD150 cameras as well as Canon EOS 550
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Highly organised and comfortable with multi tasking. Able to diversify and handle all aspects of a workload from organising shoots and keeping in touch with young people & parents, to developing film narrative and completing post production.
• TEAMWORK: I greatly value being part of a team, developing ideas together and generally supporting each other.
• SELF MOTIVATION & MANAGEMENT: I'm able to get on with work on my own schedule unsupervised, I'm an organised person, good at job prioritising and sticking to deadlines.
• DEPENDABLE: I am a dedicated person and always see things through to the end. I am reliable and will always pull my weight.
• WILLINGNESS TO LEARN: One of my favourite things about the kind of work I have been doing is that it is always evolving and I'm always learning new things. I'm a quick and keen learner, good at trouble shooting, problem solving and I enjoy a challenge.
• FULL CLEAN DRIVING LICENCE

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