Ellie Gear
Producer / Director / Edit Producer
Pro
Ellie is a rare gem of a factual producer. Her natural journalistic ability means that she scopes out a story with ease and has gained us access to extremely difficult contributors / organisations on a variety of projects. On top of that, she absolutely excels at writing treatments – hooky openers, detailed episode beats and the series narratives she crafts out of her research and access have blown us away. It’s been a pleasure to work with Ellie and as a result of the projects she’s steered, we’ve had huge interest from UK broadcasters and international streamers across a range of shows – from true crime, to obs doc, presenter-led investigations and even reality.
Ellie is a brilliant producer & a tenacious journalist. When we worked together (on "In the Footsteps of Killers") she did an incredible job of tracking down some very hard-to-find people and was crucial in our effort to persuade them to appear on camera. Once we had them on side, she worked very hard to ensure our duty of care towards them was upheld.
On top of that she has a great eye for a story, she is a clear and concise writer and she is very thorough and diligent with her research. No stone is left unturned and no fact is left unchecked! I'd work with Ellie again anytime.
Ellie is a strong, editorially minded pitch writer, and a brilliant PD. She is emotionally invested in the wellbeing of her contributors and staying true to their story, which brings out the best in them in filmed interviews. Post shoot she also produced a powerful sync pulled edit script with drama scenes. Her hard work resulted in her episode being up there as one of my favourites of the series. Ellie would be an asset to any production, and I wouldn’t hesitate to hire her again.
Media I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Feature Film
Live Events
Video on demand
Locations I can work in:
Work Anywhere
Skills/Permits:
Driving Licence
Heath And Safety Training
Safeguarding Trust
Archive Clearance
Access Negotiation
Commentary Writing
Secret Filming
Casting
Edit Producing
Script Writing
Work Permit USA
Technical Skills:
GoPro
Self Shooting
Studio Experience
Canon XF305
Data Wrangling
