Richard Heeley
Series Director / Series Producer / Director / PD
Pro
About Me
After ‘Top Gear’ I wo... Read More
I cannot recommend Richard Heeley highly enough. As Series Producer and Series Director for Guz Khan’s Custom Cars, Richard took a concept from paper and transformed it into a brilliantly entertaining series with a presenter who had never previously worked in unscripted.
He is a rare, multiskilled talent who excels across the board, from writing and directing to casting and even stills photography! Richard is incredibly creative and reliable, possessing a deep well of both car and industry knowledge that proved invaluable throughout production. He has a natural shorthand with on screen and off screen talent and leads a team with ease. I valued his opinion on every aspect of the series; he is a true collaborator whom I would re-employ in a heartbeat.
Richard Heeley is an exceptional director / series director and was a huge part of the success of Classic Car Kings. Across a demanding 12-month shoot, he was reliable, hard working and a real talent. His expertise in automotive programming is second to none, his camera work fantastic and he's also a very talented photographer. Just as importantly, Richard has a brilliant way with contributors; he builds trust quickly and draws out authentic, engaging moments on screen. He is incredibly hardworking, diligent and completely reliable under pressure, while also being an absolute pleasure to have on the team. We'd definitely work with him again and would thoroughly recommend.
Richard is a talented multi skilled SP / PD. He is highly competent on location as well as in the edit, delivering large scale series on tight turnarounds and budgets, to high standard.
As Executive Producer I most recently worked with Richard when I invited him to be the series-director on the second series of Fifth Gear Recharged for Discovery (TX: Jan 2023). Richard contributed greatly to the overall editorial content and was active in shaping the series in conjunction with the series-producer and Discovery commissioner. He also produced and directed the majority of the stories - all of them executed very stylishly.
I found Richard to be a hard-working, knowledgeable and cheerful colleague and I would have no hesitation in recommending him to other productions.
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Media I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Commercials
Corporate Communications
Locations I can work in:
Work Anywhere
Skills/Permits:
Commentary Writing
Driving Licence
Edit Producing
Heath And Safety Training
Safeguarding Trust
Script Writing
Skiing
Storytelling
Drone Pilot
FX9
Technical Skills:
4K
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere
DSLR
GoPro
Multicamera Directing
Single Camera Directing
Sony PXW-FS7
Sony PXW-FX9
Stills
Data Wrangling
Digitising Rushes
Self Shooting
Awards:
One More Win - Best Documentary Film Award - San Diego Film Awards - Director
Top Gear - Non-Scripted Entertainment - Emmy Award - VT Director
Only Fools & Horses Stretch Promo - Comedy Promotion - Gold Promax UK
Panorama Bloody Cow Promo - Current Affairs/Info Promo - Gold Promax Europe
Panorama Trains Promo - Copy Writing - Gold Promax UK
Panorama Trains Promo - Broadcast Networks - News Program Campaign - Gold Promax USA
Panorama Trains Promo - Current Affairs/Info Promo - Gold Promax Europe
