I'm a Multicamera Director of Emmy, BAFTA (Programme, Craft and Cymru), IFTA, Grierson, RTS (Programme, Craft and Regional), Broadcast, NTA, NRTA, BPG and Realscreen winning television.
I'm experienced in directing traditional Studio and Outside Broadcast programming including discussion show “I’m A Celebrity: The Daily Drop”, gameshows “Release the Hounds” and Netflix's "Superfan vs Superfan", news coverage for Sky’s “Election Newsroom: Live”, historical cookery series “Royal Recipes”, as U.K. director of WWE Wrestling’s regular “NXT UK” Events for WWE Network & BT Sport. In addition last September I was extremely proud to have worked as part of the BBC Events Outside Broadcast Directing Team in the five days leading up to and morning of the funeral of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II as a live multicamera director (and producer) providing world feed coverage of events at the Palace of Westminster.
I also work regularly as an experienced Series/Senior Director involved in the pre-production and realisation of multiple complex fixed rig set ups including Virtual and Augmented Reality as well the development of fully remote operations to direct and operate on rig projects overseas. I've been responsible for camera and gallery planning for “One Born Every Minute”, “Educating Yorkshire/East End/Cardiff”, “Ibiza Weekender”, “S.A.S.:Who Dares Wins” ,“The Circle”, “Eden”, “Five Guys/Dates A Week”, "The Cabins", “The Hotel”, 8 series of “First Dates: Ireland” amongst many, many more.
Having worked consistently in the genre since it emerged in 2009, I am consequently one of the most prolific and experienced "Fixed Rig" directors in the U.K. and the first with credits for primetime BBC and itv plus live and recorded primetime broadcast projects for Ch4 and Sky. I'm also regularly employed as a consultant director during the development and planning process of these types of projects.
In addition I am proud to remain a highly skilled and award winning Cameraman, used to operating and supervising in both Outside Broadcast and Studio environments usually live. I have over 30 years of broadcast experience including 27 years of Camerawork and 17 years of directing television.
I still camera operate on some of the most complex events in the world and am particularly proud to be the only UK based operator to have contributed to the host broadcasts of Opening or Closing Ceremonies for the Beijing, London and Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. Other high profile operating highlights include "Live Earth", "Royal Wedding of William and Catherine", Diamond and Golden Jubilee Event Coverage, U.K. General Elections (incl Live Downing Street Coverage), "Cricket, World Test Final", "Brit Awards", "BAFTA (Film, Television & Children's) Awards, "Rugby World Cup Final" and every Wimbledon Singles Final since 2009. Even more recently I was honoured to have been entrusted with filming the Coronation of HM King Charles III at Westminster Abbey as one of the small number of operators contribuing to the main host coverage from the heart of the ceremony within the "theatre of coronation" itself, a day I will obviously never forget.
Over the past 14 years, programmes/series I directed on (The Family S1, One Born S1&S2, 24hrs In A&E S1, Educating Yorkshire/East End and The Dog House S2) have been nominated for 8 BAFTA Programme Awards including 6 times for Best Factual Series, One Born won in 2010. More specifically I was honoured to personally collect the 2016 RTS Craft Award for Best Multicamerawork for my role as director of "Release The Hounds", I'd previously collected this same award as the chosen representative of the camera and directing team on "The Family" plus "24hrs in A&E" also won in this discipline with "One Born Every Minute" and "Educating Yorkshire" additionally nominated in this category.
Fixed Rig/Reality Notes/Statistics:
Involved in set up, rig and operation of 1st ever U.K. multicamera reality (Big Brother).
Subsequently worked as operator, supervisor, and/or director on 45+ series of BB/CBB.
Multicamera Director on U.K.s 1st ever true fixed rig series for Channel 4 (The Family).
Multicamera (Snr) Director on U.K.s most watched/awarded fixed rig series (Educating Yorkshire).
Multicamera Director on U.K.s longest running fixed rig format (24hrs In A&E).
Multicamera (Snr) Director on 1st multichannel/foreign fixed rig series (Magaluf Weekender).
Multicamera (Snr) Director on 1st fixed rig series for itv (Happy Families).
Multicamera (Snr) Director on 1st fixed rig series for Children’s TV, CBBC (Our School).
Multicamera (Snr) Director on 1st fixed rig series for primetime BBC (Chinese School: Are Our Kids Tough Enough?).
Series Reality Director on 1st fixed rig series for Sky (The Holidaymakers).
Series Director on Ireland’s 1st fixed rig series (First Dates).
Series Rig Director on multi-gallery fixed rig with most cameras (The Circle).
Series Rig Director on fixed rig with most galleries (The Circle).
Series Rig Director on fixed rig capturing most simultaneous streams (the Circle).
Multicamera (Snr) Director on single gallery fixed rig with most cameras (Educating the East End).
Multicamera Director on 1st live fixed rig project (One Born At Christmas).
Multicamera Director for longest continuous live fixed rig broadcast (Election Newsroom Live).
Series Rig Director for longest and geographically largest continuous fixed rig shoot (Eden).
Series I have multicamera and/or series directed on have so far earned amongst many other awards:
1 International Emmy Award win for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment.
8 BAFTA Television Programme Award Nominations, including 1 win.
8 RTS Award Nominations for Best Documentary or (Popular) Factual, including 5 wins.
6 BAFTA Craft Award Nominations (twice for Best Director, Factual), including 1 win.
5 RTS Craft Award Nominations for Best Multicamerawork (Directing/Cams) incl 3 wins.
1 BAFTA Cymru Award Win.
9 Grierson Award Shortlists including 2 wins.
2 National Television Award Nominations including 1 win.
2 Irish Film and T.V. Academy Award nominations including 1 win. 2 Realscreen Award (Los Angeles) wins.
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