As an aspiring writer-director, I’ve taken many bizarre detours along the way to that final destination.
With a background in STEM, I graduated from King’s College London with a degree in Physics. A very challenging and rewarding endeavour, but ultimately one that I had known I was going to pivot from. I started work in hospitality, and soon managed a cafe in Finsbury Park. I then worked as an SEN teaching assistant -which mostly involved having chairs thrown at my head - and maths tutor at a primary school while I did everything I could to make the leap into the world of TV and film.
Off the back of a competition-winning screenplay I had written in university, I was given a tip by one of the judges about a job opening at a Post Production facility in Soho. I interviewed for a runner position, admittedly not really knowing what a post house even was, and was lucky enough to secure the job. Within my first year there, I was promoted to Head Runner - my current position - and have absorbed a lot of information about the general post production workflow on large scale projects like Kitchen Nightmares and Taskmaster.
Being a runner involves taking a close look at all departments, from bookings producers, to edit support, to media management, but mostly involves developing an aptitude for working in client services, and delivering top quality service to our often high-profile visitors.
Aside from employment, I’ve undertaken a wide variety of personal projects ranging from writing and directing my own films, to acting, to producing theatre, to organising art exhibitions - it’s been a lot, but a wild journey that I’m savouring every step of.
I like to think of myself as someone bursting with energy, who can learn quick, and who’s eager to bring a diverse skillset to any project I can. I’ve got my mind open to any and all opportunities, but am looking to bring what I have closer to my final goal of writing and directing my own films, and am excited to push myself in new directions, especially those that scare me a little bit.
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