I endeavour to be a highly communicative and motivated, Emmy Nominated Shooting PD with journalistic integrity, a strong editorial head and am a proficient trilinguist, having lived and worked in Italy and several Spanish-speaking countries, including Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Cuba and have highly conversational French, having worked on shoots... Read More

I endeavour to be a highly communicative and motivated, Emmy Nominated Shooting PD with journalistic integrity, a strong editorial head and am a proficient trilinguist, having lived and worked in Italy and several Spanish-speaking countries, including Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Cuba and have highly conversational French, having worked on shoots all over France.
I am a self-starter and general all-rounder. 
Above all, I have a love for visual storytelling, crafting editorial, shooting beautifully and know just how to get narrative out of really tricky access.
I have demonstrable experience in managing contributors, handling editorial, shooting full scenes, setting up and coordinating shoots on locations overseas and well versed in handling compliance for legally contentious content. 

I am proficient working alongside all sorts of people, whether general public contributors or presenter-led talent, as I consider getting on with all sorts is an important life skill.I have experience dealing with vulnerable contributors with disabilities, investigating sensitive personal backgrounds and issues surrounding conflict and demonstrating heightened levels of diplomacy. 

I am a strong self-sound recordist and camera operator who understands the essence of the shot and whats needed for the edit.

KEY SKILLSETS:
•I am a strong actuality shooter & happy managing teams on location.
•Proven key, sensitive access clearance and high location management skills. 
•Hostile environment trained, HEFET trauma and Emergency Aid trained.Have worked in hostile environments and no stranger to working independently in extreme, remote weather conditions on foreign locations. 
•Fully certified CAA drone operator with my own drone [DJI Mini 3 Pro series].
•Skilled at sourcing on-screen VT talent, maintaining relationships, handling and collecting release forms.
•Experience working in sensitive situations and with vulnerable persons as well as high profile organisations and onscreen talent. •Setting up and scheduling shoots worldwide, reams of international experience filming globally, Europe, the U.S.A, Canada, South America. 
•Highly confident shooting on Sony PXW Z750, FX6, FX9, FS7, Canon C300, XF305, XF705, Canon 5D Mark III, Sony A7S II, PMW300, using GoPros and gimbals and am proficient using ShotPut Pro for wrangling / high data workflow management skills.
•Edit script writing on factual documentaries.
•LLM Media Law graduate. Legal experience in dealing with commercial contracts, intellectual property and broadcast compliance, acquiring location permits, release forms, ensuring intellectual property ownership rights are fully and properly assigned, undertaking welfare and duty of care processes with contributors from all walks of society and maintain high levels of broadcasting compliance with senior management from widely international acclaimed organisations. 
•Specialised in Translations and rushes transcriptions from ESP and ITL to ENG for broadcast and UK television industry focussed companies, including So Speedy. 

I have a full UK driving licence and am highly experienced driving worldwide. Read Less