Mark Ashton
PD, EP SP &OB Director Retired
About Me
Mark worked for Yeti Media as Series Producer on our C4 Daytime series Find It Fix It Flog It. having worked with Mark previously at BBC, I knew he had the skillset and the right attitude to be an excellent SP, and I was happily proved correct! FIFIFI is a simple series to watch, but a complex and logistically challenging series to make, so it was very important that we had a "grown up" in charge. Mark managed the complex production timetable, the previously tricky inter-relationship with both presenters and co-producers and the small editing team very well, with an enthusiasm and deftness that ensured we delivered the 25 x 60 series on time, on budget and with an ease that reflected all the hard work he put in. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Mark to any other company seeking a creative and hugely competent SP with the capacity to manage large and complex series - though I am hoping that he will return to Yeti for another series next year!
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Media I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Locations I can work in:
South West
Europe
London
Wales
Skills/Permits:
Commentary Writing
CRB Check
Safeguarding Trust
Technical Skills:
Final Cut Pro
Studio Experience
Avid
Multicamera Directing
Vision Mixing
Awards:
BAFTA Television Awards Nomination 2018
Antiques Roadshow Holocaust Memorial Special
2016. Best Daytime Programme for "The People Remember" BBC 1 at the Broadcast Awards. Series Director.
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2003. Silver Medal at Houston International Film and Video Festival for "Addicted to Crime". ITV West. Series Director/Producer.
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2002. Best Documentary at Mental Health Media Awards for "Bitter Pill" the original investigation into Seroxat. ITV West. Series Producer.
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2002. Best Programme at Harold Wincott Press and Broadcasting Awards for "Troubled Waters" an investigation into Enron. ITV. Director.
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2002. 3 x Gold medals at Houston International Film and Video Festival for "West Eyer View" - ITV regional current affairs series. Series Producer.
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2001. Golden Globe Award at Hamburg Media Festival for Animal Frontline. Animal Planet. Series Producer.
1998. Best Programme. BT Awards for Merrywood the Movie. BBC 1. Director/presenter.
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1992. One World Award for "Has Anyone Heard of Mozambique". BBC 2. Presenter.
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