Marcus Relton
Shooting Assistant Producer and Producer Director
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About Me
Shooting PD and AP in development, production, documentary, current affairs, ob-docs, investigations, including feature-length Shoot, edit, produce taster tapes, produce original ideas, develop creative treatments, pitching Sourcing expert contributors, gaining difficult/sensitive access, handling vulnerable contributors Historical, academic and jo... Read More
Shooting PD and AP in development, production, documentary, current affairs, ob-docs, investigations, including feature-length
Shoot, edit, produce taster tapes, produce original ideas, develop creative treatments, pitching
Sourcing expert contributors, gaining difficult/sensitive access, handling vulnerable contributors
Historical, academic and journalistic research, archive, NCTJ journalism certificate
Fluent French, conversational Spanish, media law, 100 wpm shorthand, driving licence
Developing and maintaining strong contributor relationships, foreign filming, risk assessment
Writing creative treatments and proposals, developing narratives, FOIA, information security, hostile environment trained Read Less
Professional Training
Course / Qualification | Training Provider / Institution | Year |
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Covert Filming / The Centre for Investigative Journalism / 2017 | ||
Covert Filming | The Centre for Investigative Journalism | 2017 |
Hostile Environment & First Aid / Blue Mountain / 2017 | ||
Hostile Environment & First Aid | Blue Mountain | 2017 |
Developing Ideas, Pitching, Taster Tapes / BBC Academy / 2015 | ||
Developing Ideas, Pitching, Taster Tapes | BBC Academy | 2015 |
Information Security / The Centre for Investigative Journalism / 2014 | ||
Information Security | The Centre for Investigative Journalism | 2014 |
Observational Shooting / London Film School / 2014 | ||
Observational Shooting | London Film School | 2014 |
A to Z of Documentary Making / London Film School / 2012 | ||
A to Z of Documentary Making | London Film School | 2012 |
Shooting & Directing With Canon XF305 / DV Talent / 2011 | ||
Shooting & Directing With Canon XF305 | DV Talent | 2011 |
Final Cut Pro Editing / Documentary Filmmakers Group / 2006 | ||
Final Cut Pro Editing | Documentary Filmmakers Group | 2006 |
Researching for Television / BBC Training & Development / 2006 | ||
Researching for Television | BBC Training & Development | 2006 |
I have known Marcus Relton for over fifteen years and he is a good friend and a very talented producer and director as well as being a journalist. Marcus is a natural storyteller and also possesses good technical knowledge on all aspects of video production. I would recommend Marcus to anyone in the media world as being a a good listener and communicator, as well as having a great creative control over the subject matter, no matter how complex it is.
I’ve been working with Marcus Relton as Editor on his films in the past few years the latest of which is a feature observational documentary film due to be released in 2020. I found him a professional Producer/Director who gets the best from his subjects and team with a good sense of humour, temper and polite manner which is a must especially working in hostile and difficult environment and he has proven it in his latest film in Africa.
On top of that he shoots his own film and very good at it. He covers it well with plenty of options for his editor which is a delight when one cuts his programmes. I highly recommend him.
Rashid Davari, Senior Video/Film Editor
Marcus worked with me on a documentary for the BBC exposing serious safety issues in the offshore oil industry, which led to the deaths of two workers. The company had been warned about the problems and failed to take action. Marcus helped to research the programme, secured an interview with the fiancé of one of the workers and helped secure the key interview with a former safety inspector, who confirmed that he had raised concerns about safety critical maintenance.
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Media I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Feature Film
Online Content
Short Film
Video on demand
Locations I can work in:
Work Anywhere
Language:
French (Fluent)
Spanish (Conversational)
Skills/Permits:
Access Negotiation
Driving Licence
Heath And Safety Training
Music Clearance
Work Permit EU
Archive Clearance
Casting
Commentary Writing
Hostile Environment
Secret Filming
Script Writing
Storytelling
Technical Skills:
Adobe Premier Elements
Avid Media Composer
Canon XF305
Data Wrangling
Digitising Rushes
Final Cut Pro 7
Final Cut Pro X
Multiplatform
Sony DSR-PD150
Self Shooting
Single Camera Directing
Sony PMW-200
Sound Recording
Sony VX1000
VX1000/2000
Sony VX2000
XDCAM
Canon DM-XL2
Sound Recording
Lighting
Remote Location Training
Sound Recording
Awards:
Regional BT Weekly Reporter of the Year shortlisted 1996