AVAILABLE  FOR  2024  BOOKINGS!

"...a professional, creative story-teller, with a can-do attitude..." (SR, Series Producer)

"...a hard worker who cares about the programmes he’s working on..." (JB, Series Producer)


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AVAILABLE  FOR  2024  BOOKINGS!

"...a professional, creative story-teller, with a can-do attitude..." (SR, Series Producer)

"...a hard worker who cares about the programmes he’s working on..." (JB, Series Producer)


Hello,

I'm a highly experienced PD/EP with credits on some of the UK's best known TV brands, including Countryfile, Gardeners' World and The One Show.

I'm currently interested in Edit Producer and Location Director roles. I have superb references and a track record of delivering engaging TV shows. Creative, reliable and unflappable Edit Producer and Producer/Director.

Outstanding writing. Decisive in the edit. Versatile and creative on location. Experienced handling high profile talent and multiple camera teams. Remote Edit Producing - making rough cuts on Avid/Forescene.

Sparkling references (see CV for details).

Confident making 50 and 60 minute full programmes (Ambulance Code Red, Malawi Wildlife Rescue, Countryfile), and short films for fast turn around (The One Show, Maximum Security). Track record of unravelling tricky edits and getting programmes over the line with commissioners - and can guarantee excellent references from BBC Studios, Curve, Icon, Voltage and more.

PD/EP: Countryfile: BBC Studios. All aspects of producing and directing 60 minute prime time shows, producing, writing, directing and edit producing - including wildlife, lifestyle & investigations.

EP: Ambulance Code Red: Curve Media for Channel Five: Deciphering complex medicals for a daytime audience.

EP: Malawi Wildlife Rescue: Icon Films for Sky Nature. Obs doc series for International distributor.

EP: Morning Live: BBC Studios. Daily deadlines for Series One Launch - short films.

EP: A Matter of Life and Debt: Curve Media for BBC1. 3x45m daytime Obs Doc.

PD/EP: Nick Knowles' Original Features: BBC for Home Channel. 4x60m write, shoot, direct and edit produce.

My background as a journalist means I know how to spot a story, develop it, and tell it to a wider audience. From script to location to edit. My core strengths are writing, creative vision, and motivating small teams to give their best performance.

I'm especially skilled at getting the very best from high end talent: Matt Baker, Nick Knowles, Julia Bradbury, Giles Brandreth, John Craven, Phil Tufnell, Anita Rani, Tim Wonnacott.

I self-shoot to the highest broadcast standards on FS7 as second camera. I'm experienced at running all aspects of post production.

I have experience on overseas shoots, and I've worked on high profile TV formats and Development. I'm versatile and capable... turning my hand to anything from the rarified specialism of Gardeners' World, to the fun of One Show films about saucy postcards.

Or explaining for a popular audience complicated or controversial matters as diverse as the Glasgow Coma Scale and why we need to shoot snow hares.

2024 Showreel here: https://vimeo.com/801261521

Please email or call - happy to travel /Zoom to talk further.

Phil K Read Less