Highly qualified, award-winning and award-nominated Director / Producer of long-form factual films for these national & international networks: BBC TV; SKY; RTE; History Channel (A&E / Disney).Some are considered the definitive film on the subject.With over 12 years directing experience, I’m signed to the UK’s premier agency for factual...
Read MoreHighly qualified, award-winning and award-nominated Director / Producer of long-form factual films for these national & international networks: BBC TV; SKY; RTE; History Channel (A&E / Disney).Some are considered the definitive film on the subject.With over 12 years directing experience, I’m signed to the UK’s premier agency for factual TV directors.I've directed all my films from pre-production to delivery - including off-line & online edits.My films have been acclaimed - see press previews on my website and CV. My work includes biographies, presenter-led films to documentaries approached thematically. Some were part of landmark factual series.I specialize in: POPULAR CULTURE / 20TH CENTURY HISTORY / SOCIETY / MUSIC / POLITICS and am considered an authority on some areas within these subjects.A season of some of my BBC films was shown to celebrate Black History Month at Nottingham University in 2019.I have considerable storytelling abilities, creating the most compelling, emotional & watchable narrative – I was nominated for ‘Best Documentary’ at the Irish Film & Television Awards (The IFTA’s)I have a sharp editorial eye and strong visual imagination, the latter helping me to win the FOCAL International Award.A former broadsheet features journalist, I also excel at writing scripts.I’m a skilled interviewer, bringing out the best in a very wide range of contributors (see INTERVIEWEES page on my website).These include: a 9/11 fireman to an Auschwitz survivor… iconic black political revolutionaries like Angela Davis to the highest level of corporate America - Bill Ford, chairman of Ford Motor Co… from gangsta-rappers to world-famous cultural figures like Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, Damon Albarn and Public Enemy’s Chuck D. Chuck D later emailed me... “James, fantastic doc as expected. Glad you made me a part of it.”I’ve directed many foreign shoots as well as dramatic reconstructions, green-screen studio, drone, car-rig & steadi-cam shoots.I’m a creative, reliable & dedicated Director and can provide excellent references from top Executive Producers, including Patrick Uden, the Executive Producer of the first season of the British “The Apprentice” series. For example…“James is a classic documentary Director. He has a deep knowledge of story structure and the language of film. I found James likeable, industrious and easy to work with.”For full references, please see my TESTIMONIALS section, or my website’s PRESS page, or my CV.For further information, including video clips, please visit my website: www.jamesmaycock.co.ukThank you.
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