Siraj Patel
Producer/Story Producer
About Me
Currently available from 20th MarchI am an experienced story producer and confident producer who has also proved himself in the edit. Having worked on true crime for the last couple years, I would be a great asset to your true crime project but am also eager to try my hand at something different, and I believe my ability to build strong relations... Read More
Currently available from 20th March
I am an experienced story producer and confident producer who has also proved himself in the edit. Having worked on true crime for the last couple years, I would be a great asset to your true crime project but am also eager to try my hand at something different, and I believe my ability to build strong relationships with people, conduct in depth research, and build strong stories editorially, make me a versatile and invaluable person to have on your team.
Colleagues have complimented my ability to remain calm in the time of crisis, during the production stage or on location. With my experience in the edit, I am a great person to have during busy schedules, I'll help out with all sorts of jobs, writing and editing scripts, manning an edit or hunting for a cheaper version of that annoyingly expensive piece of archive.
I have recently finished working on a sensitive access doc called FEDS with the FBI which involved maintaining a relationship with their head office, press officers and agents, and then diving into two very complex investigations, helping to transform them into something that will fit into 42 minutes of telly and then going out and filming on location with a US crew. My ability to remain calm during times of intense pressure with the many curveballs a shoot throws at you was welcomed by my SP
I have worked on Channel 5's Hollywood Icons series which involved helping to produce a feature length doc on the life of Marilyn Monroe and other Hollywood stars. Diving deep into the life of a person was quite fun, reading up on the multitude of works that have been written about them and then weaving together the script through our interviewees, was an educational and fun experience. I have worked in other high pressure environments such as on location with over 100 contributors, law enforcement officials, ITV's Tonight Leader's programmes for the 2017 general election and on intense shooting blocks across the UK and Europe for The Architecture Our Railways Built.
During lockdown, I worked on MTV's True Life Crime UK as a producer and edit producer. This involved sourcing stories for the series, creating pitch documents, pitching to commissioner, setting up shoots and assisting on location before taking one of the episodes into the edit. I managed a story finding team through a tricky casting process and pitched directly to the commissioner.
I am confident in sharing ideas and coming up with creative ideas to solve problems in pre production stages and on location. I am a safe and reliable pair of hands. My references would agree that I have exceeded expectations and been a great asset to every team I have worked with, and that they value my ability to remain calm and get things done. Read Less
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Media I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Locations I can work in:
Work Anywhere
Language:
English (Fluent)
Skills/Permits:
Driving Licence
CRB Check
Technical Skills:
Avid Media Composer
DSLR
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Premiere
Canon 5D MKIII
Canon EOS C300
Self Shooting
Stills
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