Ayrton McGurgan
AP/Assistant Producer
About Me
Broadcast Hot Shot 2025 | Edinburgh TV Festival Ones to Watch 2024
Unscripted TV professional with seven years experience across casting, access-driven documentaries, and factual entertainment for BBC, ITV, C4, Virgin Media and RTÉ. Known for strong story instincts, contributor care, and building trust with access partners. Now re... Read More
Unscripted TV professional with seven years experience across casting, access-driven documentaries, and factual entertainment for BBC, ITV, C4, Virgin Media and RTÉ. Known for strong story instincts, contributor care, and building trust with access partners. Now re... Read More
Professional Training
| Course / Qualification | Training Provider / Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Step Up To Shooting AP / DV Talent / 2022 | ||
| Step Up To Shooting AP | DV Talent | 2022 |
| Contributor Duty of Care & Welfare / Screenskills / 2022 | ||
| Contributor Duty of Care & Welfare | Screenskills | 2022 |
| Casting TV Non-Fiction for Snr. Teams / Screenskills Ireland / 2021 | ||
| Casting TV Non-Fiction for Snr. Teams | Screenskills Ireland | 2021 |
| Mental Health Awareness - Creating Kindness / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| Mental Health Awareness - Creating Kindness | Screenskills | 2020 |
| Managing the Mental Health Of Freelancers In Physical Productions / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| Managing the Mental Health Of Freelancers In Physical Productions | Screenskills | 2020 |
| Tackling Harassment & Bullying at Work / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| Tackling Harassment & Bullying at Work | Screenskills | 2020 |
| The Craft of Self-shooting Documentaries / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| The Craft of Self-shooting Documentaries | Screenskills | 2020 |
| How to Shoot / Skills2Film / 2020 | ||
| How to Shoot | Skills2Film | 2020 |
| Learn To Lead Yourself: How To Maximise Your Performance And The Performance Of Others / TRC Media / 2020 | ||
| Learn To Lead Yourself: How To Maximise Your Performance And The Performance Of Others | TRC Media | 2020 |
| Editing in UK Documentary and Factual TV / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| Editing in UK Documentary and Factual TV | Screenskills | 2020 |
| Story Toolkit for Factual Television Producers / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| Story Toolkit for Factual Television Producers | Screenskills | 2020 |
| The Process of Development- From Light Bulb Moment to Greenlight / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| The Process of Development- From Light Bulb Moment to Greenlight | Screenskills | 2020 |
| Coronavirus Basic Awareness on Production / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| Coronavirus Basic Awareness on Production | Screenskills | 2020 |
| Spotlight On Production Runners / ScreenSkills / 2020 | ||
| Spotlight On Production Runners | ScreenSkills | 2020 |
| Spotlight On Development TV Commissioner Series / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| Spotlight On Development TV Commissioner Series | Screenskills | 2020 |
| So You Want To Be A Casting Producer / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| So You Want To Be A Casting Producer | Screenskills | 2020 |
| How To Develop and Pitch A Show / ScreenSkills / 2020 | ||
| How To Develop and Pitch A Show | ScreenSkills | 2020 |
| How To Write A Treatment / ScreenSkills / 2020 | ||
| How To Write A Treatment | ScreenSkills | 2020 |
| So You Want To Be A Development Researcher or AP / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| So You Want To Be A Development Researcher or AP | Screenskills | 2020 |
| Contributor Consent: What You Need To Know / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| Contributor Consent: What You Need To Know | Screenskills | 2020 |
| TV and Diversity: How To Make 2020 The Year Of Genuine Change / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| TV and Diversity: How To Make 2020 The Year Of Genuine Change | Screenskills | 2020 |
| TV Research / BECTU - Pam Relton / 2020 | ||
| TV Research | BECTU - Pam Relton | 2020 |
| Inclusive Casting for TV Non-Fiction / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| Inclusive Casting for TV Non-Fiction | Screenskills | 2020 |
| Factual Filmmaking Directing / NI Screen / 2020 | ||
| Factual Filmmaking Directing | NI Screen | 2020 |
| Factual Filmmaking Production / NI Screen / 2020 | ||
| Factual Filmmaking Production | NI Screen | 2020 |
| Access Television - Jumping the Barriers / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| Access Television - Jumping the Barriers | Screenskills | 2020 |
| An Introduction To Working On Quiz And Gameshows / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| An Introduction To Working On Quiz And Gameshows | Screenskills | 2020 |
| Basics of Camera Equipment / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| Basics of Camera Equipment | Screenskills | 2020 |
| Business Toolkit For Freelances / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| Business Toolkit For Freelances | Screenskills | 2020 |
| Casting For Factual Entertainment / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| Casting For Factual Entertainment | Screenskills | 2020 |
| Cracking TV Development / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| Cracking TV Development | Screenskills | 2020 |
| Diversity In Action / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| Diversity In Action | Screenskills | 2020 |
| Getting The Best Out Of Your Contributors / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| Getting The Best Out Of Your Contributors | Screenskills | 2020 |
| How To Find Ideas For Documentaries / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| How To Find Ideas For Documentaries | Screenskills | 2020 |
| How To Get Access For Documentaries / Screenskills / 2020 | ||
| How To Get Access For Documentaries | Screenskills | 2020 |
| Production Lab / Screenskills / 2019 | ||
| Production Lab | Screenskills | 2019 |
| Environmental Sustainability For The Screen Arts / Albert Carbon Literacy / 2019 | ||
| Environmental Sustainability For The Screen Arts | Albert Carbon Literacy | 2019 |
| Working At Heights / Health Matters / 2019 | ||
| Working At Heights | Health Matters | 2019 |
| Steps To Creating TV Ideas That Stand Out / Screenskills / 2019 | ||
| Steps To Creating TV Ideas That Stand Out | Screenskills | 2019 |
| BECTU Safety Passport / The Creative Industries Safety Passport by BECTU / 2019 | ||
| BECTU Safety Passport | The Creative Industries Safety Passport by BECTU | 2019 |
| Emergency First Aid At Work / British Red Cross / 2019 | ||
| Emergency First Aid At Work | British Red Cross | 2019 |
| Risk Awareness (RAW) Safety Training / 1st Option / 2018 | ||
| Risk Awareness (RAW) Safety Training | 1st Option | 2018 |
| Santander University Internship / Profile Tree LLP / 2017 | ||
| Santander University Internship | Profile Tree LLP | 2017 |
| Get Ready For A Career Behind The Lens / TriForce Creative Network/ScreenSkills / 2016 | ||
| Get Ready For A Career Behind The Lens | TriForce Creative Network/ScreenSkills | 2016 |
| Street Kicks Apprenticeship / Millennium Forum / 2013 | ||
| Street Kicks Apprenticeship | Millennium Forum | 2013 |
Recent Posts
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Other Details
Media I Work In:
Feature Film
Music Promos
Live Events
Online Content
Broadcast Television
Non Broadcast
Locations I can work in:
Work Anywhere
Language:
English (Fluent)
Skills/Permits:
Driving Licence
Casting
First Aid
Access Negotiation
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
EU Passport Holder
Heath And Safety Training
Commentary Writing
Work Permit EU
Technical Skills:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere
After Effects
Avid
Avid Media Composer
Canon 5D
Canon 5D MKII
Canon 5D MKIII
Canon 7D
Canon 7D MKII
Canon EOS C100
Canon EOS C100 MKII
Data Wrangling
DSLR
Film
Final Cut
Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro 7
Final Cut Pro X
Self Shooting
Single Camera Directing
Stills
Studio Experience
Sony a7S
Awards:
Top student - Cinematic & Production Arts/Art/IT.
Cinematic Arts course rep/SoCAT senior rep.
Deans list award & 1st place in NI GCSE Art.
Omagh District Council young achiever.