Referees
THEMBISA COCHRANE - Founder/Producer Caspian Films - thembisa@caspianfilms.net
KAT KENNEDY, General Manager Big Life Management - kat@biglifemanagement.com
TIM PARRY - Co Founder Big Life Management - tim@biglifemanagement.com
Employment History
November 2022 - present
Creative Director to artist Emeli Sandé.
• Liaising with Emelis' management and label, assisting Emeli (artist) with all needs for her 5th album campaign: •
Responsible for the visual/creative campaign for Emile Sande's latest album, releases, production of all music videos
and marketing including BTS for her socials • Overseeing and managing all the art work design
November 2022 - present
Creative Director to artist Emeli Sandé.
• Liaising with Emelis' management and label, assisting Emeli (artist) with all needs for her 5th album campaign: •
Responsible for the visual/creative campaign for Emile Sande's latest album, releases, production of all music videos
and marketing including BTS for her socials • Overseeing and managing all the art work design of all printed material,
vinyl,CD, poster, Booklets etc. working with repro • I Produced five music videos for all music platforms. managing
Budgets, schedules and all crew locations etc,. Conceiving and storyboarding the shoots. sourcing locations. Assisting
the Director & Emeli on set. Overseeing all edits and grades within a tight deadline. I represented Big Life Management
as manager on Emeli's Germany Tour December 2023.
Funding from the British Diversity awards to produce a short film - in pre-production
August 2021 - November 2022, Film /Television, Feature Documentary Series
Production Coordinator/Manager and Researcher
• Created/Organised daily/weekly Call sheets, Risk Assessments, Release Forms, Carnets. •
Planning/booking international crews and contributors for recce's/shoots/ BTS
• Organising travel/accommodation and all shoot logistics. (USA/UK/AUS/EUROPE)
• Background checks and writing contributor after care plans
• Sourcing archive/ Background research
• Booking kit from international kit houses, sourced props and locations/scouting, sourcing new suppliers and crew in
the USA as well as finding new talent
• Logging all accounts and invoices, handling float reconciliations, movement orders, acquiring permits and
clearances
• Albert trained and Concur Trained.
Flicker Productions TV:
Channel 4 - Kathy Burke, Growing up - 2 x documentary series
ITV - Life After Love Island Untold - documentary series
BriteSpark Films:
Channel 4 - Billionaires that made the world - documentary series
Channel 5 - Worlds Most Scenic Railways - TV Series
Discovery Channel - Wild Wicked West - TV series
Sandpaper Films:
Netflix Original - Capturing the killer nurse - feature documentary
Barcroft/Future Studios:
Channel 4 - True Stories - 20 short form Documentary Episodes
2020- 2021 - PM/PA - Emeli Sande / Management Assistant - Big Life Management
- Looking after artist Emeli Sande including full diary management, administration and day to day.
- Organsing all press appearances/interviews/performances - BBC/ITV/Sky Arts/Guardian and many others
- Producing live performances in both the UK and abroad working directly with tour management.
- Produced Emeli Sande 'Prayed Up' music video with over half a million hits.
- Creative direction for Emeli Sande's 4th album campaign - Producing social media content, behind-the-scenes documentary filming and styling/art direction for campaign materials including press shots, album cover design etc.
//2016-2021 - SELECTED FREELANCE CREDITS
- FEATURE FILMS:
- Caspian Films - 'THE COLOUR ROOM' (Feature film: 2021) - Production Assistant
- Tailgate Pictures - 'LITTLE BRIDES' - Production Assistant/Researcher for £8 million feature working with Angelina Jolie. - Greener Grass Films - Working on packages for a slate of films (available upon request).
- Working Title/Studio Canal - 'ATONEMENT' (Feature Film: 2007) - Runner
- COMMERCIALS:
- Client: Domino's / Agency: VCCP - 3 x Online social media videos reenacting scenes from Game of Thrones
in the build up to the broadcast of the final series. Totalled nearly 750,00 hits.
- Client: CEX/ Agency: VCCP - 23 x Online commercials. Live-action animations depicting well known scenes from feature films. Combined views of over 10 million.
- Client: Facebook/ Agency: N/A - Internal Communication video content.
- Client: Tarka London / Agency: Tarka London - 'Tarka Promo London' - Junior Producer
- Client: Body Bio / Agency: HMS16 - TVC - Junior Producer
- Client: Curve (Crowd fund film) / Agency : OLAS Films - Production Manager
- Client: Captain Morgan's Rum / Agency: Vayner Media - Halloween Promo - Production Manager
- Client: Freedom Beers / Agency: Freedom Brewery Ltd - online Campaign - production Manager
- Client: eBay / Agency: eBay - 'Staycation' - Online Campagin - Production Manager
- Client: HSBC + WIMBLEDON / Agency -HSBC and Wimbledon Foundation - 'Ticket Resale' - Production Manager
- Client: PepsiCo /Agency : PepsiCo - 'EVP FILMS' - Scheduled + managed production crew and shoots overseas in Dubai and Miami.
- Client: Dominos / Agency: VCCP - 'Bossing Lunchtime' Campaign - Production Manager
- Client: Tria Beauty/ Agency: HMS16 - 'Positively Clear' - Junior Producer
- Client: Car Shades / Agency: HMS16 - The Best Thing' - TVC - Production Manager
- MUSIC VIDEOS:
- Producer/Assistant Producer on a range of music videos/content for artists such as Muse, Katie Melua and Emeli Sande among others
Equipment
Sony A7s MK II
Zoom Lens 24-70
-other standard lenses
Light Stands plus Lights
Additional Information
Industries
Branded Content, Commercials, Corporate, Film, Music, Online, Podcasts, Radio, Social Media, Theatre, TV
Programme Types
Arts, Biography, Commercial, Daytime, Documentary, Drama Reconstruction, Drama: Feature Film, Drama: Television Serial, Entertainment, Investigative, Live TV, Magazine, Music, Music Promo, Observational Documentary
Specialisms
Advertising, Arts, Celebrity, Crime, Mental Health, Social Issues