Shaun Trevisick,Series Producer

Shaun Trevisick

Series Producer, Edit Producer

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About Shaun Trevisick

Highly experienced SP / Showrunner /senior edit producer with exceptional narrative skills used to working in genres from historical, archaeological and science-based documentaries to factual entertainment for a variety of broadcasters (BBC, Discovery, Nat Geo, Disney+).

Used to challenging conditions, low and high budget productions, foreign travel, and working with demanding talent.

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Industries

Online, TV

Programme Types

Arts, Biography, Current Affairs, Documentary, Drama Reconstruction, Historical Documentary, Investigative, Science, Science Fiction, Travel

Specialisms

Anthropology, Archaeology, Current Affairs, Food, Internet, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Science, Transport, USA, Writing

Employment History

Senior Edit Producer
New series TwoFour for Apple TV
Travelogue series starring major U.S. comedy talent traveling through Europe.

Showrunner
Rewind the 90s

Senior Edit Producer
New series TwoFour for Apple TV
Travelogue series starring major U.S. comedy talent traveling through Europe.

Showrunner
Rewind the 90s Nutopia for Nat Geo / Disney+
Eight-part series exploring the pivotal events and culture forces that shaped the decade.

Series Producer
The Ashley Madison Affair Wall to Wall for ABC/ Hulu/ Disney+
Three-part true crime series about the dating website catering for extramarital affairs -- and the biggest hack in internet history.

Series Producer Wall to Wall for Nat Geo /Disney+
Inside the Narco Wars: Chasing the Dragon
Six-part archive history of the international heroin trade. I also edit produced the first episode.

Showrunner Nutopia for Nat Geo / Disney+
The 80s:Top Tens
Six-part list series featuring episodes on favourite Toys, Gadgets, Food, Commercials, and other nostalgic items presented by Rob Lowe.

2020/1
Series Producer Wall to Wall for Nat Geo
Inside the Narco Wars: The Mob
Six-part history of the Mafia's involvement in the international drugs trade. I also edit produced the series pilot.

Series Producer Wall to Wall for Nat Geo
Inside the Narco Wars: Colombia
Hard-hitting, ten-part 'hybrid' history series based on period archive and modern actuality of the international drugs trade. I developed and SP-ed the five-part Colombia strand within the series and edit produced the series pilot.

2019
Senior Edit Producer Nutopia for Nat Geo / Disney+
The World According to Jeff Goldblum
Genre-busting series in which Jeff Goldblum explores how the ordinary reveals the extraordinary in everyday objects - my episodes were the pilot 'Sneakers' as well as 'Ice Cream' and 'Swimming Pools'.

2018
Senior Producer Nutopia for Nat Geo
One Strange Rock (season 2)
Development for landmark returning science series hosted by Will Smith and exec produced by Darron Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream, Mother).

Senior Producer Nutopia for Nat Geo
Planet of the Humans
Development for major drama-doc about the first Homo sapiens and the possible outcomes of their encounters with other early human species.

2017/8
Series Producer Nutopia for PBS/BBC Worldwide
Civilisations
Supervising the writing / editing of the 'presenter lite' version of the landmark arts series for PBS/ BBC Worldwide.

2016
Series Producer Nutopia for History
America: Promised Land
Supervising the scriptwriting for 2 x 2 hour special and on the story of how America was built - by migration.

Series Producer Point du Jour for Arte
The History of Britain - from Above
A 5-part quick turnaround series for European arts and culture channel Arte (commissioned in the wake of Brexit).

Series Producer On the Wall / Label 1 for Nat Geo
Development
Major development project for Oscar-winning makers of Amy and Senna - awaiting commission.

Senior Edit Producer Nutopia for CNN
The Jesus Code (6 x 50)
Archaeological investigation of the history of early Christianity and the gospels (in production).

2015
Series Producer Lion Television for BBC4
Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution (3 x 60)
Three part series presented by the Natural History Museum's Prof. Richard Fortey that visits three islands: Hawaii, Madagascar and Madeira to uncover how the isolation of island life reveals the secrets of evolution.

Series Producer Nutopia for National Geographic
The 2000s: A New Reality? (4 x 50)
The inside story of the past decade featuring star contributors from the worlds of politics, pop, culture and technology, and rare and previously unseen archive. Interviewees include Rudy Giuliani, Sharon Osbourne, Michael Moore, Randy Jackson and former US Vice President Dick Cheney.

2014
Series Producer Lion Television for BBC4
Fossil Wonderlands: Nature's Hidden Treasures (3 x 60)
Three part series presented by the Natural History Museum's Prof. Richard Fortey that visits three of the most important fossils sites in the world, including the Burgess Shale in Canada, an extinct volcano in Germany and the scrublands of China.

Senior Edit Producer Nutopia for National Geographic
The 1990s: The Last Great Decade? (6 x 50)
The inside story of the 1990s featuring star contributors from the worlds of politics, pop, culture, and technology, and rare and previously unseen archive. Interviewees include Courtney Love, Newt Gingrich, Tony Blair, Martin Sheen, Susan Sarandon, and Monica Lewinsky.
2013
Senior Edit Producer Nutopia for National Geographic
The 1980s: The Decade That Made Us (3 x 50)
The inside story of the 1980s featuring star contributors from the worlds of politics, pop, culture and technology, and rare and previously unseen archive. Interviewees include Jane Fonda, former Sec of State George Schultz, Tom Brokaw, Joan Collins, and Larry Hagman in his last ever television interview.

Producer/Director
In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World (1 x 60) BBC Scotland for BBC2
How a technology once restricted to superpowers has come to play a pivotal role in almost every aspect of modern life. Shot in part on the super slo-mo Phantom camera.

Edit Producer Nutopia for History
Mankind: The Story of Us All
Major international 'mega-doc' and sequel to 'America - The Story of US' following the origins and history of humankind.
2011/12

Series Producer & Director Dangerous Films for BBC4
Survivors: Nature's Indestructible Creatures (3 x 60)
Three part series that broke viewing records for science on 4 featuring Prof. Richard Fortey of the British Natural History Museum on a journey celebrating nature's most enduring species and how they survived extinction.





Edit Producer
Nutopia for the History Channel
America: theStory of Us': Ep 2: Independence
Landmark history series.

Director/Producer
Pioneer Productions for Discovery Channel
How The Universe Works: Supernovas
Flagship Discovery CGI science series.

Director/Producer
Pioneer Productions for Discovery Channel
How The Universe Works: Moons
Flagship Discovery CGI science series.

Edit Producer
Talkback Thames
The Apprentice
Re-versioning series for international distribution.

Development Producer
Hardy Pictures
Development and recce for a major science and arts documentary for BBC Worldwide.

Development Producer
BBC Specialist Factual
Variety of development projects on economic affairs, science and the games industry.

Producer/Director
Earth Shocks: Incinerator Earth
Steadfast television for National Geographic
Hi-def CGI science doc exploring the disappearance of the dinosaurs.

Producer/Director
Earth Shocks: How The West Was Made
Steadfast Television for National Geographic
Hi-def CGI doc about the catacylsmic natural forces that created the American West.

Edit Producer
When We Left Earth: Ordinary Superman
Discovery Channel
Emmy-nominated series documenting NASA's greatest missions.

Producer/Director
The Lost Pyramid
Atlantic Productions for History Channel / Channel Four
CGI-led investigation into the ruins of a now-vanished pyramid.

Producer/Director
Lost Worlds: The City of Love
Atlantic Productions for the History Channel
CG-led archaeology series.

Producer/Director
Lost Worlds: The Lost Superpower of the Bible
Atlantic Productions for the History Channel
CG-led archaeology series.

Producer/Director
Earthshocks: The Meteor That Created the Dinosaurs
Steadfast Television for National Geographic US
Hi-def CG-led documentary exploring a mass extinction 250 million years ago.

Producer/Director
What Happened When: Conjoined Twins
ITN Factual for Discovery US
The story of the world's first successful separation of twins conjoined at the head in South Africa in 1997.

Script Consultant/Edit Producer
The Lost Leonardo
Fulcrim TV for Channel 5/Discovery US
The truth behind a painting that may be by Leonardo - and hold a key to the 'real' Da Vinci code hidden in his work.

Producer/Director
Lost Worlds: The Real Dracula
Atlantic Productions for The History Channel
CG-led archaeology series.

Producer/Director
More Industrial Revelations
Bonza TV for Discovery Europe
Presenter-led series with Ronald Top.

Producer/Director
Legend Detectives
IPM for Discovery Europe
Presenter-led series.

Writer/Edit Director
Mummy Autopsy
Atlantic Productions for Discovery US
Science series about unidentified mummies around the world.

Writer/Producer
Rameses: Wrath of God or Man?
Atlantic Productions for Discovery US
The science behind the Exodus story in the Bible. Narrated by Morgan Freeman.

Writer/Director
True Gladiator
Atlantic Productions for Channel 5 / Discovery US
A newly discovered gladiator graveyard in Ephesus, Turkey. Dramatic reconstructions and CGI.

Writer/Director
Jason & The Argonauts: Revealed
Atlantic Productions for Channel 5 / Discovery
The truth behind the oldest sea myth in the Western world. With drama reconstruction and CGI.

Writer
The Search for Nefertiti
Atlantic Productions for Channel 5 / Discovery US
Documentary special following the controversial discovery of Queen Nefertiti's mummy.

Writer/Director
The Spear of Christ
Atlantic Productions for BBC 2 / Discovery US
The story of a sacred relic with drama reconstruction and CGI.

Writer
Who Killed Julius Caesar?
Atlantic Productions for Channel 5 / Discovery
Investigation into the death of Julius Caesar.

Writer
Who Killed Tutankhamun?
Atlantic Productions for Channel 5 / Discovery
Investigation into the premature death of the most famous pharaoh of them all. Narrated by John Hurt.

Writer/Director
The Real World of Harry Potter
Atlantic Productions for PBS / Discovery Europe
The inspiration behind the famous J.K. Rowling stories.

Writer/Director
The Extraordinary Voyage of Jules Verne
Atlantic Productions for BBC 2 / TLC
Dramatized biography of the the 'father of science fiction'.

Writer
The Queen of Sheba: Behind the Myth
Atlantic Productions for BBC 2 / Discovery US
Archaeological search for the legendary Biblical queen.

Writer/Director
Great Books: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Atlantic Productions for TLC
Narrated by Roy Schieder.

Writer/Director
The Search For Atlantis
Atlantic Productions for A&E / Channel 5
The 2000-year search for the mythical lost civilization.

Writer/Producer (Online)
The Greeks: Multimedia Project
PBS
Writer/researcher of award-winning web site.

Additional Information

Industries

Online, TV

Programme Types

Arts, Biography, Current Affairs, Documentary, Drama Reconstruction, Historical Documentary, Investigative, Science, Science Fiction, Travel

Specialisms

Anthropology, Archaeology, Current Affairs, Food, Internet, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Science, Transport, USA, Writing