I’m Ellie Walker, an aspiring director and screenwriter from St Davids,Pembrokeshire who did their undergrade at Aberyswyth University in Writing in Broadcasting, Performance and Media who has recently moved to Cardiff and completed a Master’s in directing at the University of South Wales.
I have a strong passion for characte...
Read MoreI’m Ellie Walker, an aspiring director and screenwriter from St Davids,Pembrokeshire who did their undergrade at Aberyswyth University in Writing in Broadcasting, Performance and Media who has recently moved to Cardiff and completed a Master’s in directing at the University of South Wales.
I have a strong passion for character, if the characters don’t flow well together ordon’t develope then they lose that human element. I love watching shows whereI can fully believe these characters would exist in real life, like Gavin and Stacey orThis Country. When I watch these shows I relate them to my own experiences andpeople that I have met. Relating this to my own work, I have been developing amockumentary series, based on a short film I made, taking inspiration from over adecade of experience working in hospitality. From working in restaurants, to hotels,to cafe’s to bars, I have encountered so many interesting people over the years.I’m really keen to learn how to translate those experiences into characters andstories through the use of performance and tone.
From working in hospitality for so long I developed skills that fit really well in a TV setenvironment. I’ve learnt how to work under pressure, working long hours on myfeet walking around, and keeping myself and my team upbeat throughout theday with my bubbly, positive attitude. When I did a week shadowing as a floorrunner on The Lords Day via SAW at Bad Wolf Studios, the team were reallyimpressed with me as I threw myself into the role and adapted quickly to one ofthe busiest weeks of the production. I was asked back regularly as a daily floorrunner, and was brought on to do daily crowd and fittings work for Industry.Through the connections I made on these jobs I was asked to 3rd AD a short filmby Talu Studios, which gave me more understanding of taking responsibility on set.
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