Valeria Appel
Production Manager / Field Producer
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About Me
Professional Training
Course / Qualification | Training Provider / Institution | Year |
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work / Screenskills / 2024 | ||
Tackling harassment and bullying at work | Screenskills | 2024 |
Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries / ScreenSkills / 2024 | ||
Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries | ScreenSkills | 2024 |
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Screen Industries Certificate / Screenskills / 2024 | ||
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Screen Industries Certificate | Screenskills | 2024 |
Introduction to sustainability for the screen industries / Screenskills / 2024 | ||
Introduction to sustainability for the screen industries | Screenskills | 2024 |
1st Option Risk Awareness (RAW) Safety Training / First Option Safety Consultants / 2023 | ||
1st Option Risk Awareness (RAW) Safety Training | First Option Safety Consultants | 2023 |
Addressing Unconscious Bias: Basic Awareness in the Workplace Certificate / Screenskills / 2023 | ||
Addressing Unconscious Bias: Basic Awareness in the Workplace Certificate | Screenskills | 2023 |
Introduction to mental health awareness at work / Screenskills / 2022 | ||
Introduction to mental health awareness at work | Screenskills | 2022 |
Coronavirus Basic Awareness on Production Training / Screenskills / 2022 | ||
Coronavirus Basic Awareness on Production Training | Screenskills | 2022 |
Anti-Corruption and Bribery Policy / First Option Safety Consultants / 2022 | ||
Anti-Corruption and Bribery Policy | First Option Safety Consultants | 2022 |
GDPR Policy Test (Safety Services and Training for the Broadcast, Television and Film Industry) / First Option Safety Consultants / 2022 | ||
GDPR Policy Test (Safety Services and Training for the Broadcast, Television and Film Industry) | First Option Safety Consultants | 2022 |
ALBERT Sustainability / BAFTA / 2022 | ||
ALBERT Sustainability | BAFTA | 2022 |
BBC Working With Children - Awareness / BBC Academy / 2022 | ||
BBC Working With Children - Awareness | BBC Academy | 2022 |
Anti-Fraud and Corruption Training (v4) / BBC Academy / 2022 | ||
Anti-Fraud and Corruption Training (v4) | BBC Academy | 2022 |
BSL Deaf Awareness / Deaf Talent Collective / 2022 | ||
BSL Deaf Awareness | Deaf Talent Collective | 2022 |
Anti Bribery Training / Netflix / 2021 | ||
Anti Bribery Training | Netflix | 2021 |
Valeria was Production Manager during the pre-production and production on an incredibly challenging production in remote West Africa. The crew were faced with multiple unforeseen setbacks day and night and Valeria was on call twenty-four hours a day managing extremely difficult and often culturally sensitive negotiations. She never failed to deliver and was personable, communicative, resourceful, always upbeat and sensitive to the needs of the crew throughout.
Valeria is a hard working Production Manager, she has the abilities to manage a team whilst forward planning. Never shying away from any challenges. She joined our team very late in the day and flew straight out to location. Being multilingual she was a tremendous asset to the team and liaised with our fixers and crews daily. Her manner and the way in which she dealt with people was always very calm and reassuring.
Valeria was an absolute lifesaver to us on our shoot. We ended up hiring her quite last minute and she jumped straight in calmly and efficiently. Although there were a million tiny obstacles Valeria was always calm and smiling and brought a very positive energy to set. She was always conscious of the budget and struck a perfect line between managing things herself and checking in with us to make sure we were happy with how things were running. Would hire Valeria again in a heartbeat and can't wait to work with her again!
I had the pleasure of working with Valeria on an incredibly complex and challenging project which tested the dexterity and problem solving skills further than I have ever experienced in nearly 30 years in the industry.
Valeria rose to the challenge, never giving up and always coming up with new ways to solve what seemed to be the unsolvable.
She would be an invaluable asset to any team or indeed running the team.
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Media I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Commercials
Corporate Communications
Mobile Content
Online Content
Short Film
Locations I can work in:
Work Anywhere
Language:
English (Fluent)
French (Fluent)
Italian (Conversational)
Portuguese (Conversational)
Spanish (Fluent)
Skills/Permits:
Archive Clearance
First Aid
Access Negotiation
Driving Licence
PADI Diving Licence
Rope Access
Technical Skills:
After Effects
Final Cut Pro 7
Adobe Photoshop
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