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Oliver Upton
Shooting Assistant Producer / DV Director
About Me
Midlands and / or London based. Also interested in work across the UK or abroad. Experienced in remote working and working to Covid protocols.
An enthusiastic and tenacious Shooting Assistant Producer with excellent communication, writing, teamwork and presentation skills. Experienced in working on prime-time Broadcast Television and independent fi...
Read MoreMidlands and / or London based. Also interested in work across the UK or abroad. Experienced in remote working and working to Covid protocols.
An enthusiastic and tenacious Shooting Assistant Producer with excellent communication, writing, teamwork and presentation skills. Experienced in working on prime-time Broadcast Television and independent fiction and factual work. Confident in many types of filmmaking and all relevant tasks, including directing, camera work and editing. Proven track record of working well with contributors, finding characters and gaining access with high profile institutions and interesting individuals and experts. Very creative with a love for finding a good story. Experienced traveler, interested in Editorial Production and Development, observational documentary, anthropology, specialist factual, history, adventure and wildlife. Interested in working on and making exciting factual documentaries, and drama.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL2s5Yuh00E - This really needs an update sorry -
More FS7 shots can be seen here but again needs an update - https://youtu.be/PA2UY6TzEHY
Feel free to ask me for more recent work and shooting references as I am currently trying to get around to updating my showreel.• Confident Self Shooter e.g Canon 305, C300, Sony FS7
• Confident Final Cut Pro Editor, with Premiere and Avid experience
• Worked on Productions in Africa and South America
• Confident Writer and Animator
• Experienced working on Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Keen photographer
• Live Gallery Experience Can be based anywhere in country
• Create films, write stories and make fun accessible board games too
Read LessProfessional Training
| Course / Qualification | Training Provider / Institution | Year |
|---|
| Safe-sets Covid 19 Online trained / Safe-sets international / 2020 |
| BBC Anti Bribery / BBC / 2015 |
| BBC Academy: Working with Children / BBC / 2015 |
| BBC Academy: Lighting and Safety Course / BBC / 2015 |
| 1st Option Health and Safety Training / 1st Option / 2014 |
Oliver is a hard-working and committed team player with a tenacious approach to complex subject matter and finding clear and compelling ways to present it on screen.
On location he is always helpful and cheerful with a 'can do' attitude. As well as contributing to story-telling, he is an able and reliable camera operator.
He will make a valuable contribution to any production team.
Paul Kittel
Other DetailsMedia I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Animation
Short Film
Corporate Communications
Locations I can work in:
Midlands
London
South West
North West
Skills/Permits:
Access Negotiation
Archive Clearance
Heath And Safety Training
Music Clearance
Technical Skills:
Canon 5D
Canon XF305
FCP
GoPro
Canon EOS C300
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Awards:
- BA [Hons] Film and Video, University of Glamorgan
- Wildeye International School of Wildlife Film-making
- First Option Health and Safety Course