James Ellard BA (Hons) Film & TV Studies
38 Priory Road
Hampton
Middlesex,
LONDON, TW12 2PQ
T: 020 8979 6677
M: 07841 904476
E: jpellard@btinternet.com

A film and TV studies graduate having won a scholarship to Aberystwyth University in 2004, I have industry experience that includes being a Set Production Assistant on Harry Potter 6 as well as experience of working on productions for Twentieth Century Fox and the BBC. In addition to producing several short films as part of my course at Aberystwyth, I made a major contribution to the running of the University’s radio station. In my final year I was responsible for the training of both producers and presenters of the station.

Increased responsibilities in my employment and with Bay Radio at Aberystwyth are testament to my ambitions to work for employers and with peers that share my enthusiasm for visual and audio entertainment.

SKILLS

Film and TV Production
Script Reading
Screenwriting
Editing: Final Cut Pro, AVID.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Aug 2008 3rd Assistant Director
'Mr Perfect'
NFTS - Beaconsfield

July 2008 Production Runner
'Inheritance Marriage'
Jackal Productions – Ealing Studios

June 2008 Production Runner
'Bones'
Twentieth Century Fox – Ealing Studios

June 2008 Office Intern
Fragile Films
Ealing Studios

May 2008 Office Runner & Floor Runner
Music Promo – 'Blood Red Shoes – This Is Not For You'
Bikini Films

April 2008 Set Runner & Office Runner
PC World commercial (dir. Morgan Hutchins)
The Mob Film Co.

Sep 2007 – Dec 2007 Set Production Assistant
'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince' (dir. David Yates)
Leavesden Studios

Aug 2007 Production Runner
'Silent but Violent' – short film
Jason Ferguson Productions

July 2007 Production Manager’s Assistant
'Tour De France' – ITV - V Squared TV
Molinaire - Soho

June 2007 Floor Runner
'The Golden Compass' (dir. Chris Weitz)
Shepperton Studios

June & July 2002 Assistant Editor
Holby City + Hampton Court Flower Show
BBC Centre – Shepherds Bush and Elstree

June 2002 Runner
'Believe Nothing' - ITV sitcom
Teddington Studios

Feb 2002 Extra
'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' (dir. Chris Columbus)
Leavesden Studios

UNIVERSITY

2006 - 2007 Training and Development Manager of Bay Radio (www.bay-radio.co.uk) - the UK’s first bi-lingual student radio station.
Training students of Aberystwyth University to:
• Present or produce radio shows
• Operate radio broadcast hardware and software

2005 - 2006 Presenter and producer of two radio shows – The Afternoon Nap and The Pre-Flirt Foreplay.

2004 - 2007 Student/Staff Liaison Committee representative for Film and TV studies single honours.

EDUCATION

Sep 2004 – June 2007 University of Wales, Aberystwyth
BA (Hons) 2.1. - Film and TV Studies
Course includes Film, TV and Studio Production, Screenwriting, Visual Evidence, Film Genre Study and Alternative Cinema.

Feb 2004 Scholarship Merit Award – University of Wales, Aberystwyth, BA – Film & TV Studies

Sep 1997 – June 2004 Hampton School, Hampton, Middlesex
Qualifications –
A-Level Theatre Studies – B
Geography – B
General Studies – B
English Literature – C

REFEREES

Nigel Marchant - Production Manager (Bones, Rendition, Charlie Wilson's War)
nigelmarchant@btinternet.com

Arnaut Orford - Production Manager (Mr Perfect)
orfordarn@hotmail.com

Michael Michael – 2nd Assistant Director – (Casino Royale, Children of Men, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
michaelmichael2@mac.com

Geoff Hayes – Children’s TV Presenter (Rainbow)
geoffrey.sarah@hotmail.co.uk