Edmund Fargher

29 Rutherford House, Brady Street, Whitechapel, London E1 5PS

07810 470777

centaurimages@yahoo.com

·   A determined and enthusiastic worker dedicated to a career in film.

·   A team player with proven analytical and technical knowledge.

·   A young and hungry newcomer with an exceptional work ethic.

PREVIOUS WORK

2nd AD - Black Economy (prod. Scriptonic, dir. David Kline)             August 2009

 ·     Assisted in the management and smooth-running of the shoot.  Included coordinating runners and filling in for the 1st Assistant Director in his absence.

·     Assisted with errands in virtually every department.

Script Supervisor/Continuity – (prod. NFTS, dir. Phillipe Leone)            July 2009

·     Monitored continuity and and dialogue on 20-minute martial arts film, including assurance of continuity with breakaway props and set.

1st AD/Editor – Nutrition & Health Institute Web Tutorials (prod. Nutrition and Health Institute, dir. Ben Davidson)            June 2009

·     Managed the shoot of a series of corporate web tutorials and promos for a health website. Also assisted in much of preproduction, such as equipment hire, location scouting and hiring crew whilst working with an extremely tight budget.

·     Created a promotional trailer for the tutorials using Final Cut Studio applications.

Studio Runner – E-Zee “Dance For Me” (prod. Smash TV, dir. Sheridan De Myers)            June 2009

·     Fulfilled duties as a Studio Runner as well as assisting the Art Director with painting and constructing sets and repainting the (massive!) walls at Black Island studios. 

·     Responsibilities included advertising for/hiring extras and crew, hiring equipment, liaising with authorities over location permits, organising catering and on occasion cooking for 15+ cast and crew.

·     Was also responsible for carrying all necessary paperwork and permits on set, acting as the first aider on set as well as reimbursing all of the cast and crews expenses.

Runner/First Aider – First Days of Spring (prod. Parkville Pictures, dir. Charlie Fink)            March 2009

·     Assisted with virtually all matters of production but was primarily assigned to assisting the 1^st AD.

·     Responsibilities included giving cast and crew first aid, directing extras, dealing with the public on location and relaying information to the Director, DP, Producer and cast.

Runner – Andy Gallagher “Faster and Faster” (prod. P.T.E. Media, dir. Owen Trevor)              March 2009

·     Assisted Director, Producer, and Director of Photography

·     Responsibilities included assisting with the preparation of conditions for car stunts and chases. 

Runner – The View “Temptation Dice” (prod. P.T.E. Media, dir. Dan Henshaw and Julian Fletcher) March 2009

·     Assisted Production Manager, Gaffer and Grip

·     Responsibilities included setting up lighting and transporting heavy equipment.

Runner/First Aider – Abiku (dir. Simon Ruben)            February 2009

·     Assisted Production Manager, Gaffer, and DP with virtually all factors of production.

·     Responsibilities included sometimes acting as Script Supervisor and Grip in the absence of crew in these roles.

Runner – Velvet Kiss “Turn The Speakers Up" (prod. Blur-1, dir. Sheridan De Myers)            October 2008

·     Assisted the Production Manager, Gaffer, Grip, 1st AD and Producer

·     Responsibilities included: carrying heavy equipment, organising catering, operating lighting and cleaning the location.

Script Supervisor/Continuity – I, Samurai (prod. NFTS, dir. David Buldock)                 October 2008

·     Responsibilities included: monitoring dialogue, keeping continuity in the set, props and actors/framing

Runner – Hil St. Soul feat. Pharoahe Monch “Release” (dir. Sheridan De Myers)            September 2008

·   Assisted the 1^st AD, production manager and DP.

·   Responsibilities included: management of more than 20 extras

Script Supervisor/Continuity – Snared (prod. Scriptonic, dir. David Kline)                   August 2008

·   Duties on set were to log each shot as it was filmed and monitor the continuity with detailed notes and photographs

Intern – Little Bird Co.                 July-August 2008

·   Work included operating a telephone switchboard, making deliveries, reading screenplays, completing script reports and liaising (both personally and over the phone) with various contacts including the BBC and Working Title.

Original period was to be three weeks, but the company requested that the period of employment be extended a further three weeks.

EDUCATION

University College Falmouth            2005-2008

·   BA (Hons) Film Studies: 1^st

·   Core subjects and skills include screenwriting and filmmaking as well as film analysis and interpretation

·   Modules included Postmodernism, Documentary, American Cinema and Black Cinema.

New York Film Academy            2004

·   An 8-week course involving intensive practical filmmaking as well as lectures in screenwriting, directing, editing and set protocol.  Roles were rotated in making 15 films over the course of eight weeks exclusively on Arri S 16mm cameras and Final Cut Pro.

Bedales School            2000-2004

·   A-Levels:  English (C), Theatre Studies (C), Psychology (D) Dance AS (A)

·   GCSEs:  English (AA), Drama (A), Dance (A), Maths (A), Combined Science (BB), French (B), I.T. (B), History (C)

ACHIEVEMENTS AND INTERESTS

Filmmaking

·   Graduating film at University College Falmouth (entitled “Resolve”) officially selected at several international film festivals.  It also received the Golden Palm at the Mexico Film Festival 2009 and a Honourable Mention at the Washougal International Film Festival.

·   Involved in over twenty-five other student films: 7 as Director, 4 as 1^st Assistant Director, 7 as Director of Photography, 4 as a Production/Camera Assistant and more.

·   Have experience in a diverse range of camera formats, including 16mm, MiniDV and HD.

·   Extensively experienced in Avid Express, Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premier.

·   Acted as an Extra in The Marine II (produced by WWE Films and Living Film) whilst travelling in Thailand in December 2008.

Film Enthusiast

·   Currently in negotiations with German publishing house VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. to publish a dissertation written as part of BA Film Studies entitled Reality Through Fiction: The Capabilities of Social Realism in the Past, Present and Future as a stand-alone book.

·   2002-2003 Head of the Bedales Film Society (a group of students in organising, advertising, funding and legally screening films in a small cinema on a variety of formats).

·   Columnist in student newspaper The B-Daily.

Travel

·   Lived in Venice for six weeks in early 2005 as part of the John Hall History of Art course.  Also travelled to Florence and Rome.

·   Travelled through Australia on Gap Year entirely alone.

Other

·   HSE First Aid trained at the British Red Cross

·   A regular attendee of martial arts classes

·   Enthusiastic dancer, football player and basketball player.

·   Regular reader and long-time fan of fantasy novels and gonzo journalism.

 REFEREES

 Little Bird Co.                                                           Producer of “Phil's Room”

 Tel: 0207 3803980                                                    E-mail:  markharrisno2@yahoo.co.uk

 E-Mail: dudley.cruse@littlebird.org.uk                     

                  dudleycruse@yahoo.co.uk

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