Katie Sales (MA)
Cob Cottage, Churchill Road
Welton, Near Daventry
Northamptonshire, NN11 2JH
Tel: 01327 876314
· Motivated and proactive individual recently qualified for an MA in Producing Film and Television with Merit from Bournemouth University.
· Seeking an entry level opportunity within the film/television sector that will assist with the development and enhancement of an existing skills base.
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Skills
Production
· Script Breakdown and Scheduling
· Budgetary Control
· Call Sheets
· Equipment Hire
· Risk Assessments
Personal
· First-rate communicator
· Fast Learner
· Effective within collaborative environment
· Adept in planning and problem resolution
· Polite and courteous telephone manner
· Experience using EP Budgeting and Scheduling
· Confident using Microsoft Office software packages (e.g.: WORD, EXCEL) and general office tools
· Experience of the casting process
· Understanding of the relationship between New Media Technologies and Multiplatform/Cross-Platform content
· Experience of shooting on location
· Experience of shooting in HD TV Studio and in Visual Effects Studio
Work Experience
Assistant Production Manager: feature film ‘The Harsh Light of Day’ (03/09/09 – 01/10/09)
Harsh Light Productions
Post-Masters production work on a low-budget, independent horror film, shot in and around Dorset.
Roles included:
· Arranging and attending location recces
· Securing cast, crew, and kit
· Managing expenses
· Gaining location permissions
· Compiling risk assessments
· Runner on set
Production Assistant: 3D short film ‘Coming Home’ (14/05/09 – 25/07/09)
Bootown Productions
Roles Included:
· Providing transportation to recces
· Runner on set
· Ensuring health and safety on set
Production Manager: short film ‘Spiritual Assessment’ (26/02/09 – 28/03/09)
Wisdom like Silence Productions
Roles included:
· Location scouting and location management
· Budgeting
· Scheduling and compiling Call Sheets
· Sourcing cast, crew, and kit
· Organising and supplying catering
· Drafting contracts for all personnel
1st Assistant Director: short film ‘BuyBye Baby’ (15/01/09 – 23/02/09)
GnatBite Productions
Roles included:
· Directing background artists
· Script Continuity
· Ensuring production was shot to the planned schedule
Production Manager: corporate video for Active Dorset (15/01/09 – 23/02/09)
Red Balloon Productions
A video profiling the ‘Sports Unlimited’ initiative headed by Active Dorset
(part of Dorset County Council), aiming to promote participation in sport by young people.
Roles included:
· Researching specific sports and activities
· Budgeting/Scheduling
· Sourcing kit
· Securing location releases
· Organising Vox Pops with coaches and participants
Work Experience: AspectRatio Productions (17/03/06 – 02/04/06)
Assistant on a short film called ‘Blood Ties’. Roles included:
· Runner on set
· Providing transport
· Gathering props and set-build materials
· Decorating the sets themselves
Work Experience: BBC (05/03/06 – 05/03/06)
Runner on a shoot for television programme ‘Flog It!’ Roles included:
· Handling the general public
· Assisting production team
· Preparing antiques for auction and transportation
Other Experience
· Chosen to attend a ‘Format Development Session’ with staff at TV production company Endemol.
· Producer of three episodes of ‘Nerve Entertainment News’ for Bournemouth University Student TV channel ‘Nerve TV’.
· Organised and oversaw the production and edit of a wedding video.
· Co-developed, co-filmed, and co-edited a music video for a local nightclub DJ.
Education
Bournemouth University September 2008 – August 2009
MA Producing Film and Television with Merit
· Produced and Production Managed my graduation piece ‘Based on a True Story’, a twenty-minute short comedy currently being entered into national and international film festivals.
· Co-ordinated the development, production, and presentation of a cross-platform project incorporating televised content, a supporting radio show, and web-based audience interactivity.
· Units studied: Developing & Selling Ideas; Narrative Constructions; Cross-Platform Practice; and Production Management.
· Gained experience working on a live-recorded cookery show in a state-of-the-art HD television studio.
The University of Northampton September 2004 – June 2007
BA (Hons) Film and Television Studies (2:1)
Daventry Tertiary College September 2002 – June 2004
A Levels: Film Studies (B); Communication Studies (B); Music (C); ICT (C)
Daventry William Parker School September 1997 – June 2002
Ten GCSEs. All results A-C.
Professional and Personal References available on request
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