LEE VERDON

9 Parsonage Place, Station Road, Amersham, Bucks,  HP7 0AJ, Mobile: 0771 267 1360,  E-mail: lee_verdon@hotmail.com

PERSONAL STATEMENT 

I am looking for a part-time Assistant Producing or a Runner position; aspiring to becoming a producer or director. I have past runner experience and am currently studying an MA in Producing and Directing Television at the National Film & Television School.

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

The National Film & Television School in Beaconsfield – graduating 2010

Film/TV Shows as Producer:
• Les Payne – music video
• Hostages – pitch reel for a reality game show
• The Burlesque Fashion Show – magazine show

Film/TV Shows as Director:
• Life with Maurice 13 - short film
• Les Payne – music video
• Direction to Perfection – reality entertainment
• Give and Take – magazine show

Business Management Diploma, 1995 - 1996
Associate Degree in Graphic Design, 1991 - 1993
High School Diploma (South Africa), 1986 - 1990

OTHER COURSES

Raindance Independent Film Company - Writer’s Diploma
Metropolitan Film School – Intensive Filmmaking Certificate

TV WORK EXPERIENCE

Runner, The World Cinema Awards with Jonathan Ross, BBC, London. Feb 09 – 2 days
• Personal assistant to the Producer and Production Manager
• Green room runner

Runner, So Graham Norton, Talkback Thames, London. May 01 – Aug 01
• Supporting production co-ordinators and the editorial staff with office based preparation;
• Responsible for the green room and crowd control and general support for the team on location;
• General administrative tasks

Runner/Office Assistant, PayTV, United International Pictures, London. Jul 00 – Dec 00
• Personal assistant to the CFO
• Completed runs for production teams
• Maintained a record database of all UIP clientele

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Between 2000 and 2008 I have been self-employed working in Finance as a consulting contractor with various telecoms, media, new media and financial services industries. These companies included British Telecom, T-Mobile and Thomson Financial. From this experience I have gained vast financial and media experience, and during this time gained the following skills:

• Highly organised with very good system skills – Microsoft Office to advanced level;
• Excellent communication skills to Senior Management level;
• Strong leadership skills – Project Manager, Business Analyst, Commercial Analyst.

COMPUTER AND SYSTEMS LITERACY

• Avid Xpress, Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0;
• Microsoft Word (Advanced), Excel (Advanced), PowerPoint, Visio, Access, Outlook, Publisher,
• Adobe Photoshop Elements, Corel Draw and Internet Explorer.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Driving – full UK driving license with own vehicle
Directing skills – Single and multi camera directing
Camera skills – Sony Z1, DSR, PD150
Sound skills – sound mixing and booming
Lighting skills – basic lighting skills

INTERESTS

• Film & Television
• Member of the Wimbledon Tennis Club and the Lawn Tennis Association
• Keeping fit at the gym
• Snowboarding
• Mixed Martial Arts

Show reels and references available upon request

Thank you