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Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2024 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
The Silent Choice (short film) AR Studios |
London, UK |
2024 |
1st Assistant Director - dailies
Film |
Violet in Violence (short film) Zandria Productions Ltd. |
London, UK |
2023 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
What Men Do For Love (short film) Sai Karan Talwar, Kino Shorts |
United Kingdom |
2023 |
1st Assistant Director
Video |
Mantis State - Untitled (music video) Josephine Lohoar Self |
United Kingdom |
2023 |
1st Assistant Director - dailies
Film |
Rats (short film) Josephine Lohoar Self |
United Kingdom |
2023 |
Director, Cinematographer
Video |
Novere - Hydra (music video) Top Tarasin, Novere |
United Kingdom |
2023 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Whispers of Redemption (short film) Ranw Aso-Rashid, AR Studios |
United Kingdom |
2023 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Chicken Town (feature film) Richard Bracewell, Norwich University of the Arts |
United Kingdom |
2023 |
1st Assistant Director
Television |
East Mode (series 2, 8 epdisodes) Chris Chung, Comedy Central, Viacom International Studios |
United Kingdom |
2023 |
Editor
Film |
The Lonely Musketeer (feature film) Nicolai Schumann, Addy Films, Alice's Pig Productions, Apiro Entertainment |
United Kingdom |
2023 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
IC9 (feature film) Gulshan Singh |
United Kingdom |
2022 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Ill Fares the Land (short film) Patrick Ireland, Dun Ross Films |
United Kingdom |
2022 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Bridge (short film) Tara Aghdashloo, Kusini Productions, BBC Film |
United Kingdom |
2022 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
In Camera (feature film) Naqqash Khalid, Prettybird, Public Dreams, BBC Film, BFI |
United Kingdom |
2022 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Coyote (feature film) Dustin Curtis Murphy, Addy Films, Gravitas Ventures |
United Kingdom |
2022 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Disordered (short film) Camille Alyssa |
United Kingdom |
2021 |
1st Assistant Director
Television |
East Mode (series 1, 8 episodes) Jack Howard, Comedy Central, Viacom International Studios |
United Kingdom |
2021 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Fade (short film) Neilson Black, Pattern Maker Films |
United Kingdom |
2021 |
Director, Cinematographer
Video |
Novere - Farewell (music video) Top Tarasin, Novere |
United Kingdom |
2021 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Kindling (feature film) Connor O'Hara, Lowkey Films, Haymarket Films, Signature Entertainment |
United Kingdom |
2021 |
Scheduling 1st Assistant Director
Film |
Raging Grace (feature film) Paris Zarcilla, Last Conker, Doppelganger Releasing |
United Kingdom |
2021 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Bardo: A Rogue and Peasant Slave (short film) Michael B. Clifford, Bardo Production, Iheartcinema, TTR Film |
United Kingdom |
2021 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
The Ride (short film) Tara Aghdashloo, BFI Network, 130 Elektra Films, Canada Arts Council |
United Kingdom |
2021 |
1st Assistant Director - dailies
Film |
Find the Light (short film) Abdullah Khan, Rosebud Films |
United Kingdom |
2021 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Hamlet (feature film) Sean Mathias, BK Studios |
United Kingdom |
2021 |
1st Assistant Director - dailies
Film |
Boxing Day (feature film) Aml Ameen, BFI Films, Film4, Warner Bros. |
United Kingdom |
2020 |
1st Assistant Director
Television |
Trust 2 + 3 (Amazon Prime TV series) Cush Berlyn, Peculiarii Films, Amazon Prime Video |
United Kingdom |
2020 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Anonymous (feature film) Alasdair MacKay, Shell Out Productions |
United Kingdom |
2020 |
1st Assistant Director - dailies
Film |
Woman of Valour (short film) Dominic Davey |
United Kingdom |
2020 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
The Surgeon (feature film) Becky Sharpe, Sharpe Films |
United Kingdom |
2020 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Give Me A Name (short film) Sheena Holliday, On the Train Productions |
United Kingdom |
2019 |
1st Assistant Director, Line Producer, Storyboard Artist
Film |
The Bangkok Job (feature film) Clive Saunders, Monrey Films |
United Kingdom, Thailand |
2019 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Samaritan (short film) Dustin Curtis Murphy, Addy Films |
United Kingdom |
2019 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Hi, John (short film) Sinitta Monero, Jordan Pitt, One Umbrella Productions |
United Kingdom |
2019 |
Storyboard Artist
Film |
Paint the Dragons' Eyes (short film) James Lucas, HWY Films |
United Kingdom |
2019 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Bloodstream (short film) Shaoqi Hu |
United Kingdom |
2019 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Trinette (short film) Mathias Falcone, Madil Hardis Productions |
United Kingdom |
2019 |
1st Assistant Director, Storyboard Artist, Editor
Film |
The Seething (short film) Andy Smith, Wiggly Parrot Films |
United Kingdom |
2019 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
The Complex (interactive feature film) Paul Raschid, Little Jade Productions, Kindar Productions, Wales Interactive |
United Kingdom |
2019 |
Director, Editor
Film |
Your Reality (short film) Top Tarasin |
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2019 |
1st Assistant Director, Editor
Film |
The Agency (short film) Kawthar Talbi, Kashif Boothe Entertainment |
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2018 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
To Nowhere (feature film) Sian Astor-Lewis, Grapevine Films |
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2018 |
Storyboard Artist
Film |
Soul Mates (short film) Andrea Thompson |
United Kingdom |
2018 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Your Eyes On Me (feature film) Sergei Alexander, Da Art Films, Mattioli Productions |
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2018 |
Writer / Director, Storyboard Artist
Film |
As It Comes (short film) Top Tarasin |
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2018 |
1st Assistant Director - dailies
Film |
Giantland (feature film) Yousaf Ali Khan, Giantland Films |
United Kingdom |
2018 |
1st Assistant Director, Storyboard Artist
Film |
British Made (feature film) Simon Rickards, Godiva Films |
United Kingdom |
2018 |
Director, Storyboard Artist
Film |
Blast Off (short film) Sebola Productions |
United Kingdom |
2018 |
1st Assistant Director
Film |
Nora (short film) Dustin Curtis Murphy, Addy Films |
United Kingdom |
2017 |
Co-director (with Liam Morgan)
Film |
Scarecrow (short film) Headtent Productions |
Thailand |
2011 |
Director / Camera Operator
Video |
Ghost Story - The Meaning of Dreams (music video) Top Tarasin |
Bangkok, Thailand |
2010 |
Co-director (with Liam Morgan)
Video |
TBone - Sweet Malai (music video) Headtent Productions |
Bangkok, Thailand |
2010 |
Co-director (with Liam Morgan)
Video |
TBone - Like a Rolling Stone (music video) Headtent Productions |
Thailand |
2006 |
Director
Video |
Brandnew Sunset - Crawling (music video) Top Tarasin |
Bangkok, Thailand |
2006 |
Director (2006-2016)
Commercials & Industrials |
over 100+ commercials for clients including Honda, Panasonic, Beerlao, Canon, Hershey's, and Uniqlo Phoscine Co., Ltd. |
Bangkok, Thailand |
2003 |
Writer / Director
Film |
Waiting for Iris (student short) University of Canterbury |
Christchurch, NZ |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2020 | Coronavirus Basic Awareness on Production Training | Screenskills |
2020 | Introduction to Screenwriting | University of East Anglia (via Futurelearn) |
2019 | First Aid in Office and Studio Certificate | BECTU (Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communications and Theatre Union) |
2003 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Film | University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit: 2022 Mac Studio, 2016 Macbook Pro, Canon 550D, Sony RX100 iv
I can use: Adobe Illustrator, Sony Alpha Series, Canon Cameras, Google Sheets, Google Docs, Microsoft Office Suite, Garageband, Macbook Pro / Laptop, Movie Magic Scheduling, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro
About me
1st ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PROFILE:A 1st assistant director with over 15 years experience in the film industry, Top is an incredibly calm, organized voice on set who enjoys problem-solving, especially with challenging schedules. His excitement for story and character in conjunction with the technical and artistic know-how of film production ensure an inherent positivity and energy on set. Top possesses a sensitivity to the needs of all cast and crew, from directors to runners and has the uncanny ability to set the required tone on any given production.
Top has AD'ed over 15 features and 30 shorts spanning all budget ranges, including most recently the interactive sci-fi thriller "The Complex", directed by Paul Raschid (2020), Amazon Prime crime trilogy "Trust" (2021), BFI/Film4 feature "Boxing Day" (2021), and award-winning coming-of-age drama "Kindling" (2023). He was 1st AD on the festival hit BBC Films/BFI feature “In Camera” (2023) directed by Naqqash Khalid and produced by Mary Burke (“Saint Maud”). Richard Bracewell's latest feature "Chicken Town", shot in Norwich and the upcoming "Hamlet" starring Sir Ian McKellen for Bill Kenwright Films Ltd.
DIRECTOR / EDITOR PROFILE:
Top is also an award-winning director and editor of independent narrative and music video projects. Originally from Bangkok, Thailand Top subsequently moved and lived around the world providing him a unique, universal perspective on the human story. Top is incredibly passionate about cinematic language, using aggressive framing and performance to create intrigue and mystery while challenging the norms of traditional coverage. This informs Top's editing style which is often understated and unconventional, undercut with moments of freneticism and menace.
Top's thriller short "Your Reality" (2019) enjoyed a successful festival run, winning Best Short / Best Acting Performance at the 2019 White Deer International Film Festival. As of Jan 2024, it has over 5 million views on YouTube. His latest feature editing work "The Lonely Musketeer" directed by Nicolai Schumann, premiered at the Locarno Film Festival 2023. In addition, he has directed and edited dozens of music videos for independent artists.
Top began his professional experience in 2003 working in broadcasting as a creative and news editor for BEC-Tero in Thailand. In 2006, he joined Bangkok-based production company Phoscine as director and 1st AD where he directed over 100 commercials.
Top has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree majoring in Film from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. He graduated in 2003.
SKILLS + LICENSES:
- Script breakdowns
- Scheduling
- Excellent communication skills
- Creating production documents (call sheets, schedules, DOODs, risk assessments)
- Creating pitch decks and look books
- Experience with VFX, stunts, child performers, intimacy coordination + closed sets, armourers + firearms, animals
- Experience with multi-camera setups
- Certified first aider
- Public Liability Insurance holder
- DBS checked as of 2023
- Scriptwriting
- Directing (performance, shot lists, camera direction, production design)
- Editing
- Storyboarding
- Cooperate presentation skills
- English and Thai language fluency
References and CVs (1st AD, Director, or Editor) available on request.
License & Passport
Passport: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | AD (1st) |
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Job Titles | 1st AD (Assistant Director), Director, Video Editor |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Organisations / Memberships | BECTU (UK), Shooting People (UK) |
Musical Skills | Bass Guitar, Drums/Percussion, Guitar |