Christopher Bradley
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My Contact Number:
07967 717644
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Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2018 |
Producer / Director / DoP / Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
PLUS+ Book Launch Navabi / Penguin Random House |
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2018 |
Producer / Director / DoP / Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
Navabi Summer Influencer Shoot 2018 Navabi |
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2018 |
Director / DoP / Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
CLiPPA National Poetry Awards 2018 CLPE |
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2017 |
Producer / Director
Commercials & Industrials |
Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 (Official Bid Film) Coventry City of Culture Trust |
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2017 |
Producer / Director / DoP / Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
Power of Pictures CLPE |
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2017 |
Producer / Director / DoP / Editor
Film |
Our Story Shakespeare Hospice |
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2017 |
Producer / Director / DoP / Editor
Film |
LGBT+ Stories Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum |
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2017 |
Producer / Director / DoP / Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
Hiawatha Teatro Theatre |
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2016 |
Producer / Director / DoP / Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
The History of Rugby Living Archive / Heritage Lottery Fund |
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2016 |
Producer / Production Mentor
Film |
The Yellow Wallpaper Channel 4 / Maverick TV |
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2016 |
Producer / Production Mentor
Film |
Expression Channel 4 / Maverick TV |
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2012 |
Producer / Director / DoP / Editor
Film |
Mobocracy Warwick Arts Centre |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2007 | Practical Lighting Operation | ARRI Lighting Academy |
2004 | Directing for Fim and Television | Raindance Training |
2004 | Location Sound Recording | Bill Curtis Associates |
2000 | BA (Hons) Professional Media: Video | University of Gloucestershire |
1998 | BA (Hons) Film and Television | University of Cumbria |
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About me
Christopher Bradley is an award-winning digital content producer, self-shooting director and production manager whose focus on telling great stories has taken him across the globe. Over the past 18 years, Chris has been producing, directing, filming and editing a wide and diverse range of film and digital media content throughout the UK. Chris has produced films and digital media programming for UK commercial companies and NGO organisations as far a field as India and Madagascar. Chris has held positions of Artistic Director and Company Director at creative, cultural organisations in the UK and has a well-established reputation for delivering high quality content across multiple sectors; including broadcast, corporate, commercial and education. Recent clients have included TUI UK & Ireland, Silicon Valley Bank, Coventry City of Culture Trust, Walker Books, Penguin Random House, Channel 4 and Maverick TV.Chris also has a well-established reputation for specialising in the delivery of creative, community-led participatory film and animation projects, working extensively with children, young people and diverse communities on projects that focus on engagement, participation and inclusion. This has resulted in the production of over 200 films and countless animations and has involved working with many fascinating, challenging, inspiring and unforgettable people from around the world. In 2005, Chris’s UNICEF award winning documentary 'Sticks and Stones' was screened at the G8 Summit at Gleneagles. In 2007 Chris was shortlisted for a CBBC Children's Animation BAFTA for 'Animal Parliament' and in 2008, Chris was invited to provide an animation workshop for HM The Queen.
KEY SKILLS AND EXPERTISE:
• Significant experience of working with commercial, corporate, education and third sector organisations on a wide range of digital media commissions.
• 18 years experience of delivering award-winning participative film and stop-motion animation projects throughout the UK, Europe, India and Africa.
• An enviable track record of assembling, leading and collaborating with high performing creative teams.
• Significant experience of creative project and production management, working with large-scale complex digital media programmes of activity.
• Strong visual storytelling skills with considerable experience of working with a wide range of broadcast camera, sound, grip and lighting equipment.
• Significant experience of interviewing, especially working with young and/or vulnerable interviewees on camera.
• 17 years experience of delivering bespoke client-focused masterclass training and CPD sessions in varying aspects of stop-motion animation and video production.
• Effective ability to devise an informed, creative and engaging response to a client’s brief.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and simultaneous programmes of delivery.
• Ability to adapt to change and work effectively under pressure.
• Ability to plan and estimate tasks effectively and ensure timely delivery of work to a very high standard.
• Full clean driving licence, UK Passport and Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Referees:
SELECTED TESTIMONIALS:
"Many thanks for a fantastic job!"
Richard Williams, Three-time Academy Award Winner, Director of Animation 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'
"I just sat and watched Mobocracy...and wept. You did a stunning job. Creatively it is a really moving and beautiful piece of work. You should be very proud indeed."
Liam Steel, Artistic Director and Choreographer, Stan Won’t Dance
"You have a really beautiful talent"
Helen Kilby, Oxcentric Early Intervention Hub
“I have been able to observe first hand a commitment, dedication, tact and care for the craft of filmmaking which I have rarely seen in the professional world of film and TV”
Saskia Sutton, Producer of ‘Regeneration’
"Absolutely lovely film! Beautifully shot, showcasing diversity, talents, architecture, culture and industry. It does what films should do, move you”
Hilary Weston Jones, BBC Producer and BCU Media lecturer
“WOW this is fabulous! With endless patience and perfectionism you’ve created a film of incredible quality under extraordinarily technically challenging conditions. The filming and editing capture the arc of the narrative, physicality of the show on stage and an intimacy that brings an additional perspective to the performance. Thank you!”
Louise Richards, Executive Director, Motionhouse
"You have created a film that has the potential to touch the lives of many people"
Tom Macready, Director, The Restorative Foundation
Additional information:
SELECTED AWARDS:
WINNER Into Film Awards 2018
Best Animation 'The Great Escape'
OFFICIAL SELECTION Into Film Youth Voice Showcase 2016
Screening ‘MUTE’
OFFICIAL SELECTION Commonwealth Dance Film Festival 2014
Screening ‘The Treasure Hunter’
OFFICIAL SELECTION London Olympic Festival 2013
Screening ‘A Place to Stay’
OFFICIAL SELECTION Glow International Dance Festival 2012
Screening ‘Reading the Space’ and ‘Bricks’
WINNER National Film Award 2011
Best Film ‘Little Lost Spirit’
WINNER Digital Creativity in Education Award 2011
Best Animation ‘Alix Jones’
SHORTLISTED Children’s BAFTA 2007
Best Animation ‘Animal Parliament’
WINNER First Light Film Awards 2007
Best Documentary ‘Darkness Visible’
WINNER Swansea Bay Film Festival 2007
Best Narrative ‘Welcome To My Country’
WINNER Showcomotion International Film Festival 2005
UNICEF UK Youth Award ‘Sticks & Stones’
WINNER First Light Film Awards 2004
Best Documentary ‘Seeking…’
License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Camera Operator (HD) |
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Job Titles | Videographer, Post Production Coordinator, Post Production Producer, Teacher, Content Producer, Marketing / PR, Creative Director, Distribution Coordinator / Manager, Locations Director / Manager, Key Grip, Lighting Tech / Operator, Sound Operator / Engineer, Boom Operator, Camera Assistant, Photographer, Video Editor, Director of Photography (DOP), Cinematographer, Camera Operator, Researcher, Production Coordinator, Production Manager, 1st AD (Assistant Director), Line Producer, Producer, Director, Script Editor, Writer, Post-Production Management / Support, Post-Production Coordinator |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Organisations / Memberships | BECTU (UK) |