Amanda Prosser

Images

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: Lighting Kit / Lights, Panasonic Gh4, Sony Cameras, Sony FS7ii, Zoom F8

I can use: Adobe Lightroom, Sony Fs7ii, Black Magic URSA Mini, Zoom F8, Panasonic Gh4, Blackmagic Cameras, Sony Cameras, Lighting Kit / Lights, Ableton, Macbook Pro / Laptop, Wireless Lavalier Microphone Kit, Final Cut Pro / X

About me

Key Skills

• Short-form documentary producing, shooting & editing
• Confident & experienced shooter with Sony FS5 and FS7ii (own cameras)
• Experienced documentary editor with Final Cut Pro
• Previous career as PhD-qualified wildlife biologist & ecotoxicology consultant
• Location sound recordist

Production Employment History

• Freelance self-shooting producer -director , April 2019 and current, making short scientificfilmsdocumentingwildlifestudiesbeingcarriedoutatsitesthroughoutEurope. This work draws on my documentary film experience as well as my 25 years working as a wildlife biologist and consultant.
• Freelance self-shooting producer -director , August 2019 and current, setting up, filming (with a sound recordist and presenters or single-handed) and editing short documentary pieces for corporate clients, charities, performers or for broadcast producers.
• Camera assistant/operator, May 2019, and current, various crewed shoots for narrative short or feature films, using Sony, Blackmagic, Red and other cameras.
• DoP on various micro-budget shorts and web series episodes, some listed on IMDB.
• Sound recordist on various crewed narrative shoots, some listed on IMDB.
• Freelance self-shooting producer, 2017 and current, various projects. These have included: a series of short documentaries promoting the development and extension of a heritage steam railway; promotional videos for bands, charities and small businesses; filming theatre productions using multiple cameras; shooting and editing showreels for actors.

Training & Development

Photography has been an integral part of my job as a wildlife biologist for over 25years. As a filmmaker, I’m largely self-taught on-the-job, and have actively sought and obtained extensive experience in solo self-shooting documentary material and in camera work with a crew. Formal courses:

• A2 Certificate of Competence Allowing legal piloting of drones up to 2kg (or C2 class).
• Inside the Edit An online training course involving about 50 hours of video-based taught materialandextensiveeditingexperienceusingtherawvideomaterialprovided. Thecourseis mainly aimed at documentary editors, and concerns the journalistic and editorial process of editing rather than the software used. I learned a lot! Understanding how to edit documentary informs how you shoot it, and vice versa.
• Screen Yorkshire Bootcamp A week’s course covering all main roles in film production, run by Screen Yorkshire. Besides presentations from a variety of film professionals, the course provided a chance to network with them and other industry folk.
• DV Talent, Step up to Shooting AP Six days of hands-on training and experience with an industry-leading documentary shooter, producer and editor, with an emphasis on capturing challenging actuality and shooting for the edit, as well as more traditional interview and documentary work.
• Chartered Biologist (CBiol) Royal Society of Biology
• PhD, terrestrial wildlife ecotoxicology, University of Reading, 2003
• BSc( T ech), applied biology, University of Wales, Cardiff, 1991

Other abilities
• Full, clean UK B+E driving license, car owner, experienced 4WD off-road driver.
• Familiar with Mac and Windows software; touch-typist.
• Experienced at managing and running field teams in remote areas for over 20 years, including
logistical planning.

Referees

Ken Kirby, freelance Shooting PD & series producer: removed ; removed Raza Mallal, Talking Lens Productions, Leeds: removed ; removed

Showreel, a selection of recent (and fun) work, kit list and other information available at
www.amandaprosser.co.uk

License & Passport

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Camera Operator
Job Titles	Camera Assistant, Director of Photography (DOP), Cinematographer, Camera Operator, Producer
Years in industry	3 to 6 years
Musical Skills	Banjo, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Trombone