Charles H. Joslain

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About me

Born on the West Coast of France (Nantes) and raised in Paris, Charles moved to the UK only days after turning 18 and went on to study 'Film & Video'
for 5 years at the Surrey Institute of Art
& Design in Farnham, Surrey.

After graduation, he moved to Munich (Germany) where he worked for two years as a freelance Video Editor/Motion Graphics Designer for various clients though most specifically for Dedo Weigert Film. It is thanks to his position there that he met influential Producer and DoP, Alexandreï Berkovic.
Mr. Berkovic took a look at his student work and simply said: "Ok. You've got potential." A week later, he was off to Kazahkstan for a three-day shoot where he would direct his first commercial for the Russian water company Derbisek; produced by Berkovic's Mark II Productions, shot in their Almaty studios.

Charles settled back in London in 2008, allowing him to slowly gain experience on divers freelance projects ranging from adverts, to promos, corporate films, virals and short films of course.
Charles has always been keen on keeping up to date with the CG/Motion Graphics community by implementing that knowledge as part of his directing work.

In 2009, Charles and Brieuc de Linares (Producer) launched the full-service digital media production company Bolt-On.Corp ltd. where each project is done in-house from conception to delivery. Their first challenge was the award-winning short film "London Lite" for Madrid-based theatre company CreʻArt. The second project was a "Landmine Awareness Day" spot for Unicef; it recently competed at the Cannes Lions Festival later this year (2011). Charles has recently secured representation with experienced agent Aylene Gardiner, and is now pushing ahead with his writing/directing for the advertising industry as well making a major step towards the film industry with his first feature-length project: "The Mirror" (working title).
Additional information:
www.charleshjoslain.com

http://beakstreetbugle.com/articles/view/461/directions-to-direction-charles-joslain

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Motion Graphic Designer
Job Titles	Video Editor, Motion Graphic Designer, Writer, Director, Producer
Years in industry	6+ years
Organisations / Memberships	Directors UK (UK), Shooting People (UK)