About Me
Fairhaven
My Qualifications
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GCSEs
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Business Administration
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ECDL
My Experience
Company Name
CGi
Position Held
Scriptwriter/Video Editor
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0000 - Present
Details
2014 - Present Scriptwriter/Video Editor for iinMedia Duties include : Video and Stills Camera work Green Screen and CGi work utilising Final Cut and After Effects Writing scripts, copy and straplines for Corporate clients Dealing with all clients and customers Account Handling
Company Name
Graphic Design Services
Position Held
Sole Proprietor
Dates
0000 - Present
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Creating productions for Corporate clients Graphic Design Services 2009 - Present Sole Proprietor of The Video Lab. Responsibility for all film and video laboratory services. Duties include : Video and Stills Camera work Writing scripts, copy and straplines for Corporate clients Dealing with all clients and customers Sales and Account Handling. Transferring analogue tapes, reels, etc to digital formats Creating productions for Corporate clients Graphic Design Services All aspects of day to day running of a sole trading business. Reason for leaving - Continue to run The Video Lab on a part time basis since accepting Full Time position with iinMedia.
Company Name
Graphic Design Services
Position Held
Copywriter/Studio Assistant
Dates
0000 - Present
Details
2007 - 2009 Copywriter/Studio Assistant for VeMedia Design. Covering a wide range of projects including the production of corporate identities, brochures, advertisements, websites, exhibition stands etc. Duties include : Video and Stills Camera work All aspects of copywriting. Developing marketing strategies for clients and in-house Mac operator, utilizing : InDesign, Photoshop, Quark Xpress, Freeway Pro Designing, building and maintaining customers websites Dealing with clients and suppliers Reason for leaving - Relocated to Lancashire for personal reasons
Company Name
Staffordshire Sentinel Newspapers Limited
Position Held
Operator
Dates
0000 - Present
Details
1999 - 2007 Mac Operator for Staffordshire Sentinel Newspapers Limited. Duties included : Developing campaign strategies, branding ideas, staplines and ad copy Designing ads for a range of in-house publications utilizing industry standard Apple Mac software Liaising with the sales team to meet the needs of the clients Gathering all information and images, preparing approved ads for print Reason for leaving - Redundancy following departmental merger with another branch.
Company Name
Synergy Studios Producing commercial
Position Held
Video Producer.
Dates
0000 - Present
Details
Dealing with clients, suppliers and printers Reason for leaving to take a position with a more established company. 1992 - 1997 Independent Video Producer. Operating as Synergy Studios. Producing commercial and corporate products, including : A six part series for the Discovery Channel, Product Launch Media, Promos, Training Films, etc. In most cases, duties involved : Writing all scripts and accompanying printed media for Corporate, Commercial and self produced programmes Directing location and studio shoots Video and Stills Camera work Editing programmes Liaising with clients, suppliers and the media Reason for leaving - Became more interested with Graphic Design and less involved with independent film making as the more costly digital video age began to take over the industry.
Company Name
Telsat Communications Limited
Position Held
Studio Engineer/Production Team Member
Dates
0000 - Present
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1990 - 1992 Studio Engineer/Production Team Member for Telsat Communications Limited. Responsibility for all in-house professional and domestic film and video production and laboratory services. Duties included : Developing programme ideas Writing and editing scripts Location work - Operating 3 Chip cameras and sound recording equipment All Product Photography Editing productions with Sony Pro edit suites and Aston Caption Generators Dealing with clients Budgeting for productions Ordering film stock Supervising mass tape duplication up to 1 ,000 VHS copies per run . Reason for leaving - Although working for Telsat was highly enjoyable, the time was right to branch out as an independent film maker.
Company Name
Lighting Director for Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Dates
0000 - Present
Details
1987 - 1990 Sound and Lighting Director for Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Duties included : running a team of six people on a daily basis, basic daily maintenance to lighting rig - testing bulbs, sound checks etc., overseeing the sound, lights and effects during performances of two different
Company Name
Coral
Position Held
Manager
Dates
0000 - Present
Details
productions each day. Reason for leaving to further the skills and experience needed to become an independent film maker. 1984 - 1987 Stores and Cellar Manager for Coral Island, Blackpool, Lancashire. Duties included : obtaining quotes, ordering and taking responsibility for bars and catering deliveries, running the beer cellar during opening hours, servicing 7 bars and reception desk duties in the evenings, handling all incoming calls for the complex during out of office hours. Reason for leaving to further the skills and experience needed to become an independent film maker.
Position Held
Trainee Catering Supervisor
Dates
0000 - Present
Details
1981 - 1984 Trainee Catering Supervisor for Trust House Forte Covering the Cheshire area including two years day and block release at
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