Skills Audit - Clare

Skills Audit

Production Manager – Having worked as a Production Assistant, Scheduler, Co-ordinator and Assistant Producer I have much experience of managing projects, forecasting, planning and working to deadlines.  I have experience of sourcing and managing cast and crew, completing call sheets and risk assessments with knowledge of working hours and drivers hours directives.  I can envisage the whole project and break it down into manageable chunks, appointing times and tasks to the best resources.

Researcher – Experience of research.  I am very resourceful, having a background in a number of industries I have built up a broad network of contacts.  These contacts have proved extremely useful on many projects, not only for obtaining information but also for sourcing experts, locations and authority to film.

Photographer – Although the majority of my work is wedding and portraits, my background is in Production Photography.  This includes continuity and documentary photography.  I can apply these skills to our projects, cutting costs and foregoing copyright issues. For examples see http://www.clarewaterfall.com/

Music & Audio – We have a licence to use the Audio Network library, through our parent company Big Tank Productions.  I have experience of post production audio, using Adobe Soundbooth. 

Web Design – I have designed and created a number of websites, mainly through a user interface such as Moonfruit, Blogger and Wordpress. I have also created a site solely in Flash and am currently learning Dreamweaver.  The designs are clean and simple, I am not a fan of clutter, they are also designed to be easily navigated.  For examples see http://www.cwaterfalldesign.co.uk/

Graphic Design – I have a small portfolio of commissions for promotional posters and most recently my first brand, this included logo design, posters, letterhead, web banners, business cards etc.  I work in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.  I was also commissioned to design and produce a promotional video for a fashion retailer, using After Effects.

Our freelance crew – From my background at ITV and subsequent freelance work, I am fortunate to work with some of the country’s best talent Camera Crew, Lighting Directors, Sound Recordists, Audio Mixers, Producers, Directors, Presenters, SFX Graphics, Editors, Vision Mixers, Engineers, Writers, Electricians, Make Up and Costume Artists.  While we have experienced in-house crew, there may be specialist jobs that we would consult or appoint one of our partners.