Oyster FIlms + Black Light Productions
- Freelance Producer
2010 - 2010• Produced independent feature ‘JE SUIS DADDY’, now in post-production.
• Raised equity + investment finance (£120K) and obtained UKFC British Film Certification for Tax Credit purposes.
• Line-produced entire film with full, detailed budget. Strong practice and understanding of the MOVIE MAGIC BUDGETING software.
• Customised an advanced weekly cash flow model to monitor the departmental budgets on EXCEL.
• Experienced in negotiating all types of contracts: cast, crew, locations,
rentals, insurance (Employers’ Liability, Public Liability Insurance up to £10m, E&O)
• Recruited and managed a pool of 25 freelancers, Heads of Departments and a cast-list of 20+
• Experienced financial management and budgeting. Produced latest CHANNEL 4 / UNIVERSAL MUSIC campaign with LMFAO and TUBORG (TV Commercials x 2 + Online + Facebook) on a budget > £50K
• Overseeing submission of agency works for regulatory approval onto CLEARCAST / ADway online
• Line-production services: budgeting, scheduling and assessment of international feature films (England, France and Spain)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• Managing production/filming of VOD/online trailers for hit UK Publishers (PENGUIN, MACMILLAN, LITTLE BROWN BOOK, HODDER...)
• Supervising handling and delivery of assets with relevant codecs: .MP4 (Clearcast), .M4V and H.264 (iTUNES, iPOD and iPHONE), .MOV and .WMV (AMAZON)
• Managing full project workflows from client brief to budgeting, scripting and filming, post-production and delivery
• Implementation of a sensible communication using Social Medias platforms (Twitter / Hootsuite / Facebook / Ow.ly / YouTube)
The Association of Photographers
- Finance Assistant
2009 - 2009• Sales Ledger accounting (Gallery + Association) with a daily, weekly and monthly reporting to the Finance Manager and Managing Director (weekly bank and cash reconciliations)
• Administration and monitoring of the online payments platform (SECPAY) and credit card sales (posting to SAGE and reconciling Sales Day Book)
• Set-up a reliable credit control procedure and generated £30K extra revenues by monitoring outstanding debtors
• Streamlined the ties between SAGE accounting codes and in-house Trial Balance in EXCEL
Cinematic Gorillas
- Freelance Producer
2009 - 2009• Co-produced feature film ‘HIGHLIGHT’ (Sony Z1 and Canon 7D cameras)
• Budgeted and raised finance for post-production (Final Cut Pro)
• Organised screening at the Film Market (Cannes Film Festival), signed a VOD distribution agreement with Future Films in London
• Oversaw travelling arrangements of production team including transport, accommodation and the supervision of a photo shoot with cast in Cannes
• Co-ordination of multi-lingual press kits (French/English) with writer, director, photographer and graphic designer
Mazars LLP
- Audit Senior
Paris La Défense 2006 - 2008• Performed statutory financial audits on a variety of high profile clients (including BNP PARIBAS, DANONE, HODDER HEADLINES)
• Delivered half-yearly accounting reviews and SOX compliance-based testing (PERNOD RICARD, ALLIED DOMECQ, LONDON UNDERGROUND)
• Joined the Structured Investments team of leading European investment bank ABN AMRO, as part of an exclusive 6 months secondment
• Acquired a sound understanding of the financial environment (budgeting/reporting/monitoring)
• Part-qualified accountant (ACA)
