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Employment

Parthenon Entertainment - 'Wild Russia'

6x50mins Animal Planet US, National Geographic Int

Researcher (Dec 08-June 09)

Blue chip series on the diverse and previously unseen Wildlife of Russia.

In depth research and fact finding, liaising with scientists and experts, developing stories, annotating scripts.

Sycamore Productions - 'Voyage of Time'

TX 2010 IMAX feature film

Field/Camera Assitant (Sep-Oct 08)

Wildlife sequences for an IMAX feature film, directed by Terrence

Malick and filmed by Mark Deeble. Camera assisting, wildlife scouting, location recce, set building, animal husbandry and downloading and loading 65mm IMAX film on location in Northern Kenya.

Television for the Environment (TVE) - 'World Development Report'

BBC Worldwide

Production Manger (July-Sep 08)

A film describing and exploring human development stories throughout the world. Liaising with crews and facilitating film shoots in numerous countries simultaneously (Nigeria, Brazil, India, China and Turkey).

DeebleStone Films - 'Distant Thunder'

Digital 3D Feature film

Researcher/Production assistant (Jan-June 08)

Working with Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone, on a groundbreaking 3D feature length natural history film.Roles included researching elephant behaviour and African ecology as well as developing a complete knowledge of the digital 3D technology.I also lead a two-month recce in Mozambique habituating traumatised elephants, collecting data in the form of photos, GPS coordinates and video, which I edited (FCP) in the field.

Barron Productions - 'Unearthed 2: Film School Wild'

Animal Planet Int

Competition Finalist (July-Aug 07)

One of 4 finalists picked from thousands of applications around the world.4 weeks spent filming, script writing, sound recording and directing wildlife films in South Africa.Film subjects include the white lions of Sanborna, a Born Free captive lion release, an elephant relocation, a film about the Bushmen of South Africa, great white sharks, and undercover filming.An intensive, high-pressure course in wildlife filmmaking, culminating with the direction of a short wildlife film called a Thorny Feast.

Other Experience

Wildscreen - Wildscreen 2008 Festival, Wildeye 2007 Festival

Volunteer (June 07)

Assisting with the Wildscreen 2008 festival planning, and the 2007

Wildeye Photographic Festival.

Raleigh International

Namibia (Jan-April 02)

Conservation work: building a water dam for elephants to drink from, working with local Namibian communities to help them live along side elephants, as well tracking in counting Namibian elephant populations.

REST (Rare and Endangered Species Trust)

Namibia (April 02)

Building a hide for viewing and research of a highly endangered species 2002 of Vulture, the Cape Griffon Vulture.

Education

University of Bristol (2002-2005)

B. Sc. in Zoology (2.1 Hons)

Specialised in Animal Communication; particular emphasis on intra and inter-specific communication in large mammals, and the methods through which this occurs. Most notably the use of infrasonic and seismic waves as a form of communication in elephants.Additional focus on the Lepidoptera and the function and effectiveness of an ‘eyespot’ as a predator deterrent, published work:

Stevens, M., Hopkins, E., Hinde, W., Adcock, A., Connelly, Y., Troscianko, T. and Cuthill, I.C. 2007. Field experiments on the effectiveness of 'eyespots' as predator deterrents. Animal Behaviour, 2007, 74, 1215-1227.

Godolphin and Latymer School, London

A-Levels in Biology, Chemistry and History of Art

Skills and Training

Film:

Editing Final Cut Pro Studio

Sony Z1, A1E & PD150 camera skills

Sound recording in the field

Loading and downloading 35mm and 65mm IMAX film.

Languages:

Basic conversational (GCSE level) French and German

Basic Swahili - School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS)

Computing: Advanced skills in Microsoft Windows XP & Mac OS