FIN FILMS BROADCAST PROJECTS AND CREDITS

SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENT & NATURE:

Edit Producer - Secret Life of the Forest (2022) - ITN Productions for Channel4 - 1 x 1hr about Dalby Forest in Yorkshire - writing and crafting stories about beavers; deer; bumblebees; and the people who work in the forest

Producer/Director - 2045 Memories of the Future (Our Carbon Zero Future) - (2021) - BBC Global News, Hyundai, and BBC Science - 6 x 4’00” and 22’00” - wrote and directed 6 shorts and one long documentary looking back from the future as to how we achieved net zero, narrated by KT Tunstall. Stories about: the world’s pioneer of floating wind technology; lab based ice cream to reduce carbon emissions; and reducing energy consumption in buildings in Singapore with green facades and natural ventilation

Edit Producer - The Truth About Mental Health (2020) - BBC One, The Science Unit - wrote and crafted a 1 x 60 mins popular science documentary about the mental health of the nation, following a human intervention study and other measures and protocols for wellbeing.

Self Shooting Producer/Director - Inside the Bat Cave (2019) - BBC Science, BBC4 - Directing, scripting and shooting [on multiple cameras including infrared] a series of films for this landmark series about the species ‘bats’ - including research projects in the wild about echolocation and the doppler effect; human echolocation; a scientist studying the arms race between the bush cricket and bats in Bulgaria; the study of flight and feeding using GPS backpacks with a microphone recording feeding sounds of bats in Bulgaria

Documentary Consultant - The Other Side of Mars (2019) - Napa Films - an independent documentary about the space photography of mars during the Curiosity Mission, and its first female rover driver, which is being re-versioned for European terrestrial broadcast.

Producer - The Greatest Show on Earth (2019) - BBC Studios, BBC Science - a landmark series telling the story of the Earth’s systems via Earth’s greatest natural events (such as Auroras, Coral Reef activity, Iceberg Calving) through new and ground breaking scientific research.

Producer/Director - Trust Me I’m A Doctor (2019) Story 1: Dose of Nature / Story 2: Yoga and Blood Pressure - BBC Science, BBC Two (2019) – Scripting and shooting 2 x scientific stories and experiments for this flag ship formatted series in conjunction with universities.

Camera – Canon 5D Mark IV - BBC Docs – Earth’s Sacred Wonders (2018) - Trained self shooters to make behind the scenes films on this landmark series using the brand new Canon EOS 5D Mark IV. The camera is so new and relatively complicated I was required to research and write a quick start guide.

Producer/Director - The One Show - BBC Science, BBC Two (2018)

Development Producer - Why Can’t I Sleep, BBC Science for Channel5 (2019)

Producer/Director - Trust Me I’m A Doctor, Mental Health Special - RTS Award Winner for Science and Natural History Documentary (2017)

Edit Producer - Britain’s Ancient Capital,  Secrets of Orkney, BBC Documentaries (2016) - Edit Produced/wrote the third episode of three, of this eclectic series – a mix of obs doc and constructed stories on the Isle of Orkney where a huge archaeological dig takes place every summer – four presenters – including Neil Oliver and Chris Packaham - uncover how this was such a thriving civilisation and why it came to a spectacular end – wrote and crafted the final episode, using science experiments, looking at the endemic wildlife, such as voles, and biological and natural history, and exploring the geology which lent itself to building on such a monumental scale. 

Edit Producer - City in the Sky - BBC Science (2016) - Edit Produced/wrote the third episode of three, looking at the science of aviation, including future sustainable forms of travel

Producer/Director - Food Detectives, BBC Two - BBC Science (and consumer affairs) (2015)

Producer/Director - Horizon: What’s the Right Diet for You? - BBC Science - (2014) - Directed and wrote Episode 3 of a three-part formatted series on the science of obesity in collaboration with Oxford and Cambridge Unis – putting 75 people through a range of experiments related to brand new science on genetics, gut hormones and psychology.  Involved large scale multi camera location shooting with big audience with jib.  Wrote and directed 5 stories / experiments within the one hour (including how speed of eating affects the hormones related to fullness using a burger van stunt; measuring metabolic rate under space-like hoods after weight loss; looking at how hormones like leptin which regulate fat change with weightloss, demonstrated at an abattoir and through an experiment on eating breakfast).  Rough cut items on avid newscutter before going in to edit, self shot some elements of the programme.  A mixture of constructed reality / obs doc / and constructed experiments and demos.  I loved the challenge of crafting the programme into a 1 hour arc, that resolved all of the contributors journeys, crafted content and storylines and experiments that dealt with the final stages of weightloss, and summed up the series. 

Producer / Director (and self shooting) - The Great Big Energy Saving Challenge - BBC1 Science (2013) – Directed 1 x 1 hour for BBC1 Scotland, following 6 families on one street as they try to reduce their energy consumption by 30% over a three week period, presented by Kate Humble. As lead director on the programme, I was tasked with story sourcing, designing made for tele experiments, writing the script, directing multi camera PSC crews and jib on the presenter days, directing talent, (including Kate Humble, Marty Jopson and some less experienced presenters), directing a street of contributors, self-shooting a number of the VT inserts (on C300) as well as general obs doc material (on Canon XF305) and stings (on Canon 5D). Also rough cut VTs on newscutter. VT inserts included a ladies lightbulb party, constructing a solar air heater out of old aluminium cans, powering a kettle using a bank of bicycles, experimenting with a heat recovery system. A varied and hugely enjoyable project, which involved some creative planning in terms of keeping to budget and lots of planning in the edit to carefully build story arcs and build tension between neighbourly residents of a street that were competing with each other.

Director - Little Stargazing - BBC Learning Scotland (2011) – 1 x 30 minute educational kids programme to support the Brian Cox series ‘Stargazing’ on which I directed stories about stars and constellations at the Dark Skies Park in Galloway Forest / and the Northern Lights in Lapland Finland.  Learned a number specialist filming techniques in order to capture the night sky.  The programme was nominated for a Children’s Bafta Award.   ***Runner Up Children's Bafta Awards

Development Producer / Director - Climate Psychology for Dummies - Discovery C. Europe & Fin Films (2010) - A 1hour creative pop science documentary about the human disconnection with nature, and the ultimate consequences such as climate change . Selected for the prestigious European Discovery Scheme, for experienced filmmakers to develop their films alongside worldwide broadcast commissioners, storyliners, and narrative experts – from BBC Storyville; Arte; France5; NatGeo; ZDF; Sundance; CBC; Ch4TrueStories;

OBSERVATIONAL DOCUMENTARY, SPECIALIST FACTUAL, AND CHARACTER LED:

Shooting Producer/Director (2016/2017) - BBC Scotland Docs BBC2 – MND and 22 Year Old Me Sole shooter and director on 1 x 1hr doc about Scotland’s youngest sufferer of Motor Neurone Disease. A mix of constructed reality, and pure obs-doc the story follows Lucy’s huge character as she meets people who can teach her something about terminal illness - as she tries to live the normal life of a 22 year old, by looking for love, going out, and meeting her favourite country music star!  Careful consideration of the health and well being of Lucy was paramount in terms of the schedule.  An emotional documentary with a good dose of humour too. Spent 6 months filming, identifying and shaping story lines before going into edit for 8 weeks.  The final doc was delivered in first person narration, with graphics in the style of personal blogs. Transmitted on the 1st of August 2017 and has received great feedback.  ***Nominated for a Celtic Media Award in Single Documentary.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0904xtm

Self Shooting Producer/Director - Paramedics on Scene (2019/2020) - Firecrest Films

Producer/Director & Edit Producer - The Truth About Takeaways (2020) - BBC One, The Science Unit - 1 x 60 mins popular science documentary

Edit Producer (2019) - Trust Me I’m A Doctor (2019) - BBC Science / BBC Two

Edit Producer (2018) - Channel4 & Raise the Roof Productions - Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas

Self Shooting Director - Tern Television Docs - The Unteachables (2018)

Self Shooting Director - Firecracker Films & BBC Docs (2018) - #Bump Birth Baby

Self Shooting Director - BBC Science - The story of Cremant de Loire for Supermarket Secrets (2018)

Producer/Director with some self shooting - Firecrest Films & Channel 4 Current Affairs – Super Shoppers (2018) 

Edit Producer (2014) - Channel4 and Raise the Roof Productions – Secret Agent 

Self Shooting PD (2014) - Raise the Roof Productions for BBC1 – Architects 

Edit Producer (2013) - Channel4 and Raise the Roof Productions – Best of Both Worlds

Self Shooting Producer / Director (2013) - BBC2 Docs – More Creatures Great and Small 

Self Shooting Producer / Director (2012) - BBC Science – Keeping Britain Safe 

Edit Producer (2012) - Channel4, Raise the Roof Productions – Kirstie’s Vintage Xmas 

Producer / Director (2012) - Channel4, Raise the Roof Productions – Kirstie’s Vintage Home 

Scriptwriter (2012) - Twig Science Films, Glasgow – Changing Materials 

Producer / Director – Self Shooting (2011) - BBC Crimewatch Roadshow Wales – Facial Anthropology 

Assistant Producer – Self Shooting (2011) - BBC Science Scotland – Britain’s Favourite Foods 

Producer – Self Shooting (2011) - BBC Scotland Investigates/Frontline – Sectarianism 

Producer / Director – Self Shooting (2010 / 2011) - That Crazy French Woman in Georgia Former Soviet Union, Sky Travel Channel International - 1 x 50 minute presenter led broadcast travel programme about one woman’s quest to get the people of Georgia to return to traditional 1000 year old wine making techniques in clay pots buried in the ground. Very colourful character led stories in stunning settings, with a strong narrative quest and arc.  Wrote, directed, filmed and offline edited.