Nick Gates

Producer at Silverback Films
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(386) 825-5501
Location
United Kingdom, UK
Languages
  • French -

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Experience

    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Producer
      • Mar 2021 - Present

    • Assistant Producer
      • Mar 2019 - Mar 2021

    • United Kingdom
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Edit Producer - Wild Karnataka
      • Nov 2018 - Mar 2019

      I edit produced a one hour natural history blue chip on the wildlife of southern India. The show was called Wild Karnataka and was narrated by David Attenborough. A huge team of film-makers helped input content to this project which was led by Kalyan Varma and Amoghavarsha J S. Music was specially composed by Grammy winner Ricky Key.

    • Development Assistant Producer
      • Jun 2016 - Jan 2019

      Between location productions at Icon, I have worked on a number of commissioned developments at Icon including the original Savage Kingdom, Great Hammerhead Invasion and over 20 natural history one show inserts.

    • Assistant Producer
      • Jun 2018 - Nov 2018

      Developed and worked as Assistant Producer and field director on two episodes of a wildlife focused adventure travel series. Did solo location recces, found characters and contributors, helped build storylines, directed certain sequences on location in the field.

    • Director - Conservation Shorts
      • Feb 2018 - Apr 2018

      Directed nine conservation shorts, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, for the Whitley Fund for Nature. It was hugely rewarding working with the 2018 winners and creating much needed awareness of their work: https://whitleyaward.org/winners-hub/

    • Assistant Producer
      • Oct 2016 - Dec 2017

      AP on two episodes of Jeremy Wade's Mighty Rivers. Travelled the length of the Ganges and the Zambezi (twice!) finding characters, locations and stories to help tell the story of the health of these great rivers. For Animal Planet/Discovery. Shot some 2nd camera.

    • Assistant Producer
      • May 2016 - Oct 2016

      I was the AP on a 3 x 60' blue chip for National Geographic Wild. I was responsible for working through four years of blue chip footage and identifying key behaviours and potential storylines that could be used for the shows. I then rough assembled these sequences in Avid for the edits.

    • Director - Whitley Award Films
      • Feb 2016 - May 2016

      Directed 9 short films for The Whitley Fund for Nature award ceremony:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1afPxhT9e_Xl2LHSd4uQDK6yxk9eqX_m http://whitleyaward.org/winners/

    • Natural History Researcher
      • Jun 2014 - Feb 2016

    • PC Researcher - The One Show
      • Feb 2015 - Sep 2015

    • United Kingdom
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Story Developer - Autumnwatch
      • Nov 2015 - Nov 2015

    • United Kingdom
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Story Developer - Springwatch
      • May 2015 - Jun 2015

    • United Kingdom
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Digital Programme Development
      • Sep 2014 - Sep 2014

    • United Kingdom
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Story Developer - Springwatch 2014
      • May 2014 - Jun 2014

Education

  • University of Cambridge
    Master of Arts (M.A.), Natural Sciences (Zoology)
    2007 - 2010
  • St. Bede's School, Sussex

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