Daniel Watson

Unit Manager at Duck Soup Films
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Whitley Bay, England, United Kingdom, UK

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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Unit Manager
      • Sep 2023 - Present

    • United Kingdom
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Locations Assistant
      • Apr 2023 - Apr 2023

      Assisted Location Manager Jamie Muirhead with drone unit. Letter drops, tech parking and general on set assistance. Assisted Location Manager Jamie Muirhead with drone unit. Letter drops, tech parking and general on set assistance.

    • Canada
    • Movies, Videos, and Sound
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Locations Runner
      • Apr 2023 - Apr 2023

      Working for Location Manager Grace Dubruel for a week as a Location Runner, my time was primarily devoted to the Locations Department with responsibilities such as tech parking, SA bases, and floor control on shoot days. Working with a primarily Belgian crew, I was also responsible for shipping and replenishing the tea table, carrying 7k generator for cameras and providing power where necessary, and convoying vehicles from Leeds-Bradford and back. Working for Location Manager Grace Dubruel for a week as a Location Runner, my time was primarily devoted to the Locations Department with responsibilities such as tech parking, SA bases, and floor control on shoot days. Working with a primarily Belgian crew, I was also responsible for shipping and replenishing the tea table, carrying 7k generator for cameras and providing power where necessary, and convoying vehicles from Leeds-Bradford and back.

  • Orchid Productions LTD
    • Darlington, England, United Kingdom
    • Locations Assistant
      • Mar 2023 - Mar 2023

      Working under Supervising Location Manager Richard George, Unit Location Manager Tim Noakes and ALM Joe Gradwell across 2 Locations for 3 weeks, my main duties were overseeing construction of tech pads in rural areas, letter drops, and manning the floor for the Locations dept on shoot days. Controlling 10 person Marshall/Labourer team, traffic management and security for road locks, liaising with Key Floor 2nd AD. Set/Strike of dry kit, SA bases and general on set duties. Working under Supervising Location Manager Richard George, Unit Location Manager Tim Noakes and ALM Joe Gradwell across 2 Locations for 3 weeks, my main duties were overseeing construction of tech pads in rural areas, letter drops, and manning the floor for the Locations dept on shoot days. Controlling 10 person Marshall/Labourer team, traffic management and security for road locks, liaising with Key Floor 2nd AD. Set/Strike of dry kit, SA bases and general on set duties.

  • SDTA Productions
    • Hull, England, United Kingdom
    • Locations Marshall
      • Feb 2023 - Feb 2023

      Assisted ALM Joe Gradwell/Anika Kohli with maintaining and striking 300 strong SA bases. On set assistance on shoot days. Assisted ALM Joe Gradwell/Anika Kohli with maintaining and striking 300 strong SA bases. On set assistance on shoot days.

    • United Kingdom
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Locations Assistant
      • Jan 2023 - Feb 2023

      Assisting Location Manager Matt Bowden with tech recces, liaising with Art Department on set builds, organising welfare units on Location, general on set assistance and parking vehicles amongst other Locations based jobs Assisting Location Manager Matt Bowden with tech recces, liaising with Art Department on set builds, organising welfare units on Location, general on set assistance and parking vehicles amongst other Locations based jobs

    • United Kingdom
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Locations Assistant
      • Mar 2022 - Dec 2022

      I worked as a Locations Assistant from March to September, and reprised my role from November to December, working under Location Managers Sam Simon, and Andrew Edwards. I covered just about every locations based job during the 8 months with ITV, including but not exclusively, on set parking, problem solving, schedule reading, green rooms, SA/Crowd holding, kit hire, signing/de-signing, lunch spaces and unit moves amongst other set based jobs. I worked as a Locations Assistant from March to September, and reprised my role from November to December, working under Location Managers Sam Simon, and Andrew Edwards. I covered just about every locations based job during the 8 months with ITV, including but not exclusively, on set parking, problem solving, schedule reading, green rooms, SA/Crowd holding, kit hire, signing/de-signing, lunch spaces and unit moves amongst other set based jobs.

    • Germany
    • Media Production
    • Locations Assistant
      • Oct 2022 - Nov 2022

      Assisted Location Manager Alastair Don with the setup and de-rig of 3 shoot days for Sky Atlantic's Billions, S7. Signing and de-signing to/from location, bin sweeps, lock offs, tech parking, costume/SA holding amongst other set based jobs. Assisted Location Manager Alastair Don with the setup and de-rig of 3 shoot days for Sky Atlantic's Billions, S7. Signing and de-signing to/from location, bin sweeps, lock offs, tech parking, costume/SA holding amongst other set based jobs.

  • A Kind Of Productions
    • Manchester, England, United Kingdom
    • Unit Manager
      • Sep 2022 - Oct 2022

      Unit Managing a 2nd unit on a CBBC drama, working underneath Location Manager Joe Gradwell. I was responsible for base agreements, parking suspensions through councils/private firms, raising PO's for accounts, organising dry kit/plant through distributors, devising and implementing tech parking on location, security schedules, amongst other office/set based jobs. Unit Managing a 2nd unit on a CBBC drama, working underneath Location Manager Joe Gradwell. I was responsible for base agreements, parking suspensions through councils/private firms, raising PO's for accounts, organising dry kit/plant through distributors, devising and implementing tech parking on location, security schedules, amongst other office/set based jobs.

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