Ella Burns
Script Reader at South of the River Pictures- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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DBS check
CareCheckNov, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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South of the River Pictures
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United Kingdom
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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1 - 100 Employee
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Script Reader
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Dec 2022 - Present
• Writing reports on HETV pilot scripts, feature film screenplays and novels for this BAFTA-winning production company. • Writing reports on HETV pilot scripts, feature film screenplays and novels for this BAFTA-winning production company.
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Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Digital Editor (cover)
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Dec 2022 - Present
• Managing the customer enquiries inbox and using different data systems to keep the IET Academy e-learning platform up-to-date. • Managing the customer enquiries inbox and using different data systems to keep the IET Academy e-learning platform up-to-date.
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Spier Films
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South Africa
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Development Intern
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Nov 2022 - Present
• Writing script coverage on HETV and feature film screenplays. • Assisting with preparation of pitch decks. • Writing script coverage on HETV and feature film screenplays. • Assisting with preparation of pitch decks.
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Lift-Off Global Network Limited
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United Kingdom
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Script Reviewer
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Nov 2022 - Jan 2023
• Reviewed a large volume of screenplays for this international film festival network based at Pinewood studios. • Reviewed a large volume of screenplays for this international film festival network based at Pinewood studios.
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Twofour
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United Kingdom
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Media Production
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100 - 200 Employee
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Runner
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Sep 2022 - Nov 2022
• Assisted the production team on-set with any tasks that needed completing. • Assisted the research team with sourcing local tradesmen. • Assisted the production team on-set with any tasks that needed completing. • Assisted the research team with sourcing local tradesmen.
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Scudamore's Punting Company
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United Kingdom
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Travel Arrangements
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1 - 100 Employee
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River Tour Guide / Salesman
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Mar 2022 - Sep 2022
• Delivered my bespoke tour of the river Cam to over 1000+ international tourists. • Sold over £12k in ticket sales. • Delivered my bespoke tour of the river Cam to over 1000+ international tourists. • Sold over £12k in ticket sales.
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Gilded Balloon
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United Kingdom
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Entertainment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Performer, Writer, Producer
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Apr 2022 - Aug 2022
• Produced, wrote and performed in a 5-star, sell-out comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022. • Liaised with the PR, marketing, production and box office teams at our venue, Gilded Balloon. • Produced, wrote and performed in a 5-star, sell-out comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022. • Liaised with the PR, marketing, production and box office teams at our venue, Gilded Balloon.
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Cambridge Creatives
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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1 - 100 Employee
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President
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Sep 2021 - Jul 2022
• Leading a committee of 14, we hosted Q&As with industry experts in TV, Film and Theatre. • Created and judged our inaugural playwriting competition, providing feedback to 24 scripts. • Leading a committee of 14, we hosted Q&As with industry experts in TV, Film and Theatre. • Created and judged our inaugural playwriting competition, providing feedback to 24 scripts.
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CFA Cambridge Film Association
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Media Production
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Producer
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Sep 2021 - Jun 2022
• Organised and hosted this Cambridge-based short-film festival with 125+ attendees. • Leading a jury of 7 judges, wrote up feedback to each of the applicants and led the discussion of the films. • Organised and hosted this Cambridge-based short-film festival with 125+ attendees. • Leading a jury of 7 judges, wrote up feedback to each of the applicants and led the discussion of the films.
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Watersprite Film Festival
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United Kingdom
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Movies and Sound Recording
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1 - 100 Employee
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Education and Outreach Officer
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Sep 2021 - Mar 2022
• Organised and chaired a Q&A with the design team behind ‘David Copperfield’ for the Creative Futures Day.
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Experimental Film Category Judge
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Oct 2021 - Jan 2022
• Judged the experimental category for the UK’s largest student film festival, providing feedback on 30+ films.
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Elite Tuition Cambridge Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Private Tutor
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Sep 2021 - Jan 2022
• Tutored two classes of children aged 5-8, Maths and English. SATs and 11+ preparation. • Tutored two classes of children aged 5-8, Maths and English. SATs and 11+ preparation.
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Founder and Creator
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Jul 2018 - Jan 2022
• Created my own art business where I sold commissioned oil-painting portraits to over 15 clients. • Created my own art business where I sold commissioned oil-painting portraits to over 15 clients.
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The Cambridge Footlights
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United Kingdom
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Entertainment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Online Content Officer and Junior Archivist
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Apr 2020 - May 2021
• Maintained the Footlights’ social media accounts and brand image. • Worked with the respected University Library to preserve and order the Footlights’ archive.
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Member
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Mar 2020 - Apr 2021
• Written original comedy content, which I have performed at Cambridge, Edinburgh, London, Oxford and Bristol. • Experienced script editor.
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Capikooa
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United Kingdom
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Marketing And Advertising Intern
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Jan 2021 - Mar 2021
• Developed the social media advertising strategy for this start-up business, writing copy and trialling ads. • Developed the social media advertising strategy for this start-up business, writing copy and trialling ads.
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Red Planet Pictures
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United Kingdom
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Creator and Script Editor
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Jun 2013 - Jan 2017
• Co-created a children’s TV show with writer Sally Abbott (The Coroner, Vera, Call the Midwife). Optioned by Red Planet Pictures. Wrote storylines, developed treatment, conducted research, gave feedback on scripts and gained an insight into TV pitching and development. • Co-created a children’s TV show with writer Sally Abbott (The Coroner, Vera, Call the Midwife). Optioned by Red Planet Pictures. Wrote storylines, developed treatment, conducted research, gave feedback on scripts and gained an insight into TV pitching and development.
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Education
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2021 - 2022
University of Cambridge
Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Film and Screen Studies -
2018 - 2021
University of Cambridge
Bachelor of Arts - BA, English -
2016 - 2018
HITCHIN GIRLS' SCHOOL
A*A*A -
2013 - 2016
Samuel Whitbread Academy
10 A* (including English Literature, Maths, and Triple Science) and A
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