Experience

Harcourt Capital LLP

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Production/Consultant

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  I perform financial analysis of project viability across portfolio, including creating finance plans with producers and supporting company directors to establish and maintain new/existing relationships. I recognise new trends and deliver recommendations for potential projects from creative, legal, operational, and market perspective. I review sales options and shareholder ROI, along with providing reports and advising on investment risk during pandemic. I collaborate with sales companies and distributors to navigate through uncharted times in industry. I negotiate waterfall and recoupment as well as meet the requirements of all stakeholders. Following are my key accomplishments: • Developed working model and became first independent funded production to film after Spring 2020 lock downs by partnering with producer, financing partners, and bond companies. • Oversaw multiple projects, including A Banquet (Sienna Guillory, Lindsay Duncan), The Almond and the Seahorse (Rebel Wilson, Charlotte Gainsbourg- in post), Lioness (Salon Pictures), and Lord of Misrule (Riverstone Pictures - in production). • Devised robust solutions for the implementation of production changes and protocols on set and between risk mitigation providers since industry change brought in by Covid 19. • Minimised GAP lenders/risk profile for investors and altered government support schemes by providing financial structure alternatives and managing production operations. • Delivered support services to distribution partners for dealing with cashflow challenges and ensure work flexibility in content roll out and marketing approach. Show less



Motion Picture Capital Limited

• United Kingdom
• Movies, Videos, and Sound

• Production Executive

  • Nov 2015 - Jul 2020

• Production Executive

  • Oct 2015 - Jul 2020

  I lead all aspects of production by supporting film and TV projects on behalf of investors in a £175M managed fund. I liaise with producers and public funders for financial planning. I control schedules, multi-currency budgets, cash flows, and cost reports. I provide recommendations on tax credit spending across different regions to meet investor needs. I mitigate all risks associated with phases of production ensuring delivery of milestones. I present the financier's interests at bond/production meetings and support creative producing parties with the delivery of solutions. I surpass expectations by acting as a key point of production contact for all international and domestic producing/sales partners and bond companies.Projects included: Six Minutes to Midnight (Judi Dench), and Billie (New Black Films), The Corrupted (Sam Claflin, Timothy Spall), Tell It to the Bees (Anna Paquin, Holliday Grainger), The Birdcatcher (August Diehl, Sarah-Sophie Boussnina), The Titan (Sam Worthington, Taylor Schilling), Kodachrome, (Ed Harris, Elizabeth Olsen, Jason Sudeikis),• Ensured fulfillment of cashflow needs for one of the first qualified films awarded Canary Islands tax credit by creating a new design of cost reporting to Ernst and Young due to unusual financial structuring. • Supported complex VFX execution and settled a legal dispute regarding personnel.• Headed film production viability through effective negotiation of collaborative solutions to IP rights with board executives of iconic US brand.• Reduced submitted budget by two million dollars and 15% for aligning project to market value enabling greenlight.• Introduced production risk approach and a monitoring tool for MPC - adopted by other external production partners.• Spearheaded and delivered reports to all investors and board of directors, acted as key contact for sales strategy and marketing of projects, and led administrative corporate statutory responsibilities by providing maternity cover for COO. Show less



Brook Nash Partnership

• United Kingdom

• Production Executive and Consultant

  • 2006 - 2015

  Script development and acquisition of funding of development, pre-production, production, and post-production. Ensured a smooth flow of operations by dealing with rights, chain of title, guild, and union problems. I calculated expenses and cash flow on behalf of post-production houses, financiers, and completion guarantors during production, post-production, and delivery of distressed films. Films included: Laws of Attraction (Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore), Out of Reach and Chaos (Steven Seagal), Taking Liberties (Chris Atkins), Manilla Envelopes (Danny Dyer, Dexter Fletcher, Denise Van Outen), Films included: Laws of Attraction (Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore), Out of Reach and Chaos (Steven Seagal), Taking Liberties (Chris Atkins), Manilla Envelopes (Danny Dyer, Dexter Fletcher, Denise Van Outen), and Rocket 78, along with post-production slate at De Lane Lea and other independents. • Presented lecture at Bournemouth Film Academy on due diligence in production process and after-effects on post-production stage as well as organised seminar on implications of new tax relief system across film industry. • Secured tender for Cardiff Film Festival through effective management of budget, revenue, and cash flow in correspondence and strategic development with private and public funders. • Devised and deployed innovative concepts for 10 industry-specific training seminars. • Delivered services to clients, including De Lane Lea Ltd, Mobius Pictures International, Tenon Group, Bournemouth Film Academy, Capitol Films, New Line Cinema, Additional Experience Research Analyst (IT and Telecoms) Actor/Agent/Film Personnel, DB Marketing Consultants and Research Solutions Ltd Show less