Peter Horan

at Samson Films Ltd
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(386) 825-5501
Location
County Dublin, Ireland, IE
Languages
  • Irish Professional working proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency

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Credentials

  • Excel Essential Training (Office 365/Microsoft 365)
    LinkedIn
    Oct, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Script Reading Course
    Screen Skills Ireland
    Mar, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Full Driving Licence
    Road Safety Authority
    Dec, 2020
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
      • Mar 2023 - Present

      • Jan 2022 - Apr 2023

    • Ireland
    • Movies, Videos, and Sound
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Script Reader
      • Jun 2021 - Apr 2023

      -Freelance script assessment for Screen Ireland, the development agency for the Irish film, television, and animation industry. -Write script reports on a variety of film and television projects seeking development funding. -Freelance script assessment for Screen Ireland, the development agency for the Irish film, television, and animation industry. -Write script reports on a variety of film and television projects seeking development funding.

    • Deputy Editor
      • May 2020 - Jun 2021

      -Deputy Editor of the Trinity Film Review, Ireland’s only student-run magazine dedicated solely to the art of cinema. -Copy edit film reviews and opinion pieces for grammar, spelling, and syntax. -Plan print issues, pitching ideas for articles and themes. -Design and format print issues using Adobe InDesign -Have regularly written articles and reviews, while often attending press screenings, since my first year at Trinity. -Deputy Editor of the Trinity Film Review, Ireland’s only student-run magazine dedicated solely to the art of cinema. -Copy edit film reviews and opinion pieces for grammar, spelling, and syntax. -Plan print issues, pitching ideas for articles and themes. -Design and format print issues using Adobe InDesign -Have regularly written articles and reviews, while often attending press screenings, since my first year at Trinity.

    • Ireland
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Radio Show Host
      • Sep 2018 - Jun 2021

      -Co-host, write, and manage the social-media for a weekly radio show and podcast entitled "For Your Consideration" in which my co-host, our guest and I discuss the value of a range of cultural items and ask the question, “is this worth considering or is it better forgotten?” -Winner of Best Show, Best Talk Show, and Best Web Presence at the TFM Awards 2020 and Best Talk Show at the TFM Awards 2019. -Co-host, write, and manage the social-media for a weekly radio show and podcast entitled "For Your Consideration" in which my co-host, our guest and I discuss the value of a range of cultural items and ask the question, “is this worth considering or is it better forgotten?” -Winner of Best Show, Best Talk Show, and Best Web Presence at the TFM Awards 2020 and Best Talk Show at the TFM Awards 2019.

    • United Kingdom
    • Spectator Sports
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Head Coach
      • Jan 2019 - May 2021

      Work with pre-school children from the ages of 2 to 5 every week, coaching them the basics of football while also instilling in them the importance of teamwork and discipline. Work with pre-school children from the ages of 2 to 5 every week, coaching them the basics of football while also instilling in them the importance of teamwork and discipline.

    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Summer Intern
      • 2019 - 2020

      -Worked closely with the Managing Director as I read several scripts of varying genres, writing reports on them and discussing whether they may be appropriate for the company. -Attended meetings with producers and writers from the BBC. -Also completed a number of script reports online for Acorn during summer 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic prevented me from completing another internship in person. -Worked closely with the Managing Director as I read several scripts of varying genres, writing reports on them and discussing whether they may be appropriate for the company. -Attended meetings with producers and writers from the BBC. -Also completed a number of script reports online for Acorn during summer 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic prevented me from completing another internship in person.

    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Staff Writer
      • 2019 - 2020

      Staff writer for Trinity College’s TN2 Magazine, focusing on film reviews, previews, and opinion pieces. Staff writer for Trinity College’s TN2 Magazine, focusing on film reviews, previews, and opinion pieces.

    • United Kingdom
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Summer Intern
      • 2019 - 2019

      -Conducted research and worked on story ideas for Platinum Films’ "Bear Grylls: Young Adventurer" series. -Sat in on meetings with the writers who work with the production company. -Conducted research and worked on story ideas for Platinum Films’ "Bear Grylls: Young Adventurer" series. -Sat in on meetings with the writers who work with the production company.

    • United Kingdom
    • Media Production
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Summer Intern
      • 2019 - 2019

      -Worked in the scripted acquisitions department of All3Media International in London, writing script reports on dramas of varying genres and nationalities. -Attended meetings with employees from several other departments including sales, marketing, and rights, with a particular focus on the importance of co-productions. -Worked in the scripted acquisitions department of All3Media International in London, writing script reports on dramas of varying genres and nationalities. -Attended meetings with employees from several other departments including sales, marketing, and rights, with a particular focus on the importance of co-productions.

    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Summer Intern
      • 2019 - 2019

      -Conducted research for the programmes "Have I Got News For You?" and "Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons.” -Wrote script reports on several scripted dramas that the company were working on. -Conducted research for the programmes "Have I Got News For You?" and "Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons.” -Wrote script reports on several scripted dramas that the company were working on.

    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • Sales Assistant
      • Sep 2017 - Aug 2018

      Worked part-time in the flagship store of House of Ireland, located in Dublin’s city centre and specialising in traditional Irish design. I interacted with customers while also participating in stock takes and store upkeep Worked part-time in the flagship store of House of Ireland, located in Dublin’s city centre and specialising in traditional Irish design. I interacted with customers while also participating in stock takes and store upkeep

    • United States
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Contributing Writer
      • 2018 - 2018

      An essay I wrote for a Film Studies class at Trinity, "Examining Properties of 'Old' and 'New' Media on YouTube," was selected for publication in issue 11.1 of Film Matters, an academic journal celebrating the work of undergraduate film scholars. An essay I wrote for a Film Studies class at Trinity, "Examining Properties of 'Old' and 'New' Media on YouTube," was selected for publication in issue 11.1 of Film Matters, an academic journal celebrating the work of undergraduate film scholars.

    • Filmmaker
      • Sep 2017 - Sep 2017

      -Short film, "Mugged Off", which I made with some classmates, was selected in 2020 for the Dublin International Film Festival’s inaugural “First Frame” event, a short film competition for student filmmakers, where it was screened at Dublin’s Lighthouse Cinema. -In 2017, it won the Most Creative Film Award at the Dublin University Film Society’s 48-Hour Smartphone Film Competition. -In 2019, was screened at The Film Scene, a networking event for student filmmakers in Dublin. -Short film, "Mugged Off", which I made with some classmates, was selected in 2020 for the Dublin International Film Festival’s inaugural “First Frame” event, a short film competition for student filmmakers, where it was screened at Dublin’s Lighthouse Cinema. -In 2017, it won the Most Creative Film Award at the Dublin University Film Society’s 48-Hour Smartphone Film Competition. -In 2019, was screened at The Film Scene, a networking event for student filmmakers in Dublin.

    • Ireland
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Contributing Writer
      • 2017 - 2017

      Contributing writer for The University Times - Ireland's leading student newspaper - with a focus on film, television, and college societies. Contributing writer for The University Times - Ireland's leading student newspaper - with a focus on film, television, and college societies.

    • Ireland
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • 2015 - 2015

      -One-week placement at COCO Television, a leading television and media production company based in Dublin. -Sat in on interviews, shoots, and edits, as well as writing articles and practising edits for the company. -One-week placement at COCO Television, a leading television and media production company based in Dublin. -Sat in on interviews, shoots, and edits, as well as writing articles and practising edits for the company.

Education

  • Trinity College Dublin
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, TSM English Literature and Film Studies
    2017 - 2021
  • University of St Andrews
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Literature and Film Studies
    2019 - 2020
  • Blackrock College
    Leaving Certificate - 602 Points
    2011 - 2017

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