Experience

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  Trevor Sorbie International plc

  • Manchester, United Kingdom

  • Freelance Photographer

    • Dec 2016 - Dec 2016
    • Manchester, United Kingdom

    Meeting with the client prior to the shoot to discuss the project brief, rigging the salon with a basic lighting set up, making the models feel at ease when positioned in front of the camera, directing and photographing models, retouching the images in Adobe Lightroom & delivering the images to the client within an agreed deadline.

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  The Windmill Inn

  • Knutsford

  • Waitress

    • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016
    • Knutsford

    Responsibilities included welcoming and checking in hotel guests, answering the telephone and taking table and room reservations, dealing with customer complaints and enquires, taking customer orders at the table, serving food and beverages to customers and general cleaning duties.

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  ITV Studios

  • MediaCityUK

  • Coronation Street

    • Mar 2016 - Mar 2016
    • MediaCityUK

    Assisting camera assistants-Patching-Coiling cables-Laying markers-Setting up monitors-assisting the camera operators when turning over

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  Cheltenham literature festival

  • Lighting Technician/ camera op

    • Oct 2015 - Oct 2015

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  Independent Company - Freelance film crew

  • Devon

  • The Murderers

    • Jul 2015 - Jul 2015
    • Devon

    CAMERA ASSISTANT- Cable Bashing- Marking- Changing/ handling lenses - Grip- Rigging/de-rigging lighting setups - Runner

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  ITV Studios

  • MediaCity Salford

  • Coronation Street

    • Jan 2015 - Jan 2015
    • MediaCity Salford

    1 week shadowing various roles in both the gallery and studio floor-lighting director-console operator-vision engineer-camera operators -camera assistants

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  ITV

  • Cheshire

  • Home fires

    • Nov 2014 - Nov 2014
    • Cheshire

    -Shadowed DOP-Shadowed Focus Puller-Shadowed ClapperLoader -Shadowed and assisted Camera Trainees

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  Zebrafish Media

  • Ghostwriter

    • Jul 2014 - Sep 2014

    Creating treatments for music videos

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  Croak Productions

  • Glossop

  • Camera Operator

    • Aug 2014 - Aug 2014
    • Glossop

    Camera operator for a short independent film

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  Axonn media

  • Leeds

  • Axonn Media

    • Jul 2014 - Jul 2014
    • Leeds

    Edited promotional videos using adobe premiere proObserved presenter in studioRunner and camera operator on shoot

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  the grapes pub

  • Oldham, United Kingdom

  • bar staff

    • Nov 2012 - Sep 2013
    • Oldham, United Kingdom

    Responsibilities included serving customers, answering the phone and taking table reservations, change handling, cleaning and restocking the bar area, changing barrels and logging drip trays.

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  ITV

  • Manchester, United Kingdom

  • Work Inspiration week

    • Jul 2011 - Aug 2011
    • Manchester, United Kingdom

    The work inspiration programme lasted for 2 weeks and gave me a real insight into television production. I gained lots of skills and experience relating to the television industry. The work placement also enabled me to achieve an understanding of several aspects within the television industry from technical roles to production management, compliance, scheduling and global entertainment. During the 2 weeks, we worked on the Jeremey Kyle set and produced our own 5 minute shows. We split into 3 groups and I took the roles of lighting director and set up the ques for the first insert, the floor manager for the second and the director for the third. This particular session enabled me to gain practical experience and understand the various production roles involved in studio production. We learnt about post production, this involved online and offline editing, audio dubbing and adding sound effects. This session was useful because it demonstrated the editing process from the beginning until the tapes were transmitted to the broadcaster. This also showed us which editing software is used in the television industry. We also observed film units and the various production roles in action such as assistant directors, sound recordists, boom operators, camera operators and art directors. This gave us an in depth insight into how a production team work in order to produce a drama such as coronation street. We also attended a coronation street production management workshop which allowed us to understand how each day of filming a drama is scheduled. Pro vision held a camera demonstration and taught us all about focus pulls, how to use the camera in terms of manual and automatic settings, adjusting audio levels and white balance. We also had the chance to produce and edit our own chat show. I took on the role of director. We also saw Tony Morris (one of the presenters from Granada Reports) present the 2' 0 clock news, live from the studio.

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  Oldham Coliseum

  • Oldham, United Kingdom

  • Shadowing

    • Sep 2010 - Sep 2010
    • Oldham, United Kingdom

    In 2010 I shadowed a lighting technician at the Oldham Coliseum in the build up to the performance of Kes. I observed the lighting plotting session, the technical rehearsals and the dress rehearsal. This gave me an opportunity to see the building blocks of production, from the creative process through to the finished product. "Sally has been attentive and enthusiastic throughout her experience; she has consistently asked questions that reflect her engaged and conscientious attitude" Amy Guest

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  Oldham Coliseum

  • Oldham, United Kingdom

  • Theatre experience week

    • Oct 2008 - Oct 2008
    • Oldham, United Kingdom

    In 2008, I spent a week at the Oldham Coliseum learning about the various production aspects. We found out about the different job roles involved in theatre such as production manager, lighting and sound technicians, make up artists, set designers, ect. Paul David Gough, (actor) told us how to start a career in acting, We attended a session on stage make up and made our own scars and bruises, We directed our own 5 minute production, a stage manager told us how they contribute to the production, lighting technicians showed us how they create effects and we controlled the lights on the lighting board. We also attended a session on technical stage management where we were shown how they rigg lights and equipment. We learnt how a set is created and how it transforms from the original design to the stage and we also had a talk on marketing.Theatre Experience Week gave me a real insight into the production aspects of theatre.