Sam Lawrence

Producers Assistant at Misfits Entertainment
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(386) 825-5501
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London, England, United Kingdom, UK

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Tommy James

Worked closely with Sam across three years of university. It's been amazing watching Sam hone his skills as a director (and further as a writer) to become such a valued and talented member of any film team.

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Credentials

  • Adobe Certified Associate in Visual Design Using Adobe Photoshop
    Adobe
    Jun, 2020
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Producers Assistant
      • May 2022 - Present

       Managing complex professional day to do & long-term schedules, projects and rolling calls for 4 senior level producers over 4 feature film productions  Coordinating itineraries and travel for domestic / international shoots, business trips, film festivals, such as: Cannes, Sundance, TIFF, CIFF, DOC NYC  Organising in person / virtual meetings – preparing all with relevant agendas, action points & taking notes  Drafting, distributing, filing, copying paperwork - invoices, commercial contracts, expense reports, purchase orders - in shared company database using Microsoft Office, Dropbox, One Drive  Managing London Soho office - working in close team building strong relationships with colleagues  Managing / delegating tasks to Office Assistant  Working on TV show Kingdom of Dreams – helping organise DOC NYC & UK premiere, assisting in post-production, working with line & archive producer  Setting up & running feature film screenings and Q&A’s – preparing DCP’s w/ post house Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Entertainment
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Executive Assistant To Chief Executive Officer
      • Jul 2021 - May 2022

       Managing day to do & long-term schedules, projects, rolling calls and mailing lists for CEO  Acting as first point of contact between internal / external customers and CEO  Organising internal / external executive meetings – preparing all with relevant agendas & taking notes  Drafting, distributing, filing paperwork - invoices, commercial contracts, expense reports, spreadsheets, submission logs - in company database (Microsoft Office, Outlook & Google Drive)  Coordinating business trip schedules & international travel, inclu. hotels & pickups - ensuring no clashes  Producing longform online content, filtering freelance material and organising talent lists  Running marketing events at Universities – managing budgets / expenses Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Studio Runner
      • May 2021 - Jun 2021

       Copying & distributing call sheets, booking studios & setting up camera / tech kit - liaising with IT support team  Preparing and packing down office area & studio space, overseeing Covid protocols  Crowd control, greeting clients, taking food orders & making Barista coffee  Copying & distributing call sheets, booking studios & setting up camera / tech kit - liaising with IT support team  Preparing and packing down office area & studio space, overseeing Covid protocols  Crowd control, greeting clients, taking food orders & making Barista coffee

    • United Kingdom
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Script Editor
      • Mar 2021 - Jun 2021

       Logging / editing / developing screenplays & treatments using Final Draft & making recommendations on tight deadlines for bidding  Writing script reports / synopses; and binding / watermarking scripts  Logging all communicated materials and making & maintaining project lists inclu. creative personnel  Logging / editing / developing screenplays & treatments using Final Draft & making recommendations on tight deadlines for bidding  Writing script reports / synopses; and binding / watermarking scripts  Logging all communicated materials and making & maintaining project lists inclu. creative personnel

  • London Production Studio
    • London, England, United Kingdom
    • Production Assistant
      • May 2021 - May 2021

  • Mellow9 Productions
    • London, England, United Kingdom
    • Production Runner
      • Apr 2021 - Apr 2021

       Short film – Best Friends Forever…Version 9 – directed by Adrian Scott w/ 15+ crew  Assisting producer w/ workflow management – tracking daily progress against entire schedule, resource scheduling, transporting kit, managing post & deliveries, overseeing Covid protocols  Responding to co-worker requests quickly – helping build sets & providing camera crew w/ lighting support  Short film – Best Friends Forever…Version 9 – directed by Adrian Scott w/ 15+ crew  Assisting producer w/ workflow management – tracking daily progress against entire schedule, resource scheduling, transporting kit, managing post & deliveries, overseeing Covid protocols  Responding to co-worker requests quickly – helping build sets & providing camera crew w/ lighting support

    • Producer
      • Apr 2020 - Feb 2021

       10-minute documentary - Music & The Mind - shot on Arri Alexa Classic  Co-ordinating 15+ person studio & ext. shoot using Movie Magic Software, ensuring Dropbox is updated  Preparing, distributing & filing paperwork – call sheets, public liability insurance & RA’s  Financial administration – managing budget, handling cash receipts and processing debit card expenses  Managing staff and kit transportation  Supervising festival run – quality checking and writing CCSL scripts & subtitles Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Producer & Director
      • Sep 2019 - Jun 2020

       10-minute LGBTQI+ drama, shot on Arri Alexa Classic (now festival tracking via FilmFreeway)  Led crew of 40+ & 8-person cast over 5 locations, inclu. lead of BAFTA award winning film, BAIT  Sourcing hotel accommodation and travel; locking down street locations & renting National Trust land  Working w/ talent agents & casting directors hiring performers & securing talent contracts / release forms  Leading location recces (analysing logistics) & managing budget / expenses – invoicing / paying clients Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Volunteer Staff
      • Nov 2019 - Nov 2019

       Assisted in the day to day smooth running of the festival.  Assisted in the day to day smooth running of the festival.

    • United Kingdom
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • First Assistant Director
      • Apr 2019 - Apr 2019

    • First Assistant Camera
      • Mar 2019 - Mar 2019

      Short Film: Headspace 10-minute psychological thriller directed by Jack Latham  Shot on Sony A7S mark 1

    • Third Assistant Camera
      • Mar 2019 - Mar 2019

      Short Film: Chimera

    • Writer and Director
      • Feb 2019 - Feb 2019

      Short Film: NPDFilm is a craft, and it requires constant practice to improve. Because of this, I wrote a screenplay and filmed it on the weekends, using a skeleton crew and very little budget to tell a story I cared about.There was lots of script analysis and re drafting, through which I learnt the importance of a script editor to help get the best version of the screenplay possible in pre-production.

    • Third Assistant Camera
      • Feb 2019 - Feb 2019

      Short Film: The Fabulist 10-minute post-apocalyptic thriller directed by Lu Backhoff, shot on Red Scarlett Mysterium - 10+ crew Communication and health & safety were key – shooting in a large mine & quarry

    • First Assistant Director
      • Jan 2019 - Jan 2019

      Short Film: The Armstrong Sisters 10-minute psychological thriller directed by Isla Sinclair, shot on Canon C500 – 20 + crew Developed motivational skills co-ordinating shoot w/ heads of departments & organising shot list Working w/ crowd AD's (15+ extras) & 2nd AD creating call sheets

    • United Kingdom
    • Movies, Videos, and Sound
    • Production Assistant
      • Oct 2018 - Oct 2018

       Answering calls, responding to emails, crowd control and setting up lights, cameras, props  Creating databases to store confidential info - production calendars, etc  Answering calls, responding to emails, crowd control and setting up lights, cameras, props  Creating databases to store confidential info - production calendars, etc

    • United Kingdom
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Cinematographer
      • Mar 2018 - Apr 2018

      Short Film: Cosmic Red Short Film: Cosmic Red

    • United Kingdom
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Director
      • Nov 2017 - Nov 2017

      Film: Quietude Film: Quietude

    • United Kingdom
    • Movies, Videos, and Sound
    • Production Assistant
      • May 2016 - May 2016

       Tea + Cake produced & directed by Kirsty Robinson  Taking notes & minute taking on conference calls for internal / external parties  Distributing call sheets; managing landline, parking, broadband & catering – carrying out stock checks  Tea + Cake produced & directed by Kirsty Robinson  Taking notes & minute taking on conference calls for internal / external parties  Distributing call sheets; managing landline, parking, broadband & catering – carrying out stock checks

Education

  • Falmouth University
    Film, First Class Honours Classification
    2017 - 2020
  • The Henley College
    2015 - 2017
  • Gillotts School
    2009 - 2015

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