ANDY ROBINSON Tel: 07590292474 PRODUCER & DIRECTOR (SELF-SHOOTING) Based: London/Kent Full UK Driving License Email: info@andy-robinson.tv Online: www.andy-robinson.tv PROFILE A self-shooting producer and creative director with a passion for making factual and entertainment programmes. Strong diverse track record with major networks, producing and directing prime time shows for the BBC, ITV, C4, Channel 5, Sky One and Discovery both in the UK and overseas. Confident and adept at developing and creating ideas, treatments and stories, setting the style of new shows, to leading and directing shoots on small to large projects including complex hidden camera and stunts. KEY SKILLS AND TRAINING Creative multi-cam director, self-editor and edit producer (BBC Training: Directing Single Camera, Desktop editing for Avid MC, Adobe Creative Suite pilot, Shooting for the edit, and Creative shooting) A creative script writer and story teller. (Writing for television, Storytelling, and Scriptwriting with Tony Hale) A proficient self-shooter on the Canon C300, Sony FS7, 5D, XF305, Sony PMW200 and PMW 400. Qualified & experienced in 3-point lighting (BBC Training: Programme making with the DSR, Creative shooting, and Lighting & safety workshop) THAMES TV Take Me Out, ITV1 (October 2016 December 2016) Prime-time Saturday night dating show. 8 x 60 Scripting, producing and directing multi-cam profile and date VTs 5Productions Kavos Tattoos (Working Title), Channel 5 (July 2016 - September) Observational doc following the lives of staff working in four tattoo studios in Kavos, Corfu, and the stories of workers and young brits being tattooed there. 10 x 60 episodes Setting the style and format of a new series Directing and shooting on Sony FS7 Scripting and producing constructed reality scenes/stories Leading and managing a film team Edit producing 60 shows FLAME TV The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door (Series 5), Channel 5 (October 2015 July 2016) Prime-time show revealing the traumatic, shocking, humorous and occasionally bizarre experiences of victims of nightmare neighbours. 20 x 60 episodes Scripting, producing and directing 60 episodes Shooting actuality and constructed scenes on the Canon C300, under difficult circumstances Investigating and validating complex disputes and evidence Story producing and directing inexperienced and sometimes volatile contributors, with sensitivity. FIRECRACKER FILMS Wedding Town, Channel 4 (July 2015 September 2015) Constructed reality show/obs doc following the lives of people living and working in Gretna Green, and the extraordinary stories of couples eloping there. 15 x 30 episodes
Directing and shooting on C300, PMW200 and 5D Scripting and producing constructed reality scenes/stories Leading and managing a film team MAGNUM MEDIA Duck Quacks Don t Echo (Series 3 & 4), Sky One (April 2015 July 2015) A fact-based comedy entertainment panel show hosted by Lee Mack. 14 x 60 episodes Director Scripting, producing, directing, and edit producing stunts Leading and managing VT teams and crews FLAME TV The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door (Series 4), Channel 5 (March 2015 April 2015 ) Shaped style for the new series ITV STUDIOS Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV (March 2015) Directing and shooting behind the scenes VTs with Ant & Dec. ZIG ZAG PRODUCTIONS Troy, E4 (Sept 2014 Dec 2014) Entertainment documentary series following magician Troy Van Scheibner as he explores London and performs incredible stunts and street magic before an unsuspecting public. 4 x 60 episodes Scripting, producing and shooting 1hr episodes Planning and implementing large and complex location stunts and performances MAGNUM MEDIA Man vs Expert, Discovery (worldwide) (August 2014 September 2014) A new series exploring what it will take for the average man to be able to take on experts in their fields of expertise. 4 x 60 episodes Director Directing training, stunts/challenges in the UK and overseas PRINCESS PRODUCTIONS World class 2014 Bartender of the year (July 2014) Branded content series for Diageo HAT TRICK PRODUCTIONS Dinner Date, ITVBe (June July 2014) Producing, directing and shooting 4 x 1 hr episodes for the new prime-time series.
ITV STUDIOS Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV (March 2014) Directing and shooting behind the scenes VTs with Ant & Dec. RENEGADE PICTURES Brits On The Piste, Channel 5 (January 2014 February 2014) An observational documentary following the antics of British holiday makers and the lives of seasonaires in the lively ski resort of Pas de La Casa in Andorra. 6 x 1hr episodes Directing and filming observational shoots and interviews on and off the piste Story Producing ENDEMOL Secret Eaters, Channel 4 (September 2013 December 2013) A prime-time feature documentary about the psychology and science of eating, which observes and scrutinises the eating habits of overweight families by putting them under 24-hour camera surveillance. 8 x 1hr episodes Producing and directing hidden camera and surveillance shoots Scripting, planning and implementing large and complex location stunts ITV STUDIOS Tricked, ITV2 (June 2013 September 2013) Award winning magical hidden camera/ prank/stunt/comedy show starring Ben Hanlin. 6 x 1hr episodes Producing, shooting and directing, 6 x 1hr episodes Directing multi-camera crews, magician and contributors Planning hidden camera shoots Scripting, planning and producing large and complex location stunts and performances WHIZZ KID PRODUCTIONS The British Animal Honours, ITV1 (February April 2013) A prime-time factual entertainment show, honouring the extraordinary achievements of animals and the people affected by them. Presented by Paul O Grady. 1x 2 00 Scripting, directing, and self-cutting award packages Producing the edit and self-finishing packages THAMES TELEVISION Take Me Out: The Gossip, ITV2 (November December 2012) The after show of ITV1s primetime dating show; Take Me Out Scripting, shooting, and directing multi-cam VTs for the Christmas special and series 3
Story producing and shooting observational shoots in Fernando s and UK Directing and shooting profiles/backstories Managing teams of Aps, researchers, and runners Directing of presenters and a large number of contestants OBJECTIVE PRODUCTIONS Breaking Magic, Discovery Channel, Worldwide (October 2012 November) A new primetime factual entertainment, magic and science show. 9 x 30 minute episodes Edit Producer Producing 30 00 episodes across a number of edits simultaneously from large multi-cam shoots Scripting and structuring complex performances, and animation. TWOFOUR Holiday Hit Squad, BBC One (Aug 2012 October 2012) A primetime travel and consumer programme, 4 x 60 minute episodes Creating the style for a new consumer travel show Directing and filming foreign shoots, producing several strands per episode, to tough deadlines Writing treatments and scripts Steering story lines OBJECTIVE PRODUCTIONS Breaking Magic, Discovery Channel (May 2012 August 2012) A new primetime factual entertainment, magic and science show. 9 x 30 minute episodes Setting the style and format for a new show to be broadcast in over 160 territories Producing and directing 9 x 30 00 episodes in the UK, U.S.A and Europe Directing multi-camera crews, Magicians and contributors Setting up hidden camera filming Scripting, planning and implementing large and complex location shoots and performances BBC PRODUCTIONS Watchdog, BBC One - Prime time consumer affairs programme (January 2012 May 2012) Investigating and researching consumer affairs, ensuring factual accuracy in accordance with stringent legal and editorial policy Creatively writing, producing and directing VT inserts to tight broadcast deadlines Directing crews, presenters and contributors Edit producing, often in multiple edits simultaneously Self-shooting on the Cannon XF305 Undercover filming in difficult and stressful environments Managing runners, researchers and assistant producers PRINCESS PRODUCTIONS Live With Gabby, Channel 5 - Daytime Magazine Show (October 2011 January 2012) Writing, producing, shooting and directing short films to very tight deadlines
ITV STUDIOS Britain s Best Dish The Chefs, ITV1 (July 2011 October) Assistant Producer/DV Director Sourcing, auditioning, and casting of contestants Producing, directing, and self-shooting short films on the Cannon XF305 BBC PRODUCTIONS Blue Peter, BBC One (December 2008 June 2011) Researcher DV Director, Film Team Scripting, producing and directing short to long form films Producing and directing presenters, celebrities, and children Edit producing and self-cutting on Avid and producing the sound dub Education Orpington College (September 1996 July 1998) Eaglesfield School (September 1991 August 1996) GNVQ - Advanced Media Technology, Grade: Merit 9 GCSEs REFERENCES Sarah Rest Series Producer (Nightmare Neighbours S5) Tel: 07815731179 Mona Hamed Series Producer (Nightmare Neighbours S4) Tel: 07887556898 Ben Jessop Series Producer (Man V Expert) Tel: 07713632794 Andy Scott, Series Producer (Tricked, Breaking Magic) Tel: 07834353130 Myles Jenkins, Series Producer (Duck Quacks ) Tel: 07710543772 Guy Templeton Series Producer (Brits On The Piste) Tel: 07970263174