Skills Trainee Second A.D. Runner Credits Mobile: 0430977619 e-mail: billybakes@hotmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
Never Enough Thunder Feature Film (Number8Fencing Wire Production) Mini DV Writer/Producer/Director
Last Stop Short Film (Southgate Productions) 16mm Writer/Producer/Director
It Wasnt Me Short Film (Southgate Productions) 16mm - Producer/D.O.P/1st AD
Karen Short Film (Southgate Productions) 16mm Producer/1st AD
The Moes Live in Concert Live concert DVD (Number8FencingWire Productions) Mini DV Producer/Director
I, dosser Short Film (Roto Vegas Films) Digi Beta Writer/Producer/Directo
Help TV comedy (BBC) HD Boom Operator
In a Day Feature Film (Just Yellow Media) 35mm Boom Operator
The Lift Short Film (Dean Craig Prod) Mini DV Boom Operator
Loss of Direction Short film (Student Film) 16mm Boom Operator
Soldiering On Short Film (Burnt Orange Film) HD Sound Recordist
Bowes Road School Promo Short Film (Enfield Council) HD Producer/Director/Editor
Im Doing it Again Music Video (Enfield Council) HD Producer
EMR Feature Film (Cottonpolis Films) HD Sound assistant
Rulers Dealers Losers Feature Film (RDL Productions) 35mm Sound assistant
Putt Short Film (Byron Productions) S16mm Set construction/Runner
Hitchcock Short Short Film (Student Prod) 35mm Runner
Thomas Cook TVC (Hot Box Media) HD Runner
Demm Lott Music Video (Hot Box Media) Runner
Dogs Die in Hot Cars Music Video Driver
Turkey Travel Video Documentary (Roto Vegas Films) HD DOP/Editor
The Flight Documentary (Number8Fencing Wire Productions) HD Producer/DOP/Editor
Cuts Short Film (Flynn Productions) HD Boom Operator
Too Much Too Young Feature Film (Pensmith Films) HD Boom Operator
Non People Short Film (Elena Karathanassi Productions) S16 - Boom Operator
Dog TV Music Video Channel - Massey University TV - Presenter
WYD? Music Promotion - London UK Main Promoter
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Southgate College -London UK 16mm film production course
Massey University - New Zealand Bachelor of Education Diploma of Teaching
SKILLS Excellent communication skills with a track record of dealing with a wide variety of people including members of the public, talent and crew Able to collaborate with a team from start to completion to produce the best results Highly resourceful in problem in problem soling situations Good understanding of the filming process and all departments that make up that process Easy to work with always friendly, polite and easy going Dependable Basic Final Cut Pro skills Basic understanding of Adobe Flash Confident with Windows based programs and Apple Full drivers license with own car
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Producer/Director - organized and coordinated a number of short films and a feature film. Typical work activities include: raising funding; reading, researching and assessing ideas and finished scripts; building and developing a network of contacts; liaising and discussing projects with financial backers ; using computer software packages for screenwriting, budgeting and scheduling; hiring key staff, including a director and a crew to shoot films; controlling the budget and allocating resources; pulling together all the strands of creative and practical talent involved in the project to create a team; organising shooting schedules; supervising the progress of the project from production to post production; holding regular meetings with the director to discuss characters and scenes; acting as a sounding board for the director; bringing the finished production in on budget.
INTERESTS
Making, watching and writing films Touch Rugby, Swimming, Tennis, Watching sports Playing the Guitar Live music
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