Elaine Sharp is a Producer/Director on films and content spanning the globe. Her universal broadcast career spans two decades and she has been based in the UK, USA, and Italy. She has worked on documentaries and factual content for major international broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, C4, C5, Discovery Channels International, A&E USA, ABC Network, WNET/PBS, Mediaset/RTI, and Fox Channels International Italy. She began her career in investigative journalism at PBS/WNET in New York working with the twice Oscar-nominated Producer, Roger Weisberg. She has since acquired diverse production expertise and specializes in international co-productions and overseas location filming. She has led creative and production teams across continents and multiple cultures chasing relevant, often shocking stories that impact our world today.
Key skills:
• Fluent Italian / English (mother tongue) speaker
• Sheffield Doc Fest Future Producer School Alumni, advanced mentoring for feature doc makers
• Producer/ Director on docs, archive, ob docs, specialist factual, history, current affairs, fact ent
• Archive Producer with experience researching, clearing, producing on archival and history docs
• Skilled Development Producer – writing, pitching, negotiating access, and formatting ideas
• Self shooter on C300, Sony PMW 200, Canon 5D Mark III
• Strengths are in storytelling and “bull-dog” tenacity to obtain high production values
• Versatile ability to produce and direct dramatic-recons, actuality, talent, interviews, and archive
Work history
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Re-versioning Producer / Scripwriter / Edit ProducerGA&A Productions
- Rome, ItalyFreelance
Re-versioned Italian doc series, Artrider (Ep 1) into English for international distribution
(Translated script, edit- produced, re-wrote, and restructured the narrative structure.)
Archive ProducerOctober Films
- London, United KingdomFreelance
Archive Producer on a feature documentary, Worboys: New Revelations for Channel 5. Sourced and negotiated archive and stills for the film.
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Skills
- TV Production
- Production
- Creative Direction
- Production Management
- Copywriting
- Docmentary
- Creative Documentary
- Content Promotion
- Development
- Corperate Video
Education
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BA in HistoriyColumbia University in the City of New York
- New York, United States