About me

Grant is a London based Director & filmmaker working in commercials, branded content and music videos. His narrative work has screened at the BFI and BAFTA and he's won a Limelight film award for emerging talent. He has shot commercial work for Warner Bros, Mattel, Sainsbury's, PayPal, Hubbub Foundation and the Media Trust and has had his music videos screened on MTV

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• I'm looking for puppet makers for a stop motion project for an environmental charity - PAID
• I need an Art Director for a short film/ teaser for a TV show. 2 day shoot on April 2/3rd. Comedy about 2 gardeners.
• I need a photographer for a job in Cardiff on Wed March 2nd. Shooting a workshop at Ikea. Any Welsh, Bristol applicants? Send portfolio.

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Projects

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  Genix & ZashanellFramed against the backdrop of clubs being shut. This music video follows two woman as they attempt to put on an illegal rave. From location recces to run ins with security this video shows what it takes to put on a night that people will never forget.
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  Boy Bleach - Perfect GuyPerformance led music video with vignettes to the band members and how they avoid toxic masculinity and buck the trend of a stereotypical male.
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  Lord Doritos and the Dangerous DuelWild comedic piece for Doritos Ketchup Canada where a modern man is transported into a period drama love triangle with crazy consequences...
• RVBY - GlitterMusic video for Bristol based upcoming pop superstar Rvby
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  Flowers - Aaron Taylor - Music VideoThe artist came to us with this statement: "Black men are stereotypically perceived as threatening and menacing. I would like this video to juxtapose those stereotypical images with those of black men portraying their softer and delicate side, aided by the use of... flowers" We threw our creativity into this trying to trick the viewer in one direction before revealing something unexpected through clever camera zooms and reveals and ending on a moment of pure joy. We wanted to include some well
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  ECSTASYA disabled father and son try to buy drugs so the Dad can dance with his wife. What could possibly go wrong? Inspired by my Dad's 20 year battle with Parkinson's disease and the revelation that ecstasy can temporarily alleviate the symptoms of Parkinson's - I set out to make a movie about disability with a difference. We're crowdfunding to complete the film - http://greenlit.fund/project/ecstasy

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Work history

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Film DirectorBright and Colourful
Nov 2016London, United KingdomFreelance
Freelance Director working on adverts, music videos and short films and a whole host of branded content for household names and charities.
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Creative DirectorStory Culture
Mar 2015 - Oct 2016London, United KingdomFull Time
Story Culture is an award winning film Production Company based in east London. Films created include promos, internal comms, documentaries, music videos, short films, behind the scenes & 2d animation. My role includes creatively leading projects both live action and motion graphics for a range of clients who include: Unilever (Wall’s Ice Cream, Brooke Bond Tea) Funding Circle, My Heritage, House Trip, Underwriters Laboratories and Guvna B. We’ve been successful with a number of short films having screenings from America through to Europe with a numbe of our passion projects.

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Skills

• Film
• Writing
• Animation
• Design
• Directing
• Creative
• Illustrator
• Indesign
• Photoshop
• Edit
• Video TV
• Premier Pro Final Cut Pro

Education

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ArchitectureUniversity of Sheffield
Aug 2006 - May 2009Sheffield, United Kingdom
Architecture