About me

Hello I'm Helena, I used to edit and now I direct. And I'm loving it. -- Working mostly in fashion, beauty and comedy, sometimes mixing all of the above. Repped by Greenroom Films in Scotland and The Gate Films in Northern England, keen to find representation in London. Please feel free to get in touch. Hx

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Projects

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  VIEVE | The MUSE CollectionCelebrating the launch of the Muse Collection for VIEVE. Creative Studio @wearekinsmen Director @mounthen DOP @michaeloconnordop 1st AC @nach0guzman Gaffer @owen_porter_lighting Editor @ollyfcooper Grade @jessica_v_colour Photographer @rebeccaspencer_photography Digi Op @nickgraham Retouching @flofairweatherstudio Makeup @sarahillmakeup Makeup @levijademakeup Hair @thebradylea Hair @thassiolealofficial Stylist @pruewhitestylist BTS @marley.hutchinson Talent @janaskye_ Talent @barmaldonado Wit
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  Canopy | Circular is ChicCampaign for Canopy, highlighting the possibilities of sustainable, recyclable fashion textiles. Featuring writer Candice Carty-Williams, model/activist Kelly Knox, actress Anna Shaffer, fashion expert Efe Efeturi, model Emma Breschi and the voice of model/activist Arizona Muse (not seen here in dir.'s cut).
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  Carbon Theory.™ | Day-Lite SPFCelebrating the launch of Carbon Theory's new Day-Lite SPF cream.

Projects credited in

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  Napapijri Future TeesDesign lead and art direction on Napapjiri Future Tees campaign involving a partnership with musician and artist Kojey RadicalNapapijri brand breaking through to the UK Market briefed 1000heads on entering the hype culture with the new collection Futurewear. The campaign involved an AR T-shirt experience, from scanning a QR code on the T-shirt design it activates Kojey Radical’s artwork to life. Lead and working across design and developer teams to create an Instagram AR filter that was used as
• GORE® Wear - Our Story of Design
• Gore WearAn apparel brand that invents, designs and produces best in class products for high aerobic activities. Gore Wear approached us to create a streamlined, feature-rich content and easy-to-shop commerce platform for its users.

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Work history

Director1000heads
May 2018London, United KingdomFull Time
Lead in-house director/creative on social campaigns for brands such as GORE, Napapijri, Wella, Curry's PC World, Carphone Warehouse and NPower, etc. Role involves creative concepting, writing (scripts and pitches) directing and editing.
Post-Production Editor & VideographerMastered
Dec 2015 - Mar 2017Brick Ln, London, UKFull Time
Responsible for video production at Mastered including shooting and post-production work for online content. This includes branded content and promotional campaigns for social channels, as well as long-form, educational and documentary style edits.

Skills

• Directing
• Editing
• Video Editing
• Production
• Writing
• Film Directing
• Video Directing
• Creative Direction
• Creative Advertising
• Creative Pitching

Education

1st Class Honours Digital FilmmakingRavensbourne University London
Sep 2012 - Jul 2014London, United Kingdom

Awards

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Lucy Scher AwardThe Pitch Film Fund
Winner of the Lucy Scher Award from The Pitch Film Fund 2020 for the project 'Why I'd Burn'
Best Social Video SeriesThe Lovie Awards
Best Social Video Series for Currys PC World 'Tech Tuesdays' campaign.

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