About me

Jersey born Head of Production and founder of Tinderflint, a London based digital production agency. Have a look at what we do at www.tinderflint.tv

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• Looking for an up and coming video content creator / director to collaborate with on a live pitch - any recommendations welcome.

Projects

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  Volvo - Open WaterThe second instalment in our series of films for Volvo telling the stories of some of Volvo's most inspiring ambassadors. In this film we discuss water pollution with British Paralympian and double world champion Lauren Steadman.
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  Royal British Legion - 'Pause'In honour of Remembrance Sunday, we created an emotional film tasked with encouraging the nation to pause for the 2 minute silence on 11/11. Working with The Royal British Legion and agency Cubaka we created a hero film which brought all generations of the United Kingdom to a halt. We created a hero film along with shorter teaser vignettes all calling for people to take the time to pause and think during the 2 minute silence. RBL wanted the film to target a younger audience who are potentially
• Volvo - A turn in the roadThe first in our series of films for Volvo telling the stories of some of Volvo's most inspiring ambassadors. This film tells the story of John McAvoy, the ex-convict turned Ironman Champion.
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  ICRC - A Sign of HopeThe team carefully selected in-field footage which captures the journey ICRC volunteers undertake to deliver aid to people across the world. We then intercut this footage with low-lit scenes of a drummer, the drummer and drumbeat in particular acting as the spine to the Ad. The drumbeat drives the tension, as ever-faster cuts flicker between devastating landscapes to parallel the panic and turmoil that the organisation encounters every day. Intricate sound design was then employed, layering and
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  Kenwood - 'Feed your imagination'To establish our approach to the concept, we collaborated with director James Lovick and DOP Chris Fergusson. Together we imagined a film with a real-world feel. Beautiful imagery of the food would be set alongside real-life situations showing how the Titanium Chef would work in the home. To film we used a variety of techniques, including using a Periscope lens to open up a new perspective into the macro world of the food. The ad focused on 2 recipes which we helped develop. The recipes were des
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  Royal British Legion - 'Pause'In honour of Remembrance Sunday, we created an emotional film tasked with encouraging the nation to pause for the 2 minute silence on 11/11. Working with The Royal British Legion and agency Cubaka we created a hero film which brought all generations of the United Kingdom to a halt. We created a hero film along with shorter teaser vignettes all calling for people to take the time to pause and think during the 2 minute silence. RBL wanted the film to target a younger audience who are potentially

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Projects credited in

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  Ballantines BrasilWe Are Social came to us with a wonderful creative for Ballantines Brasil echoing the lime soaked casks in which the whisky is matured. The challenge for us was to visually tell the story of lime to bottle.

Work history

Creative Director & FounderTinderflint
Jun 2010London, United KingdomFull Time
Creative Director and Founder at Tinderflint, a London based Digital Production Agency. I am responsible for all of our content whether that be digital promo, TVC, animation or social.
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Lead EditorInfinite Vision
Dec 2009 - Jul 2010London, United KingdomFull Time
I was Lead Editor and Suite Manager for Infinite Media's first Channel 4 TV show.

Skills

• Advertising
• Film
• TV
• Digital Content
• Multi-platform Content
• TV Film Commercial
• Editing
• Commercials
• Video
• Directing
• Film Production
• Pre Production
• Producing
• Branded Content
• Adobe After Effects Flash Photoshop Illustrator

Education

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Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and LeadershipCMI
May 2018 - May 2021London, United Kingdom
Studying to develop my leadership and management skills.
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BA Television ProductionBournemouth University
Sep 2005 - Jun 2008Bournemouth, United Kingdom
How to make good content