Work history
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Whisky SpecialistThe Whisky Shop
Nottingham, United KingdomFull Time
I currently work for the Whisky Shop, a role I took in August 2018.
Developed an expert knowledge on the whisky industry, distilleries, bottling’s, processes and flavour profiles.
• Applied this knowledge to take the customer on a whisky journey that will lead
to the discovery of their personal palette.
• Helping to unlock the mystery of whisky first, to increase the number and
value of sales.
• Maintain stock levels.
• Merchandise the store to help boost sales and meet targets.
• Hosted tasting events for 20+ people, presenting several whiskies at each event
guiding the attendees through the history of the distillery, the bottling and the
tasting notes they potentially should be picking out.
• Dealing with high end clientele and investors, procuring and selling individual
bottles valued between £500-£2000 at a time.
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Production Assistant|Camera Operator|Assistant Producer|Junior Editor(Various)
- United KingdomFreelance
From October 2016 until January this year I worked as a freelancer in the video and film production industry, working with several companies and brands such as Mechanical Mouse, Nuffield Health, Forever Living and VPoint TV across multiple nations worldwide including the United Kingdom, France, U.A.E, Ireland, Spain, Czech Republic. Many of the companies I worked with specialised in branded content videos as well as live events.
Roles:
Camera operator: both live events and scripted corporate.
Editor
Assistant producer
Camera/Production assistant: on high value productions.
Camera Work:
Live event camera operating with broadcast quality cameras, such as Sony PMW-500, Sony PDW-700 and servo lenses including Canon HJ.22 and Canon 50-1000mm 4K.
Experience shooting on a range of cameras including: Canon 6D, Canon C100, Sony A7S, ARRI Amira, ARRI Alexa Mini.
Knowledge of using grip gear such as: Movi-15, DJI Ronin, Kessler sliders and gimbals.
Capable of an array of lighting set ups: including 3 point lighting for interviews, singular lighting for run and gun vox pops and more technical dramatic lighting, such as a silhouetted subject.
Sound recording setup’s both in camera and with external devices.
Editor:
Professional editing on Adobe Premiere Pro.
Basic sound mixing.
Colour grading.
Creating basic motion graphics.
Adapting to different workflow’s and media housekeeping.
Delivery of digital files to a variety of outputs including VOD and social media.
Knowledge of codecs and exportation settings.
Working with both Windows (PC) and OSX (Apple Mac).
An eye for pace and detail.
Producing:
Finding and arranging a multitude of different locations, from studios to houses.
Hiring crew across all stages of production.
Cross hiring kit.
Scripting, developing mood boards and shot lists.
Interpreting brief’s and communicating that to the team.
Innovating compelling concepts and finding a creative way to deliver a message or voice through video content.
Additional skills developed:
Knowledge and practical use of the Adobe Cloud CC, including Photoshop CC, After Effects CC and Lightroom CC.
Photography.
Cinemagraphs.
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Skills
- Sales
- Content Creation
- Project Management
- Communicating Ideas
- Adaptability
- Creative
- Problem Solving
- Account Management
- Client Services
- Marketing
Education
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BA Joint Hons English and Film and TelevisionNottingham Trent University
- Nottingham, United Kingdom
Achieved a 2:1.