16.06.09

JOB SPEC:

Visually strong and experienced Shooting PD’s needed for formatted Obs Doc for primetime show shot in Spain. 

CRITERA

Must have a proven track record as a shooting P/D with at least 3 recent Shooting P/D credits and have a solid career in production, with references available

Experience of working in hospital, emergency or 999 situations and of working on location in Spain an great advantage  

Must have a proven track record of getting people to talk on camera, interviewing them and forming relationships with characters very quickly, shooting on documentaries or ob-docs

This role is working with people who are in unfortunate situations, and requires as much delicacy, calm and kind handling as it does absolute tenacity and inquisitiveness – adaptability and sensitivity are a must

Must be calm yet tenacious and used to finding contributors, getting them to agree to filming and to maintaining a close relationship throughout filming

Must be able to manage filming with multiple stories at once, maintaining relationships whilst also keeping on top of the creative elements and needs of each story  

Must be hard-working and organised and very strong editorially as each two-man team is responsible for live-casting of several stories per week, whilst respecting the delicate location and situations of both the patients and the hospital staff  

Must be prepared to be out on location in Mallorca from June 2009-Sept 2009, exact weeks to be confirmed.

Must be a nice, friendly, hard-working and used to getting along with people and working in teams 

CV’S TO:

crew@crewmenow.tv  - Please entitle your email with your name and job title. Written references are always a bonus. 

OUTCOME:

30.06.09 – 2 PD positions sucessfully filled thanks to ‘Crew Me Now’ by Sam Webb and Matt Ramsden.