Case Studies and Examples
Client: Reclinker, a net-zero technology company
Goal: Create a 1 minute promo to launch company at conference and raise seed-funding and sponsorship
Constraints: 2 day turnaround and tight budget
Outcome: Wrote 60 second narration and recorded my own voice to narrate the film, using my professional microphone. Sourced images, animated graphics and text, and edited using Adobe Premiere. Succeeded in completing 1 minute film within a day and was able to supply additional 2 minute version within original budget. Films successfully launched company and assisted in raising millions in funding.
• Skilled user of Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects to produce films which educate a wide audience on global issues
• Co-founder of climate change training resource, Tick Zero, and produced films and other media for Cambridge University post-graduate course and teacher-training course.
• Began career training as a broadcast journalist working with production companies, the Press Association and in-house at the BBC
• Spent 12 years at the University of Cambridge, leading multimedia projects
• Passionate about using video to eduate, inform and train - managed large creative teams as Head of Design and Multimedia for the 88 Pianists STEM outreach project.
• Native English speaker with a clear, calm voice for voice-over use in training and education films, ability to record at home using own professional microphone (example below).
• Proud to have founded the Tick Zero Award, a scheme aimed bringing climate change education resources to UK primary and secondary schools and training teachers to deliver climate change resources to children of all ages.
• As the Head of Multimedia for the International Conference on Technology of Plasticity, I oversaw the edit of this educational film, paying particular attention to the languages and oursourced footage. With delegates from the four corners of the world, I led the translation of the subtitles into 16 languages.
Other examples
• Experienced in briefing and managing external creatives. As Head of Design and Multimedia for national STEM outreach project, 88 Pianists, briefed and worked closely with Oggi Tomic and his team, who made this film.
• Also briefed the brilliant team at r3nder and worked with them to create this fantastic 3d animation telling the story of the Cambridge Electric Cement novel process.
• And here are some other films from the Tick Zero course.
Client: Leeds Playhouse
Goal: Create video advert with subtle animation to catch the eye of passers-by on big screens in large shopping centre, train station and airport.
Constraints: Work in conjunction with other brand advertising of large scale billboards, web browser and social media adverts
Outcome: Theatre season sold out
