Isobel oram – Production Manager
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ISOBEL ORAM – Production Manager07973 713 124 PRODUCTION MANAGER, DRAGONFLY December 2011 – February 2012THE HOTEL AT CHRISTMAS 1 x 60-minute observational documentary for Channel 4. Reality filming with guests, hotel staff and management over Christmas and New Year 2011. PRODUCTION MANAGER, WAG TV June 2011 – December 2011ANCIENT X-FILES 13 x 60-minute documentaries for National Geographic. Each programme made up of 2 30-minute films in which experts followed chains of clues to disover the origins of a bizarre myth or to establish the authenticity of a venerated relic. Shot all over the world for worldwide distribution. PRODUCTION MANAGER, BIG TALK PRODUCTIONS March 2011 – June 2011SHOW ME THE FUNNY 6 x 60-minute observational documentary/multi camera series for ITV1 due for broadcast in July 2011. 10 stand up comedians complete challenges & perform to some of the UK’s most difficult audiences. PRODUCTION MANAGER, BBC August 2010 – February 2011SERIOUS EXPLORERS – Raleigh 11 x 30-minute observational documentaries for CBBC’s award-winning ‘Serious’ series. 8 x 11-15 year old British children transported to South America for 5-week exploration in the footsteps of Sir Walter Raleigh. Filming in Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Brazil & Guyana. PRODUCTION MANAGER, Ricochet August ‘09 – July 2010ANDREW MARR’S METROPOLIS 3 x 1 hour documentaries hosted by Andrew Marr focusing on the rise and rise of the Megacity and what the continuing growth of the populations in these cities means for the future of humanity – shot extensively in London, Mexico, Shanghai, Tokyo and Dhaka.PRODUCTION MANAGER, Talkback Thames March – September 2008SEX – HOW TO DO EVERYTHING - Five 10 x 1 hour factual entertainment series based on the successful Dorling Kindersley book of the same name. Studio items, VTs and US filming. PRODUCTION MANAGER, Talkback Thames October ’07 – February 2008THANK GOD YOU’RE HERE – ITV1 6 x 1 hour studio entertainment shows presented by Paul Merton. 4 guests are given a costume, a set and a cast but no script and have to talk their way out of impossible situations. Each episode requires 8 different sets, the scheduling of over 120 costume changes within an hour and the utmost secrecy. UNIT MANAGER, BBC Entertainment January – October 2007THE RESTAURANT – BBC2 15 x 1 hour observational programmes in which 18 would-be restauraters competed to win a restaurant with Raymond Blanc. Production involved the setting up of 9 restaurants and a shared house. Responsible for sourcing locations, suppliers and staff for all the restaurants – as well as supervising the logistics of running 12 camera crews per day whilst opening the restaurants to the public. - Overall responsibility for total budget - Negotiated with all locations - Supervised all Post-production
PRODUCTION MANAGER, BBC Entertainment October ‘06 – January 2007JUST THE TWO OF US – BBC1 6 x 1.5 hour live studio entertainment shows hosted by Vernon Kay and Tess Daly. 8 Celebrities paired with well-known singers and performing songs live in front of studio audience and eliminated as a result of a telephone vote leading to gripping final! - Organised all singing and performing training - Negotiated all studio and post production facilities PRODUCTION MANAGER, Lion Television July – September 2006LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU – BBC 2 20 x 45-minute daytime studio entertainment talent variety shows presented by Brian Conley. Nationwide casting process looking for members of the public to ‘entertain’ live studio audience for more than 3 minutes. - Responsible for cost management, scheduling and reporting - Negotiated studio and buy out post-production deal - Presenters and contributors contracts
SENIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER February – June 2006Outline Productions/BBC Format EntertainmentTHE HOUSE OF TINY TEARAWAYS – BBC3 24 x 1-hour reality entertainment Programmes, 24 x half-hour ‘cut down versions’, 4 x 1-hour Omnibus Programmes. Reality set-up of 3 families being wached 24 hours per day – programmes turned around within 24 hours. Senior Production Manager responsible for overall cost management, scheduling and reporting Scheduled the post-production of all Programmes on site Simultaneous production of International episodes for worldwide distribution Negotiated key contracts with suppliers PRODUCTION MANAGER, Visual Voodoo August – December 2005HELP YOUR SELF – ITV1 8 x 30-minute studio entertainment Programmes presented by Angus Deayton and featuring clips from various self-help, instructional and educational videos. Responsible for budgeting, scheduling, cost managing and reporting of production Negotiated presenter, staff, studio, post-production and distribution agreements Responsible for clearance of all material used within the programme, ensuring E&O cover for titles that were either of unknown ownership or met with appropriate fair dealing regulations Responsible for compliance approval of all scripts, rough cuts and completed programmes. HEAD OF PRODUCTION, Visual Voodoo January 2005 – January 2006Accepted 1-year freelance contract to oversee and supervise all of Visual Voodoo’s output in newly-created role which involved working closely with existing ITN infrastructure and instigating accounting and contracting procedures to better fit the needs of factual entertainment programme making. Created, negotiated and maintained annual budget for all Company expenditure Budgeting and scheduling all productions Negotiating budgets and production agreements Recruiting and contracting production and fulltime staff Submit all monthly cost and variance reports to broadcasters Supply Board with monthly budget and forecast figures. PRODUCTIONS UNDERTAKEN WHILST HEAD OF PRODUCTION: X-RATED: The Sex Films They Tried To Ban – Channel 490-minute documentary cataloguing some of the most controversially explicit films ever released THE PERFECT SCARY MOVIE – Channel 490-minute documentary examining and de-mystifying techniques used in some of the world’s best known horror films. SHOCKING COMEDY – Five3-hour factual entertainment programme putting ground-breaking and taboo-busting comedy clips and sketches into their historical context and re-visiting the impact they had at their time. THE UNSEEN SPIKE MILLIGAN – Channel 41-hour documentary featuring neverbefore-seen letters, diaries and sketches belonging to Spike Milligan made with the full co-operation of his family and estate. ADDICTED TO PORN – Channel 4I-hour documentary about the detrimental effects of porn addiction. PRODUCTION MANAGER, Visual Voodoo October – December 2004NEW YEARS DISHONOURS LIST – ITV1 1 x 60-minute Review of 2004 hosted by Angus Deayton; studio entertainment with extensive archive material.
PRODUCTION MANAGER, Woof TV February – August 2004HEADJAM – BBC2 & BBC3 40 x 30-minute Pop Culture game shows (previous non-broadcast pilot made by Rapido)
Negotiated revised BBC budget and schedule Negotiated production agreement under BBC’s new terms of trade Negotiated presenter agreement Supervising and managing 3 day teams Monthly cost reporting to the BBC and weekly analyses to the Executive Producer Scheduling of the recording of 40 episodes during 7 week period at London Studios Scheduling of all post-production, graphics, VT edit Recruitment of production team HEAD OF PRODUCTION, Rapido TV 1998 – January 2004As Head of Production for Rapido TV, I had sole responsibility for all production budgets and schedules, staff recruitment, personnel and production practices of all commissioned productions and development work as well as personally managing Rapido TV’s own funded special projects intended for international sales. Budgeting and scheduling all productions Negotiating budgets and production agreements Recruiting and contracting production and fulltime staff Ensuring all overheads and recoupments are re-charged to each production Submit all monthly cost and variance reports to broadcasters Conducting weekly meetings with Production Managers and monthly cost report meetings with Production Accountants Supply up to date financial information and forecasts for incorporation into Management Accounts Controlling and scheduling all in-house post-production and equipment Chief liaison with Managing Director with regard to current and future projects Negotiating deals with suppliers and service providers for the benefit of the Company and its productions Ensuring that all contractual obligations are met with each production Instigating office policy changes (Health & Safety, Working Time Regulations etc) PRODUCTIONS UNDERTAKEN WHILST HEAD OF PRODUCTION:EUROTRASH INTERNATIONAL 4 – Channel 4 International 2003 26 x half-hour episodes for international sale EUROTRASH SERIES XVI – Channel 4 2003 Series of 12 magazine shows POPCORN – BBC 2003 Game show pilot presented by Vernon Kay IS HARRY ON THE BOAT? Series 2 – Sky One 2003 10 x 1-hour drama for Sky One 10 WAYS TO KILL AN ALIEN – Sky One 2002 1-hour Sci Fi documentary IS HARRY ON THE BOAT? – Series 1 2002 18 x 1-hour drama for Sky One EUROTRASH SUMMER SPECIAL – Channel 4 2002 1-hour Eurotrash special from the South of France EUROTRASH SERIES XV – Channel 4 2002 Series of 9-magazine shows EUROTRASH AWARDS – Channel 4 2001 “As live” OB recording of Awards ceremony with special guests and VTs PASSENGERS – Passengers International 2001 Series of 8-half hour global magazine shows sponsored by Sony for international distribution. Broadcast on Channel 4 and E4 in the UK.
1-x 1-hour documentary about world’s first ever all female circuit party. Broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK.
30-minute Eurotrash special devoted to Monkeys WHEN WILL I BE FAMOUS? – Living 200126-part series on wannabes WE ARE …. THE BRITISH – Channel 4 2001British contribution to European educational project about life for children in the UK AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 RAVES – Channel 4 20015-part youth travel reality series EUROTRASH XIV – Channel 4 2001Series of 10 magazines hosted by Antoine de Caunes NME TV - Bravo 20008-part contemporary music series THE STAG & HEN SHOW – Living 200026-episode documentary series on Stag & Hen nights LOOK AT LOLO – Planetrapido 20001-hour documentary profiling the life of Lolo Ferrarri. Broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK. CHICHI LARUE - Planetrapido 2000 70 minute film profiling US porn director Chichi La Rue. YANKY PANKY UNCUT - Sky One 2000Series of 5 hour-long compilation episodes for late night broadcast. EUROTRASH XIII - Channel 4 2000Series of 10 magazines presented by Antoine de Caunes FREAK OUT - Channel 4 2000Series of 5 disability magazines TOPLESS BUT TASTEFUL - Channel 5 20001-hour fly-on-the-wall documentary. EUROTRASH NEW YEAR SPECIAL - Channel 4 1999Compilation episode for New Years Eve with a live link to Paris. EUROTRASH XII - Channel 4 1999Series of 17 magazine programmes presented by Antoine de Caunes. Studio and VT. YANKY PANKY - Sky One 1999Series of 12 entertainment magazine programmes. Studio and VT. 20th CENTURY STUFF - Channel 5 1999 Series of 10 studio based panel discussions shows. LE SHOW - Channel 4 1999Series of 7 studio based entertainment shows presented by Antoine de Caunes. Studio and VT sketches. UNZIPPED - Channel 4 1999Series of 6 hour-long location based documentaries hosted by Graham Norton. FREAK OUT - Channel 4 1999Broadcast pilot - disability magazine. Studio and VT. POP GUN - Channel 4 1999Non-broadcast arts pilot presented by Paul Kaye. Studio and VT. FATHER LIONEL’S FORTEAN CHRISTMAS - Channel 4 19981-hour magazine programme filmed on location ROCK BABYLON - Channel 4 19981-hour location based documentary presented by Graham Norton. EUROTRASH XI - Channel 4 1998Series of 9 magazine programmes presented by Antoine de Caunes. Studio and VT. THE WRITE STUFF - Channel 4 1998 Series of 5 education programmes presented by Sean Hughes. Studio and VT. PRODUCTION CONTROLLER, Rapido TV 1991 - 1998PRODUCER: ORANGINA IDENTS 199824 x sponsorship idents for Orangina PRODUCER: Rions Un Peu Avec Nos Amis Anglais 1998Hour long documentary for Canal+ (France) on the best of contemporary British comedy PRODUCER: Guts Up 1997 Documentary on the attempts by a group of men West Country men to revive interest in the ancient sport of Gut Barging. PRODUCER: Pride Divide 1997 Half-hour long documentary on Gay Pride presented by Graham Norton. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Up All Night With Sandra Bernhard 1997 Non-broadcast OB pilot presented by Sandra Bernhard ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Here’s Johnny 1997 7 episodes of studio-based chat show presented by Johnny Vaughan PRODUCER: La Mini Fureur 1996 Title sequence and graphics for Canal+ PRODUCER: Eurotrash International 1996 Created an international series from the first 4 series of Eurotrash for international sales PRODUCER: Playboys 1996 Fly-on-the-wall documentary about a group of men obsessed with Scalextric ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Baadasss TV II 1996 Black entertainment magazine presented by Ice-T. Studio and VT. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Johnny Vaughan’s Bog Standard Chat Show 1996 Non-broadcast chat show pilot for BBC - later commissioned as “Here’s Johnny” (C4) ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Love In The Afternoon 1996 16 studio based daytime entertainment shows ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Baadasss TV I 1995 Black entertainment magazine presented by Ice-T. Studio and VT. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Air Conditioned Eden 1995 Half hour arts documentary on the effects of Polynesian culture on Western society. PRODUCTION MANAGER: Prize of Europe 1995 Winning British entry to international film competition. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Eurotrash III 1994 6 x half hour entertainment magazines with Antoine de Caunes and Jean Paul Gaultier RESEARCHER: Baadasss TV 1994 Broadcast pilot black magazine presented by Ice-T. 2 series commissioned PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR: Naked City II 1994 Series of 10 studio-based music shows presented by Johnny Vaughan PRODUCTION MANAGER: Sexual Personae II 1994 2 x half-hour arts documentaries presented by Camille Paglia PRODUCTION MANAGER: Ice-T’s Guide to Blaxploitation 1993 Half hour documentary on the history of blaxploitation movies presented by Ice-T PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kicking The Habit 1993 Half hour arts documentary on the Singing Nun PRODUCTION MANAGER: Eurotrash I 1993 6-part magazine series presented by Antoine de Caunes and Jean Paul Gaultier PRODUCTION MANAGER: Sexual Personae I 1993 2 half-hour arts documentaries presented by Camille Paglia PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR: Naked City I 1993 6-part music magazine presented by Caitlin Moran and Johnny Vaughan PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR: Carnal Knowledge 1992 Broadcast pilot - studio-based game show. PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR: Now Available in Cannes 1992 2 hour long reports from the Cannes Film Festival presented by Antoine de Caunes PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: European Film Awards 1992 Repackaging of highlights of award ceremony hosted by Antoine de Caunes PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR: Brigitte Bardot - The Reluctant Goddess 1992 Half hour documentary profiling the life and career of Brigitte Bardot PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR: Fellini Fiddles Rome Burns 1992 Half hour documentary profiling the life and career of Federico Fellini PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Serge Gainsbourg - France’s Secret Vice 1992 Half hour documentary profiling the life and career of Serge Gainsbourg PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: The Ugly Frog That Became A Prince 1991 1 hour film profiling Gerard Depardieu ISOBEL ORAM – 07973 713 124 Download 61.92 Kb. Share with your friends:
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