CHARLOTTE WHEATON
M: 07977 234340
email: charlottewheaton@yahoo.co.uk
62b Weltje Rd, London, W6 9LT
I offer experience as a Producer and Line Producer on documentaries with both small and large budgets, as well as scheduling & cost reporting, sourcing crew, casting, overseeing editorial content and setting up and managing location shoots.
2009 Producer/ Edit Producer – I shouldn’t be Alive: Boys in a Boat and Fear in Freefall
2 x 60’ Drama Doc for Animal Planet & ITV, Darlow Smithson Productions, Dir: James Strong
Produced 12 days of Drama in the Philippines for two episodes of I shouldn’t be Alive
In Director’s absence ran all editorial pre-production as well as location recce and briefing of location HoD’s
Edit Produced Assembly cut of Boys in a Boat
Drama Producer - King Khaled - Portrait of a King
2 x 60' Documentary for Alarabiya – ORTV, Dir. Adam Lively
Produced small drama recon shoot in UK re-telling the 1979 Siege of Mecca
Drama Producer – Murder in Beirut
3 x 60' Documentary for Alarabiya – ORTV, Dir: Charlie Smith
Responsible for both London and Beirut drama shoots
2008/2009 Line Producer – Blood in the Water
1 x 90’ (full drama) for The Discovery Channel – Brook Lapping Productions, Dir: Richard Bedser
Responsible for $1.8m budget
Produced 17 day drama shoot at multiple locations in UK including Shepperton and Pinewood Studios and at infinity tank in Malta
Responsible for casting of all actors
Responsible for production management and liaising with client
Line Producer – Shark Frenzy
1 x 60’ for The Discovery Channel – Brook Lapping Productions, Dir: David Alter
Responsible for crewing
Responsible for overall budgeting and scheduling
2008 Producer – Banged up abroad: Kuwait
1 x 60’ for National Geographic and five – RAW TV, Dir: John Dower
Responsible for scheduling, budget and producing 7 day drama shoot in Tunisia
Line Producer – Forged in Fire – Initial development
10 x 60’ for The Discovery Channel – Brook Lapping Productions, various Directors
Budgeting and scheduling for 10 part drama documentary with initial recces in Canada Line Producer - Ocean of Fear – Re-telling the sinking of USS Indianapolis in 1945
1 x 90’ for The Discovery Channel and Channel 4 - Brook Lapping Productions, Dir: Richard Bedser
Produced eight day drama shoot in underwater stage at Pinewood Studios co-ordinating Special effects and stunts
Devised five day shoot in Bahamas filming with actors, stuntmen and Caribbean reef sharks
Supervised all drama shooting on location
Worked alongside Director during development stage devising script and sourcing contributors
Responsible for casting of all actors
Responsible for production management
2006 Story Producer/Line Producer – True Heroes
20 x 30’ for The Discovery Channel - Darlow Smithson Productions
Responsible for finding and developing stories for new series
Responsible for pilot programme filming in UK
Line Producer – Alive/I shouldn’t be Alive
1 x 50’ for C4 and The Discovery Channel - Darlow Smithson Productions, Dir: Richard Bond
Responsible for scheduling and costing drama and doc shoots in Australia
Worked with marine co-ordinator to devise eight day’s drama filming on various boats near Great Barrier Reef
Writer & Director – Lost World’s: Hitler’s Supercity
1 x 50’ for The History Channel (one of a 12 part series) – Atlantic Productions
Directed 8 day doc shoot in Berlin and Nuremberg including interviews with the last survivor of Hitler’s bunker
Directed 6 week edit
2005 Producer - The Real Spartacus
1 x 50’ for National Geographic (UK TX tbc) – Atlantic Productions, Dir: Dan Oliver/Tom Pollock
Set up seven day full drama shoot in Tunisia
Supervised all drama shooting on location and assisted Drama Director and First AD
Production managed the project, i.e. budgeting and cost reporting – all financial negotiation
Managed all elements of post-production
First Line of contact with broadcaster and Exec Producers, including meetings in Washington
Producer - Hannibal v Rome/ Hannibal of the Alps 1 x 90’ and 1 x 47’ for National Geographic & five - Atlantic Productions, Dir: Richard Bedser
Set up 20 day drama shoot across Tunisia and Slovenia
Responsible for casting, crew sourcing and location finding
Sourced elephants from Italy to travel to Slovenia for Alps crossing sequences
Supervised a crew of 50+ people
Production managed the project
Sourced all interviewees
2004 Producer - The Lost Fleet of Khubilai Khan
1 x 60’ for The Discovery Channel and five - Atlantic Productions, Dir: Alex Lay
Filming in Japan at historical sites, with underwater crew and interviewing historians
Sourced one of only five working Chinese junks in the world and had it restored to film onboard reconstructions
Supervised all drama filming in Scotland, including casting, location finding and scheduling
Production managed the project
Line Producer - Holy Warriors/ Richard the Lionheart and Salah al-Din: Holy Warriors
2 x 60’ and 1 x 90’ for PBS and BBC2 - Atlantic Productions, Dir: Richard Bedser
Worked with Director to schedule and shoot 3 week drama shoot in 8 locations across Tunisia
Supervised crew of 50+ people
Assisted Director with day to day scheduling and scene research
Organised filming in Crusader sites across Syria
Responsible for finding Christian and Islamic academics and preparing them for interviews
Managed all post production
2004 Researcher/Co-ordinator - Nefertiti Resurrected
1 x 90’ and 1 x 47’ for The Discovery Channel and five - Atlantic Productions, Dir: Matthew Wortman
2003 Researcher/Co-ordinator - Who Killed King Tut?
1 x 90’ and 1 x 47’ for The Discovery Channel and five - Atlantic Productions, Dir: Lance Kneeshaw
2002/2003 Researcher/Co-ordinator
1 x 8 hours for The Travel Channel - Atlantic Productions, Dir: Various
2002 Co-ordinator - The Real Miami Vice
6 x 30’ for The Discovery Channel and five - Atlantic Productions, Dir: Wayne Derrick
Co-ordinator - The Real Conquistadors 3 x 60’ for TLC - Atlantic Productions, Dir: Jason Hreno
2001/2002 Co-ordinator - Charlotte Church: Live from The Holy Land/ Charlotte Church Songs of Praise Special
2 x 60’ for PBS and BBC1 - Atlantic Productions, Dir: Kriss Russman
2000 Production Assistant - Norton Lodge
References upon request
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