EMMA SLIFKIN Apartment 7 8 Southgate Road London N1 3LY T: +44 797 4176628 E: [email protected] Showreel: http://tiny.cc/slifkin Showreel Password: television PROFILE Producer/director with 14 years experience, working within news and current affairs broadcasting Experienced programme-maker with strong editorial judgment and a proven track record of leading factual content from original concept and development, through to script-writing and edit producing. Accustomed to managing large production teams, presenters and working with celebrities. Excellent people skills enable me to tactfully deal with contributors discussing sensitive or personal topics. Extensive experience producing live broadcasts, both studio based and on location. Accustomed to working with tight deadlines and under high pressure, my creativity and high production values set me apart from the typical producer. EXPERIENCE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - TONIGHT, ITV. MARCH 2014 - PRESENT PD for ITV's award-winning current affairs series. The role also requires script-writing and edit producing. Credits include: • ‘How Bad Is Your Driving?’ – We may consider ourselves safe behind the wheel, but are we really as good as we think? This show highlighted the risks being taken on British roads, and work being done to improve standards. • ‘The Truth Behind The Bargain Dog Trade’ – An investigative film revealing the shocking reality of life on Britain’s puppy farms. It also exposed the growing trade in illegally imported dogs, brought into the UK under-age and without vaccinations. • ‘Is Britain Happy?’ – Tonight takes a look at the science of happiness, and asks whether having a happier population would transform us into a more successful nation. PRODUCER /DIRECTOR - CONSERVATIVE PARTY POLITICAL BROADCAST. MARCH 2014 Responsible for the recent Party Political Broadcast which aired on BBC and ITV. In additional to filming with ‘real’ small business owners, this fast turnaround, high profile film required directing the Prime Minister and Chancellor. PRODUCER- TONIGHT, ITV. OCTOBER 2013 - FEBRUARY 2014 This role gave me the opportunity to adapt my existing skills to longer-form factual programming. Credits include: • 'How To Cut Your Energy Bills' - As the 'Big 6' energy companies announced their latest price hikes, this consumer led show told viewers how they can cut their costs and was one of Tonight's highest rated shows in 2013 • 'The Greatest Gift' - This RTS nominated film tells the story of two families brought together by organ donation. In a British television first, it follows a student whose life was saved by a heart transplant, as he meets the family of his young donor. SENIOR FEATURES PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - DAYBREAK, ITV. MARCH 2012 - SEPTEMBER 2013 I was approached to join the show to improve its production values. This role involved leading a team though all areas of production – from idea and content development to directing, script-writing and edit producing. Daybreak’s emphasis on live broadcasts required regularly directing highly choreographed multi-camera OBs from across the UK. Key projects include: • Producer/director of hard-hitting investigations on issues such as England’s failing out-of-hours GP system, abuse and neglect in Britain’s care homes and the dangerous cosmetic procedures being offered on British high streets . • Creating and producing ‘Dr Hilary’s Health Heroes’ – a week-long award series honouring healthcare workers. Daily live broadcasts involved surprising winners with huge crowds of family and friends in their place of work. • Producing and directing numerous celebrities on pre-recorded shoots and live OBs. • Edit producing series on a wide variety of topics, ranging in scope from the serious investigations to the more lighthearted celebrity focused features. SENIOR PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - SKY NEWS, 5 NEWS. 2008 - FEBRUARY 2012 Lead producer/director for 5 News, working specifically on high profile stories, original content and multi-part series. This role requires a constant flow of creative ideas - not only for series and feature topics, but also imaginative treatments to illustrate picture challenged stories. Key projects led include: • Producer/Director of regular in-depth series, investigating a wide range of hard-hitting topics including date-rape, youth unemployment, urban gangs and the health dangers posed by chemicals in everyday products such as food and cosmetics • Producer on fast turnaround hour long documentary specials such as ‘Flooded Britain’, ‘The Costa Concordia’, ‘Riots’ and ‘Dave and Nick: Where Did It All Go Right?’ • The State of America - a five part series on the United States elections. This week of reports from across the USA looked at the key political issues - from the economy and foreign policy, to race and the Tea Party. • A week of coverage from Texas and Florida to mark the final launch of NASA’s shuttle programme. • World Cup coverage from South Africa. A project with huge logistical complications to overcome - our team provided daily content not only on the tournament itself, but also human interest and feature reports from around the country. • ‘Celebrity Reports’ on 5 News, and it’s sister show, OKTV. Working with celebrities as wide-ranging as Ricky Hatton and Piers Morgan to the stars of TOWIE. This required working alongside the celebrity to write a script discussing the issues they care about, in a style to suit them. • Academy Awards coverage from Los Angeles OUTPUT PRODUCER - SKY NEWS, 5 NEWS. 2005 - 2008 Produced daily content for Channel 5’s flagship news show. Also took on the role of lead writer during this period. JUNIOR PRODUCER - ITN, 5 NEWS. 2002 - 2004 Assisting lead producer, job included sourcing guests, working on the newsdesk and picture editing reports, using Quantel and Final Cut Pro. RESEARCHER - THE EDIT, ITN. 2002 Working on this showbiz-based programme, this role involved researching and setting-up filming, self-shooting and picture editing, using Quantel. NEWSROOM ASSISTANT - ITN, 5 NEWS. 2001 - 2002 NEWSROOM ASSISTANT / RESEARCHER - THE MONEY CHANNEL. 2000 - 2001 EDUCATION • • • Journalism Certificate - City University Psychology Bsc Hons - University of Birmingham 3 A Levels (A,B,B) SKILLS • • Experience with Avid, Quantel and Final Cut Pro editing systems Self-shooting experience REFERENCES Mike Blair – Executive Producer, Shiver [email protected] David Kermode - Former Editor, 5 News [email protected] Vivek Sharma - Head of Features, Daybreak [email protected] Mark Calvert - Director of News and Current Affairs, Channel Nine, Australia [email protected] Josie MacRae - Executive Producer, News, Channel Nine, Australia [email protected]
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