S a m A t k i n s o nTelephone: 07875529219

Email: sam.atkinson1993@gmail.com

My passion is filming music concerts and creating music documentaries. I thoroughly enjoy capturing an event and putting it onto film.

I am co-operative, imaginative and work well in teams. My biggest goal is to learn as I develop my career in the media industry to overcome challenges that

I might find on the way.

2.1 - BA Media and Communication, Birmingham City University 2011 – 2014

C u r r e n t E m p l o y m e n t October 2014 – Eagle Rock Entertainment (Production Assistant) I am currently working for Eagle Rock, a DVD and Blu-ray distribution company specialising in music concerts and music documentaries. My responsibilities are varied and include speaking to producers to get paperwork and deliverables, sending out DVD screeners to clients, completing purchase orders, keeping a hard drive log, completing quality control of finished goods and assisting the production department by keeping the office organised. During my time at Eagle Rock Entertainment I have pushed myself to get involved in any film shoots that I could:

June 2015 – The Who Live - in Hyde Park, I worked as runner for this shoot. During the day I helped the camera crew transport equipment and ensured they had everything they needed to set up. I also was assisting the production team to help the shoot run smoothly. During the performance I was cable bashing for a hand held camera on the stage, this was an incredible way to experience working under pressure, multi-tasking and be involved in filming a live concert.

March 2015 – James Bay – Shepherd’s Bush Empire I worked as the only runner on this shoot over two days, primarily helping camera operators in both setting up and filming.

W o r k E x p e r i e n c e September 2014 – RDF Television (Dickinson’s Real Deal) I was a runner/ steward for four episodes of Dickinson’s Real Deal.

September 2013 – BskyB Sky Scholarship, I was one of three people selected through an interview process for a two week placement at the BskyB offices in London. I spent time in different departments such as Ingest, Sky Sports, news and content handling.

April 2014 – BskyB, following my time at Sky in the summer I went back in April to work in the content handling department for a week. During this week I got the opportunity to shadow the EVS operator for a number of studio shows including Monday Night Football, Ringside and Thronecast.

December 2012 – BBC (WPC 56), I undertook a weeks work placement in the location department on the BBC drama Fair Cop. I carried out a variety of tasks including set security, assisting location research and ensuring access for the cast and crew.

June 2012 - North One Television (The Gadget show), I undertook two weeks work placement on channel 5’s the gadget show. My role was a researcher and my responsibilities included attending meetings in order to plan upcoming episodes.

P r o d u c t i o n sA documentary titled Kickstarter: Standing out from the crowd : This was my final year project that I directed. I followed the journey of two first time Kickstarter users as they attempt to get funding.

Battle of the Buskers: I directed a film about buskers, filming them perform in the streets around Birmingham.

S k i l l s a n d e x p e r i e n c e Technical Skills

Cameras – Cannon xm2 and 600D, Sony Z7 and Z5, I was chosen to vision mix for three third years final year projects so I am

confident in using a vision mixing desk Sound – Portable recorders - Edirol’s and Maranzes. Editing – Adobe Premiere, Avid I am well versed in using Microsoft Excel

Working under pressure The shoots for Eagle Rock helped develop this skill, particularly being on stage in

front of 65,000 people. Meeting release dates means that the production department is constantly working

under pressure in order to hit numerous deadlines in such a process. Eye for Detail

It is important to have a good eye for detail while completing quality control, to ensure no minute errors have occurred during the authoring process.

Organisation I have created a number of detailed spreadsheets for DVD screeners and

hard drives. This helps me keep track of what is in the office and respond quickly to any requests.

Communication A key part of my job is collecting paperwork for on-going projects. This requires

good communication skill as this often isn’t at the top of producers priorities, having moved onto new projects.

O t h e r E d u c a t i o n Priestley College 2009-2011 -- A Levels Media Studies – B. Film Studies – B. Sociology AAS Levels – General Studies – D. Psychology – B Lymm High School 2004 – 2009 –- 10 GCSE exam grades at all A/C including: English Literature – A. English Language – B. Maths A

A d d i t i o n a l I n f o r m a t i o n I hold a full drivers license In year 13 whilst at Priestley College I was rewarded the Award for Media

References available on request