SKILLS
Experienced runner
Run on three major broadcast Television shows.
Self-shoot production
Managed productions from conception, through production, post-prod and marketing.
Excellent written skills
Extensive experience writing for popular football website and other such ventures.
Excellent communication
Extensive experience working with clients, Television contributors, auditonees and Members of Parliament.
Camera operation
Proficient with Sony Z1 and Canon 5D.
Final Cut Pro
Proficient with Final Cut, experience with Soundtrack Pro and DVD Studio Pro.
Logging and paperwork
Experienced logging and sorting paperwork as a runner.
Develop for web
Run social marketing campaigns and designed and coded websites (including this!)
Crowd and contributors
Experienced managing crowds of public and show contributors.
Audience research
Designed and run research projects for project pre-production and dissertation.
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Auditions Runner, Big Brother
Endemol UK, February 2012
Camera operation
Tape logging
Complete and sort administrative paperwork
Manage large crowds of public
Taking in five dates across the Manchester and Glasgow legs, I worked closely with Producers throughout the Big Brother 2012 auditions tour, who consulted me with the decision-making process on a number of occasions.
Responsibilities included shooting and logging audition tapes, completing and sorting paperwork with the producers and managing a large inflow of auditionees.
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Auditions Runner, Britain’s Got Talent
Thames, November 2011 – January 2012
Managed large volume of auditonees
Sorted and processed administrative paperwork
Taking in seven dates across the Liverpool, Birmingham and London legs, I managed the flow of auditionees to the judges.
With long waiting times and a nerve-wracking occasion, I had to ensure auditonees remained comfortable and at ease.
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Videographer, Clarets Player
Burnley Football Club, January 2012
Self-organised work experience
Planned, shot, edit and upload interviews
Edited two major BFC TV VT features
Worked closely with players and officials
Worked additional matchday
Working as part of very small team I was allowed to be a part of every process of production on a very fast-paced schedule where interviews and features must be planned, shot, edited and uploaded within a couple of hours.
I edited in full two major BFC TV video features, joined the media team on a matchday and worked closely with the Club’s players daily.
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Day Runner, Dickinson’s Real Deal
RDF Television West, September – October 2011
Manage large crowds of public
Assist with production, sound
My first broadcast TV position, I ensured crew and participants remained comfortable and had all resources as necessary.
Assistant director requested my assistance with managing sound, selecting shots, and managing members of public to stand and remain in background.
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Producer, Southport Football Show
Titan Pictures, June – December 2011
Developed successful online studio-based magazine format
Pre-production audience research
Produced and shot match highlights, studio show and VTs
Worked closely with Club officials and players
Designed and ran marketing campaign
I approached Southport Football Club in mid 2011 with some research I’d carried out on Football Clubs’ online video platforms and together we created a magazine format suitable to the Club.
We produced a number of highly acclaimed, multi-camera highlights packages and two studio shows featuring exclusive features.
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Producer, A Fall From Grace
Titan Pictures, March 2011 – present
Create and produce short film (20min)
Camera operation, direction and lighting direction
Oversee funding, location scouting, casting and other production
Created and managed strong marketing campaign
Winston Churchill film A Fall From Grace was my brainchild and I oversaw pre-production, production and post-production. I created and managed a very successful crowdsourcing funding campaign and won strong support of current MPs.
Through production I was technical director and camera operator, and ran a marketing campaign that took in local press and social media.
www.afallfromgrace.co.uk
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Videographer, Titan Pictures
Titan Pictures, January 2011 – present
Formed own production company with colleague
Produce a number of short videos for clients
Target and liaise with clients
Winston Churchill film A Fall From Grace was my brainchild and I oversaw pre-production, production and post-production. I created and managed a very successful crowdsourcing funding campaign and won strong support of current MPs.
Through production I was technical director and camera operator, and ran a marketing campaign that took in local press and social media.
www.afallfromgrace.co.uk
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Designer, editor, No Nay Never
NoNayNever.net, August 2010 – present
Design graphics and html, php, css for popular football blog
Write original, entertaining and informing blog posts
Sub edit posts by other authors for publishing
I was a founding member of community Burnley Football Club blog No Nay Never in 2010 and created and coded the latest site design from scratch.
I’ve implemented a number of features to improve interaction such as putting content first, comments down the side, easy connection with Facebook and Twitter, and an ever-present comment form.
The Voice: ‘live’ show disappointments
By Kevin Robinson on April 29th, 2012
After the brilliant blind audition and battle rounds, I was looking forward to The Voice UK’s ‘live’ shows this weekend.
Oh dear.
What a breathe of fresh air those early rounds were. Rather than the novelty acts that infiltrate Cowell’s entertainment shows the BBC’s new flagship showcased nothing but genuine talent.
That’s taking little away from the X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent. For the majority of their run I’ve enjoyed the emphasis on entertainment and defended it to the death. That said, the balance has tipped too far in the entertainment direction in recent years to the shows’ detriment.
But back to the Voice - and the first big disappointment was those terrible makeovers.
These work on the X Factor because it is a show that’s very much focused on image, on the journey, on transformation. The Voice prides itself on being different, on celebrating true artists and real outstanding voices, and casting image or age to one side.
And then came the ‘live’ shows and they ditched it all and turned into the X Factor.
Frances had real style in the early rounds but entered the stage this weekend almost unrecognisable and looking like one of those teenage girls throw on five times more makeup than required, play with their hair for five times as long as they should and end up looking nothing short of a mess, while reports suggest Matt of Matt and Sueleen was begged by producers to shave off his beard and cut his hair.
Almost everybody looked worse than in the early rounds and it really, really devalues the whole Voice UK brand.
There are no excuses for those awful shaking cameras.
Be it a dodgy set or what, the show was jam-packed with horrible shaking cameras. It was shocking unprofessional and it would not be accepted on a student production, never mind a flagship BBC showpiece.
It was most obvious during the results show as we went through the contestants one-by-one but it was evident throughout the whole weekend.
It’s hard to believe this was allowed to happen. Surely the BBC had a run-through and realised there was a massive problem? Whatever caused it, if MUST not happen again next week.
Next up the wrong-way-round presenting duo.
I love Holly Willoughby. I love her on This Morning. I love her on Celebrity Juice. I hate her on The Voice. Right from the off on Saturday she looked uncomfortable, messed up her lines regularly and failed to deliver the right tone. She failed painfully at anchoring such a big studio show.
I can’t help but feel she should be in the so-called ‘V Room’ in place of Reggie Yates.
Reggie was good, but his strong dominant demeanour is unsuited to chatting informally to the contestants backstage – something Holly’s warm comforting style would be much more fitting. And Reggie would undoubtedly command the stage much more, with greater confidence and enhance the dramatic moments.
Mind you, he has to stop saying ‘tonight’.
Sunday’s results show was pre-recorded. There’s absolutely no justification whatsoever for that. And to make it worse, Reggie told is countless times by talking about the performances ‘tonight’.
It was a total farce. It looked so unprofessional. There is no way at all this results show should be pre-recorded. Say what you like about the X Factor – nobody can deny it’s results show are tense, dramatic and epic.
As soon as we realised tonight’s Voice results were recorded, gone went any chance of those qualities being replicated. It all felt just a little drap.
“So what?” you find yourself thinking.
If the BBC want to cut costs, give us the results show on the Saturday, an hour after the first show.
It was so disappointing seeing the show I had so much hope for criticised so ruthlessly on Twitter and Facebook as it became apparent it was just pretending poorly to be live.
This can not be a permanent arrangement. It simply can’t. It’s either live or there’s no show. Certainly no contest with the X Factor despite the fantastic promise it showed early on.
So come on BBC, I’ve still got confidence you can turn it around.
But you’ve got a lot to turn around, judging by this first ‘live’ weekend.
KEVIN ROBINSON TELEVISION RUNNER VIDEOGRAPHER KEVR@1990.ME.UK
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I'm a Television runner with a strong creative passion for online formats.
Through a number of Runner positions I have experience working on major British broadcast Television shows, such as Britain's Got Talent, Big Brother and Dickinson's Real Deal.
I've overseen complete productions of various scales from start to finish, including the Southport Football Show and Winston Churchill short film A Fall From Grace.
I have a great passion for the opportunities the Internet can provide for video production and have been delighted to work on BFC TV for Burnley Football Club's Clarets Player platform.
I've have experience with both taped and tapeless cameras such as the Sony Z1 and Canon 5D, editing with Final Cut Pro Studio, working with crowds, talent and contributors, and developing for the web.
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