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Next Level Chef

Series Director for both the US and UK versions. Fronted by Gordon Ramsay and featuring epic studio sets, varying fast-paced multi-level shooting requiring a variety of specialist camera set-ups. The result is a super slick & stylish looking studio format, captured almost as-live with intense cooking sequences, woven interviews and food beauty shots all shot within a tight timeframe.

Next Level Chef

Too Hot To Handle

Series Director. Netflix 2020

Initially planned as a fixed rig format I wanted to raise the production value to make this series more cinematic. I fundamentally changed how the series was to be filmed by scaling down the number of hotheads while incorporating my DOP and camera team into the environments to shoot filmic style scenes.

Released in April 2020 the series went on to become the number one watched programme across ten different countries with over 40 million views.

Love Island UK

SERIES DIRECTOR. ITV 2015 TO 2021

In 2015, ITV re-comminsioned Love Island and employed me as Series Director to bring new life into the format. It has since grown from strength to strength and is now a multi-award wining and multinational format.

I’m involved in most stages of pre production with villa design and incorporation of the fixed rig cameras. I studio direct all live broadcast finals

Here are some highlights of my contribution to the format since inception:

*I Incorporated Jib and railcam into reality coverage – this had never been done before in a fixed rig show of this scale and hugely increased the production values and visual impact of the series. The gliding camera moves give the reality a much glossier look, far beyond all competing formats at the time.

*I set the jib on a gator to enable quick repo’s around the whole villa, opening multi shooting positions that directly increase production values to the viewer.

*Established a PSC crew to shoot slow-motion content in all challenges, that again brings a higher production value to the edit.

*Sent PSC crew into the villa during parties to shoot slow motion, this footage is now often utilised by third party commercial partners for their advertising

*Incorporated PSC into camera hides to shoot slow motion during big format points.

*Created the camera plan and carefully positioning more than 70 cameras to ensure we can shoot intimate close-ups at eyeline for reality storylines.

KITCHEN NIGHTMARES USA

After a 9-year hiatus I series directed the brand-new comeback season of this classic Gordon Ramsay format. Shot across multiple restaurant locations around New York, utilizing 2 filming unit teams with both fixed rig and PSC cameras.

Due to be broadcast from September 2023 on the FOX network

I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here

Trials Series Director. ITV 2012 to 2021

I studio direct all trials with Ant & Dec as they present the backbone of this popular format.

With over 20 different trials in a series including filming at extremes heights, underground and under water, I plan all camera, sound and lighting positions throughout pre production alongside any set design elements.

Love Island USA

Series director and consultant. CBS 2019+2021

Involved in all 3 seasons from the early stages of pre production working with executives and design team to position and incorporate cameras into the villa.

For season 1 I was also on location directing all major format points with host Arielle Vandenberg, as well as the main title sequence and all profile interviews.