After finishing my degree in Film Studies at De Montfort University I went through DMU’s Graduate Champion Scheme where I secured a 6-week internship with Crosscut Media. During these 6 weeks I worked on a variety of projects including live streaming an Arts Council England event at Curve Leicester, and shooting a promo video for the Nevill Holt Opera Festival. After finishing my internship I continued to work with Crosscut Media in a freelance capacity whilst I began my Masters degree in International Film Production at De Montfort University. Through my course I have had the fortune to be based at Creative Media Skills at Pinewood Studios for part of the week working on a new film I am to direct. I have been able to work with the likes of Terry Bamber, Chris Kenny and Iain Smith over the last few months.

I gained a second 6-week internship with Crosscut Media at the beginning of 2018 and worked predominantly on covering the Leicester Comedy Festival. The Comedy festival was a great experience for me; it allowed me to work with an internationally recognised brand. Also, the festival is huge in terms of scale and requires us to work at a very fast pace which, for me, was a great way to learn as much as possible about covering a festival of this size.

After my second stint with the company I was taken on as a permanent video production assistant. Before I started with Crosscut Media I had very little experience with corporate video production, my experience was in narrative filmmaking. I have written and directed 4 short films, 3 of which have played at a combined 14 international film festivals winning 3 awards and have worked on the feature film, Acid Daemons, as a 1st Assistant Director. Whilst I have been working for Crosscut I have been able to develop my skills in all aspects of video production from camera work, editing and various softwares such as After Effects. I also had the chance to direct a short film for the RAF Association recently with Crosscut, which gave me great experience in working to a brief from our clients and shooting with a small crew to achieve the desired final product.

Working for Crosscut Media allows me to work on a whole range of projects that are completely different from each other. I get to learn on the job and develop my skills as a videographer and filmmaker. We work at a fast pace and there is always something new to start, which keeps you motivated and excited about the next challenge.