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CURRICULUM VITAE           -           James Ian Gray

Camera Assistant/ Focus Puller/ DIT

54 Beardsley Way, Acton, W3 7YQ

M: 07782113490                                E: info@jgrayonline.com

 

 

I am experienced, skilled technically and specialising in Camera and DIT.
Equipment I own:  
Camera - Sony-Z1e, 5D
DIT-  X2 portable FCP Studio Editing Suite/ DIT Suites with Shotgun and all playback codec.

My Show-Reel can be seen at www.jgrayonline.com

Camera Experience - 5D, 7D, Z1, Z5, Z7, EX1, EX3, F3, RED One, Arri Alexa + Workflows
DIT – With all above camera workflows, and FCP/ AVID

 

07 – PRESENT WORK HISTORY

Film & TV

DATE

PRODUCTION CO

PRODUCT/ TITLE

DIRECTOR

PRODUCER

1ST AD

ROLE

Feb 12 Central Film School Koslov Stefan Hornig Yuri Nunes Viney Sharma Focus Puller
Sept 11 Teponui Immortal Longings Lindsey Kennedy Lindsey Kennedy Pedro Rilho

DOP

July 11 Foundation TV for BBC PostCode Stuart Orme Tom Mullens Peter Stenning DIT
July 11 SlackWire Films Henley Regatta Claire Sulivan-Taylor Claire Sulivan-Taylor N/A DOP
April 11 CST - Productions Henley upon Thames Claire Sullivan Taylor Claire Sullivan Taylor N/A DOP
Feb 11 BBC Casting - NT Kate Shiers Kate Shiers Basil Camera

July 10

Independent

World Cup Food

Chris Newman

Jordan Gaughan

N/A

Camera

May 10

Mentorn Media

Underage and Pregnant

Carolyn Banks

Hannah Wyatt

N/A

DIT

Mar 10

Independent

Iceland Banks

John Towler

John Towler

N/A

Camera

 

Commercials, Virals, Corporate, Pop Promos

 

DATE

PRODUCTION CO

PRODUCT/ TITLE

DIRECTOR

PRODUCER

1ST AD

ROLE

Dec 11 Presenter Studio An Interview with Joanna Lumley Gareth Davies Gareth Davies N/A Camera and Editor
Nov 11 Peter Bailey KIA - The Cliche Trigger Shoots Siobhan Carolan Trigger Shoots DIT
Nov 11 Brackmount Films Tescos Wine Kim Fuller Kim Fuller N/A Camera and Editor
Nov 11 InSitu Tech Tour Europe 2011 Paul Newman Alastair Moore N/A Camera
Sept - Oct 11 Presenter Studio/ Talent Presenter Taster Tapes - Norman Musa Gareth Davies & Leon Campbel Gareth Davies & Leon Campbel N/A Camera and Editor
Aug- Oct 11 JGrayOnline.com That Tatto Shop James Ian Gray James Ian Gray N/A Camera and Editor
Aug - Oct 11 Presenter Studio/ Talent Presenter Taster Tapes - Natalie Fee Gareth Davies & Leon Campbel Gareth Davies & Leon Campbel N/A Camera and Editor
Aug 11 Presenter Studio/ Talent Presenter Taster Tapes - Inside Outside Gareth Davies Gareth Davies N/A Camera and Editor
Aug 11 Lone Star Baxterstorey Nick Cryer Nick Cryer N/A Camera
June 11 WGSN WGSN - Global Awards Lindsey Kennedy Lindsey Kennedy N/A Camera
June 11 Mustard Berlin Bentley Martin Bennett & Stephen French Martin Bennett & Stephen French N/A DIT
May 11 WGSN WGSN Sally-Anne Limb Lindsey Kennedy N/A Camera
May 11 Gravity Clarks Shoes Evan Ivey Mark leftbridge N/A Lighting Camera
May 11 Brackmount Productions/ 19 The Alternitive Royal Wedding Kim Filler Kim Fuller James Ian Gray MCR + Cam (Tech Sup)
April 11 Mustard Berlin Ford Commercial Stephen French & Martin Bennett Yvette Colegrave N/A

DIT + Cam Assist

April 11 Mustard Berlin Ford - Auditioning Stephen French Blue Hive Blue Hive Cam/Edit
April 11 InSitu NHS - Diabetes Andy Dean Paul Newman N/A Camera
April 11 Satelite Picture QMUL - University David Hewitt David Hewitt N/A Lighting Camera
March 11 Mustard Berlin Ford Commercial Stephen French & Martin Bennett Yvette Colegrave Matt Bell

DIT

Jan 11- May 11

Presenter Studio

Showreel

Leon Campbell

Gareth Davies

N/A

Cam/Edit

Feb 11 GWSN Fashion GWSN EXPO James Gray Lindsey Kennedy N/A Camera

Nov 10 - May 11

Brackmount Films

Scottish Widdows

Gravity Global

Kim Fuller

James Ian Gray

D.O.P & Editor

Nov 10

Presenter Studio

Showreel

Leon Campbell

Gareth Davies

N/A

Cam/Edit

Nov 10

Aberdeen Asset Management

Aberdeen Asset Management

Cassandra Roberts

Cassandra Roberts

N/A

Camera

Nov 10

LoneStar

Scottish Gas

Nick Cryer

Nick Cryer

N/A

Camera

Sep 10

Presenter Studio

Promo Ad

Gareth Davies

Gareth Davies

N/A

Cam/Edit

Sep 10

TV World

BE@ Travel

Geoff Harrison

Kim Fuller

N/A

Editor

Sep 10

LoneStar

British Gas

Nick Cryer

Nick Cryer

N/A

Camera

Jun 10

In-Situ

Webcasting

Paul Newman

N/A

N/A

Camera

May 10

Sick Childrens Trust

Georgia’s Story

Sarah Harrison

Alison Sagar

N/A

Cam/Edit

April 10

Satellite Pictures

Alcohol Aware

David Hewitt

N/A

N/A

Camera

Mar 10

Mustard Berlin

Ford

Stephen French

Martin Bennett

N/A

DIT/ Cam

Jan 10

Grist Communications

Balfour Beatty

Lindsey Grist

Bill Grist

N/A

Cam/ Edit

Jan 10

Satellite Pictures

Barts Cancer Centre

Sarina Gascon

David Hewitt

Dominik Rippl   

Cam Assis

Jan 10

Satellite Pictures

Beechams

David Hewitt

David hewitt

Anton Jeffes

Cam Assis

Dec 09

BBC

David Tennant – BBC YouTube

Matt Taylor

Matt Taylor

N/A

Edit/ Grade

July 09

BBC

Ruby’s Room

Nick Watson

Nick Watson

N/A

Cam Assis

Extras Skills(Sound/ Editing) Film & TV

DATE

PRODUCTION CO

PRODUCT/ TITLE

DIRECTOR

PRODUCER

1ST AD

ROLE

Feb 11

Amancay FIlms

We Walk

Amancay FIlms

N/A

N/A

Sound Rec and Design

Oct 10

Tunnel Films

An interview with Damien Hurst

Jody Vandenburg

Naomi De Pear

Domenico Favata

Sound

Aug 10

Mad Cow Films

Jam Today

Simon Ellis

Jonas Blanchard

N/A

Sound

Aug 10

Tunnel Films

Malcolm Hardee

Jody Vandenburg

Naomi De Pear

Domenico Favata

Sound

July 10

Shimmer Films

Sting

Bani Mendy

Jazz Lintott

Roger Pomphrey

Sound

Feb 10

Tunnel Films

The Tunnel Club

Jody Vandenburg

Naomi De Pear

Domenico Favata

Sound

Feb 10

Egoma Films

If Only

Chris Kojie

N/A

N/A

Edit/ Grade

Jul 09

BBC

Lunch Time Live

Matt Taylor

John  Douglas

N/A

Sound

Jun 09

BBC

Dedication to Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

Matt Taylor

Kelly Lynch

N/A

Sound

 

Extras Skills (Sound/ Editing) Commercials, Virals, Corporate, Pop Promos

 

DATE

PRODUCTION CO

PRODUCT/ TITLE

DIRECTOR

PRODUCER

1ST AD

ROLE

Aug 11 Satelite Picture The Riots - Hoodie Monologue David Hewitt Amy Mathieson N/A Sound + Kit supplier
April - May 11 Sonali Productions Three Stories Sonali Choudhury N/A N/A Editor/ Grade

Oct 10

All Enquires

Nigeria Conference

Fabio Guglielmelli

Don Allen

N/A

Sound

 

BBC

DATE

PRODUCTION CO

Department

Executive producer

Production Manager

ROLE

Sep 09-Dec 09

BBC

Multiplatform

Gill Holmes

Vera Fonseca

Researcher

*Clipping BBC programs and Editing Originated Content shot by the unit for BBC YouTube, and BBC.CO.UK using Final Cut Pro. *Shooting on Z1 and DSR filming for Clients in and outside of the BBC for conferences and developing production projects with-in the unit.

 

Nov 08– Sep 09

BBC

Multiplatform

Gill Holmes

Bryan Phillips

Technical Supervisor

*Technical Support for all 10 FCP edit suites. *Working with the unit editors and clients to meet all technical requirements. *Researching and sourcing new equipment in order to keep up-to-date, and so all editors can use their time efficiently. Buying equipment. *Being on call for all Technical requirements and trouble shooting.

 

Feb 08 -Nov 08

BBC

Repeats and Reversioning

Gill Holmes

Imogene Stringer

Runner

 

Ideal Shopping Direct

DATE

PRODUCTION CO

Department

Department Manager

Production Manager

ROLE

Jun 07-Feb 08

Ideal Shopping Direct

Sound

Alan Winyard

Trevor Lloyd

Sound

*Prepping mics and talkback packs and allocating to presenters. *Operating the sound desk for live studio broadcasts.

Lecturing Experience

Lion Television     Sept -11
DIT Workshop – Technical Teaching on how DIT workflow is used in Film and TV.

Grantham Church School      May 2010

Teaching and technical assisting teachers and students for a new Media Course.

Royal Holloway University      March 2010 – Aug 2010

Technical Assisting and adding Creative input to Media and Theatre Students shoots/ Edits.

UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN         18th February 2008

*Guest Lecturer - I prepared and presented a lecture on my experiences in the industry.

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Skill

Level

Experience Yrs

Operation Level

Post Production

Final Cut Pro(7) + Studio

8

6

Assistant/ Editor

FCP- Engineering

7

5

Engineer

Avid

7

4

Assistant/ Editor

Photoshop

9

7

Operator

After Effects

4

3

Assistant/ Compositor

Cameras

Z1

9

5

Operator

Z7

8

3

Operator

P2

9

4

Assistant

EX1 +EX3 9 4 Operator

5D and 7D

7

3

Operator

Alexa 4 1 Assistant

Red

4

2

Assistant

Lighting

X3 Red Head Setup

8

4

Operator

Sound

SQN – 4/5

8

4

Operator

Tascam – HDP2

8

2

Operator

Sound Devices 788T 8 1 Operations

Sony DMX-R100 - Mixer

9

3

Operator

Other Software

Microsoft Offce Packages

9

7

Advance

Compression tools

7

4

Advance

 

09                               Final Cut Maintenance – BBC Certified

04-07                         The University of Lincoln Media Production BA - 2.1 (Hons)

02-04                         Brooksby Melton College. 3x A levels BTEC, 1x AS level, Awarded best Practical

97-02                         Grantham Church High School, 10x GCSE