L A U R A Z W A G A
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V I D E O S
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Running
Talent Runner – Comic Relief
BBC – November 2018 (1 day)
Production Management Assistant – The Clash (Spotify Documentary)
BBC – November 2018 (1 day)
Talent Runner – Children in Need
BBC – November 2018 (1 day)
Reporter Runner – World War I Remembered: The Cenotaph
BBC – November 2018 (1 day)
Production Management Assistant – Habits of the Highly Successful BBC – October 2018 (1 day)
Gallery Runner – The National Lottery Awards
BBC – September 2018 (1 day)
Event Runner – The Centenary of the Royal Air Force
BBC – July 2018 (1 day)
Production/Script Runner – A League of Their Own
CPL Productions Ltd – June 2018 (2 weeks)
Event Runner – 100 Years of Women’s Votes
BBC – June 2018 (1 day)
Technical Runner – The Media Hub
BBC – June 2018 (3 weeks)
Script Assistant
Sky News – June 2018 (6 weeks)
Talent Runner – The Oscars 2018 (Coverage)
Sky Cinema – March 2018( 1 day)
Work Placement – Creative Solutions
Sky Media – January - February 2018 (6 weeks)
Script Intern/Runner
Hurricane Films – March 2015 - May 2016 (part-time 1 year)
Production Management Experience
Production Coordinator – Commonwealth Observance Day 2020
BBC Events
January – March 2020
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Live OB at Westminster Abbey
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VT planning
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Accreditation
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Catering
Production Coordinator – General Election 2019
BBC Events
November – December 2019
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Live overnight OB
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Creating and updating Master Call Sheet
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Arranging travel and accommodation for contributors from around the country
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Raising Purchase Orders
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Live overnight broadcast
Production Coordinator – Festival of Remembrance 2019
BBC Events
October – November 2019
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Live OB from the Royal Albert Hall
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Arranging travel and accommodation for 85+ veteran contributors
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Planning and organising all VTs
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Handling the VT budget
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Seeing across the edit – requesting transcripts, deliverables and booking in edits
Production Secretary – Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip
Studio Ramsay
August – September 2019
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Filmed on location across four weeks in the United States and Mexico
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Role revolved around looking after talent
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Dealing with requests whilst in remote locations
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Adapting to last minute changes and a fast-paced schedule
Production Secretary – A League of Their Own
CPL Productions Ltd
May – August 2019
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Booking accommodation and travel for talent
and production -
Arranging reserved parking
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Organising reserved seating
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Booking couriers
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VT shoot assistance
Production Secretary – There's Something About Movies
CPL Productions Ltd
March – May 2019
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Paying invoices and reconciling petty cash
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Creating and updating studio access lists
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Post-production and music clearance (Silvermouse/Soundmouse)
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Albert+
Production Management Assistant – The Media Hub
BBC Studios
April 2018 – March 2019
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Post-production facility for Factual, Entertainment and Events at BBC
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Scheduling edits across seven suites
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Arranging all tasks related to the edits, e.g. ingests, deliverables, LTO back-ups
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Creating and sending invoices
Trainee Production Manager – What’s Up TV
MAMA Youth Project
September – December 2017
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Organising a team of 24 trainees
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Compiling production paperwork
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Securing locations and contributors
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Booking drivers, directors and kit
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Creating edit/shoot schedules and runner rotas
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Handling petty cash and invoices
Freelance Self-Shooting
Promotional Video – Pops – Pub in the Park
May 2019
Promotional Video – Pops – The Big Feastival
August 2018
Media Assistant – Ultimate Sports Engineering
July 2017 – September 2017
Promotional Video – AFC Masters Football Club
May 2017
Camera Operator – The Royal Clifton Hotel Wedding Video
May 2015
Promotional Video – The Royal Clifton Hotel, Southport
December 2014
Achievements and Interests
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I have completed and passed the BECTU Creative Industries Safety Passport Health and Safety Course
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Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in September 2016, raising £2,898 for Childreach International
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Student representative for Media at university for two consecutive years
Education
Edge Hill University
2014 – 2017
First-Class BA (Hons.)
Film and Television Production
Skills
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BBC systems
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One year of experience in post house
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Proficient in FCPX
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Silvermouse / Soundmouse
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Albert+ (sustainability reports)
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Handling and maintaining budgets
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Raising contracts
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Processing expenses
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Organising travel and accommodation
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Call Sheets
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Music and literary clearance
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Booking taxis/couriers
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Experience working abroad
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Fulfilling requests from talent whilst on location/in hotels
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Audience seating plans/ushering
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In spare time shoot and edit promotional videos