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Holly Wicks

07890 578 782

uk.linkedin.com/in/hollywicks
hollyilsa@yahoo.co.uk

Membership Type: Freelancer

Key Skills

production, production-coordinator, screenwriting, research, shorts, documentary, drama, script writing, pitch documents, music clearance

Key Clients

First Light, Aspect Film and Video, Calling The Shots, Somerset Film, Level Films, First Light, Barefoot Bride, Guild of Sage and Smith, Creative Copywriting

Diplomatic and conscientious researcher (excelling in both team-based collaborations and self-motivated projects) who uses strong intuition and curious nature to develop story ideas. A quick-thinker, unafraid to use initiative - able to cope in hectic situations and comply with tight deadlines without buckling under pressure. Five years media industry and short film production experience ranging from: documentary, drama
and commercial internet viral production to PR, copywriting and journalism - demonstrating a broad range of interchangeable skills suitable for TV/film and documentary production.

Key Skills:

• Sourcing contributors and talent
• Published Journalist (National Press/Blogger/Press Releases)
• Adobe CS3/Microsoft Office/FCP (basic)/Final Draft
• Data Wrangler/Sound Recording (basic TASCAM)
• Social Media Management (Twitter/LinkedIn/Vimeo video uploading)
• Directing Cameramen/Documentary contributors
• Hospitality Experience (Restaurant & Bar Supervisor UK and abroad / Events & Weddings)
• Writing scripts/treatments/pitches
• Music/Image/Contributor/Location permission & clearance

I have experience of arranging castings (booking 30/40 actors in a day's schedule), location scouting, including liaising with property owners, negotiating budgets, setting schedules and completing assessments.

Polite, punctual and quick to adapt to new situations: a background in journalism gives me the confidence to push the boundaries and strive for perfectionism at all times. My passion lies with drama (TV and film), but I also have experience of corporate/marketing viral production, documentary co-ordination and short film producing/directing.

An MA in Professional Writing (University College Falmouth) ensures that I'm proficient in storytelling, story development, critiquing and interviewing people from different walks of life. I have had a number of features published in national magazines (The Stage and The Ecologist), as well as providing copy for commercial clients (Travel Zest, Guild of Sage & Smith). Versatile and witty, I can turn my hand to any brief with verve and integrity.

http://twitter.com/#!/Holly_Wicks
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/hollywicks
http://vimeo.com/hollywicks
http://wickswordweb.blogspot.com/

Business Info

No. Employees: 0
Year Established: 2008

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