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Multi Skilled Creative Digital Media Producer with 10 years experience Producing Video, Short Animation, Corporate Videos, Idents, Promos, Music Videos, Photography and Illustration work.

An adaptable, analytical, and hard working Digital Media Producer with a practical hands on approach, who always perseveres to achieve the best results. Able to collect and analyse information, digest facts/figures and quickly grasp complex artistic/technical/client issues.

Excellent negotiation and problem solving skills and swiftly identifies the route of any problem and develops an effective solution. Proven ability to manage large teams and complete creative projects to the highest standard, with a meticulous attention to detail and within agreed deadlines.

Creative work has included directing video projects, scripting, and photography/illustration work for a range of clients.

Education

Master of Arts Degree MA Screen Arts - The Northern Media School, Sheffield Hallam University

BA Hons Time Based Media - Kent Institute of Art and Design, Maidstone

HND Audio Visual Production - Northbrook College, Worthing, West Sussex

BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art and Design - Norton, Sheffield College

Recent Achievements

Produced successful videos/commercials for a range of different clients, ranging from Hi Tech products, Hotels, Leisure and Tourism, Automotive, Helicopter Charter, Manufacturing, Mind and Motivation Holidays, Car Hire, as well as promos for Lingerie Wear and Tennis Events, and Music Videos and Animation sequences.

Successful Photography work has ranged from Fashion and Agency Model work to sport and news reportage. See Photography page.

Led a large team of 70 people to Produce, Direct and Co Write a feature length Airline Training presentation - Filmed in association with British Airways. The Feature Length DVD is being successfully used by 30 Airlines around the World for training cabin crew about disruptive passenger scenerios and terrorist/hijacking threats.

Developed, Designed, Wrote, Directed, and Produced Marketing video presentations to boost profits for Marriott Hotels. Producing a DVD for Marriott to attract business to the Marriott chain. After completion, the DVDs generated great interest and boosted corporate business for Marriott.

Ran Digital Production Business for 5 years.

Led and Managed a creative team of 17 people on a logistically challenging video shoot in Egypt's desert landscape and also filming on the Red Sea.

Awarded Fuji Film Award, Led team on difficult heath and safety production with children and water hazards.

Have filmed in U.K, U.S.A, Austria, Norway, Egypt, and Japan.

Career History

Head Of Digital Production

Get Noticed Media / GNM Photo / Kevin Crabtree Freelance.

Producer of Video/Film and Photography/Illustration for a wide variety of successful video productions and still projects.

Clients like Marriott Hotels, British Airways, Ogura Japan, Vimpex, Classic Car Club, Paradigm Academy, Kall Kwik Design and Print, Kuk Helicopters, KIK, Holah, Rack Armour.

Negotiated budgets for clients and led the processes from creative ideas to finished production, overseeing all creative and technical decisions.

Led large creative teams on productions and ensured high quality of creative work under strict budgets and deadlines. Made large profits for business.

Provided in depth advice to clients and advised and assisted clients in developing strategies to successfully achieve goals in video and stills production.

Secured respect and used people management skills to effectively benefit productions and client relationships.

Researched and analysed client competition in better understanding client needs and to ensure our productions surpassed their needs in terms of efficiency and creativity/presentation.

Proven ability to manage people and hire the right talent for the right job. Experienced in hiring and auditioning actors and video production/stills production crew. Have strong existing relationships with cameramen, directors, sound recordists, make up artists, presenters, and specialised photographers and illustrators.

Skilfully orchestrated design of dvd menus and packaging, as well as ability to shoot stills photography to great acclaim, with highly creative idea generation skills.

Account Manager

Cattles PLC

Producer

Frost Publishing/Frost Media

Additional Brief Career Details - Full C.V available on request

Crewman/Navigator

Yacht Cristina of Stockholm - Charter vessel Spain, Canaries, Azores, Caribbean.

Took part in the Transatlantic 'Arc' Yacht Race and also lived in Barbados

Production Assistant - Arranging and attending appointments for Models from U.S and U.K

Askew Advertising Agency, Tokyo, Japan

Lived in Tokyo

Production Assistant

BBC Radio Sheffield

Additional Skills

Health and Safety - Advanced. Risk Assessments etc. Produced projects insured for £15 million

BACC/Media Buying - Good Working knowledge of TV Commercials processes and Media Buying for TV

Word Processors - Experienced Microsoft Word, Works

Presentation/Photographic - Experienced. Adobe Photoshop CS3/4, Adobe Lightroom 2.2

Operating Systems - Experienced. Microsoft 98, XP, Vista

Video Camera Equipment - SONY PD170, PDX10, Z1HDV, latest Solid State Camcorders, DVCAM 570 etc

Camera equipment - CANON EOS 5D, L lenses, 350D, ELICHROME Lighting / Studio Flash / Nikon D200

Additional Information

Driving License - Full U.K License

Full British Passport

Very Well Travelled and experienced in working abroad.

www.kevincrabtree.com