Abbie Wise

SHOOTING ASSISTANT PRODUCER

About

I am an experienced Self-Shooting Assistant Producer with a strong background in factual entertainment, delivering high-quality content for a number of major UK broadcasters.My credits span a diverse range of genres including property, wildlife, natural history, obs doc, travelogue, renovation, reality, branded content and more. I thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy creative problem solving.I am a confident shooter and sound recordist, and am skilled at working with contributors from all backgrounds as well as high-end talent.With previous experience as a Production Coordinator and Development Producer, I bring a unique understanding of the production process from concept through to delivery.Fluent in Spanish, I frequently film abroad so am familiar with the nuances of international productions. I am adept at coordinating complex shoots, both in the UK and abroad, and handling the related documentation, travel logistics, and permissions.Known for my creativity, strong communication, and resourcefulness, I can be relied upon under the most challenging of circumstances and always bring a positive attitude.For more information or my CV please feel free to get in touch.

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References

"Abbie is a highly motivated, well organised and dedicated assistant producer. Abbie has made it her business to learn as much as possible as quickly as she can. The result is that she is very versatile and adaptable, being able to turn her hand to everything from production co-ordinating to location sound recording to helping to shape complex stories for documentaries.
I worked with Abbie on a difficult 4 x 1hr series called The Good Fight Club for Sky Documentaries. The difficulties lay in managing a large and diverse cast of characters, a tight schedule and an altogether demanding production. Abbie was at the centre of everything: keeping our contributors happy, informed and onside, managing the expectations of fraught directors, keeping the workflow going in the right direction. Plus organising shoots and generally oiling the wheels of production.
Her personal skills are exemplary, and any complex documentary shoot would be improved by having such an empathetic, insightful young woman on board. Abbie contributed ideas and suggestions to the team and was always one hundred percent reliable.
It also helps when you are on a long shoot to have someone who is smart and interesting and fun to be around.
I would recommend Abbie without hesitation for any role in production."

Brian Hill, MD of Century Films

"Abbie came on board and took everything thrown at her in her stride. Working across commercial, TV and development projects she managed talent, client and crews. She has a keen understanding of development, formatting and audience, and worked well to create something from a germ of an idea. Abbie also has excellent management skills and regularly took on a PC-like role for shoots."

Ben Anderson, MD of Ursus Productions

"Abbie is an incredibly competent shooting AP who worked with us from the development stages of the project through to filming in challenging conditions. She consistently demonstrated remarkable organisational skills, communicating effectively with a team spanning various skill sets and ages and helping things to run smoothly from start to finish. She was a genuine pleasure to work with, putting contributors at ease and helping us to achieve excellent results while filming under time pressure. I can readily vouch for her technical abilities as well as her editorial and planning skills."

Liberty Denman, Co-Founder of One Kai

"I have been delighted with Abbie's highly professional approach towards research into Digital content over the past 3 months. Her work has been largely independent-based and she shows great self-initiative, is very focused and provides excellent summations - with personal interpretations - for the team to review. She is also an absolute pleasure to work with, a very warm personality and excellent 'can do' attitude. Very happy to recommend and we hope to work with her again!"

Claire Cottrell, Head of Operations at Aurra studios, Executive Producer at Velvet Pictures

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