Nick Bedu. Current CV


 

Personal Details

Date of Birth

29 / 02 / 76

Telephone

07971 494 166

Address

2 Canning Road

Email

 

Highbury

London          

 

 

N5 2JS

 

 

 

Employment History and Work Experience

 

June 2005 - Present

Founder/ Director, P/D, Comus Productions

Founder / Director of production company producing internal promos, corporate video, talent showreels and more. Producing, directing, shooting and packaging. Clients include Lulu Guinness, Getty Images, Borkowski PR, Naked PR and the NHS.

Recent projects inc: Third behind-the-scenes promo for Lulu Guinness, Corporate Video for Aon Insurance & Getty Images NYC, Feelfootball.com press launch in Milan for Ford. Producing soundtracks for promos.

www.comusproductions.co.uk

 

February – March 2007

DV Cameraman, ITV

Cameraman on ‘Grease Is The Word’. From auditions to contestant boot camp, performance to interview.

September - October  2006

DV Cameraman, ITV

Cameraman for Ant n Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. Shooting Ant vs Dec VT’s.

July 2006

DV Cameraman, ETV

Cameraman on premiere / red carpet shoots.

June 2005 – July 2005

DV Director, Naked Communications / Nike

DV Director on internal documentary for Nike documenting urban street and youth sport culture in London. Interviews with recording artists, promoters, London’s sporting youth, shots of London etc.

April 2005

Assistant, short film

Assistant on short film shot by Mike Ely, DOP on Touching The Void, starring Kieran O’Brien of 9 Songs.

March 2005

DV Director, Olympic Bid 2012

Cameraman for London promo shoots with international families on and around the London Eye.

June 2004 – 2006

DV Director, London TV

Freelance DV director for satellite channel showcasing events in and around London. From antique shows to exhibitions to dance and theatre events. Interviews and performance shots.

September 2004

Director, Live TV

Directed and shot television advert for telephone date lines, set in a London club.

March 2004

DV cameraman, Fit Farm

Freelance DV cameraman for C4 reality show. Followed two contestants through their daily routine, documenting their eating habits and lifestyle.

September 2003 – December 2003

DV Cameraman, The Box “Stripped”

Operating PD-150 on celebrity music interviews and performances with artists such as Beyonce, Sean Paul, Westlife, Pink & Misteeq.                         

August 2003 – September 2003

DV Cameraman, Sky Productions

David Blaine “Above The Below”

Following David Blaine around the streets of London for 1 month with a PD-150, capturing his interaction with the people, street magic, and build-up to his 44-day stay in a suspended Perspex box (inc standing on outside of London Eye capsule and testing box).                           

August 2003

DV Cameraman, RDF Media

Cameraman for home improvement show

July 2003 – August 2003

Research, European Events Dept, MTV

Research working towards compilation videos / album.  Monitoring current youth trends in music, contributing ideas to possible artists and tracks, finding footage.

February 2003

Director, Inspired Films

Misteeq video shoot “Scandalous” – directing a digi cameraman on behind the scenes footage and i/v’s for Telstar EPK, MTV & Popworld.

November 2002 – January 2003

DV Director, Peter Osbourne Productions

DV director on various shoots covering BT-sponsored communication plays for secondary schools.

April 2002 – October 2002

DV Director / Cameraman, Princess Productions

Shooting five – six days a week for Ch4 Breakfast show RISE. From two-camera celebrity interviews to premieres, from sporting events to comedy sequences, from news pieces to the major dance / music festivals. Contributing to shoots both shot and story-wise.

January 2001 – April 2002

Manager’s Assistant, LWT Entertainment Dept

Assisting various productions in pre-production and studio shoots. Hiring / maintenance of offline edit suites & DV Cams. Mini-DV transfers. Co-ordinating office moves.

Assisting Head and Deputy Head of Production.

December 2001

Assisting floor manager, ‘Record Of The

Year 2001 Results Show’             

AFM, looking after the presenters.

 

Trained on Sony Z1, Sony PD-170, Panasonic DVX100. Training on Sony DSR 450 & 570.

Education:1995 DLD Sixth Form College, Notting Hill Gate. 3 A Levels.

References available on request.