17 years’ fully professional TV field production experience. 7 of those years was full-time with
SBS TV Australia. The other 10 have been as an independent Video Journalist & Producer.
Speciality? Political current affairs & documentaries.
As Video Journalist, I research, film & script my own work.
99% of my work is ‘in the field’ – including extensive overland travel, which means I’m used to working solo or in small teams, living & working in harsh conditions & not-so-friendly environments; dealing with strict broadcast deadlines, delivering broadcast-standard material; being diplomatic & handling sensitive information…My clients & co-workers still talk to me…
Clients include:
Ministry of Women’s Affairs of Afghanistan (2005-6)
UN Mission to Afghanistan (2005)
Channel NewsAsia Singapore (2004-5)
CBS ‘60 Minutes’ USA (2005)
ABC TV Australia (various)
SBS TV Australia (various)
Channel 9 ‘60 Minutes’ Australia (2006)
Kate Dowd Casting (2006)
Assignments include:
Afghanistan (2003 & 2004-6)
Australia (various)
India (2002)
South Africa (1993-4)
Mozambique (1993-4)
Malawi (1993)
China (1992)
Thailand (1992)
I’m available for work and approachable if you’re setting yrselves up and need advice.
My advice to budding VJs? Take advice from us who’ve been in the field long-term & listen to it. It can save you much heartache & money. I had advice & didn’t listen to it & learnt the hard way. But I still love the work & the experiences. But I could have taken short-cuts. So, please ask & I’ll be happy to give advice.
If you don’t make it too hard on yrselves, this is an EXTREMELY rewarding career on a personal level, if you’re adventurous…
