Claire Beason

Directing crews, Interviews and Reality thru to the 8 week edit cutting story packages, montages and more.

Directing Crews on Audition shows thru to 5 month Edit, cutdowns, pulls story packages, etc

Shooting Backstage and wings reality, B-roll and OTFs for the LA and NYC VTR Auditions and Bootcamp. Also Directing crews when required.

Shooting Sizzle Reel for UK Production Company. Operating single handedly, shooting, sound and lighting Interviews, shooting B-roll and actuality.

Producing story lines, shooting scenes (Sony PMW 200) as single and 2nd camera, sourcing locations in VA, MD, TX, NY. Due to TX 24th March 2014 on MTV http://www.mtv.co.uk/sleeping-with-the-family/videos/sleeping-with-the-family-trailer-0

Shooting with Bob Larson's Teenage exorcists during their visit to the UK, filming sensitive characters about controversial issues (Canon XF305)

Shooting couple on holiday in Morocco, single and second camera + Master Interviews (Sony PMW200) Due to TX March 2014

Shooting cosmetic surgeries and procedures of feature characters and VT interviews.

Setting up shoot for new formatted show, producing contributors and developing challenges.

Shooting Hygiene inspections of restaurants and following the UK Border Agency Food Dogs at Gatwick Airport. (Canon XF305)

Casting Couples to follow over the first year of marriage.

Filming mums to be on their journey through pregnancy, sometimes in sensitive and stressful situations. Following medical protocol in Hospitals. (Sony EX3 + Nano Flash). Due to TX Summer 2014

Organising shots with Mika Hakkinen & Nick Candy and post production paperwork.

Filming Paramedics, doctors & helicopters. Negotiating access and patient consent (Sony EX3 + Nano Flash).

Producing Tasks (Bafta Winner 2012)

Developing program ideas for BBC youth channel. Writing treatments and Pitches, casting talent, interviewing potential celebs for doc ideas.

12 x 60’ – Couple are given £12k but the groom must organize the wedding and the surprised bride gets her big day. Supporting PD, shooting on Z1, producing storylines and clearing locations for filming. Also casting couples.

5 x 60’ – Docu/Reality series following unfit teenagers from the UK living and getting in shape at an Active Senior Citizens Community in Oakmont, California. Setting up shoots from the UK in Oakmont and San Francisco.

Short term contact casting business for a Pilot on the food industry.

Casting real families to take part in new online, doc style filmed viral videos

6 x 60’ - DIY Home Improvement reality doc; Couple given £12k to renovate their home but the Man in the relationship must make all the decisions while the wife has no idea till the end of the show. Location shoots, shooting Z1, office support, clearing locations/shops.

12 x 60’ – Couple are given £12k but the groom must organize the wedding and the surprised bride gets her big day. Location shoots and office based. Booming, clearing locations, compiling schedules and discussing editorial decisions.

6 x 60’ – Badly behaved Australian girls sent to an English finishing school to learn how to be ladies. Sourcing props and wardrobe, living on site for 6 weeks, floor managing contribs, and feeding back editorial content.

2 x 60’ – Documentary following Sarah Ferguson (Fergie - Duchess of York) helping a run down estate in the North of England. Casting for two hour doc. People finding/location casting nationwide from deprived regions of the country.

6 x 60’ – Badly behaved Australian girls sent to an English finishing school to learn how to be ladies. Sourcing props and wardrobe, living on site, floor managing contribs, and feeding back editorial content.

Driving Game Show.

Casting friends willing to dish the dirt on a friend. Including street casting, recces, sourcing sound stories and secret filming.

AD HOC days helping crew in Devon, also attending The Jacksons: A Celebration Party organized by MJ fans.

12 x 60’ – Couple are given £12k but the groom must organize the wedding and the surprised bride gets her big day. Casting couples, outreach nationwide, phone Interviews, shooting castings, Locations sourcing, field shoots and boom operating for self shooting PD.

Sourcing clips, paper editing, rough cutting VTs for US reality series. Structuring episodes and sync pulling for Story Producers

Freddie Starr and Sam Fox episode

Annotating Scripts, checking, sourcing and intensely researching facts and figures. Logging footage for library.

Sourcing locations for filming on four different shows running simultaneously, casting recces and location for wedding days.

Casting, Props, sourcing locations, set dressing and wardrobe, Boom Op for DSR Shooting Producer.

Sourcing audience members for a game show record in the middle of the English countryside.

Logger / PA on various Productions including Rock School with Gene Simmons

Souring Props, delivering cars, set dressing