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Kate westaway

69 ALMA ROAD, CLIFTON, BRISTOL, BS8 2DW

kate@ 07866 748629

• Assistant Producer experienced in overseas filming including Egypt, Guatemala, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, South Africa, Turkey, USA (Michigan, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas).

• HSE Scuba Part IV (Commercial Diving Licence).

• I Visa (Valid until May 2018).

• Second camera shooting (Canon 5D, 60D, 305 and Sony EX3)

• Published Author – ‘Humpback Whales: Wildlife Monographs’

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• Professional Underwater Stills Photographer –

|selected TV credits |

| |Jan – Aug 2013 Tigress Productions – AP for ‘Monty Halls Dive Mysteries’, Channel Five (2 x 60 mins) |

| |(Director – Martin Pailthorpe, EP – Dick Colthurst) |

| |Series in which Monty Halls and his dive team travel the world looking into underwater mysteries. |

| |* Filming in Egypt and Michigan. |

| |* Casting contributors / working on the editorial with the Director. |

| |* In Michigan there wasn’t a fixer so I organised all the logistics for the shoot. |

| |* Second camera shooting both topside (Canon 305) and underwater (Canon 5D). |

| |* Development of Series 2. |

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| |Aug 2012 – Oct 2013 Tigress Productions – AP for ‘Nature Shock: Blacktip Gangsters’, Channel Five |

| |(1 x 60 mins) |

| |(Director –Nick White, EP – Kath Moore) One hour documentary investigating the mystery behind why a large aggregation of Blacktip Sharks is |

| |now permanently resident in Aliwal Shoal, South Africa. |

| |* Liaising with top universities and scientific organisations in South Africa for content. |

| |* Casting contributors and coordinating logistics on the ground. |

| |* Enduring very rough sea conditions for duration of shoot whilst still working competently. |

| |* Second camera shooting topside (Canon 305 + Nano Flash) and still images underwater (of Blacktip sharks). |

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| |May 2011 – July 2012 Renegade Pictures – Development AP for ‘Humpback Whales - Live from Hawaii’, Channel 4 (EP – Alan Hayling) |

| |I developed a series about Humpback Whales; the idea was that it would be broadcast live from Hawaii for 4 consecutive nights. |

| |* Speaking extensively to Humpback Whale experts, scientists and Marine Biologists for the proposal. |

| |* Putting together a detailed document that outlined the editorial and logistics. |

| |* Pitching to Tanya Shaw at Channel 4 with Alan Hayling. |

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| |Oct 07 – Feb 10 Diverse TV – AP for ‘Man V’s Wild’ with Bear Grylls, Discovery Channel (10 x 60 mins) |

| |(Directors – Alexis Girardet, Andrew Barren, Steve Shearman, Chris Richards, Nick Fletcher, EP – Steve Rankin) Survival/ Adventure show |

| |presented by Bear Grylls. |

| |* Setting up shoots in Namibia, Zambia, Mexico, Turkey, Panama, Guatemala, Morocco and USA (Oregon, South Dakota, Texas) |

| |* Working with the Director and 1st AD on the editorial content, stunts, locations, logistics and script writing |

| |* In addition to the above, on location I was responsible for compliance, continuity, props, wardrobe and assisting the presenter. |

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| |June 07 – Oct 07 Tigress Productions – AP for Carol Thatcher strand and Halloween special, The One Show (10 features) (Director – Steve |

| |Shearman, EP – Kath Moore) |

| |The strand featured Carol Thatcher trying the least desirable jobs in the country and the Halloween special focused on the physiological |

| |effects of fear. |

| |* Setting up shoots all across the UK and working with the Director on the editorial content, logistics and script writing. |

| |* Casting contributors. |

| |* Second camera shooting (Sony PD 150/ Z1). |

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| |Jan 07 – March 07 RDF West- AP for ‘Anthea Turner: Perfect Housewife’, BBC3 (2 x 60 mins) |

| |(Director – Annie Backhouse and Andrea Dixon, EP – Jo Shinner) |

| |Anthea Turner helped two contestants clean up their homes, giving inventive home-making tips to the audience along the way. |

| |* Setting up shoots all across the UK and working with the Director on the editorial content, logistics and script writing. |

| |* Casting contributors. |

| |* Second camera shooting (Sony PD 150). |

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| |June 05 – July 06 Granada Factuals - Researcher for ‘Extraordinary Children’ Series. The Smallest People in the World, Why did Dad choose to |

| |die? Aged 12 and looking after the family, Channel 4 (3 x 60mins) |

| |(Director –Jane Treays, EP – Sarah Murch) |

| |The Series featured children dealing with extraordinary circumstances in their lives. This included children living with a condition called |

| |Primordial Dwarfism, children who were dealing with the suicide of a parent and child carers. This all required very sensitive handling. |

| |* Setting up shoots all across the UK and in the US, working with the Director on the editorial content and logistics. |

| |* Casting contributors (reccing alone and filming them to show the director). |

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| |March 05 – May 05 Granada Wild - Researcher for Planet Action, Animal Planet (6 x 60 mins) |

| |(Director –Putul Verma, EP – Andrew Buchanan) |

| |7 contestants form 7 countries undertake challenges to save the environment. |

| |* Casting contributors (needed to be 7 people from 7 different countries and not based in the UK) |

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| |Jan 05 – March 05 Granada Factuals- Researcher for ‘Streetcrime UK’, Bravo (10 x 30 mins) |

| |(SP Moritz Schick) |

| |Following the police on their night shift at the weekend. |

| |* Setting up shoots all across the UK, working with the Director on the editorial content and logistics. |

| |*Editing/ Logging. |

| |*Working difficult hours with anti-social contributors. |

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| |Jan 04 – Oct 04 Granada Factuals- Researcher for ‘Fat Families’, ITV1 (6 x 30 mins) |

| |(SP Tim Tarrant) |

| |Three overweight families compete to lose the most weight and win a holiday. |

| |* Setting up shoots all across the UK , working with the Director on the editorial content and logistics. |

| |* Casting contributors. |

| |*Second camera shooting (PD150 and DX100). |

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| |Additional Credits (June 03 – Dec 04) |

| |* Granada Wild – Assistant Researcher. |

| |Raw Seas, Discovery Channel. |

| |Selecting archive and logging. |

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| |*Granada Bristol – Assistant Researcher. |

| |Demolitions Squad, Channel 5. |

| |Casting contributors, operating PD150’s/Z1’s. |

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| |*Granada Bristol – Runner. |

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| |Stills Photography |

| |I have been a Freelance Photographer for 12 years, specialising in Underwater Photography. My main employer is a company called Waterbabies, |

| |whom I have regular work with and I also shoot marine wildlife all over the world. In 2012 I had a book published on Humpback Whales. My work |

| |is represented by Gallery 2C and Getty Images and I have regular exhibitions. |

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| |gettyimages.co.uk |

| |waterbabies.co.uk |

|Education |

| |1997 - 2000 Falmouth College of Art |

| |BA (HONS) 1st class in Photographic Communication |

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