I'm currently a Researcher at Sunset + Vine, a sports TV production company - presently working on an extreme sailing show.
America's Cup Uncovered is a behind-the-scenes weekly show broadcast on Channel 4, Sky Sports 3, and youtube, which follows sailing teams as they compete in events around the world for the oldest trophy in international sport: the America's Cup.
Here's a feature I put together at the opening of one show on Ben Ainslie, the world's best Olympic sailor, as he announced his entry into the America's Cup:
Another feature I worked on was the anniversary of one of the most famous years in the America's Cup, 1987, when America won back the trophy after losing the event for the first time in 132 years:
Finally, to give an idea about the extreme element of the event, here's one of the shows featuring racing in some very windy weather when the America's Cup came to the U.K.
Whilst at CNN International I worked across their various current affairs shows, researching on topical business stories to worldwide events and breaking news, as well as prompting on several big stories from the Arab uprisings, the shocking Tsunami in Japan, and the Royal Wedding in London last year.
One specific feature I researched on was called 'World @ Work', where I helped set up shoots to focus on a variety of different jobs and why people enjoy doing them - it's a 'day in the life' style feature.
I was involved in setting up a shoot on a traffic warden and also a cocktail specialist - finding interesting characters who could tell the story of their daily job in an interesting and enlightening manner.
Here is one we did with a theatre make-up artist - for this idea I thought the feature would be good at revealing a quite secretive profession:
I decided to cover fox hunting because of it's topicality as a general election looms and political parties use the sport as a subject of heated debate.
In particular this package looks at what has changed since the 2004 Hunting Act and how people involved in the sport, from both sides, have adapted.
It's filmed in an investigative style, and means that I am often on camera questioning those participating - to do this I had one coursemate help me film on each location.
When I'm not on camera I filmed the remaining shots, such as visuals of the fox hunt.
I also edited all the footage using Final Cut.
Key interviews include Otis Ferry, hunt saboteurs, The Countryside Alliance, Lush, and The Middle Way Parliamentary Group for Fox Hunting.
With thanks to those who helped me film:
James Tegerdine
Daniel Thomas
Elliot Evans
I applied for STA Travel's World Traveller Internship, which involves video reporting and blogging whilst travelling the world. Out of around 2,000 entries I came in the top ten, although obviously it would have been better to win!
I had to create a video about myself in response to the travelling-related job title.
