CYNTHIA RUIZ ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | SET PA +44 (0) 207205 2882 [email protected] WORK HISTORY
2012 - present Freelance: Assistant Director (AD), Set PA | Director’s Assistant (UK | Spain) 2007 - 2012 In-house: Director’s Assistant |Prod. Assistant |Runner at Short Films Ltd. London. (UK) 2003 - 2007 Freelance: Runner | Prod. Assistant | Casting Director (Prod. Services Spain) 2002 - 2003 In-house: Runner | Prod. Assistant | Researcher at Bee’s Pictures (Spain) 2001 - 2002 In-house: Graphic Designer | Video Editor at Local Satellite International (Spain) FILM & TV TITLE PROD.CO. PRODUCER DIRECTOR 1stAD ROLE
Emerald City NBC Universal Tommy Turtle Tarsem Sigh Phil Patterson 3rd AD (TV Series | 10 episodes) Chris Thompson
Game of Thrones VI HBO Bernie Caulfield Jeremy Podeswa Sean Griffin Base AD (TV Series | 10 episodes) Fire & Blood Prod Duncan Muggoch Dan Sackheim Toby Ford Fresco Films Peter Welter Jack Bender Mark Taylor Mark Mylod Stewart Hamilton Miguel Sapochnik Charlie Endean
Ein Sommer in Barcelona Zeistsprung Pics Peter Faber Dirk Regel Benjamin Kohzer Key Set PA
Knights of the Round Table: Velocity Prod. Ltd. Steve-Clark Hall Guy Ritchie Max Keene Set PA King Arthur (Additional)
Spectre B24 Ltd. Callum McDougall Sam Mendes Michael Lerman Location Assist. (Dailies)
Game of Thrones V HBO Bernie Caulfield Michael Slovis Richard Graysmark Base AD (TV Series| Ep. 1.2,5,6,9,10) Fire & Blood Prod Duncan Muggoch Jeremy Podeswa Marco Giglia Fresco Films Peter Welter David Nutter Toby Ford
‘I’am off then’ Warner Bros Hermann Florin Julia von Heinz Theresa Matkewitz Set PA
(Ich bin dann mal weg) UFA Cinema Cast Driver
‘Life, Death & Santiago’ Jonny Kight Black Kight Katie Dolan Will Jasper Director’s (Pilot) Assistant
COMMERCIALS & PROMOS
(Creative and administrative assistance Vaughan Arnell, Jon Greenhalgh, M&S, Grolsh, Ford, Innocent, L’Oreal, Dove, Director’s throughtout production processes) Stephen Mead, Jonny Kight, etc. Tesco, Nivea, Weeetabix, Pantene, WKD, etc. Assistant
PRODUCT |Title DIRECTOR PROD.CO. PRODUCER ROLE Revlon ‘Elle McPherson’ Stephen Mead Short Films Holly Hartley Runner L’Oreal ‘Cheryl Cole’ Stephen Mead Short Films Holly Hartley Driver
H by Harris ‘Fixed’ Manny Bonett Short Films Holly Hartley Chrevolet Matiz Matthias Hone Seaquest Russell Curtis De Beers DTC Diamonds Rankin Pagan Storr Redman
Carlsberg ‘Free toy’’Lighthouse’ Jeff Stark Bubbles Films Cathy Green
Nurofen ‘Relief for pain’ John Selby Brave Films Nick Godden Actimel Graham Rose Rose Hackney Barber Daniel Healy
Smirnoff ‘Twisted V’ David Deneen Form Ann Fawcett
Marks & Spencer ‘Summer’ J.J. Keith HLA London Fraser Lawson
Grolsh ‘Party’ Martin Wedderburn MTP Scotland James Jeffreys Jaguar Vic Armstrong Saville Productions M.Travinski
UPS ‘Going Global’ Chris Hartwill RSA London Francis Castelli Lee Cabrera ft. A. Cartana Giles Greenwood Great Guns Carey Mann Daniel Bedingfield Andrew Morahan Bikini Films Darren Touhy ‘Never gonna leave your side’
Revlon ‘Elle McPherson’ Stephen Mead Short Films Holly Hartley
L’Oreal ‘Cheryl Cole’ Stephen Mead Short Films Holly Hartley
H by Harris ‘Fixed’ Manny Bonett Short Films Holly Hartley Chrevolet Matiz Matthias Hone Seaquest Russell Curtis De Beers DTC Diamonds Rankin Pagan Storr Redman
Carlsberg ‘Free toy’’Lighthouse’ Jeff Stark Bubbles Films Cathy Green
Nurofen ‘Relief for pain’ John Selby Brave Films Nick Godden Actimel Graham Rose Rose Hackney Barber Daniel Healy
Smirnoff ‘Twisted V’ David Deneen Form Ann Fawcett
Marks & Spencer ‘Summer’ J.J. Keith HLA London Fraser Lawson
Grolsh ‘Party’ Martin Wedderburn MTP Scotland James Jeffreys Jaguar Vic Armstrong Saville Productions M.Travinski
UPS ‘Going Global’ Chris Hartwill RSA London Francis Castelli Lee Cabrera ft. A. Cartana Giles Greenwood Great Guns Carey Mann Daniel Bedingfield Andrew Morahan Bikini Films Darren Touhy ‘Never gonna leave your side’
PRODUCT |Title DIRECTOR PROD.CO. PRODUCER ROLE
Orange ‘Animals’ Simon Ratigan HLA London Richard Skeeper Production Toyota Yaris ‘Big, Small’ Rob Sanders Amarillo Films Tom Shard Assistant Gillete ‘David Beckham’ Andrew Morahan Bikini Films Bradly Woodus
Bingo‘Win a house’ John Hardwick HLA London Caroline Levy BMW ’Dynamic Drive‘ Rob Sanders Amarillo Films R. Strachmitz Visa Promotions Cris Mudge Mustard Film Co. John Doris Polaris World Barry O’Riordan TWI Cat Isakson
Minute Maid ‘Best man‘ Vaughan Arnell Pagan Emily Morgan Casting Dir.
Vicks Anthony Easton Pagan Josh Barwick & Coord. Direct Holidays Ltd. John Harvey MTP Scotland Ray Allan American Express Tony Chau Germaine Walter Hera King
Zoo Magazine ‘Diesel’ Siraj Jhaveri EMAP Hera King
Vodafone ‘Live Italy’ Chris Hartwill RSA Films Kate Taylor
Grolsh ‘Aliens‘ Vaughan Arnell Pagan Adam Saward
Ford Focus ‘Jellies’ Vaughan Arnell Pagan Adam Saward KANO ft. The Streets ‘Nite, Nite’ Robert Hales Exposure Films John Adams BodyRockers ‘Round & Round’ Nicola Doring Exposure Films Hera King
The Thrills ‘The Irish Keep Gatecrashing’ John Watts Colonel Blimp Mark Murrell
Chemical Brothers ‘Galvanise’ Adam Smith Colonel Blimp Mark Murrell Darius Campbell ‘Live Twice’ Tom Bird n/a Hera King Pete Murray Katie Bell Rose Hackney Barber Darren Tuohy
Simply Red ‘Home’ Hayley Cloake Exposure Films Hera King
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE Technical General
Mac & PC literature Experienced looking after A-list cast and coordinating crowd on set Microsoft Office (advanced) Excellent organisation and logistics coordinations skills (including Final Cut Studio - Compressor (advanced) making ADs Reports, schedules, call-sheets, movement orders, etc; Video conversion procedures (proficient) liasing with crew, studios & equipment suppliers ) Photoshop - InDesign (proficient) Confident with traffic control and lock offs lllustrator (advanced) Experienced in staff training and delegating tasks to runners DSLR Photography (advanced) Strong background assisting Directors in finding reference photography,
Languages: editing moodfilms and creating moodboards for pitch treatments English (proficient) Skilled at image editing and retouching
Spanish (native) Clean driving license
EDUCATION REFERENCES
2012 -2014 Adam J Byles Second Assistant Director Master of Science: Advanced Environmental & Energy Studies Simon Downes Second Assistant Director Thesis: Sustainability within the UK Film & TV Industry University of East London Barney Hughes Third Assistant Director
Nov 2013: Green Runner Production Training Duncan Muggoch Film and TV Line Producer Greenshoot Productions at Pinewood Studios Vaughan Arnell Commercials Director 2000 - 2001: BA (Hons) Course: Media Production University of Lincolnshire & Humberside, UK
1996 - 2000: Degree in Media Production University of Málaga. Spain CALLTIME COMPANY +44 (0) 207205 2882 [email protected]