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MELANIE DICKS - 1St Assistant Director MELANIE DICKS - 1st Assistant Director 2009 – Present Melanie set up Greenshoot in 2009 to try and deal with the vast amounts of film waste that is landfilled every year. She has dedicated the last 15 months to Greenshoot and is currently working on the new Britishstandard 8909, a management framework for sustainable filming, as an Environmental Consultant. Greenshoot are currently working on “Sherlock Holmes 2”, “Johnny English Reborn” and “47 Ronin”. Greenshoot have diverted over 1,000 tonnes of film waste in the last 6 months that would have been landfilled. ST TRINIAN’S: THE LEGEND OF FRITTON’S GOLD Directors/Producers: Oliver Parker and Barnaby Thompson. Co-producer: Mark Hubbard. Starring Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, Tallulah Riley, Sarah Harding And Gemma Arterton. Fragile Films. FROM TIME TO TIME Director: Julian Fellowes. Producers: Paul Kingsley and Liz Trubridge. Starring Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Eliza Bennett and Hugh Bonneville. Fragil Films. ST TRINIAN’S Directors/Producers: Oliver Parker and Barnaby Thompson. Co-producer: Mark Hubbard Starring Rupert Everett, Jodie Whittaker, Lena Headey, Gema Arterton and Colin Firth. Fragile Films. RUN, FAT BOY, RUN Director: David Schwimmer. Producer: Robert Jones. Starring Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria and Dylan Moran. Material Entertainment/New Line. THE 10 th MAN Director: Sam Liefer. Producer: Teddy Liefer. Starring Warren Mitchell and Andrew Sachs. Daydreamer Productions. (Short) 4929 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 259 Los Angeles, CA 90010 ph 323.782.1854 fx 323.345.5690 [email protected] IT’S A BOY GIRL THING Director: Nick Hurran. Producers: Steve Hamilton Shaw, David Furnish and Elton John. Starring Samaire Armstrong, Kevin Zegers and Sharon Osbourne. Rocket Pictures. SEVERANCE (Hungary and Isle of Man) Director: Christopher Smith. Producer: Jason Newmark. Starring Danny Dyer and Laura Harris. Qwerty Films/Dan Films. IMAGINE ME & YOU Writer/ Director: Ol Parker. Producers: Sophie Balhetchet and Barnaby Thompson. Starring Lena Headey, Piper Perabo, Matthew Goode and Celia Imrie. Cougar Films/ Fragile Films. THE UPSIDE OF ANGER Director: Mike Binder. Producers: Alex Gartner and Jack Binder. Starring Kevin Costner, Joan Allen, Evan Rachel Wood and Erica Christensen. Upside of Anger Ltd. KILLING HITLER Director/Producer: Jeremy Lovering. Starring Keith Allen and Ken Cranham. Diverse Films. PLOTS WITH A VIEW Director: Nick Hurran. Producer: David Ball. Starring Christopher Walken, Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina and Lee Evans. Miramax Films. MIKE BASSETT: ENGLAND MANAGER (UK and Brazil) Director: Steve Barron. Producer: Neil Peploe. Starring Ricky Tomlinson and Amanda Redman. Hallmark Entertainment. 4929 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 259 Los Angeles, CA 90010 ph 323.782.1854 fx 323.345.5690 [email protected] LUCKY BREAK Director: Peter Cattaneo. Producer: Barnaby Thompson. Starring James Nesbitt, Olivia Williams, Tim Spall, Bill Nighy and Christopher Plummer. Fragile Films. LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET Director: Betsan Morris Evans. Producers: Anne Marie Cassey and Jane Wellesley. Starring Ken Cranham, Steve Macintosh and Neve Macintosh. Warner Sisters. GUEST HOUSE PARADISO Director: Adrian Edmondson. Producer: Philip McIntyre. Starring Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Vincent Cassel, Helene Mahieu and Bill Nighy. Polygram Filmed Entertainment. THE MAN (UK and Tenerife) Director: Betsan Morris Evans. Producer: Colin Ludlow. Starring Lenny Henry, Adrian Edmonson, John Sessions and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Crucial Films. THE COMMISSIONER (UK and Germany) Director: George Sluizer. Producers: Marc Samuelson and Andreas Grosch. Starring John Hurt and Armin Mueller-Stahl. New Era Vision. LA PASSIONE (UK, France and Italy) Director/Producer: Chris Rea. Starring Chris Rea and Shirley Bassey. Warner Bros. OVER HERE Director: Tony Dow. Producer: Jacinta Peel. Starring Tim West, Sam West and Martin Clunes. BBC. 4929 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 259 Los Angeles, CA 90010 ph 323.782.1854 fx 323.345.5690 [email protected] STOMP – “BROOMS” Director: Luke Creswell. Producer: Steve McNichols. Oscar Nomination 1996 Best Short Film, Live Action WITNESS AGAINST HITLER Director: Betsan Morris Evans. Producer: Jack Emery. Starring Brian Cox, Derek Jacobi and James Wilby. BBC. THE ENGLISH WIFE (UK and France) Director: Simon Shore. Producer: Beryl Vertue. Starring Zoe Wannamaker and Stanislas Carre de Malberg. Hartswood Films. CAPTIVES Director: Angela Pope. Producer: David Thompson. Starring Tim Roth, Julia Ormond and Peter Capaldi. BBC Films. DEADLY ADVICE Director: Mandie Fletcher. Producer: Nigel Stafford Clark. Starring Jane Horrocks, Sir John Mills, Edward Woodward and Billie Whitelaw. Zenith Films. THE SNAPPER (as Production Manager) (Dublin) Director: Stephen Frears. Producer: Linda Myles. Starring Colm Meany and Tim Kellagher. Miramax/BBC Films. CLOTHES IN THE WARDROBE (as Production Manager) Director: Waris Hussein. Producer: Norma Heyman. Starring Julie Walters, Joan Plowright and Jeanne Moreau. BBC. 4929 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 259 Los Angeles, CA 90010 ph 323.782.1854 fx 323.345.5690 [email protected] BBC Films include: “HANCOCK” with Alfred Molina “HEADING HOME” with Joely Richardson “THE COMMON PURSUIT” with Tim Roth and Stephen Fry “OLD FLAMES” with Stephen Fry “THEY NEVER SLEPT” with Edward Fox “THE FOUR-MINUTE MILE” with Adrian Dunbar “HARRY’S KINGDOM” with Tim West “TUMBLEDOWN” with Colin Firth Countries worked: Brazil, France, Germany, Belgium, Greece, Italy, South Africa, America, Ireland, Hungary Other information: Movie magic scheduling, aerial photography and co-ordination, 2nd Unit Directing, multi camera, animatronics, motion control and CGI, casting, crewing, Stunt and precision driving co-ordination, location safety, budget and scheduling management. Full driving license. Melanie took a six-month sabbatical in 1998 and raised £50,000 to produce a breast cancer awareness video for the younger woman called “Think Pink”. Presented by Jane Horrocks, the video is being distributed through the HSBC Bank. 4929 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 259 Los Angeles, CA 90010 ph 323.782.1854 fx 323.345.5690 [email protected] .
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