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OLIVER D CLARK FILM MAKER / COURSE LEADER [email protected] 07956 426 136 For the last 20 years I have been making films for television and theatrical presentation, working for internationally renowned broadcasters such as the BBC and for creators including New Guide to Opera and Unhold Productions. Recently I been combining these disciplines by teaching video production for composers at the Birmingham Conservatoire. I’m a passionate film maker, who delights in telling fascinating stories to inspire and excite audiences and a passionate educator, striving to empower the next generation of interdisciplinary film makers. IN DEVELOPMENT Development Jan ’12 - PresentRange of television & film projects Various media A number of documentary projects for television and a full length musical film for theatrical release. Director Oct ’12 - November ’13Kaguyahime (The Moon Princess) The MAC Birmingham 60 New opera by composer Fumiko Miyachi including synchronised multiple video streams and live performance. SELECTED BROADCAST CREDITS Series Producer Jan ’11 - December ’11The Hairy Bikers Bakeation BBC Two & BBC HD 9x60. Bakeation: a smash hit series following the Hairy Bikers’ epic journey baking though 13 european countries. Series Producer June ’09 - December ’10The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best BBC Two & BBC HD 14x60. Featuring the Hairy Bikers & a cast of over 2000 of Britain’s best home cooks. Director January ’09 – May ‘09The Gadget Show Channel 5 16x60. The UK’s only tech show bringing you the skinny on all the latest gadge for your modern life. HD Launch Director April ’08 – June ‘08Gardeners’ World BBC Two & BBC HD 3x60 Re-launched and refreshed for its 51st year, Gardeners’ World returns with a new format and a new look in HD. Producer/Director January ‘07 – September ‘07Around the World in 80 Gardens BBC Two and BBC HD 2x60 ‘Northern Europe’ and ‘Southeast Asia’ A landmark documentary about gardens of the world, what they can tell us about the civilisations and cultures that created them. OLIVER CLARK 50 WESTFIELD ROAD, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 7ST [email protected] - 07956 426 136 - @OLIDCLARK Lead Producer/Director July ’04 – December '06Coast Series One, Two & Three BBC Two 4x60 ‘Dover – Exmouth’, ‘Berwick – Whitby’ ‘Dover - the Isle of White’ & ‘Kings Lynn – Felixstowe’. Landmark documentaries about the coastline of the UK employing the latest in CGI, aerial and underwater photography. Edit Producer November ’05 – December ‘05Spin BBC Three 1x60 One off arts documentary following a week in the life of artist David Shrigley as he creates work in response to the news. SELECTED ART/FILM CREDITS Film Maker September ’12Goppinger Festact Göppingen Town Centre Documentation of a day of performance celebrating 100 years of John Cage and 50 years of Fluxus. Film Maker June ’09Wie Sehen Uns Morgen Wieder’ FFT Düsseldorf Selected films for a celebration of the first year of German Broadcast Television. Film Maker October ’08‘Sing Sing’ FFT Düsseldorf & Tuchfabrik Trier Selected films featuring (amongst others) singing gibbons, multiple versions of a single singer and children as berserkers. Film Maker February ‘06Das Ende des Golfstroms FFT Düsseldorf & NSTU Nizhny Novgorod A film following the epic journey of a soprano, from her home town in Russia across Europe, to sing a lament for the end of the gulfstream at its source. Film Maker June ‘05Mit offenem Mund wird anders gehört. Ring Award Graz A short film with the singers of the postal choir in Graz EDUCATION Course Leader & Tutor September ’12 - PresentVideo for Composers BCU Birmingham Conservatoire Project based course for undergraduate and postgraduate composers in the basics of video production. Covering the basics of planning, camerawork, editing and distribution this course aims to give composers the core skills to make their own compelling video work. Project Leader & Tutor September ’11 - PresentMedia Music BCU Birmingham Conservatoire Project based course for undergraduate composers in the craft of creating music for various media including documentary, drama and factual across a range of platforms including Broadcast, Online and Educational. OLIVER CLARK 50 WESTFIELD ROAD, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 7ST [email protected] - 07956 426 136 - @OLIDCLARK.