DAVID COLEMAN’S CV JUNE 2018 PAGE 1 AWARD WINNING PROGRAMMES . BREAKING THE SILENCE LIVE - 2016 TRUENORTH for CHANNEL 4 A live documentary from Manchester Royal Infirmary watching the moment that 8 deaf patients could hear as their cochlear implants were switched on. Simultaneously streamed live on Facebook. [email protected] LEE MACKENZIE LIVE VOICE OVER - NO IN-VISION PRESENTER. WINNER: BEST FACTUAL PROGRAMMME 07973 131348 PROLIFIC NORTH AWARDS ______________________________________________________________ DON’T PANIC 1 & 2 – 2015 - 16 WINGSPAN for BBC 2 I introduced the BBC to Musion for The Truth about Population. Musion is a system for producing floating images for a live audience. The presenter and the audience can see everything during the recording. No post-production trickery. HANS ROSLING’s highly entertaining presentation following on from his acclaimed lecture “THE JOY OF STATS” WINNER: INNOVATIVE JOURNALISM AWARD RTS 2015 ______________________________________________________________ DRUGS LIVE 1 & 2 - 2014 - 15 RENEGADE for CHANNEL 4 2 groundbreaking, scientific programmes the first of which examined the effects MDMA (Ecstasy) and the second, Drugs Live: Cannabis on Trial was a scientific trial looking at the effects on the brain of two different forms of cannabis – ‘skunk’ and ‘hash’. Drugs Live: Cannabis on Trial won an AIB award. Presented by JON SNOW and DR. CHRISTIAN JESSON WINNER: BEST SCIENCE PROGRAMME AIB AWARDS 2015 [ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTERS] ______________________________________________________________ ANATOMY FOR BEGINNERS FIREFLY for CHANNEL 4 I directed several series of anatomy programmes with Gunther Von Hagens both in the UK and in Germany. The first was The Autopsy filmed with a police presence in East London. This series won the RTS GUNTHER VON HAGENS and his team were filmed in the Institute of Plastiantion in Germany in front of an audience nearly all of whom had donated their bodies for Gunther’s work. WINNER: BEST SCIENCE RTS 2005 David Coleman - Multi-cam & Film Director for TV DAVID COLEMAN’S CV JUNE 2018 PAGE 2 RECENTLY . COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING 2018 M-IS & THE FOREIGN & COMMOMWEALTH OFFICE [email protected] MAIN DIRECTOR FOR A WEEK LONG COVERAGE OF THE MEETINGS, THE CEREMONY, AND PRESS CONFERENCES 07973 131348 ______________________________________________________________ MAKE WALES HAPPY 2018 WILDFLAME PRODUCTIONS FOR BBC WALES ALEX JONES & JASON MOHAMMED LOCATIONS 1 HOUR LIVE - A MIXTURE OF L.E. AND SCIENCE LOOKING AT WHAT MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY – GREAT FUN AND VERY INFORMATIVE. Live and recorded OBs, Studios ______________________________________________________________ and Films all on location in: ABU DHABI GENDERQUAKE DEBATE 2018 AUSTRIA ITN PRODUCTIONS FOR CHANNEL 4 BANGLADESH CATHY NEWMAN with CAITLIN JENNER as the main guest BELGIUM BOTSWANA 1 HOUR LIVE – AS PART OF THE CHANNEL 4 GENDERQUAKE SEASON CAMEROON FLUID SHOOTING STYLE CANADA CHINA ______________________________________________________________ ETHIOPIA FRANCE GAMBIA GERMANY INDIA IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JORDAN KENYA MOLDOVA NEPAL NORTHERN IRELAND POLAND RUSSIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SWEDEN TUNISIA ROYAL EVENTS . UKRAINE USA THE ROYAL WEDDING - 2011 ITN for ITV1 & SKY Westminster Abbey coverage for William & Kate’s wedding, 32 cameras and TEACHING an estimated 1.75 billion viewers for ITV, Sky and their affiliates. ______________________________________________________________ For BBC Media Action In Tunisia, Jordan, Kenya & THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE - 2012 ITN for ITV1 Bangladesh I directed at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Mansion House & The Guildhall. And at the National Film & Television School David Coleman - Multi-cam & Film Director for TV DAVID COLEMAN’S CV JUNE 2018 PAGE 3 SCIENCE - BASED PROGRAMMES . Ri XMAS LECTURES 1999 - 2017 BBC, WINDFALL FILMS & MENTORN for BBC, CHANNEL 4 & CHANNEL 5 [email protected] 07973 131348 From the Faraday Theatre at the Royal Institution, I have directed 14 series of these truly valuable science lectures aimed at 10-16 year olds, but finding a huge following amongst adults too. __________________________________________________________________ T. REX AUTOPSY - 2015 IMPOSSIBLE PICTURES for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC In a 2 hour documentary, 6 scientists performed an autopsy on a 13m., externally and internally anatomically correct model T. Rex. __________________________________________________________________ EASTER EGGS LIVE – EASTER - 2013 WINDFALL FILMS for CHANNEL 4 We converted a warehouse in East London into a laboratory, filled it with the eggs of birds, bugs, fish and reptiles and then in a series of live programmes [also streamed on the web] over the Easter weekend watched the eggs hatch. Presented by MARK EVANS __________________________________________________________________ PREHISTORIC AUTOPSY - 2012 BBC SCOTLAND for BBC 2 3 x 1 hr films with scientists and a sculptor reconstructing 3 early humans using experimentation based on the evidence of archaeological remains. LUCY HOMO ERECTUS NEANDERTHAL 3.2M YEARS OLD 1.5M YEARS OLD 12,000 YEARS OLD David Coleman - Multi-cam & Film Director for TV DAVID COLEMAN’S CV JUNE 2018 PAGE 4 Presented by PROF. ALICE ROBERTS & DR. GEORGE McGAVIN __________________________________________________________________ FOXES LIVE: WILD IN THE CITY – 2012 WINDFALL FILMS for CHANNEL 4 & MORE 4 [email protected] This live, 7 programme event, about the cunning urban fox was commissioned because, on the morning the idea was pitched, the boss of Channel 4 saw a fox outside her house. Arranging that was tough! Live from Battersea Power 07973 131348 Station. Channel 4 adopted my suggestion of live, unrehearsed, interactive chats on More 4 immediately after the main programmes. Presented by MARK EVANS FOXES LIVE: WILD IN THE CITY TIME TEAM LIVE – THE BIG ROYAL DIG – 2006 WILDFIRE TELEVISION for CHANNEL 4 Live from Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle & The Palace of Holyrood House, We dug up several of the Queen’s gardens. I directed Prof Alice Roberts live at Windsor Castle over 2 days. Presented by TONY ROBINSON & PROF ALICE ROBERTS __________________________________________________________________ GOING COLD TURKEY – 2006 FIREFLY PRODUCTIONS for CHANNEL 4 Live from a clinic in Harrogate Channel 4 spent a week following heroine addicts going cold turkey under extremely close medical supervision. [14 cameras] We built a studio and a medically approved extension to the clinic to allow for easier filming. Presented by KRISHNAN GURU-MURTHY & DR. JOHN MARSDEN __________________________________________________________________ BRITAIN’S DEADLIEST ADDICTIONS – 2007 FIREFLY PRODUCTIONS for CHANNEL 4 Live from the same clinic in Harrogate Channel 4 spent a week following an alcoholic a prescription drug addict and a crack addict attempting to kick their habits. Presented by KRISHNAN GURU-MURTHY & DR. JOHN MARSDEN __________________________________________________________________ HYPNO-SURGERY LIVE – 2006 ZIG-ZAG PRODUCTIONS for MORE 4 Live from a hospital in Kent, we followed a patient as he was prepped for and underwent an invasive hernia operation with only hypnosis as pain relief. Presented by SARA SMITH & DR. JOHN MARSDEN __________________________________________________________________ ARE YOU SUPERHUMAN? BBC Exporing the extremes of human physical and mental abilities. Filmed in the Wellcome Wing of the Science Museum. Presented by GARY LINEKER with PROF. NANCY ROTHWELL __________________________________________________________________ ECLIPSE – 1999 BBC Live from St. Michaels mount in Cornwall, I directed all of the BBC’s coverage of the August 1999 total eclipse. Apart from land-based cameras around the world, we had a camera on board an RAF Hercules flying at 22,000 ft off the North Cornwall coast. 11.9 million viewers at 11.11am on 11th August 1999 Presented by MICHAEL BUERK with PATRICK MOORE __________________________________________________________________ David Coleman - Multi-cam & Film Director for TV DAVID COLEMAN’S CV JUNE 2018 PAGE 5 KILL IT, COOK IT, EAT IT – 2007 & 2009 [2 SERIES] KILL IT, COOK IT, EAT IT DRAGONFLY FILMS for CHANNEL 4 To study where our meat comes from, we built a restaurant on the side of an abattoir in Yorkshire. During a week of programmes we met the animals, witnessed their slaughter, and how they were butchered. They were then cooked and served to an invited audience of members of the public, chefs and food and nutrition experts. For the 2nd series the production company became a licensed abattoir proprietor. Presented by RICHARD JOHNSON & RACHEL GREEN __________________________________________________________________ WHAT THE ANCIENTS . – 2009 BBC Adam Hart-Davies presented 9 x 1 hour films looking at the scientific discoveries of 9 ancient civilizations. Shot at Bodiam Castle in Sussex with film inserts around the world. Lots of experiments, demonstrations and explosions. Presented by ADAM HART-DAVIES with MARTY JOPSON David Coleman - Multi-cam & Film Director for TV DAVID COLEMAN’S CV JUNE 2018 PAGE 6 POMPEII LIVE DRAGONFLY for CHANNEL 5 A 2 hour, live archaeological dig in Pompeii and Herculaneum. Presented by PETER SNOW __________________________________________________________________ [email protected] TOMORROW’S WORLD [6 SERIES] 07973 131348 BBC For 6 years I directed this live science and technology programme with all its spin-off programmes such as the Megalab live science experiment specials. Presented by PETER SNOW, HOWARD STABLEFORD, PHILIPPA FORRESTER _______________________________________________________________