Clare Wilmshurst

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT CLARE WILMSHURST

SUMMARY I’m a versatile, well-respected, and unflappable Producer/Director and Edit Producer with over 17 years’ experience of producing a large range of popular and compelling factual programmes, including some of the best loved and highest rated programmes on British TV. I’m adept at working across many genres including antiques, arts, rural affairs, cookery, home restoration, obs doc, history and archive-based programmes. I’m a skilled storyteller who makes complex ideas and subject matters accessible and interesting and I’m known for always bringing back the goods from a shoot. I also run creative yet focused and organised offline edits. In short, I can turn hand to anything and achieve outstanding results even when working to tight budgets and fast turnarounds. KEY SKILLS: SCRIPTWRITING – A talented scriptwriter who writes clear, concise and engaging scripts. WORKING WITH TALENT – Extensive experience of directing high-profile talent such as Matt Baker and Nick Knowles, as well as nurturing new presenting talent. CONTRIBUTORS – Skilled at getting the best on camera from a wide range of contributors from children and vulnerable contributors to academics and experts. VISUALS – Has an eye for outstanding visuals and is practiced at working with drone operators to achieve challenging shots. DIRECTING CAMERAS – Extensive experience of multicam directing, cross shooting, and single camera directing. EDITS – Hundreds of hours edit producing experience. Adept at sync pulling, running multiple edit suites, and working to tight deadlines. Experienced and overseeing VO records and onlines and organising edit schedules. ARCHIVE – Accomplished in using archive to bring programmes alive with a strong understanding of copyright. Relishes sourcing inventive soundtracks