Film, TV & Digital Projects

TV & Film Credits 

Cross-slate feature film and TV development - Nexus Studios / BFI 

• Nexus Studios is an Oscar-nominated and Grammy award-winning animation company. Gael helped start up and run a new Original Content department working across film, TV and digital. 

• Work included developing legal and financial framework, talent and submitted project tracking and evaluation, fundraising, pitch and treatment development, event management and marketing.

“Jazz Duck” - Development Producer Nexus Studios / Amazon Studios

• Amazon pilot commission for a pre-school animated TV show. Developed a full bible from an initial sketch and single paragraph, which included episode springboards, design routes and an animation test. 

• After connecting the project to Amazon Studios they commissioned an 11 minute pilot.

”27 Images” for Kodak and Fjallraven  - Producer & Production Manager 

• Provided producer & production manager services to SkyRise Productions for this short web documentary project. A four-day journey across stunning scenery with photographer, writer and expedition leader Ian Finch. 

• We filmed Ian as he made his way across the mountains, valleys and forests of the Lake District on a photographic and poetic journey using only a throwaway Kodak camera limited to 27 images to document the trip.

“Waterlog” for Alastair Humphries & DryRobe - Production Manager 

• Provided production manager services to SkyRise Productions for this short web documentary project. 

• An imaginary journey swimming from city to sea, inspired by Roger Deakin’s wonderful wild swimming book Waterlog.

Bigger Pictures - Development Producer across drama & documentary slate 

• Gael worked closely with the management team at Bigger Pictures, researching and developing a wide range of documentary, specialist factual and feature film projects. 

• Also delivered a complex pitch document to the MEDIA programme which raised £60k of feature film development funding.

“Harry Brown” feature film for UK Film Council / Lionsgate UK - Assistant to the Producers 

• I worked for the producer to support the production of the Michael Caine feature film Harry Brown. Financing partners included the UK Film Council, Lionsgate and Prescience.

• Role included ensuring all legal documents were complete for closing finance, dealing with agents and cast contract negotiations and other legal requirements, on-set visits and publicity in liaison with Freud’s PR and liaison with financiers and distributors.

• Worked on-set to support the producer with day-to-day production issues as they arose and took responsibility for several complex night shoots when the producer was unable to attend

“Fighting Time” documentary for Granada Television - Producer / Writer / Director

• Documentary about Viking-era living history enthusiasts

“Ice Dive” documentary for BBC North / Kendal Mountain Film Festival - Co-Producer & Writer

• Gael and Phil wrote and produced this short film about under ice diving through a scheme with BBC North. North West Vision and Kendal Mountain Film Festival that paired producers and adventurers.

“Death In The Alps” documentary for Channel4 - Researcher 

• Researcher on documentary for Channel 4 Dispatches strand 

“Julie’s Story” documentary for BBC North - Researcher 

• Researcher on the RTS award winning BBC documentary Julie's Story

“Ancient Voices: Stonehenge” for BBC - Researcher

• Ground-breaking historical documentary series.

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Digital Projects 

”Radio Jones” interactive storybook app for Nexus Studios & MEDIA Desk - Development Producer 

• A storybook app that was funded in partnership with MEDIA. 

• Managed the €85k funding, assisted the directors with story and visual development, then worked with coders to deliver the final product to the App Store and then to market the project. 

• The app took the number one slot in the Free Books category for several weeks in the UK and several other territories. 

“Nexus Stage” interactive outdoor advertising for Nexus Studios / IC Tomorrow/ Ogily / JCDecaux - Fundraising & Development Producer  

• Wrote the successful funding application to government funding scheme IC Tomorrow. The challenge was to create the next step in out-of-home advertising. The prize was £25k in seed funding and collaboration with JCDecaux and Ogilvy Labs.

• Nexus Stage uses projection mapping to seamlessly merge the physical and digital environments together to create a unique magical interactive visual experience and is aimed at the entertainment, cultural and advertising industries.

• Nexus projects utilising the technology included a Webby Award winning permanent interactive installation at The Science Museum called Futureville and an interactive Christmas window called Voyage Magique for Printemps in Paris.

“Mr Kat & Friends” online character brand for Nexus Studios - Development Producer 

• A charming character-based storyworld created by designer Jaime Alvarez.

• Developed a social media calendar, wrote promotional copy and commissioned gif and animation projects to develop an online audience for the characters.