About
I have much varied experience of production management and am looking to gain more junior PM experience on high-end productions. Recently I’ve been attempting to increase my experience in TV drama and unscripted factual, including as a production coordinator for Caravan Media on doc How the Holocaust Began (Dir. Nic Young) for the BBC. I studied filmmaking at London Met and production management at the National Film and Television School where I was a Sargent Disc Scholar. I am very experienced at lower budget levels where I have line produced and production managed numerous shorts and small features, including Homeless Ashes (Dir. Marc Zammit), an award-winning drama which had a market screening at Cannes, theatrical release with Everyman Cinemas and was picked up by Indie Rights. Under the Radar (Dir. Simon Frith), a biographical doc about actor Mike Edmonds (Time Bandits) features interviews with Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Colin Firth and was selected for Film London Breakthrough Screenings. Both films premiered at Raindance 2019. Also, in 2019 I was selected for the BFI Network x BAFTA Crew talent programme. In 2020 I production managed £2M sci-fi horror feature The Seed (Dir. Sam Walker) for Camelot Films / Hardman Pictures, backed by Ingenious Media and Lipsync Post, bonded by Film Finances and distributed by Shudder. I've also had much experience on high-end productions putting my production background to
good use as a Covid Supervisor for The Walt Disney Studios, including on Pinocchio (Dir. Robert Zemeckis) starring Tom Hanks, and seconded to Lucasfilm for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Dir. James Mangold), starring Harrison Ford. Also in 2022, as part of the Connect initiative, I was made a member of BAFTA. Features, drama and factual are my passion!
ScreenSkills Training Passport
David Freedman has completed the following modules within the ScreenSkills Training Passport.
Experience
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Production Coordinator - How the Holocaust Began (2023)
Prepping small unit shoots (carnet, travel, accom etc) plus on hand on location for shoots at various locations in Eastern Europe.
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Covid Supervisor - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Managing teams, training, testing, RA & compliance of all cast & crew, workshops, offices, multiple stages at Pinewood + locations
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Covid Supervisor - Pinocchio (2022)
Managing teams, training, testing, RA & compliance of all cast & crew, workshops, offices, large sound stage at Cardington +Mocap
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Budgeting Consultant - Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)
Professional budgeting (Movie Magic) of £7M stunt heavy period feature shooting on sound stage and locations in Wales and Malta.
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Production Manager - The Seed (2021)
Managing prep+shoot incl Covid management, RA, Travel, accom of SFX heavy Sci-fi/Horror on location in Malta, UK/Maltese crew
Education and training
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Navigating the rights minefield: business affairs and copyright... with Ben Green
ScreenSkills Funded
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The new freelance world - from TV to content creation and beyond
ScreenSkills Funded
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HETV: Building your career portfolio 2023 - 2024 Session 3 in-person
ScreenSkills Funded
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HETV: Building your career portfolio 2023 - 2024 Webinar 2
ScreenSkills Funded
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Introduction to becoming a virtual production supervisor for HETV and film
ScreenSkills Funded
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Using social media posts in programmes – rights & legal considerations
ScreenSkills Funded
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HETV: Building your career portfolio 2023 - 2024 Webinar 1
ScreenSkills Funded
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Coronavirus basic awareness on production training
ScreenSkills Funded
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Coronavirus advanced awareness on production for Covid supervisors
ScreenSkills Funded
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Coronavirus basic awareness on production training
ScreenSkills Funded
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Covid-19 Supervisor/ Compliance Officer – advanced level for film freelancers