David Freedman

David Freedman

Production manager (Film and TV drama)


Location:
London
Career stage:
Experienced

Freelance

Availability:
Available

Industries

  • Film
  • Unscripted TV
  • High-end TV

Regions can work

  • South East
  • London
  • East of England
  • East Midlands


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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.

Tackling harassment and bullying at work

Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

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Experience

  1. Production Coordinator - How the Holocaust Began (2023)

    Caravan Media / All3Media for BBC2 · Jul 2022 - Jul 2022

    Prepping small unit shoots (carnet, travel, accom etc) plus on hand on location for shoots at various locations in Eastern Europe.

  2. Covid Supervisor - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

    PLT Productions Ltd / Lucasfilm for Disney+ · May 2021 - Apr 2022

    Managing teams, training, testing, RA & compliance of all cast & crew, workshops, offices, multiple stages at Pinewood + locations

  3. Covid Supervisor - Pinocchio (2022)

    Banner Ltd / The Walt Disney Studios for Disney+ · Nov 2020 - May 2021

    Managing teams, training, testing, RA & compliance of all cast & crew, workshops, offices, large sound stage at Cardington +Mocap

  4. Budgeting Consultant - Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)

    Camelot Films / Hardman Pictures for Amazon Prime · Nov 2020 - Nov 2020

    Professional budgeting (Movie Magic) of £7M stunt heavy period feature shooting on sound stage and locations in Wales and Malta.

  5. Production Manager - The Seed (2021)

    Camelot Films / Hardman Pictures for Shudder · Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

    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

  1. Navigating the rights minefield: business affairs and copyright... with Ben Green

    ScreenSkills · Mar 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  2. The new freelance world - from TV to content creation and beyond

    ScreenSkills · May 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  3. HETV: Building your career portfolio 2023 - 2024 Session 3 in-person

    Media Trust · Jan 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  4. HETV: Building your career portfolio 2023 - 2024 Webinar 2

    Media Trust · Jan 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  5. Introduction to becoming a virtual production supervisor for HETV and film

    Mars Academy · Nov 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  6. Using social media posts in programmes – rights & legal considerations

    ScreenSkills · Sep 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  7. HETV: Building your career portfolio 2023 - 2024 Webinar 1

    Media Trust · Dec 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  8. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Jan 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  9. Coronavirus advanced awareness on production for Covid supervisors

    First Option · Feb 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  10. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Jul 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  11. Covid-19 Supervisor/ Compliance Officer – advanced level for film freelancers

    First Option · Oct 2020

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David Freedman

David Freedman

Production manager (Film and TV drama)


Location:
London
Career stage:
Experienced

Freelance

Availability:
Available

Industries

  • Film
  • Unscripted TV
  • High-end TV

Regions can work

  • South East
  • London
  • East of England
  • East Midlands


Download CV