Curriculum Vitaeeee

Troy Childs
28 Gathorne Road, Southville
Bristol BS31LU
Mobile Number: 07837343822
Email: troy_childs@hotmail.com

Career Objective:
I hope to one day write for a living. Working freelance I would like to contribute to various publications, both online and offline, while also developing my own scripts and fictional stories. Writing content for online media is my goal in terms of a career.

Educational Background:
2005 - 2007: British National Diploma in Media, Yeovil College
2007– 2010: Bachelor of Arts Media Practice, University of the West of England.

Skills: From 5 years studying in Media I have learnt much about creating and maintaining a project, and I have worked in many different roles as part of a production team. I have learnt how each aspect of production and post production are reliant on each other and how to create stable links between them. I have experience in working with programs such as Pro Tools, Premiere and Final Cut Pro, and I competent with editing. My prominent skill has been working on scripts both on my own, and as part of a team. I have mostly been working with fiction, and I hope that with my background in production I can bring that element into writing for screen.

Further Skills:
• I have excellent research skills can use a variety of sources.
• I have worked in teams almost exclusively and I can work effectively like this.
• I am experimental in my process and I am in no way deterred by unorthodox projects.
• I can work effectively between Mac and PC platforms.

Current Projects:
• ‘Post-Human’ - Short animation based on the concept of genetically modifying children.
(Script/DOP)
• ‘Jobsworth’ - Short satyrical comedy following a interview scenario.
(Script/Boom)
• ‘Bristol Skate History Project’ - Multi Platform Documentary looking back over 30 years.
(Concept/Platform)
• ‘Olive Polish’ - Series of short stories
(Screenwriter)