Tom Kay

Production Manager

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Production Manager in Features & TV Drama

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Tom is a Producer/Production Manager with over 20 years’ experience across film, television and commercials. Working as both PM and Producer on high to low budget commercials, branded content and animation, and PM level on scripted TV Drama on six to nine figure budgets.

He has extensive experience managing complex productions across a wide range of scales and formats, from large-scale studio and location shoots involving stunts, VFX and virtual production, to smaller second unit, run-and-gun shoots, and is equally confident and capable across all.

Tom has produced and PM’d multi-unit shoots running simultaneously across multiple locations internationally, and has managed animation and VFX pipelines across long-form television and short-form content all the way to delivery.

Tom also works in development as a writer and has worked on projects varying from features, to book adaptations, to video game narratives.

Selected credits

Short-form Production

Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
The Line Studio / Riot Games	Spirt Blossom Beyond - Here Tomorrow	Branded Content and Music Video	Antoine Perez and Sam Taylor	Adriana Piasek-Wanski	Producer (cover)
Recipe	Bet MGM - Light it Up	TVC and Branded Content	Zac Ella	Lisa Dawson / Alex Kemp	Shoot Producer	N/A
Lonely Leap	Google - Search (1x90")	Content	Charlie Targett-Adams	Jack Connell	PM
Lonely Leap	BBC Storylabs – Who is H? (4x 3 min)	Content	Michelle Coomber	Gill Hadley	PM
Lonely Leap	Various films for Nokia, IBM, Reuters	Content	Mike Forshaw	Kezia Clark	PM	N/A
Recipe	Natwest – Heist (1x40”)	Cinema	Michael O’Kelly	Lisa Dawson	PM	N/A
Archers Mark	Toyota: Impossible Athlete (10 x 30”)	Content	Myles Desenberg	Paul Upton	PM
Archers Mark	Toyota: See Like Menna (1 x 60”)	Content	Michelle Coomber	Kirsty Lane	PM
Mill+	In-house PM Cover	TVC		Terri Wood Swifty Hanrahan	PM	N/A
VCCP Kin	Nationwide: Building Society Stories (1x90”/1x60”/1x30”/1x20”)	TVC and Content	Jim Thornton	Greta Wynn Davies	PM
5 Creative / Viacom	Celeb Big Brother: (54 x 10”)	Sponsorship Idents	Mike Sumpter	Lisa Dawson	PM
5 Creative / Viacom	Tepilo: (4x30”)	TVC	Pardeep Sahota	Lisa Dawson	PM
5 Creative / Viacom	THL - Don’t Just Imagine It (4 x 30”)	TVC	Mike Sumpter	Lisa Dawson	PM	N/A
5 Creative / Viacom	Ambre Solaire – Kids (3x10”)	TVC	Damian Joyce	Lisa Dawson	PM	N/A
ITV Creative /20th Century Fox	Family Guy – ITV2 (6 x 30”)	TVC	Jacquie Beaumont	George Arton	PM	N/A
5 Creative / Viacom	My Single Friend (8 x 30")	TVC	Pardeep Sahota	Lisa Dawson	PM
The Viral Factory	Samsung: Christmas Present (5 x 30”)	Content	Jones	Mel Uwanguma	PM
5 Creative / Viacom	Tepilo: Guru (2x30”)	TVC	Mike Sumpter	Lisa Dawson	PM
5 Creative / Viacom	Novotel - Films on 5 (10 x 10")	Sponsorship Ident	Mike Sumpter	Mark Mathews	PM	N/A
Getty Images	Canon: Adam Pretty (5 x 3min)	Content	Anthony Parkin	Chris Pencakowski	PM / 1st AD
Prism (JWT)	Subway/LFC: -SuperSubs (1 x 5 mins)	Content	Dan Jones	Jamie Gazard	PM
Love	Brother: Business Smart (3 x 30")	TVC	Nicholas Reynolds	Scott Clarke	PM	N/A
Tangerine Films	Canon: Explore (5 x 2min / 10 x 60" / stills)	Content and stills	Mark Rodway / Will Innes Smith	Esteban Frost	PM / Unit Producer
Saatchi Digital	HSBC: Personal Economy (9 x 6min / 2 x 30")	Content	Sam Huntley	Elizabeth Mitchell	PM / 1st AD
Prism (JWT)	Red Bull -Infiniti Racing (3 x 3min)	Content	Neil Robertshaw	Jamie Gazard	PM	N/A
New Moon TV	Virgin Infinity: My Daddy (1 x 3min)	Content	Jamie Maule-Finch	Sarah Bayntun	PM	N/A
Saatchi Digital	MoD: Engagement (1 x 3min)	Content	Adam Alexandroni	Elizabeth Mitchell	PM / 1st AD	N/A
New Moon TV	Dubai Tourism: Dubai Stories	TVC	Daryl Goodrich	Barnaby Logan	PM/Shoot Producer	N/A
New Moon TV	Winter Olympics 2018: Pyongchang (5 x 3mins)	Content	Chris Petcher / Daryl Goodrich	Barnaby Logan	PM / Unit Producer	N/A
Turner Broadcasting / Cartoon Network	The Amazing World of Gumball: Launch Videos (1 x 2min / 18 x 60")	TVC and Content	Mic Graves	Ben Bocquelet	PM
Gloss Media	X-Box: Sonic Free Runners (6 x 30")	TVC	Lars Tovik	Yvette Colgrave	PM	N/A
Day For Night Films	Kidney Cancer Trust	Content	Daniel Mitlepunkt	Chloe de Carvalho	PM	N/A
New Moon TV	Tesco: GM (2x3min)	Content	Christ Petcher	Barnaby Logan	PM	N/A
New Moon TV	Microsoft: We Are The Future (2x 3min)	Content	Christ Petcher	Barnaby Logan	PM	N/A
Earth (Evolutions)	Vampire Diaries (3 x 30")	TVC	Rich White	Bryony Evans	PM	N/A
Earth (Evolutions)	ESPN Rugby (2 x 30")	TVC	Rich White	Bryony Evans	PM	N/A
Gloss Media	Diet Coke: Love It Light Show (5x30")	Content	Chris Randall	Jonnie Coffin	PC	N/A
Gloss Media	Wii: Sonic All Star Racing	TVC	Guy Williams	Kat Harrisson	PC /2nd AD	N/A
Gloss Media	Football Manager 2010	TVC	Diamond Bullet	Jonnie Coffin	PC /2nd AD
Gloss Media / Tohoku Shinsha	Winning 11 2010 (4 x 30")	TVC	Takao Ohire	Jonnie Coffin / Ken Kageyama	PC /2nd AD	N/A
Gloss Media	Pro Evolution Soccer 2010	TVC	Rob Kaplan	Jonnie Coffin	PC /2nd AD	N/A
Gloss Media	Wii: Sonic and the Black Knight	TVC	Guy Williams	Yvette Colgrave	PC/ 2nd AD
Manifesto Film	Herbal Essences: Jamba	TVC	Justin Dickell	Paul McCloone	PM	N/A
Manifesto Film	Herbal Essences: Garden of Riley	TVC	Ivo Weiigard	Jason Underhill	PA	N/A
Manifesto Film	Vauxhall: C'mons - Car Wash	Content	Lucia Helenka	Jason Underhill	PM	N/A
Passion Pictures	Whiskas: Fishy	TVC	Darren Walsh	Belinda Blacklock	PC
Passion Pictures	Accura: Pixelated (2x60”)	TVC	Tim Hope	Russell McLean	PA	N/A
Passion Pictures	The Guardian: Re-invented	TVC	Romain Sigurd	Anna Lord	PA

Long-form Production

Prod Co	Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
Dancing Ledge Productions / Channel 4	Big Mood S2 (6 x 30 min)	TV Drama	Rebecca Asher	Nadia Jaynes	PM
AMC / Apple TV	Silo Block 1&2 (5 x 60 min)		Morten Tyldum / David Semel	Graham Yost (Showrunner) Nina Jack (EP) Mathew Bird (Prod)	PM (Block 2) & UPM Cover
SF Studios	(Production Under NDA) (8x60min)		-	Fredrik Nicastro	Development Consultant	N/A
Turner Broadcasting/ Cartoon Network	Amazing World of Gumball Series 3 /4/6 (104 x 11min (Live Action / 2D/3D Animation / Green screen FX and on location (UK,EU,US)		Mic Graves /Ben Bocquelet	Sarah Fell	PM
Turner Broadcasting/ Cartoon Network	The Amazing World of Gumball Series 2 (40 x 11 min (Live Action/ Animation /VFX /Green screen FX/ 2D & 3D design/ on location (UK, EU, US)		Mic Graves /Ben Bocquelet	Sarah Fell	PC
First Round Films	Glamour Dolls		John De Luca	David Smith	PM	N/A
Passion Pictures	Black Sun		Gary Tarn	John Batsek	PA
Passion Pictures	Once in a Lifetime		John Dower	John Batsek	PA

Music Videos

Prod Co	Artist / Title	Director	Producer	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
The Line Animation	Martin Garrix & JVKE	Tim McCourt & Max Taylor	-	Producer
Bullion Productions	Zedd + Liam Payne: Get Low	Andrew Donoho	Ben Murray	PM
Warp Films	Jamie Woon: Night Air	Lorenzo Fonda	Tom Knight	PM	N/A
EA Games	Troubadors: I'm Not Superstitious	C&Z	Justin King	PM	N/A
Manifesto Film	Stricken City: Tak-O-Tak	Sam Crack	Paul McCloone	PM	N/A
Manifesto Film	Lesser Panda: Ghost Dance	JMD	Paul McCloone	PM	N/A
Passion Pictures	Gorillaz / Madonna: Grammy’s	Pete Candeland	Anna Lord	PA	N/A
Passion Pictures	Gorillaz: Dirty Harry	Pete Candeland	Anna Lord	PA	N/A
Passion Pictures	Gorillaz: Dare	Pete Candeland	Anna Lord	PA	N/A
Manifesto Film	Caspa Codina: Used To Go Dancing	Mustapha Kseibati	Mustapha Kseibati	PM	N/A
Passion Pictures	Gorillaz:El Manana	Pete Candeland	Anna Lord	PA	N/A

Countries Worked in

Austria

Brazil

Canada

China

Croatia

Czech Republic

Finland

France

Germany

Italy

Lithuania

Malawi

Norway

Poland

Singapore

Slovakia

South Korea

Spain

Switzerland (mountains and cities).

Turkey

U.A.E

U.S.A (Multiple States)

Wales

Languages

Polish - fluent Japanese - basic

Education

06 - 07 University of Education (UCL) - PGCE 00 - 03 Thames Valley University Media Arts with Video Production (2:1) 97 - 99 Barnet College GNVQ Media Production - Merit Grade 92 - 97 Northumberland Park Community School - 9 A-C GCSEs

Production Companies Worked with

20th Century Fox

Apple TV

Archers Mark

Channel 4

Dancing Ledge

Eon Productions

Evolutions (Earth)

Fuzzy Door

Getty Images

Lonely Leap

Love

MARV

Manifesto

New Moon

Passion Pictures

SF Studios

SF Studios

Saatchi Digital

The Mill (Mill+)

The Viral Factory

Time Warner/Cartoon Network/Turner

Viacom (5 Creative)

Brands Worked with

Marvel

Apple

Go Compare

Aston Martin

Renault

Red Bull

Belstaff

Samsung

Barclays

Suzuki

Pizza Hut

Subway

Starbucks

Toyota

Vauxhall

Accura

Direct Line

Dubai Tourism

Google

Nokia

Microsoft

Huawei

Natwest

Nationwide

Canon

Virgin

Nintendo

Diet Coke

Herbal Essences

Whiskas

Ad Agencies Worked with

Iris

JWT (Prism)

VCCP

Saatchi & Saatchi (Outsideline and Saatchi Digital)

Celebrities Worked with

(musicians) Madonna

Damon Albarn

Robbie Williams

Faithless

De La Soul

One Direction

Zedd

Rudimental

(tv/film) Nicola Coughlan

Rebecca Ferguson

Tim Robins

Common

David Oyelowo

Rashida Jones

Mathew Vaughn

Caludia Schiffer

Aaron Taylor Johnson

Michael Fassbender

James McAvoy

Jennifer Lawrence

Kevin Bacon

Brian Blessed

David Warner

Derek Jacobi

Joe Sugg

Harvey Kietel

Lydia West

Hannah Onslow

Rupert Everett (sports) Lionel Messi

Fernando Torres

Alessandro Del Piero

British Winter Paralympic Skiing team

South Korea Winter Olympic team

Liverpool Football Club

Daniel Ricciardo

Max Verstappen

INEOS Team UK

Technical Skills

Final Cut Pro - Intermediate
AVID - Basic
Premier Pro - Intermediate
After Effects - Basic
Photoshop - Intermediate
InDesign - Basic
We got POP (contracts and timesheets) - Intermediate
Movie Magic Budgeting - Intermediate
Shotgun/Shotgrid - Proficient
Final Draft - Advanced
Avid - Basic
EP Payroll
Team Engine
Experienced in Clearcast
Experienced in Farmerswife

Additional Skills

Valid 1st AID certificate until Yes, Sep 2021
Valid driving license
Car owner
Core Production Management • Competent managing long and short form projects from prep through shoot to wrap • Experienced with production paperwork across long and short form formats: callsheets
reports
MOs
schedules
RAMS
H&S compliance • Skilled in budgeting
cost tracking and reporting across formats and multiple projects • Building schedules for both long and short form projects • Experienced in HoD and crew recruitment
negotiation and management • Performer contracts and releases
location contracts
equipment hire agreements • Experienced arranging and managing production insurance for complex shoots including stunts and VFX • Member of BECTU • Valid driving licence
car owner Compliance & Industry Frameworks • Familiar with APA
PACT/BECTU; familiar with DGA and SAG waivers and associated paperwork • Familiar with implementing ScreenSkills programmes on a production • Experience working on albert-certified productions • Familiarity with US network S&P departments • Obtaining legal clearance for foreign talent working in the UK On-Set & Production • Experience in on-set management as AD
PM
AP and shoot Producer (video and stills)
including location scouting/management and stills photography for VFX • Experience of on location
various set-builds
green screen and virtual production filming • Experience working with and coordinating specialist units
such as: animals (flamingos
birds
reptiles
insects
cats and dogs)
crowds
stunt performers
stunt vehicles
armoury
aerial filming (drones and helicopters)
underwater filming
animatronic costumes and puppets and SFX • Experienced in setting up and running video and stills shoots abroad – hiring and contracting local production services companies
multicurrency budgeting
travel
visas
carnets
film freight • Worked on projects with film (35mm
16mm
8mm)
digital
360/VR and stills formats VFX
Animation & Post • Managing animation/VFX pipelines and workflows – 2D/3D animation
BG paint
character/prop design
compositing
storyboarding
LookDev
stop motion and miniature filming • Full post-production oversight on commercials through to Clearcast submission and final deliverables
including post vendor management • Experienced as VFX and animation post liaison including managing rushes
data workflow
on-set data capture and pipeline management • Working knowledge of offline
online
grading and deliverables workflows • Archive/stock research
licensing
Passed APA Covid Assessment
Passed 1st Option Managing Covid-19 Risks