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Danielle Kummer

London,London

Summary

Highly skilled and motivated professional with a strong editorial and storytelling background. Adept at problem solving and developing visual content with a keen eye for detail. Confident in producing and directing shoots, as well as pitching and presenting ideas. Proficient in the full Adobe suite, especially Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and After Effects. Experienced self-shooter and video editor with excellent technical and production knowledge. Efficient at prioritising workloads and comfortable working in a team environment with various stakeholders.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Freelance Video Producer

NHS
London
11.2024 - 01.2025
  • Creating video content for their 10 Year Anniversary Celebration of recovery college.
  • Filming anniversary event and conducting interviews with contributors.
  • Editing content for social media and YouTube.

Producer/Director

Alien on Stage, Feature Documentary
London
10.2020 - 12.2024

Produced and directed multi-award winning feature documentary from development to completion, dealing with all aspects of production. Currently streaming on Amazon & Apply TV+.

  • Gaining access and developing relationships with contributors.
  • Creating and maintaining the budget and schedule.
  • Directing and Filming contributors on location.
  • Booking freelancers and directing them on set.
  • Co-ordinating and Directing multi-camera shoot of a West End stage production.
  • Implementing a successful crowdfunding campaign, raising £10,000 for post-production.
  • Successful film festival campaign, SXSW world premiere and over 60 film festivals won 7 awards, including best film at Imagine festival in the Netherlands.

Freelance Video Producer/Editor

Jamie Oliver
London
12.2023 - 04.2024
  • Editing content for Jamie Oliver's social platforms with over 10 million followers.
  • Recipe videos, cut downs, various reels and promos.
  • Overseeing edits and final delivery of footage.

Parental Leave

07.2022 - 11.2023

Producer/Video Editor

Birth a New Story: Feature Documentary
London
12.2021 - 04.2022
  • Documentary development, researched and sourced contributors securing access with renowned birth workers and health professionals.
  • Sourced filming locations.
  • Filmed interviews with birthing professionals, and mothers about their experiences of childbirth, filming sensitive and intimate conversations.
  • Filmed and edited fundraiser film, used to raise £35,000 on Kickstarter successfully.

Video Editor

English National Ballet (ENB)
11.2017 - 03.2022
  • Edited cinema trailers and social content, for Akram Khan's Giselle.
  • Created online promos for Swan Lake & The Nutcracker, 70th Gala Show & World Ballet Day, and BalletActive.
  • Working with large amounts of footage to tight deadlines.
  • Adapted quickly to feedback from clients, improving overall product quality.
  • Conducted thorough quality checks before finalising video products.

Video Editor

Momentum & That Lot
05.2021 - 12.2021
  • AMEX: Created content using 3D rendered footage of AMEX virtual reality conference centre.
  • Samsung: After movie of Samsung Neo 8K TV Saatchi gallery press launch.
  • HSBC: Created video assets for fraud prevention campaign.
  • Prime Video: Edited social content for 9 Perfect Strangers on Prime Video.
  • Delivered high-quality videos through precise audio and visual editing.

Video Producer/Director

Various
London
04.2012 - 09.2021
  • Self-shooting, producer, and editor, creating promos, branded content and short documentaries.
  • Working from idea development to secure access of contributors to completion of project.
  • Communication with clients and stakeholders.
  • Developed storyboards to visualise the narrative before actual filming.
  • Filming and editing content, helping brands to communicate to their audience.
  • Clients include: The Old Vic, Linklease, HSBC, TFL, Harley Davidson, Grants Whiskey, UAL.


Production Manager; Levis Promo

New Waverley Studios
London
03.2021 - 05.2021
  • Assisting with development of concept, creating briefs to take to Levis.
  • Sourcing locations in remote areas of Yorkshire, at various waterfalls and beauty spots.
  • Helping with all aspects of production, organising equipment, casting and booking freelancers.
  • Creating budgets, and call sheets.
  • Running the day-to-day on set, helping keep on schedule, and on budget.
  • Managed project timelines for successful product delivery.
  • Complied with all industry regulations, ensuring legal operations.
  • Overcame production challenges by strategic problem-solving methods.

Video Producer / Video Editor

UBS Investment Bank
London
09.2018 - 02.2020
  • Filming and editing highly confidential material, content for client subscription packages.
  • Working with various stakeholders including senior UBS Analysts from the research team, to create video content to support their research material.
  • Social media and website content.
  • Very high turnover of time-sensitive subjects.
  • Organising and logging a large number of projects.
  • Conducted thorough quality checks before delivering final edits guaranteeing client satisfaction.
  • Directed presenters and interviewers speaking to camera in a relaxed and intuitive way.

Video producer

Tough & Rumble
Various
07.2015 - 09.2018
  • Produced engaging short documentaries, with arts organisations and charities in the UK and abroad.
  • Undertook video projects while visiting Mexico, Guatemala and the United States.
  • Supported various causes such as Disabilities, Education, Indigenous Communities, Permaculture & Eco-living.
  • Projects included: Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) | After school Eco-garden, New Orleans | Micro financing, Chiapas, Mexico | Permaculture Farm, Guatemala.
  • Directed on-location shoots, maintaining professionalism under time constraints and challenging environments.
  • Worked closely with clients, translating their ideas into visually appealing videos.
  • Produced high-quality documentaries, increasing public awareness about relevant issues.

Producer / Video Editor The Dam, Short Film

Channel 4, Random Acts
London
11.2017 - 03.2018
  • Managed and coordinated all aspects of production, from development to post-event evaluation.
  • Helped to coordinate production involving hip-hop dancers, tapestry artwork, stop-motion and poetry
  • Coordinated shooting schedules to maximise location use efficiency.
  • Collaborated closely with the director, to bring the project to life.
  • Oversaw tend-to-end execution for seamless operations with comprehensive budget management and meticulous attention to detail.

Video Editor/Camera Operator

National Theatre
London
03.2014 - 02.2018
  • Filmed scratch recordings of live shows, promo material and audience Vox Pops
  • Edited various digital content
  • Cinema trailers for NT Live productions, social content, including, interviews and trailers, full shows for archive, and audience vox pops
  • Multi-camera edits, audio mixing and colour grading

Education

BA Hons - Film Theory & Practice

University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
01.2001 - 12.2005

Short Courses - Premiere Pro for Final Cut Pro Editors, An Introduction to After Effects, Avid Media Composer Fundamentals, DaVinci Resolve for Video Editors

Soho Editors
London
04.2019 - 07.2019

Skills

  • Creative and adept at problem solving
  • Developed visual eye with strong attention to detail
  • Confident producing and directing shoots
  • Highly organised and motivated
  • Strong editorial and storytelling skills
  • Confident communicator
  • Experience in pitching and presenting ideas
  • Highly experienced self shooter and video editor
  • Proficient in full Adobe suite, especially Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects
  • Excellent technical and production knowledge
  • Efficient at prioritising work load
  • Comfortable working in a team and with various stakeholders

Custom

Available on request

Affiliations

  • I sing in a choir
  • Play drums in a samba band

Timeline

Freelance Video Producer

NHS
11.2024 - 01.2025

Freelance Video Producer/Editor

Jamie Oliver
12.2023 - 04.2024

Parental Leave

07.2022 - 11.2023

Producer/Video Editor

Birth a New Story: Feature Documentary
12.2021 - 04.2022

Video Editor

Momentum & That Lot
05.2021 - 12.2021

Production Manager; Levis Promo

New Waverley Studios
03.2021 - 05.2021

Producer/Director

Alien on Stage, Feature Documentary
10.2020 - 12.2024

Short Courses - Premiere Pro for Final Cut Pro Editors, An Introduction to After Effects, Avid Media Composer Fundamentals, DaVinci Resolve for Video Editors

Soho Editors
04.2019 - 07.2019

Video Producer / Video Editor

UBS Investment Bank
09.2018 - 02.2020

Video Editor

English National Ballet (ENB)
11.2017 - 03.2022

Producer / Video Editor The Dam, Short Film

Channel 4, Random Acts
11.2017 - 03.2018

Video producer

Tough & Rumble
07.2015 - 09.2018

Video Editor/Camera Operator

National Theatre
03.2014 - 02.2018

Video Producer/Director

Various
04.2012 - 09.2021

BA Hons - Film Theory & Practice

University of Cape Town
01.2001 - 12.2005
Danielle Kummer