Debbie Harman

• Production Management of 20 graduate films per year, staying abreast of all production developments, supporting H&S, answering students production, creative, logistical, installation questions.
• Pastoral care for students, suggesting support departments and tutors to assist, offering advice one to one and in groups.
• Ensure the students complete all paperwork before film shoots. Supervising film shoots over a two month period, be that in studio or on location.
• Green Filmmaking sustainability lead, teaching students sustainable production methods. Building new networks for the film school, bringing in SAIL(Sustainable Arts in Leeds) to form an educational partnership.
• Working with Employability team, tracking Alumni success in careers and in Film Festivals. Increased NFS Network; Assisting Film buddy to bring in industry contacts to speak to students across connected campus (universities across Yorkshire).
• Social Media- Instagram and Facebook updates for the Film school to promote the NFS brand and encourage recruitment. Collaborating with the university Marketing to share stories across platforms.
• Implement new ideas for events in the School of Arts- Organising the graduate showcase, with public Eventbrite and all promotional material. Attend BFI and other Film Networking events.
• Responsible for supporting the student grad films to go into festivals, discussing best use of FilmFreeway, giving feedback on EPK, entering NFS films into festivals. Being the face of NFS at film festivals and RTS awards ceremonies.
• Arranging NFS Staff social events and sharing latest NFS newsletter; awards, festivals, Green impact.

• Chosen to be Sheffield Doc Festivals Alternate Realities Talent 2024.
• Making films with interest in Experimental Ethnography and Embodied Documentary.
• Currently in development of Immersive Doc experience 'Days of Coal' for The National Coal Mining Museum
• Post Production- 'North Sea Sisters'. Successful pitch and funding to make an eco-feminist documentary to empower and highlight untold female centred stories. The film looks at grief, synostopia (grieving the environment) and female support networks.
• I balance my Coordinating roles with my Filmmaking.

• Taught 60 first year students 'Photography and Conceptual Thought'. Delivered online lectures and in person technical trouble shooting on projects.
• Marked final assessments and feedback.
• This was during Covid so I had to be creative in the lectures to maintain student interest and use exceptional communication techniques to enhance engagement.

• Created Street Casting Database. Responsible to bring in SA's to the shoot and ensure payment of work.
• Responsible for child performance licensing and ensuring care on set and payment.
• Generally taking care of cast and being part of smooth running AD team.

• Coordinated factual TV Shows, with quick turnarounds and tight budgets.
• Responsible for sourcing equipment and location agreements, tracing costs.
• Liaised between different teams to maintain clear and prompt communications.
• Scheduled meetings for Producers with Channel 4, Channel 5 and other networks. Diary management.

• Chosen as an artist to be a part of a residency predominantly for PhD students from the North West AHRC consortium and abroad, to come together and discuss, play, share new visual approaches.
• Attending masterclasses with Filmmakers and lecturers such as Jenny Holt MMU, Ken Fero Coventry University and Erik Knudsen UCLan.
• Forming a collective with the PhD students the 'Visual Research Network'. Many are now practising filmmakers and lecturers and a part of my network.

• Working across departments in the TV Production office- Printing scripts, ensuring cast and crew are updated with script changes.
• Post Production 'Clear up' logging tapes, transcribing, using Silvermouse computer system.
• Receipt reconciliation for Costume.
• Contributed to harmonious and productive office environment by building positive relationships with coworkers. Forming relationships with the Broadcasting side and connecting with Shiver ITV Factuals.

• First point of contact for the company, assisting to grow business through prospective emails and cold calling.
• Assisting in writing tenders, research.
• Helping plan Sky Sports shoots for the team.
• Ensuring smooth running of office, raising PO, tracking invoice, arranging team events.

• Responsible for Art and book sales both in the shop and online. Ensuring safe transport of items after sale.
• Welcomed gallery visitors, offering advice on current exhibitions and facilities.

• Booking photography studios, arranging shoots, photo re-touching, photo admin and release forms, extensive photo archiving, digital asset management.

• I worked for Hostelling International for over a year, it was an incredible experience which offered unforgettable experiences not only in Canada but also offering free accommodation as I ventured solo down into USA, Mexico and Central America.

Chosen through submission to Redeye Photography Network and Impressions Gallery Bradford to be part of a group of 12 up and coming photographers in the UK. I was part of a year programme which ran artist development meetings. We developed a photography collective that showed work at Impressions Gallery Bradford and East London Photography festival. This experience began my career as an artist and has offered an incredible network of world renowned talented Photographers and Filmmakers.

Learning about Film production and commissioning for film artists such as Clio Barnard, Ori Gersht, Tacita Dean. Duties were: Re-organizing Image archive and uploading images/films and publications onto website.

Making props- Face masks for film, designing Posters 1980’s research ‘Joy Division’ designs. Set dressing.