DANIEL IS A GRIERSON Nominated DOCUMENTARY PRODUCER/DIRECTOR LIVING IN MANCHESTER.
HE has directed premium single films and worked as director on high-profile returning series. He is accustomed to telling character filled, observational stories, filming intimate personal journeys and has combined present-tense and retrospective narratives in his films. As a skilled photographer and camera operator, he tends to film using prime lenses and has a bold visual and photographic style. Often tackling sensitive subject matter, he is comfortable addressing complex legal and compliance issues and has crafted hour, and half hour films in the edit.
2021 shortlisted for Grierson Best Single Documentary - BBC3 Can Sex Offenders Change?
DEATH ON THE COMMON: MY MOTHER’S MURDER
CAN SEX OFFENDERS CHANGE?
PANORAMA: KNIVES IN THE CLASSROOM
THE MORMONS ARE COMING
AMBULANCE
DISPATCHES: SKIPPING SCHOOL - BRITAIN’S INVISIBLE KIDS
DANIEL HAS NEGOTIATED PRIVILEGED ACCESS TO HARD TO REACH GROUPS, VULNERABLE CONTRIBUTORS AND INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE POLICE, COUNCILS AND RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES. HE HAS SOURCED ORIGINAL STORIES AND CONTENT, HAS CARRIED OUT DETAILED PLANNING, SCRIPTING AND RESEARCH AND HAS MADE FILMS THAT HAVE REQUIRED HIGH LEVELS OF DUTY OF CARE
PRODUCER
WITH EXPERIENCE STRONGLY ROOTED IN OBS DOC AND CURRENT AFFAIRS, DANIEL HAS ALSO WORKED WITH TALENT TO TELL THEIR PERSONAL STORIES AND DIRECTED INTERVIEW DRIVEN FILMS. HIS FILMS ARE RICH AND CHARACTER FILLED, WITH RAW AND CANDID MOMENTS, BUT WITH A FOCUS ON INSIGHTFUL STORYTELLING
DIRECTOR
WORKING AS A DEVELOPMENT PRODUCER FOR INDIES INCLUDING SHINE NORTH, MULTI-STORY MEDIA AND BLAKEWAY NORTH, DANIEL HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMISSIONING OF A NUMBER OF PROGRAMMES FOR MAJOR UK CHANNELS, HAS GENERATED PITCH WINNING IDEAS, CREATED DECKS AND PRODUCED TASTERS AND SIZZLES
DEVELOPMENT
AS A SKILLED SELF-SHOOTING DIRECTOR, DANIEL IS ACCUSTOMED TO CAPTURING ACTUALITY AND UNFOLDING NARRATIVES AND TENDS TO FILM USING PRIME LENSES, FAVOURING THE INTIMACY AND CLARITY THEY OFFER. HE CAN LIGHT STYLISED AND COMPOSED IMAGERY AND IS UNAFRAID TO ADDOPT BOLD AND NEW APPROACHES TO SUIT A PROJECT. ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHED STILLS PHOTOGRAPHER, HIS PHOTOS HAVE OFTEN BEEN USED IN EDITORIAL PRESS RELEASES FOR THE LIKES OF CHANNEL 4, BBC, THE GUARDIAN AND THE TIMES