Aston / Graphics Operators

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Specialist Area: Graphics Operator & Designer/Aston/Viz RT/Clarity/Deko/tOG/

Location: London/South East, UK

Experience:

Live and recorded sports & entertainment broadcasts, happy to work either in a studio or on OB's.
Credits include:
Tour De France 2008 & 2009 - British Eurosport
Wimbledon 2008 - BBC
Crufts 2008 - BBC
NBC Universal Conference - NBC (USA)
BT Vision Sport
Davis Cup - BBC
Scottish Open Golf -BBC
BMW PGA Championship Golf - BBC
The Graham Norton Show - BBC
Football Focus & Final Score - BBC
Match of the Day & MOTD2 - BBC
Graham Norton's Bigger Picture - BBC
At The Races
Racing UK
Rugby Six Nations - BBC
Channel Four cricket - Sunset & Vine
2003 Rugby World Cup - ITV
Uefa Champions League - ITV
Snooker World Championships - BBC
World Cup 2002 - ITV

Number of years experience: 10+

Kerry Hussain's Contact Details

Posted on: 15/07/2003
Updated on: 22/04/2010

Specialist Area: Graphics Operator

Location: Worldwide

Experience:

Experienced predominately within live broadcasts using Aston products and Clarity SD/HD.

Work history includes:

Britain's Got Talent - ITV1
X Factor - ITV1
Dancing On Ice 1,2 & 3 - ITV1
TMi - BBC2
The Brits 2007/2008 - ITV2
The Match 1,2 & 3 - Sky One
Strictly Come Dancing BBC3
Strictly Dance Fever BBC1/BBC3
How Do You Solve A Problem like Maria?
Cirque de Celebrite - Sky One
The Farm - Five
The Bigger Picture - BBC One
Most Haunted Live - Living
Comic Relief does Fame Academy - BBC3
The Great Big Bid - BBC One
Egypt Week Live - Discovery/Five
Mock The Week - BBC
Crufts - BBC2
Live 8 - BBC
V2005/V2006
T4 Pop Beach
T4 Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
CBBC Presentation
Richard and Judy - Ch4
The Terry & Gaby Show - Five
The Big Breakfast - Ch4

Wimbledon 2006
Stella Artois 2006
Davis Cup 2006
European Judo Championships 2004
Grandstand
The Racing Channel

Various conferences

Number of years experience: 6

Julia Noakes's Contact Details

Posted on: 17/02/2003
Updated on: 26/04/2008

Specialist Area: Aston/Graphic Operator and Graphic Design

Location: London, UK & World

Experience:

Working on both live and recorded entertainment and sport programmes.
Outside Broadcasts BBC
Some examples:
Comic Relief - BBC
Smile (childrens) - BBC
The Graham Norton Show - BBC
The New Paul O'Grady Show - Channel 4
School's Out - BBC
Various studio Pilots
Richard Hammond's 5o'clock Show - ITV1
City Hospital Summer Health Check -BBC
City Hospital - BBC
So Graham Norton - C4
At The Races - Sky
V Graham Norton- C4
Commonwealth Games - BBC
Boys and Girls - C4
Do It With Dougie - E4
Golf - BBC
Match Of The Day - BBC
Eurosport

Experienced in Aston Red, Ethos, Viz rt, Deco, Clarity as well as the PC driven software Gateway. Good knowledge of Photoshop and After Effects. Good general broadcasting technical knowledge from working on Outside Broadcasts.

Number of years experience: 6

Matt Payne's Contact Details

Posted on: 17/02/2004
Updated on: 31/05/2007

Specialist Area: Graphics Operator/All Aston Products & Pixel Power Clarity

Location: Worldwide

Experience:

Following 2.5 years at Sky working predominately on Sky News, followed by Sport, I then worked for MTV Europe covering all live shows and VH1 programming.

Since 1997 I have been freelance working on various productions worldwide including:

Sport:
15th Asian Games - Doha, Qatar - TWI
6 week cricket tour of India - TWI
6 Nations Rugby - BBC
Grandstand - BBC
ATP Tennis
Rugby Special - BBC

Music:
Glastonbury Festival - BBC 2000-2005
Mercury Music Prize - BBC 2005/2006
BBC Proms Season - 1999 - 2006
Electric Proms - BBC 2006
Later with Jools Special: Radiohead
CD:UK, Flashmob Operas for the BBC

Factual/events:
Chelsea Flower Show - BBC 2003 - 06
Britain Goes Wild - BBC Bristol
Turner Prize, Booker Prize

LE:
Richard & Judy
Strictly Dance Fever
Pop Idol

Children's/Youth: T4, Saturday Show, Blue Peter, Diggit, Disney Channel

Corporate: Lufthansa presentation in English & German working in Europe & USA

Edits: everything from Harry Hill to Live8, Dispatches to Dead Ringers.

Number of years experience: 10+

Donna Richards's Contact Details

Posted on: 14/09/2005
Updated on: 09/03/2007

Specialist Area: Aston/Graphics Operator

Location: Worldwide

Experience:

I have worked in live television for 15 years, 9 of which were as a Senior Graphics Operator at Sky Television from 1992 - 2001. Work included 3 years on Premiership football, England Internationals, FA Cup.

Freelance since 2002, my first job being the Commonwealth Games in Manchester (BBC).

Other work includes:
X Factor ITV1
Xtra Factor ITV2
Asian Games, Doha 2006
Paul O'Grady Show (ITV 1).
The Guardian Sports Show (CH 4).
Jungle Drums (ITV 2).
Athens Olympics 2004. 2 months in Athens involved in the graphics set-up and training of other operators. (Athens Olympic Broadcasting).
MTV Europe
Jerry Springer, Jeremy Kyle Show (ITV 1).
Speed Sunday & Le Mans (ITV 1).
Scottish Rugby (Scottish TV).
Oscars (Sky One)

Number of years experience: 15+

Nicky Slater's Contact Details

Posted on: 04/03/2005
Updated on: 15/01/2007

Specialist Area: Aston: Red, Blue, Green, Ethos, Motto 1 & 2 and Concept

Location: Worldwide

Experience:

I have full knowledge of Aston Cg's in both live and pre-record environments. I also have directing/vision mixing, vision control and VT/server experience. I respond well to high pressure am fun to work with and can be counted on.

Number of years experience: 5

Edd Keeley's Contact Details

Posted on: 08/09/2004
Updated on: 13/08/2006

Specialist Area: Live Aston/Clarity/Inscriber

Location: London, UK (or Canada/USA)

Experience:

Have worked in the industry for 15 years, specialising in:

Pixel Power Clarity.

Aston Red/Blue/Green with VIP/VIP2, Ethos, Motto, Motto2, Motif, Motif XL, Aston 4, Aston 3, Wallet.

Inscriber Inca CG, CG Supreme/Xtreme, and VMP Studio.

Profile Server.

Adobe Photoshop, Jasc Paintshop, Corel Draw/Photopaint, Pinnacle Studio 7.

Freelance work includes:

6 years experience on Big Breakfast for Planet 24 (1996-2002),

Live with Chris Moyles/Christian O'Connell for UMTV (2002-3),

Transworld Sport (1995-7),

MTV (1994).

Also have VT experience, and some general TV engineering knowledge.

Number of years experience: 15+

Alex's Contact Details

Posted on: 29/03/2004
Updated on: 21/04/2006

Specialist Area: Aston/Graphics Operator

Location: London and Suburbs, UK

Experience:

A BBC trained Graphics Operator fully conversant in all Aston products. I have covered a wide range of programmes in live, recorded and post production situations. I have fast accurate typing and spelling skills and work well under pressure. My credits include Crimewatch UK, SMTV/CDUK, Top of the Pops, Richard and Judy, Brits, Baftas... to name but a few!

Number of years experience: 15+

Tracie Coster's Contact Details

Posted on: 02/02/2006

Specialist Area: Clarity Operator

Location: Worldwide

Experience:

I am currently operating Clarity for a show called Sudoku on ITV2, for the Optimistic Entertainment Network. Previously for Optimistic I have operated graphics for their other shows such as 'Initial Thinking', 'QuizNation', 'DARE', and 'The Vault' which is broadcast on their in house channel Nation217 (Quiznation), which is found on the Sky digital platform. Prevous to this I worked as a freelance technician for a live TV show, where I operated the shows on-air graphics and rolled VT. I have also obtained Pixel Power training. I sound engineer for the show on occassions, the sound engineering includes mic-ing up the presenters and also mixing music and putting through callers on air. During this training I have learnt a range of techniques and skills.

2005 June - present - ITV2/Optimistic Entertainment Network, London - live shows

2004 November - June 2005 - Quiz TV, interative game show, London - live show.

Number of years experience: 1

Sarah Parker's Contact Details

Posted on: 24/01/2006

Specialist Area: Producer

Location: Worldwide

Experience:

94-96 Chryon Max & Maxine op for The Racing Channel
96-00 Senior Aston Op for Sky Sports inc: Ryder Cup Golf, Nationwide Football & World Championship Boxing amongst other live broadcasts
00-04 - Producer/Director for American Horse Racing
04-05 - Freelance Aston op for Channel 425
05 - Present Freelance producer for Poker425, a weekly poker magazine show.
05 - Present - Freelance producer for RUK's American Racing specials
05 - Freelance producer for Racetech's Aintree TV coverage.

Number of years experience: 10+

Steve Meehan's Contact Details

Posted on: 16/11/2004
Updated on: 14/10/2005