Joe Harding
Producer/Director self shooting
Pro
About Me
PRESS
Daily Mail: FOUR STARS "A stupendously entertaining portrait of an exciting time" ... "This beguiling documentary is full of wonderful first-hand stories from the golden age of jet flight, when the life of an air stewardess was a heady and glamorous affair."
Radio Times: "When they're as well made as this one, these refreshingly strai... Read More
PRESS
Daily Mail: FOUR STARS "A stupendously entertaining portrait of an exciting time" ... "This beguiling documentary is full of wonderful first-hand stories from the golden age of jet flight, when the life of an air stewardess was a heady and glamorous affair."
Radio Times: "When they're as well made as this one, these refreshingly straightforward social history docs - find out about a subject by asking a load of ordinary people who were there - are a good option if you want something undemanding and nostalgic without being pap."
The Times: "An interesting piece of social history"
Daily Telegraph: "The Sixties were said to offer a "golden age" of flying, and this entertaining documentary shows why."• Extremely experienced P/D for Top rating TV: BBC Holiday, Gardeners World, Great British Menu, ITV Countrywise, Wish you were here.
• Adverts for Rimmel, Cutex, Pizza Express, Young’s Seafood, Sainsburys.
• AFP series for Renault, Gaggenau, Webber Barbecues, Canadian Tourist Board.
• Expert in Directing and self shooting Observational Documentary and PSC on
Sony F800, Film and DSLR.
• Artistic background – BA Hons Fine Art Sculpture with MA in Cinematography.
• Expert in the creative use of all types of camera from tapeless HD to film.
• Very widely travelled and experienced in working on foreign shoots.
• Expert in filming chefs, and producing fantastic results with their recipes.
• Large studio Kitchen/Garden used in three TV series. Lighting and grip kit.
• Contacts and close links with all the chefs I have DirectedCredits
FARA Charity for Romanian Orphans (No fee charity work)- shot in Romania
P/D & Camera. 2015 /16Isuzu ‘Movember Mission’- IMG- youtube
P/D & Camera. 2015Great British Menu Series 11 Producer/Director - Optomen BBC2FARA Charity Romania - Filming for the 25th anniversary.
Peters Yard Crispbread - 3x recipes and web advert
Director & Camera. 2015Food with Fleur and Mike – Sainsburys food channel – Gravity Road – Sainsburys - Youtube
Director & Camera. 2014/5
Ongoing SeriesToms Kitchen – Istanbul – Renault, Gaggenau sponsor FOX 24 Kitchen – Chef Tom Aitkens explores Istanbul.
Director & Camera. 2014
6x30Food with Fleur and Mike – Sainsburys food channel – Gravity Road – Sainsburys - Youtube
Director & Camera. 2014
Ongoing SeriesMike Robinsons wild kitchen – Wild foods – Isuzu and Swarovski - Youtube
Director & Camera.
Ongoing SeriesValentine Warners wild table – Canada – SJWH/Black Diamond – FOX 24 Kitchen
Director & Camera. 2013
13x30Valentine Warner eats Scandinavia – Rockabox - UKTV Food
Series Director & Camera. 2013
10x30Tasteoff – Travel & street food series – Discovery US, AUS (UK & Europe)Betty TV
Series Director 2012
8 x30The Baby with a new Face – Extraordinary People Channel 5 Transparent TV
Director 2012
1x DocumentaryPizza Express – chefs table
Director 2012
2 x films on new Pizza recipesCountrywise Kitchen (New Series) - ITV 1, (ITV Productions Birmingham)
Director 2012
Creating a new format series for an ITV 1prime time slot, shot on location throughout the UKPizza Express – Web Adverts; Summer Specials
Director & Camera 2012
3 x films on new Pizza recipes
15, 30 sec and 3 minsI was a Jet age Stewardess – BBC Yesterday Transparent TV
Director & Camera. 2010
1hr DocumentaryValentine Warner Eats the Sixties (working Title) – BBC Yesterday
Director & Camera. 2010
2X1hr DocumentaryFARA Charity Mission Romania – FARA Charity
Director & Camera. 2010
30 minute DocumentaryValentine Warner Coast to Coast – BBC Good Food
Director & Camera. 2010
6X1hr
A Travel/Fishing/ Cookery series with ground breaking underwater footage of how fish are caught.El Chef – Abu Dhabi TV,(Firehorse Films Beirut , Lebanon)
Director 2009
16 X 24 min (In Classical Arabic)
Creating a new format series exploring Food and Travel in the Middle East.Countrywise (New Series) - ITV 1, (ITV Productions Birmingham)
Director 2009/ 10
2 X 30 Min
Creating a new format series for an ITV 1prime time slot, shot on location throughout the UKHunt Prepare and Cook with Mike Robinson – Wild Foods Ltd, DVD
Producer Director Camera 2009/10
3hr DVD on Deer stalking, featuring chapters on; Field craft, Rifle technology,
Butchery and cookery.Rachel Allen At Home – Good Food (Optomen TV)
Producer/Director Camera 2009
6 X 6min
Mini Series for Market Kitchen shot on location in IrelandValentine Warner’s Basque Cuisine - Good Food (Optomen TV)
Edit Producer 2009
3x6min
Mini Series for Market KitchenBiggins in the slums – See the difference (Hope Charity),
Producer/Director Camera 2009
1hr Doc Following Christopher Biggins on a charity mission to the Calcutta slums.Matt Tebbut - Market Kitchen in New York- Good Food (Optomen TV)
Producer/Director Camera 2008
6X6Mins
Mini Series for Market Kitchen shot on location in New York State USAMatt Tebbut - Market Kitchen in Barcelona- Good Food (Optomen TV)
Producer/Director Camera 2008
6X6Mins
Mini Series for Market Kitchen shot on location in Barcelona SpainGreat British Menu – BBC2 (Optomen TV)
Producer/Director Camera 2007-8
18X1hrGreat British Menu Regional selection series– BBC2 (Optomen TV)
Producer/Director Camera 2007
3X1hr
Featuring Mathew Forts pre selection of talented regional Chefs who compete for the right to go on to the main series of GBM.Observer Food Awards 2007 – Good Food (Optomen TV)
Producer/Director Camera 2007
1x7min VTFishworks DVD - 10 top Fish Recipes – Fishworks
Producer/Director Camera 2007
1hr DVDFISHEADS - Food series Pilot
Producer/Director Camera 2007
7minsFull on Gaelic - pilot for RTunded by Freemantle.
Producer/Director Camera 2007
24minsHow to keep a Man - Lifestyle Pilot for Prospect Pictures
Producer/Director Camera 2007One Show – BBC 1 (BBC Bristol)
Producer/Director Camera 2007
5X7Mins VTs
Following Hardeep Singh trying to persuade the French to eat British Cuisine.Heavens Kitchen at large – UKFood (Eagle Media)
Producer/Director Camera 2006
10 X 1 hour Docs.
Following Chef and wild food expert Mike Robinson as he tries to set up a wild food cookery school.Observer Food Awards 2006 – Good Food (Optomen TV)
Producer/Director Camera 2006
1x7min VTBBC Great Food Live – 2005 UKTV (Prospect Pictures)
Producer/Director Camera
Filming Food stories In; Iceland, Bordeaux, Jersey, Italy, Switzerland,
Berlin, NYC, Boston, San Antonio, Texas, Dubai, Taiwan, Ireland.The American Food Revolution with Raymond Blanc. – UKTV (Prospect Pictures)
Producer/Director Camera 2004
Shot on location in Washington,
NYC, Chicago, San Francisco and LA.Taste, - Sky TV (Prospect Pictures)
Producer/Director Camera 2004
Shooting VTs around the UK
2002-2003Stark Naked - Pearson TV - C5
Producer/Director Camera 2001
1X 30minsFarmer Wants a Wife – ITV 1 (Pearson TV)
Producer/Director Camera 2001
6X1hr
Observational Documentary following single Farmers dating through Country Life magazine.Barbecue or Bust – Webber Barbecues Sponsored for Carlton Taste
Producer/Director 2000
6x30 minsGloria – Channel 5 - Pearson TV - C5
VT Producer/Director Camera - 2000Millennium Cops – Channel 5 - Pearson TV - C5
Producer/Director Camera
1Hr
Hard hitting Documentary following the dramatic policing of Millennium eve.Wish You Were Here? – ITV 1 (Pearson TV)
Producer/Director 1998 – 2000
Series DirectorCountry Tracks - BBC 2 (Pebble Mill)
Producer/Director Camera 1997
Series DirectorGardeners' World BBC2
Producer/Director 1996 1997
Series DirectorHoliday - BBC 2
Producer/Director - 1996
Series DirectorOur House –ITV 1 (Central TV)
Director - 1996
Series DirectorCorporate Video Production & Directing
Lloyds TSB - British Aerospace – Cutex – Rimmel – Vodafone - OpenwaveEducationMasters Degree Cinematography
Ba Hons Fine ArtReferees
Gary Broadhurst - Optomen TV
Elaine Bancroft - CBBC
Skills
Experienced Alpine Mountaineer, Farming background.
Experienced in filming from Helicopter platforms (5hrs on 4 separate shoots)
Very happy working at Sea.
Licenses
• Basic Driving (PLG),
• Motorcycle Read Less
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Other Details
Locations I can work in:
Europe
London
Africa
Asia
Australia
East Anglia
Eire
Midlands
North America
North East
North West
Northern Ireland
Scotland
South America
South East
South West
Wales
Technical Skills:
16mm
Canon 5D MKII
Single Camera Directing
Self Shooting
Sony PDW-800
Sound Recording
Canon EOS C300