Thomas Whitaker

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About Thomas Whitaker

I am a creative self-shooting producer director, delivering prime-time character driven documentaries, current affairs content and factual entertainment programmes. I take great pride in combining my journalistic skills in finding unique stories and gaining access to organisations alongside building trusting relationships with contributors in sensitive situations. With a strong track record of telling stories with heart, purpose and visual impact, I am a very confident prime lens shooter with a natural flair for narrative driven content and getting the very best out of unfolding actuality- Track record of producing difficult stories within editorial policy guidelines, whilst navigating complex legal and compliance issues and duty of care to vulnerable contributors- Well versed with all the latest camera tech including gimbals and sliders, I also have extensive experience of lighting and shooting master interviews, directing drone ops and crew - RTS Yorkshire Nominee Best Current Affairs 2022 - United States I-Visa - Fixed Rig experience "Tom is wonderful filmmaker who has an exceptional talent to take highly complex stories and characters and shape them into films with clarity, visual flair, and emotional warmth. He’s super hard working, his integrity and interrogation to drill down into the facts is top level and he self-shoots with a strong sense of style and authentic storytelling narrative. Tom is highly personable, professional, and passionate about what he does whether thats gaining access to challenging organisations and places, developing trusting relationships with contributors, or mentoring more junior members of the team. He is fantastic to work with on every level and would be a brilliant asset to any team." Sarah Trigg, Executive Producer BBC England