Matthew Leiper Nottingham, Nottinghamshire matt.leiper@hotmail.co.uk Personal Statement I have just finished a Master’s Degree in Wildlife Documentary Production at the University of Salford and am now looking for work somewhere in the film-making industry. I am:- Hard-working and enthusiastic. Good at engaging with customers and colleagues of all ages. Excellent at communicating with people one to one and or large groups. Disciplined and good at time keeping. Very literate and effectively numerate. Able to organise events, individually or within a team. Experience 2016 - Present One Tribe TV, Freelance Researcher January Researching conservation projects for wildlife documentary series that would be presented by people like Chris Packham and Bear Grylls June 2015 - July 2015 Devils@Cradle (Tasmania), Tasmanian Devil Sanctuary Volunteering Animal Husbandry, Cleaning, Additional Filming - February 2015 Bimini Biological Field Station (Bahamas), Filming Spent two weeks here filming sharks as part of an extracurricular university project July 2012 April 2014 Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, Volunteering – Physical labour carrying branches, using rake and pitchfork – July 2013 and May 2014 Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park (Devon), Volunteering Assisted in repairs, photography August 2013 October 2013 Marine Conservation Society Seychelles, Whale Shark Monitoring – Worked with customers, collected scientific data, took identification photographs, computer and database work Achievements Wildlife Footage of wild wallabies of the Isle of Man used by BBC for the One Show LAMDA Verse and Prose Grade 8 Distinction + 2 awards – – LAMDA Acting Grade 8 Distinction – – Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Open Water Diving Qualification Education MA Wildlife Documentary Production - Completed, Merit University of Salford 2014-2015 BA Wildlife and Media 2.1 University of Cumbria 2010-2013 –
Matthew Leiper Nottingham, Nottinghamshire matt.leiper@hotmail.co.uk Personal Statement I have just finished a Master’s Degree in Wildlife Documentary Production at the University of Salford and am now looking for work somewhere in the film-making industry. I am:- Hard-working and enthusiastic. Good at engaging with customers and colleagues of all ages. Excellent at communicating with people one to one and or large groups. Disciplined and good at time keeping. Very literate and effectively numerate. Able to organise events, individually or within a team. Experience One Tribe TV, Freelance Researcher January 2016 - Present Researching conservation projects for wildlife documentary series that would be presented by people like Chris Packham and Bear Grylls Devils@Cradle (Tasmania), Tasmanian Devil Sanctuary Volunteering June 2015 - July 2015 Animal Husbandry, Cleaning, Additional Filming Bimini Biological Field Station (Bahamas), Filming - February 2015 Spent two weeks here filming sharks as part of an extracurricular university project Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, Volunteering July 2012 – April 2014 Physical labour – carrying branches, using rake and pitchfork Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park (Devon), Volunteering July 2013 and May 2014 Assisted in repairs, photography Marine Conservation Society Seychelles, Whale Shark Monitoring August 2013 – October 2013 Worked with customers, collected scientific data, took identification photographs, computer and database work Achievements Wildlife Footage of wild wallabies of the Isle of Man used by BBC for the One Show LAMDA Verse and Prose – Grade 8 – Distinction + 2 awards LAMDA Acting – Grade 8 – Distinction Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Open Water Diving Qualification Education University of Salford 2014-2015 MA Wildlife Documentary Production - Completed, Merit University of Cumbria 2010-2013 BA Wildlife and Media – 2.1