THE CREW
Ed Blum: Producer/ Director
Edward is both a BAFTA nominated drama director and a critically-acclaimed documentary director / producer.
He started his career in then theatre writing and directing plays through his own theatre company. ‘Burning Prayers’ 'An exceptional piece of work' - Glasgow Herald A Tale for March (Traverse Theatre) 'Consistently very funny' - Glasgow Herald. ‘When Lightning Breaks’ which examined the civil war in former Yugoslavia, awared a Peggy Ramsay Foundation grant for new writing in 1994 ‘Intelligent writing’ Time Out
The first short comedy he directed, The Last Post, was nominated for a BAFTA in 1996. Although made for only £2,000 it became one of the most profitable short films of that year, being sold to Channel 4, numerous countries around the world and to several airlines.
Edward has since directed on the award-winning ITV drama series The Bill and has produced and directed numerous documentaries and drama documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4. He also produced and directed the first series of the ITV stand-up comedy show, ‘Take The Mike’ which helped launched the careers of several new comedians.
His talent at producing popular mainstream shows was called upon when he was appointed Series Producer of Modern Obsessions, a series of programmes commissioned to help launch the new TV channel E4. More recently the BBC invited him back for a short period as Deputy Editor of BBC News and Current Affairs Development to help oversee a large slate of new programmes for all four BBC channels.
Whilst learning his trade in television, Edward has successfully developed a number of screenplays which he is making through his own independent film company, Tin Pan Films. He recently produced and directed Scenes of a Sexual Nature ‘A film that is supremely well made with one assured, convincing performance after another’ BBC Jonathan Ross The film was nominated for The Raindance Film Award and an British Independent Film Award. It has been sold to sixteen countries around the world being released by ThinkFilm in the US. ‘the most successful self-distributed film to be released in UK theatres’ – Screen International
Ed has also developed the crime caper Crimebusters which won the Big Pitch Competition at the Cannes Film Festival and the comedy ‘The Laughter Clinic’
Aschlin Dita: Writer
Aschlin Ditta has written for a variety of TV shows. He has recently finished working on No Angels the popular Channel Four comedy drama. He has also co-written and appeared for the past three years in the award winning
comedy The Catherine Tate Show and can take claim for its domestic and international success. The show has to date won the Canadian BAMF comedy award 2004, been nominated for an International Emmy; been nominated for a Golden Rose, won Best Newcomer at the 2005 Comedy Awards, Best Show at the 2006 RTS Awards, Best Show at 2006 Broadcast Awards and was nominated for three BAFTAs.
Aschlin is currently writing a pilot for a new six part drama series for the BBC. In addition he has recently completed a sitcom commission for Hat Trick and is developing a comedy drama with Tiger Aspect, these are two of the biggest independent television companies in the UK.
The National Theatre has also picked up on his talent and have invited him to work at their studio theatre and he is writing his second feature film in the summer of 2006.
Vadim Jean: Excutive Producer
Vadim Jean, executive producer, has produced or directed seven feature films including Leon The Pig Farmer. He has won nine international awards including prizes at the Venice International Film Festival and the Evening Standard British Newcomers Award. His latest film Jiminy Glick in Lalawood,with Kurt Russell, was the closing film at the Toronto Film Festival 2004. As a feature film director, Vadim most recently made his American directorial debut with Jiminy Glick in Lalawood for Gold Circle Films (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), starring Martin Short as Jiminy Glick from his Comedy Central TV show. The cast also includes Elizabeth Perkins, Kurt Russell, Steve Martin and Janeane Garofolo.
Vadim is presently helming Hogfather, the first live-action adaptation of a Terry Pratchett Discworld novel for Sky TV and RHI and starring David Jason and Ian Richardson with broadcast planned for Christmas this year.
Suran Goonatilake: Executive Producer
Suran Goonatilake OBE is the Chairman of 5 London Films, a London-based company focusing on high-quality independent film and TV productions. He is also a co-founder of Luxury Unveiled, a media company focused on the Luxury Goods sector that has recently completed a six part TV series on some of the world’s leading luxury brands. Suran is also Chairman of Bodymetrics, a company pioneering the use of body-scanning for made to measure luxury garments. Bodymetrics has operations in leading department stores including Selfridges, in London, and in Lé Bon Marche in Paris.
Amanda Wilkie: Co-Producer
Amanda continues to line produce film and feature-length or serialised dramas for television - her most recent to be screened 'Scenes of a Sexual Nature' (feature) and the well received 'The Best Man' (ITV). Her past production credits form and impressive catalogue of critically acclaimed dramas such as; 'Danielle Cable', 'Wall of Silence' and the award winning 'Fat Friends'.
David Meadows: Director of Photography
David is one of the most sought-after cameramen in the UK. He was worked on over two hundred broadcast documentaries and dramas. In that time, shows he has filmed have gained a BAFTA Nomination, an EMMY Nomination, and a British Advertising Award Gold Medal.
Projects filmed have included 'The Dome Heist' starring Craig Fairgrass, 'Murder Trails' for Granada, and five HD films for 'Seconds', Darlow Smithson's critically acclaimed disaster series for National Geographic. More recently David is shooting a string of commercials for CH4 racing, and Slimming World.
Emma Style: Casting Director
Emma Style has been casting since 1984. Her film work includes several films for Franco Zeffirelli including Tea with Mussolini. Television work includes Emmy award winning Prime Suspect and Our Friends in the North. Emma is currently working on several film projects and the first live action Terry Pratchett novel Hogfather, to be brought to the screen for Christmas 2006.
Joe McNally: Editor
Joe McNally has edited numerous commercials, documentaries and feature films.
Documentories have included Skin Deep and Working The Thames for the Discovery Channel. His feature film work includes One More Kiss, Jump, Jiminy Glick in LA LA Wood,Hogfather staring Nigel Planer and Sir David Jason.
Dominik Scherrer: Composer
Dominik Scherrer is a London based composer for screen and stage. His adventurous score for Evening Standard Award winning Ben Hopkins film The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz won Best Score at the Estepona Film Festival. He also scored The Truth, released earlier this year in the UK, a black comedy starring Elizabeth McGovern and Elaine Cassidy. Other feature films include The Honeytrap (Emily Lloyd), Alice Through the Looking Glass (Kate Beckinsale, Steve Coogan, Ian Holm) and Appetite (Ute Lemper, Trevor Eve), as well as the Italian In principio erano le mustande.
Dominik Scherrer also created the theme- tune and the score for ITV's hit series Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan) which won himthe New York Festivals' TV Programming Award for Best Music as well as other TV drama such as the four-parter Jericho (Robert Lindsay) and the thriller If I had You (Sarah Parish, Paul McGann). He also composes and directs his own film-operas, most recently Hell for Leather, a motorbiker opera, had its US premiere at Sundance and went on to win 10 Awards.
Ian Wilson: Sound Editor
Ian trained at the BBC in Birmingham and then moved to London to work on
feature films in the early 90's which had always been his passion . He has been fortunate to have worked along side such diverse directors as Terry Gilliam, Tim Roth and Michael Winterbottom, supervising the sound on films such as Brothers Grimm, The War Zone, Wonderland and The Claim. “It was a real pleasure to work on Scenes of a Sexual Nature for Ed because it was a great script expertly handled, which is all you can ask for”.
Jo Thompson: Costume Designer
SCENES OF A SEXUAL NATURE is the first time JO has designedthe costumes for a full length feature film. After a successful career designing for TV in both drama and comedy on shows such as Drop The Dead Donkey, Bedtime, She also has designed a number of short films, Dumping Elaine, Dead Calm, The Silent Treatment, Inseparable, Stingray and has most recently designed the costumes on the new Shane Meadows film This Is England.
Colette King: Make-Up and Hair Designer
Colette King has
been a make-up and hair designer for the last 15 years, working in
film, TV and commercials. Credits include work on feature films as
designer on One More Kiss, Mad Dogs, Virgin of Liverpool, Running
Time and Get a Life Harry. TV credits include Bus Life
(Disney Channel), Skin Deep (Discovery Channel) and
Nosferatu (BBC1)
Rawdon De Fresnes: 1st Assistant Director
Having worked for the last 15 years in the field of commercials and music videos,Rawdon has connections with the executive producer Vadim Jean, who brought him to the project and the director Ed Blum and his script for scenes of a sexual nature. The project gave him the opportunity to expand into feature films.
Henry Milliner: Production Sound Mixer
Henry Milliner has worked as a sound recordist for over 10 years in a variety of television and film productions, including Who Rules The Roost, What Not To Wear and The Block. He has worked with both small and large crews and is currently working on The Hogfather with The Mob film Co.
Clare Giffiths: Lawyer
Clare Griffiths is the production lawyer for the film. Having obtained broad experience in leading city, niche and west end law firms, Clare set up specialist intellectual property and media law firm Be. in 2004. The firm currently acts for approximately 200 high-profile media clients, ranging from tv and film production companies, writers, actors and comedians, creative agencies, designers, inventors and technology companies.
Jason Saliba (BA(Hons) FCCA) : Accountant
Jason qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 1999 while working at Deloitte and Touche. When he qualified he came 7th internationally in the finals. He has over 16 years’ commercial experience in a variety of fields. He is a director of Michael George & Associates which has a speciality in the Film and Media industry. He has recently been asked to work on a consultative basis at the European Commission in Brussels on a variety of areas. Jason has worked on other feature films in the past.
Hilary Martin : Script Editor
Hilary has script edited a wide variety of British television series including 'Linda Green' for the BBC and 'No Angels' for Channel Four. She has since worked in the commissioning department at Sky before moving on to be Head of Development at Granada Television. She is currently producing 'City Lights' a 6 part series for ITV starring Robson Green and Mark Benton.
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