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Edmund Wardle
Series Producer / Director
Camera Operator
ewardle@hotmail.com DOB. 29/12/70 Age 40
Ed Wardle has received a BAFTA nomination for Best Breakthrough Talent 2010
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| 'NATURE'S WILD FEAST - HIPPO' | Tigress Productions | NOV 2011 |
| Edit Producer | CHANNEL 4 / Animal Planet 90 minute event | |
| 'The natural history event of the year' for Channel 4 Specialist Factual, I wrote and produced the edit over 2 weeks as the hippo was eaten in the Luangwa Valley in Zambia. Presented by Mark Evans. | ||
| ALONE IN THE WILD | Tigress Productions |
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| Producer, Presenter, Camera | ||
Experimental television, adventure and pushing my limits are what I love best. For Alone In The Wild I survived 50 days and 50 nights, completely alone, in the wilderness of northern Canada, hunting and foraging for food and without communication. I spent a year developing and researching this project and I shot and presented 4 x one-hour films for Channel 4 and National Geographic Television also providing live content and photographs for both channel's web sites. For Channel 4 - Ralph Lee and Tanya Shaw xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxFor National Geographic - Steve Burns |
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*******SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY AWARDS 2009******* *******SHORTLISTED FOR THE BROADCAST AWARDS 2009 'BEST NEW PROGRAMME'******* "This is Ray Mears and Bear Grylls with knobs on." The Sunday Times "An absolutely compelling account of a man gradually pushing himself to the limit." London Lite "Wardle comprehensively pisses on Bear Grylls’ campfire." On the Box "...compelling account of solitary human endeavour..." Tom Cullen, Shortlist "A grimly compelling meeting between extreme adventure and existential enquiry" London Lite "...makes Bear Grylls look like Judith Chalmers. " The London Paper "compelling" **** The Mail, Weekend
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| ‘Everest – The Deadliest Climb' | ||
| ‘Everest - Beyond The Limit' I, II, III | Tigress Productions | 2006, 2007, 2009 |
| Series Producer, Summit Camera, Blog Writer | THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL xxxxXXXXXXxxxxxxxxXXxxx3 series |
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*******RTS SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT 2009****** *******2007 ONLINE JOURNALISM AWARD FOR ‘OUTSTANDING USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA’
‘If the late great Sam Peckinpah had ever found himself on the Nepalese border, jacked up on Pepsi Max and hair metal, he might have made a documentary like Everest: Beyond the Limit… Like the best Peckinpah westerns it was also strangely beguiling and somehow shot through with an elegiac tone that balanced every moment of macho posturing with ominous intimations of mortality… The Wild Bunch go climbing and all the better for it!' Kevin Maher, The Times 06/02/0 |
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| ‘"Beyond the Limit" is a stunning tour de force, easily the best documentary on Everest, perhaps the finest footage on climbing ever produced… Cinematically and thematically, it triumphs over anything captured on film or video about the mountain that has transfixed human imagination since it was first named the highest point on Earth more than a century ago…There are enough spectacular shots of the beauty and sweep of the mightiest mountain range on the planet to make you want to run out and get a big-screen HD television, but the real magic of "Beyond the Limit" is in the human stories.' |
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| ‘strikingly filmed…' SH Telegraph 06/02/07 |
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| ‘What goes up doesn't always come down.' Entertainment Weekly - What to Watch: issue #907 Nov 17, 2006 |
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| ‘There are many good reasons to watch high-definition television, but “Everest: Beyond the Limit” is not one… rife with peeling noses; scabrous, wind-reddened flesh; and purple, gangrenous toes. From a distance, Everest is magnificent. Up close, it is likely to put you off your feed.' Susan Stewart, New York Times, November 14, 2006 |
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| ‘Unstoppable Wave' | |
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| ‘America's Tsunami – Are We Next' | ||
| Producer Director Operator (Digibeta) | ||
| We took thirty of the worlds leading scientists to explore three miles below the surface of the Indian Ocean and find out why the Boxing Day tsunami was so much bigger than they would have expected and what could happen next. | ||
| ‘…eerily impressive… touching… chilling…' Last Nights TV, Ian Johns, The Times |
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| ‘A fascinating undersea detective mission…' Todays Highlights, Chris Riley The Daily Telegraph |
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| Pick of the Day – Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Sun |
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| Monkey Kingdom |
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| Producer Operator (DSR750) | ||
| I worked as Producer Director on this personally presented story by Producer, Amanda Murray who was caught up in the Boxing Day tsunami disaster in Thailand. On a journey through the aftermath of the tragedy we meet the people left behind with nothing, struggling against corruption and opportunistic greed as their lives are torn from them. | ||
| ‘remarkable documentary…' The Mail |
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| ‘powerful and heartbreaking…' The Times |
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| ‘this personal and poignant portrait…' Pick of the day across all channels Sun Times | ||
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| Observational series shot over four months in the world famous Findhorn alternative spiritual community on the remote north east coast of Scotland. Meditating, tree hugging and talking to plants are the norm. | ||
| ‘A balanced and engaging portrait…’ Time Out | ||
| ‘Intriguing look at an alternative way of life’ Mail on Sunday, Pick of The Day | ||
| ‘Commendably neutral…’ The Guardian, Pick of the Day | ||
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| I developed this ‘motivational experiment’ with fellow PD Matt Reid and spent a month in the mountains of Wales shooting twelve men learning to survive, competing and fighting for nothing more than pride. Broken bones, snapped tendons and more machismo than you can shake a carrot and stick at. I also narrated this series. |
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| ‘Very slick, very funny black hearted dollop of craziness… Deliciously warped.’ Ali Catterall, The Guardian |
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| ‘A reward in its self’ Victoria Segal, The Times |
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| ‘Makes Fight Club look like an Enid Blighton tennis match’ The Mail |
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| ‘The format is a winner…very amusing indeed’ Gerard O’Donovan Daily Telegraph |
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| Producer Director Operator (DSR500) | ||
| Programme 1 in a series of 4. Clash of class and culture in a modern day ‘upstairs downstairs’ - following the conflicts and abuse of power, when two families become masters and live as servants in each other’s houses. I helped to format this new prime time series, chose the contributors and made the first show in the series. |
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| 'This series possesses a razor-sharp edge' Charlie Catchpole, Express | ||
| 'Horribly effective' Nancy Banks-Smith, Guardian | ||
| 'Brilliant series' Rachel Roberts, The Sun |
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| Senior Producer Director Operator (DSR500). | ||
| Second run of the hugely successful observational documentary series. I took over the role of series producer looking after a PD and AP. Dealing with ongoing ethical dilemmas, and ensuring the strength of the narratives being shot I provided a sounding board for the directors as well as shooting with my own group of contributors. We followed eleven characters over a six-month shoot and produced 2 x 1 hours. |
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| Producer Director Operator (PD150) | ||
| Prime-time BBC1 one-hour documentary following the epic adventures of the crews of the coastguard rescue helicopters based on the north west coast of Scotland. I produced and directed this film, shooting on PD150 and directing a Digibeta crew. |
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| Observational documentary series following the fortunes of fifteen farmers and their partners as they try to find true love through Country Living Magazine's dating service. Developing relationships and maintaining access to film intimate moments and heart rending emotional tales. Answering to a series producer I shot for six months and was responsible for the final programme in the series. |
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*******BAFTA NOMINATED*******
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| ‘If this aint quality entertainment god knows what is.’ The Guardian | ||
| ‘Fascinating series… highly entertaining TV.’ Inside Soap | ||
| ‘Compulsive TV… go tractor boys go!’ Heat | ||
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| 12 x half- hour, weekly, video games - news and reviews show presented by the inimitable trio - Bouff, Aleks and Emily, this is fast, creative and entertaining TV for 4 Later. Part studio based, part location shoot, the programmes also include interviews and computer generated game play. |
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| TX: Spring 2001 |
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| Answering to a director and producer and working both with a crew and as a stand alone camera operator. This observational series required me to create exciting, real life, TV working closely with the characters to discover their emotions and capturing the drama. |
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| AP / DV Director (PD150 / DSR500) | BBC Choice |
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| Observational documentary series on 'The Stand' comedy club. The funniest stand up and the fiercest backstage battles among the celebrities at the Edinburgh Festival. |
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| AP/ DV Director (DSR500) | ||
| Observational documentary compiling the most exciting stories from the Air Support Unit of North Yorkshire Police. Answering to the director I worked alone filming on DSR500 and mini-cam equipment mounted in the helicopter. I conducted interviews to complete each of the stories. | ||
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| AP / Sound Recordist | ||
| The director and I worked together to develop this idea into a successful series of 4 minute shorts for The Slot after Channel 4 News. I also recorded SQN sound on this intensely creative production. |
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| Unit Director / 2nd Camera | ||
| We followed five teams of balloonists in their attempts to circumnavigate the globe. As Unit Director I worked independently with multiple crews to film interviews, launch site action and control room drama liasing with the director and producer. | ||
| Awards: Jules Vernes Grand Prix, Saint Hilaire, Film du Vol Grand Prix | ||
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| DV Director | ||
| I filmed alone with the Strathclyde Police Underwater Unit for 1 month to gain confidence and to identify the main characters. I was then joined by a director for two weeks filming to produce this real life story of a very specialised team, their training and their often gruesome profession. |
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| This one hour special about U.S. action man Steve Fossett followed his near fatal attempt to circumnavigate the globe by balloon. I directed a Digibeta crew and shot on Mini-DV at the launch in Argentina and control centre in St Louis during his two week long flight. I liased with the producer/director in the UK to organise international crews to film intercepts and his eventual rescue from The Great Barrier Reef. | ||
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| AP / DV Camera | ||
| I fulfilled my role as AP from conception to completion taking on research, sound recording, camera and post production co-ordination. | ||
| Awards: Jules Vernes Grand Prix, Saint Hilaire, Film du Vol Grand Prix |
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| AP/ DV Camera / Sound Recordist | ||
| I recorded the majority of SQN sound in this film and shot second camera where required. |
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| Awards: International TV Programming 1997 |
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