Elsa Grace

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Elsa is a Spanish speaking, creative AD with gumption and tenacity, originally from Sussex but based in London. Competent and efficient in various levels of film production, previously having worked as a Production Manager. Elsa is an experienced narrative AD, filming in both film and digital formats. She is punctual and meticulously organised with exceptional communication skills and a genuine love for film and ADing. Experienced working with:
Children, children and adults with SEN, animals, large ensemble cast, low-loaders, technocranes, motion control cameras, stunts, high profile celebrities, underwater filming and pyrotechnics.

TV Commercials / Branded Content

Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Type	Director	Producer	1st AD	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
Nice Productions	Reed	TVC	Greg Nice, Jack Stanton	Lucy Vince	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Sky	Sky Arts Roundtable	TVC	Edie Amos	Laura Knapp	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Firmative	Netflix - Squid Game S2	Promo	Dumi Siwo	Daniel Evans	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Rankin	Amazon Work Services	TVC	Jordan Rossi	Elliot Zelmanovits	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
We Are Social	Greenpeace - Going the Distance	TVC	Jon E Price	Luke Mortimer	Elsa Grace	1st AD
My Accomplice	Arsenal	TVC/ Branded Content	Stanley Brock	Alex Ayodele-Otele	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Murmur	Childish Energy	Branded Content/ commercial	Jack Tierney	Abbey Valentina	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Peachy Den	Peachy Den	TVC	Jake Erland	Patrick Bailey	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
LG Studios	Adidas	Branded content		Camilla Gray- Smith	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Brands 2 Life	Caixa Bank	TVC	Nacho Clemente	Elisabeth Almeda Alavedra	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Knucklehead	IWF - Think Before You Share	TVC	Aleah Scott	Ore Okenedo	Elsa Grace	1st AD
LG Studios	Hush	Branded Content		Camilla Gray- Smith	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Nice Productions	Knowa Campaign	TVC	Greg Nice, Jack Stanton	Lucy Vince	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Knucklehead	Formula E -Nissan - New Hires	Branded Content	JAK	Alex Ayodele-Otele	Dani Castro Garcia	2nd AD	N/A
Racket	Maison Kitsuné	Branded Condent	Ciesay	Kitty Wordsworth	Freddie Wright	2nd AD	N/A
Knucklehead	Elton John's Aids Foundation	Commercial	Theo James Krekis	Freddie Hill	Kasham Harris	2nd AD	N/A
Rosco	Prada	Holiday campaign	Ferdinando Verderi	Prudence Ainslie	Rose Lucas	2nd AD	N/A
Havas Studios	Restylane	Commercial	Eva Schwank	Nkem Egbuchiri	Ty Hack	2nd AD	N/A
Knucklehead	Nissan	Commercial	JAK	Alex Ayodele- Otele	Dani Castro Garcia	2nd AD
Common People	BAFTA	TVC	Jeanique Amihyia	Jake River Parker	Freddie Wright	2nd AD	N/A
Somesuch	National Art Pass	TVC		Abigail Bryony	Danny Rumbelow	2nd AD	N/A
Spindle	Dobbies Christmas Commercial	TVC	Liakh	Jordi Estape	Freddie Wright	2nd AD
Dog Eat Dog	Dove	TVC	Kacike	Vanessa Hetherington	Elle Lotherington	2nd AD	N/A
Nowadays	NSPCC	TVC	Mike Forshaw	Tom Lonergan	Elle Lotherington	2nd AD
We Are Social	Tuborg - Tilt-World	TVC	Ant Rubenstein	Poppy Ashton	Ty Hack	2nd AD	N/A
After Party Studios	Revolut - All Eyes On	TVC	Rvbberduck	James Byfield	Dani Castro Garcia	2nd AD	N/A

Music Videos

Prod Co	Artist / Title	Director	Producer	1st AD	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
EMF	Flo - Check	Troy Roscoe	Zoe Gunn	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Knucklehead	Pozer - Puppies	Nathan Tettey	Ore Okenado	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Friend	Maverick Sabre	Grajper	Wojciech Czarkowski	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Zee2Ayy	Mychelle - Sweet Nothings	Avesta Keshtmand	Zoe Gunn	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Compulsory	Poppy Ajudha - My Future	NWSPK	Anastasia Liasi	Elsa Grace	1st AD
Just Fred	Cara Hart - Hypelist	Kris R	Dan Matthews	Elsa Grace	1st AD
Agile	Etta Marcus - Girls That Play	Jesse Fisher	Ynez Myers	Elsa Grace	1st AD
Compulsory	Biig Piig - Watch Me	NWSPK	Bertin Adviu	Elsa Grace	1st AD
EMF	Black Sherif	Troy Roscoe	Isabella Culver	Elsa Grace	1st AD
Intergalactic	Griff - Four Live Performance Music Videos	Sahra Zadat	Rhory Danniels	Elsa Grace	1st AD
Agile	Erika De Casier	Jesse May Fisher	Ynez Myers	Elsa Grace	1st AD
Compulsory	Jordan Adetunji	NWSPK	Bertin Adviu	Elsa Grace	1st AD
Wendyvision	Fran Lobo	Fran Lobo	Joe Hunt	Elsa Grace	1st AD
Academy Films	Tendai	Ethan & Tom	Alex Ayodele- Otele	Elsa Grace	1st AD
Compulsory	Brian Nasty	Harry Deadman	Chris Toumazou	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Knucklehead	Avalino	Nathan Tettey	Alex Ayodele- Otele	Elsa Grace	1st AD
Just Fred	Hannah Wants	Miranda May	Zoe Gunn	Elsa Grace	1st AD
Just Fred	Nothing But Thieves	Sam Bailey	Andrew Rawson	Elsa Grace	1st AD

Shorts & Personal Projects

Prod Co	Title	Type	Director	Producer	1st AD	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
Graded	FutureGaze	Short Film	Freddie Hill		Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Giant Films	Man of The House	Short Film	Soren Harrison	Amelia Deering and Poppy O'Hagan	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Spindle	Stamma	Short Film	Liakh	Jordi Estape	Elsa Grace	1st AD
Object and Animal	Fine Dining	Short Film	Werner Vivier	Alex Ayodele-Otele	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Agile	Milk Fever	Short film	Jesse May Fisher	Abbey Valentina	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Murmur	Planet Childish	Short film /promo	Jack Tierney	Abbey Valentina	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A
Nice Productions	Memories	Short film	Greg Nice, Jack Stanton	Lucy Vince	Elsa Grace	1st AD	N/A

Other Related Experience

Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Director	Producer	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
Knucklehead	LUUDE / Mattafix	Three Shades	Freddie Hill	Assistant Producer
Independent	Darin - Satisfaction	Pete Cadman	Elliot Zelmanovitz	Production Manager
Noir	Apple Up Next - Flo	Taylor Cohen	Andrew Rawson	Production Manager
Pulse	Stormzy - Mel made me do it	KLDVR	Joseph Goldman	Production Co-ordinator
Camp Productions	Yonaka - Panic	Samuel Douek	Elliot Zelmannovitz	Production Manager
Just Fred	Louise Redknapp	Rebbeca B Creative	Andrew Rawson	Production Manager
Noir	Holly Humberstone	David Helman	Ersan Beskardes	Production Assistant
Just Fred	New Hope Club	Troy Roscoe	Fred Bonham Carter	Production Assistant
Noir	Apple Up Next- Jvck James	Taylor Cohen	Jared Fassler	Production Assistant
Just Fred	KSI	Troy Roscoe	Fred Bonham Carter	Production Assistant
Noir	George Ezra	Raja Verdi	Joseph Goldman	Production Runner

Countries Worked in

Spain

Languages

BSL - Basic

French - Basic

Spanish - Fluent

Education

B.A. Hons Drama and Hispanic Studies - Upper Second Class Honours.

1st ADs Worked with as a 2nd AD

Dani Castro Garcia

Elle Lotherington

Freddie Wright

Jack Green

Kasham Harris

Oli Hill

Rose Lucas

Steve Wingrove

Ty Hack

1st ADs Worked with as a Runner

Andy Mannion

Chris Malin

Freddie Wright

Jack Meredith

Celebrities Worked with

Harry Styles

Stormzy

Calvin Harris

Ellie Goulding

Craig David

George Ezra

MNEK

Loyle Carner

Nothing But Thieves

Avelino

Headie One

N-DUBZ

Big Piig

Jvck James

Holly Humberstone

Burner Boy

Louise Redknapp

Jungle

Declan Rice

Sacha Fenestraz

Norman Nato

Louis Partridge

Maya Hawke.

Technical Skills

Gsuite/Microsoft Suite - Advanced
Mac OSX - Advanced
Windows OS - Intermediate
Email Marketing Software (Mailchimp
Dotmailer) - Advanced
CMS platforms (Wordpress
Squarespace
Wix) - Intermediate
Adobe Photoshop - Basic

Additional Skills

Valid driving license
Car owner
DBS certified
Scuba diving
Surfing
120 hour TEFL qualification
Level 2 Sailing license from the RYS
Member of the National Youth Theatre
Piano - ABRSM Grade 8
Previously employed as a bicycle mechanic manager
Horticulture
Horse riding
Bushcraft
Traditional Longbow Archer.
Passed APA Covid Assessment