Laura Prast

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Born in London, Prast is a French and American 1st Assistant Director.

Aside from being specialised in commercials for notable clients including Range Rover, Citroën, Converse, Burberry, Olay and Kenwood. She is also experienced in long form with Raindance award winning feature "Swede Caroline" and US Production "The Daëmon" as well as 1st Assistant Directing music videos for artists including Lola Young, Imogen Heap and Anna Akana.

Prast also has experience working with celebrities such as Lewis Hamilton, Jack Whitehall, Charithra Chandran and Jeremy Clarkson as well as being familiar with a large range of technical equipment including techno cranes, low loader/process trailers, motion control, drones, VFX, SFX, VP studios, stop motion, underwater and action vehicles.

TV Commercials / Branded Content

Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
El Carousel + Publicis Group	Citroën / C4	TVC	Floris Ramaekers	Charles Battrick	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	TCL / Mobile Phone Launch	Commercial	Boris Thompson-Roylance	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Kinography	Range Rover / Sport x Good Wood	Commercial	Hermeilio Miguel Aquino	Lara Clift	1st AD
RD Content	Star Trek / Scopely	TVC	Max Ward	Andrew Griffin	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	Vinted / Hint Hint	Branded Content	Nott Brothers	Anthony Toma	1st AD
RD Content	Qatar Airways	Branded Content	Joe Ransom	Andrew Griffin	1st AD
Ready Aim Fire	Monopoly / Nintendo Switch	TVC	Max Ward	Will Butters	1st AD
El Carousel + Publicis Group	Citroën / C4	TVC	Floris Ramaekers	Charles Battrick	1st AD
Whisper	Mercedes Factory x UBS x Lewis Hamilton	Branded Content	Sunny Bahia	Sunil Patel	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	Vinted / Declutter	TVC	Boris Thompson-Roylance	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Toma Productions	Kenwood / Soupeasy+ Vietnamese Coffee	Commercial	Scott Grummet	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Toma Productions	Kenwood / Soupeasy+ Lamb Curry	Commercial	Scott Grummet	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Iris Worldwide	Brita x James Buckley	Commercial	Nott Brothers	Jake Parker	1st AD
Kinography	Range Rover / Echo Chamber	Commercial	Hermeilio Miguel Aquino	Lara Clift	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	BLOK - Manchester	Commercial	Jack Thompson-Roylance	Denisa Cantor	1st AD	N/A
Toma Productions	Soho House / Health Club	Commercial	Luke Carter	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	Ciroc x Dazed	Branded Content	Elliott Gonzo	Denisa Cantor	1st AD	N/A
Formidable Media	Lego - Duplo Campaign	Branded Content	Andy Pearson	Erin Phipps	1st AD
Somewhere Films	Burberry / AW21	Branded Content	Anna Dobos & Susie Peng	Ruth Gibbs & Federica Schiavello	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	Vinted / Dress For Yourself	TVC	Boris Thompson-Roylance	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	Vertical Aerospace	Commercial	Chris Fowles	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	Jack Whitehall / Tour	Promotional Content	Tom Gorst	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Redwood Studios	Google	TVC	Shaun James Grant	Paris Palmer	1st AD	N/A
Birth Productions	Olay	Branded Content	Caroline Hajny	Dominic Wilcox	1st AD
Pink Banana Studios	Crackd	TVC	Ian Robertson	Matthew Critchfield	1st AD
33Red Films	Elvie / Pump Campaign	Branded Content	Andy Mihov	Millie Ansari	1st AD
33Red Films	Elvie / Curve Campaign	Branded Content	Andy Mihov	Millie Ansari	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	ABASK / Dominos	Branded Content	Brook Driver	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	ABASK / Scrabble	Branded Content	Brook Driver	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Untold Fable	Elvie / Trainer Campaign	Branded Content	Emily Anderson	Geraldine Cabanero	1st AD	N/A
Deadbeat Films	Vinted / Raise Your Expectations	Branded Content	Caroline Hajny	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Lucy Watson Productions	Bicester Village	TVC	Ferdinand Feldmann	Lucy Watson	1st AD	N/A
Omaze	Omaze / Scotland House	Branded Content	Nathan Brown	Sherry Newton	1st AD	N/A
Omaze	Omaze / Lake District House	Branded Content	Nathan Brown	Sherry Newton	1st AD	N/A
RD Content	The Bank of London	Commercial	Phil Hornbury	Charlotte Shearer	1st AD	N/A
Deadbeat Films	Nexplanon	Commercial	Boris Thompson-Roylance	Anthony Toma	1st AD	N/A
4Com Technologies	HiHi	TVC	Bosworth Acres-Debenham	Bosworth Acres-Debenham	1st AD	N/A
Deadbeat Films	Wagestream	Branded Content	Boris Thompson-Roylance	Denisa Cantor	1st AD

Stills & Motion

Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Type	Director	Photographer	Producer	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
Anthony & Louise / Stereo	Converse	TVC & Billboard Stills	Ben Cole	Jérémy Silva Cardoso	Lara Clift	1st AD
Halal Productions	Peloton / Campaign Launch	TVC & Stills	Arthur Couvat	Arthur Couvat	Martin Coceres	1st AD	N/A
Formidable Media	Canon / Titan Launch	Branded Content	Ant Rubinstein	Andy Ford	Alicia Audet	1st AD	N/A
Frames Up	RH England	TVC + Stills	Mark Seelen	Mark Hug	Josh Horwood	1st AD	N/A
Formidable Media	SFC Premiere League - Kit Launch	Branded Content + Stills	Remy Lamont	Chris Baker	Hollie Grant	1st AD

Features & TV Drama

Date(s)	Prod Co	Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
2022 (USA)	Isotropic Films	The Dæmon	Feature	Dave Yohe & Matt Devino	Thom Spitler	1st AD
2021 (UK)	Deadbeat Films	Swede Caroline	Feature	Brook Driver & Finn Bruce	Anthony Toma	1st AD

Music Videos

Prod Co	Artist / Title	Director	Producer	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
Banquet Films	Lola Young / Conceited	Saorla Houston	Adham Hunt	1st AD
OB Management	Honne ft. Pink Sweat / What would you do?	Ian Robertson	Nathan Craig	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	Imogen Heap / What Have You Done To Me	Boris Thompson-Roylance	Anthony Toma	1st AD	N/A
Khona Productions	Gavin James / Live at Rivoli Ballroom	Raja Virdi	Byron McNally	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	Michael Aldag / Bleak	Caroline Hajny	Denisa Cantor	1st AD
Lola & Lola Ltd	MS Banks ft. K Trap / Pull Up	Wowa	Lavinia Noel	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	Nick Mulvey / In Your Hands	Boris Thompson-Roylance	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Penny 4	Anna Akana / Disappointment	Hazel Hayes	Cambria Bayley-Jones	1st AD
Toma Productions	Bear's Den / Star of Bethnal Green	Jake Graf	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Toma Productions	Ash / Confessions In The Pool	Dylan Holmes Williams	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	Willie X.O ft. Dappy / Good Time	Caroline Hajny	Denis Cantor	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	Lono / Twerking on Mars	Boris Thompson-Roylance	Denisa Cantor	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	Laurel / Appetite	Elliot Arndt	Laura Prast	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	Yoshi	Boris Thompson-Roylance	Anthony Toma	1st AD	N/A
Khona Films	Etham / Better Now	Raja Virdi	Byron McNally	1st AD
RSV Studios	Louise Redknapp / Live Acoustic Sessions	Raja Virdi	Byron McNally	1st AD	N/A
Khona Films	Liv Dawson / Painkiller	Raja Virdi	Byron McNally	1st AD
Grayscale Productions	Jaw Jaw / Worse than it seems	Ian Roderick	Adam Hunt	1st AD	N/A

Stills

Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Photographer	Producer	Role
Deadbeat Films	Vertical Aerospace	Nick Frank	Denisa Cantor	1st AD

Shorts & Personal Projects

Prod Co	Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role
Agapia Productions	Mens Sana	Short	Ludovica Musumeci	Cambria Bailey Jones	1st AD
Tedium Entertainment	Catch A Butcher	Short	Cassiah Joski-Jethi	Thomas McDonald	1st AD
Waterbear Network	Matar	Short	Hassan Akkad	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Inquisitive Pictures	Under The Blue	Short	Linda Ludwig & James Curle	Carl Pollock	1st AD
Secret Garden Pictures	Blackout	Short	Serena Chloe	Nasreen Cullen	1st AD
El Te Productions	Together	Short	Ryan Still	Luke Tierney	1st AD
Experimental Experience	Johnny Barnes	Short	Alex Etchart	Syd Heather	1st AD
Toma Productions	Final Sunset	Short	Victor Glanton	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Deadbeat Films	Nuisance	Short	Nott Brothers	Anthony Toma	1st AD
Strong Language Productions	Blind Fate	Short	Sean Robinson	Leah Joyce	1st AD
Kordieh Productions	The Prayer	Short	Bernard Kordieh	Sheila Nortley	1st AD

Countries Worked in

France

Directors Worked with

Andy Mihov

Andy Pearson

Anthony Rubinstein

Arthur Couvat

Ben Cole

Boris Thompson-Roylance

Brook Driver

Caroline Hajny

Chris Fowles

Dave Yohe

David Ranson

Dylan Holmes Williams

Elliott Gonzo

Emily Anderson

Ferdinand Feldmann

Floris Ramaekers

Hassan Akkad

Hermeilio Miguel Aquino (Kino)

Ian Robertson

Jake Graf

Joe Ransom

Linda Ludwig & James Curle

Ludovica Musumeci

Luke Carter

Matt Devino

Max Ward

Nott Brothers

Raja Virdi

Remy Lamont

Sam Nicklin

Saorla Houston

Scott Grummet

Shaun James Grant

Tom Gorst

Wowa

Languages

French - Native

Education

BA (Hons) Practical Filmmaking at Met Film School

Production Companies Worked with

33Red Films

Antonia Louise Productions

Banquet Films

Belstone Pictures

Candid Broads Productions

Deadbeat Films

Dreamscape Group

El Carousel

Formidable Media

Halal Productions

Iris Worldwide

Isotropic Films

Lucy Watson Productions

Master Movies

Media Zoo

Omaze

Pink Banana Studios

RD Content

Ready Aim Fire

Redwood Studios

Sky Kids

Untold Fable

Waterbear

Photographers Worked with

Andy Ford

Anthony Rubinstein

Arthur Couvat

Ben Cole

Guy Farrow

Haris Nukem

Jack Thompson-Roylance

Jérémy Silva Cardoso

Kinography

Nathan Brown

Nick Frank

Celebrities Worked with

Lewis Hamilton

Jeremy Clarkson

Jack Whitehall

James Buckley

Ahmed Malek

Aisling Bea

Imogen Heap

Lola Young

Jo Hartley

Paul Rees

Anna Akana

Kit Young

Pixie Lott

Louise Redknapp

Amelia Eve

Dappy

Willie X.O

Nick Mulvey

Michael Aldag

Technical Skills

Movie Magic Scheduling