Tom Kay
Production Manager in Features & TV Drama
Also available as a:
Producer
Production Manager
Tom has worked as a PM and Producer on a variety of projects and budgets ranging from £6k charity films and music promos to nine-figure HETV shows with lots content, TVC and animated projects in between.
These jobs have involved everything from intimate one on one interviews, to four units blocking off roads in Istanbul while free runners jump across rooftops, to an animatronic panda, to stunt-drivers flooring it through a smoke filled tunnel. During his career he has also worked as a location scout, AD, a stills photographer for VFX and had a chance to play with Captain America's shield. It's heavy. He's also a part-time screenwriter.
Selected credits
Features & TV Drama
| Prod Co | Title | Director | Producer | Role | Vimeo / Youtube Link |
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AMC / Apple TV |
Silo Block 1&2 (5 x 60 min) |
Morten Tyldum / David Semel |
Graham Yost (Showrunner) Nina Jack (EP) Mathew Bird (Prod) |
PM (Block 2) & UPM Cover |
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SF Studios |
(Production Under NDA) (8x60min) |
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Fredrik Nicastro |
Development Consultant |
N/A |
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Turner Broadcasting/ Cartoon Network |
Amazing World of Gumball Series 3 /4/6 (104 x 11min (Live Action / 2D/3D Animation / Green screen FX and on location (UK,EU,US) |
Mic Graves /Ben Bocquelet |
Sarah Fell |
PM |
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Turner Broadcasting/ Cartoon Network |
The Amazing World of Gumball Series 2 (40 x 11 min (Live Action/ Animation /VFX /Green screen FX/ 2D & 3D design/ on location (UK, EU, US) |
Mic Graves /Ben Bocquelet |
Sarah Fell |
PC |
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First Round Films |
Glamour Dolls |
John De Luca |
David Smith |
PM |
N/A |
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Passion Pictures |
Once in a Lifetime |
John Dower |
John Batsek |
PA |
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Passion Pictures |
Black Sun |
Gary Tarn |
John Batsek |
PA |
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TV Commercials / Branded Content
| Prod Co / Agency | Brand / Title | Type | Director | Producer | Role | Vimeo / Youtube Link |
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Gloss Media |
X-Box: Sonic Free Runners (6 x 30") |
TVC |
Lars Tovik |
Yvette Colgrave |
PM |
N/A |
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Lonely Leap |
Google - Search (1x90") |
Content |
Charlie Targett-Adams |
Jack Connell |
PM |
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Recipe |
Natwest – Heist (1x40”) |
Cinema |
Michael O’Kelly |
Lisa Dawson |
PM |
N/A |
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5 Creative / Viacom |
Celeb Big Brother: (54 x 10”) |
Sponsorship Idents |
Mike Sumpter |
Lisa Dawson |
PM |
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Mill+ |
In-house PM Cover |
TVC |
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Terri Wood Swifty Hanrahan |
PM |
N/A |
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VCCP Kin |
Nationwide: Building Society Stories (1x90”/1x60”/1x30”/1x20”) |
TVC and Content |
Jim Thornton |
Greta Wynn Davies |
PM |
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5 Creative / Viacom |
Tepilo: (4x30”) |
TVC |
Pardeep Sahota |
Lisa Dawson |
PM |
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5 Creative / Viacom |
THL - Don’t Just Imagine It (4 x 30”) |
TVC |
Mike Sumpter |
Lisa Dawson |
PM |
N/A |
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5 Creative / Viacom |
Ambre Solaire – Kids (3x10”) |
TVC |
Damian Joyce |
Lisa Dawson |
PM |
N/A |
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ITV Creative /20th Century Fox |
Family Guy – ITV2 (6 x 30”) |
TVC |
Jacquie Beaumont |
George Arton |
PM |
N/A |
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5 Creative / Viacom |
My Single Friend (8 x 30") |
TVC |
Pardeep Sahota |
Lisa Dawson |
PM |
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5 Creative / Viacom |
Novotel - Films on 5 (10 x 10") |
Sponsorship Ident |
Mike Sumpter |
Mark Mathews |
PM |
N/A |
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5 Creative / Viacom |
Tepilo: Guru (2x30”) |
TVC |
Mike Sumpter |
Lisa Dawson |
PM |
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Love |
Brother: Business Smart (3 x 30") |
TVC |
Nicholas Reynolds |
Scott Clarke |
PM |
N/A |
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New Moon TV |
Dubai Tourism: Dubai Stories |
TVC |
Daryl Goodrich |
Barnaby Logan |
PM/Shoot Producer |
N/A |
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Earth (Evolutions) |
Vampire Diaries (3 x 30") |
TVC |
Rich White |
Bryony Evans |
PM |
N/A |
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Earth (Evolutions) |
ESPN Rugby (2 x 30") |
TVC |
Rich White |
Bryony Evans |
PM |
N/A |
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Gloss Media |
Wii: Sonic All Star Racing |
TVC |
Guy Williams |
Kat Harrisson |
PC /2nd AD |
N/A |
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Gloss Media |
Football Manager 2010 |
TVC |
Diamond Bullet |
Jonnie Coffin |
PC /2nd AD |
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Gloss Media / Tohoku Shinsha |
Winning 11 2010 (4 x 30") |
TVC |
Takao Ohire |
Jonnie Coffin / Ken Kageyama |
PC /2nd AD |
N/A |
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Gloss Media |
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 |
TVC |
Rob Kaplan |
Jonnie Coffin |
PC /2nd AD |
N/A |
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Gloss Media |
Wii: Sonic and the Black Knight |
TVC |
Guy Williams |
Yvette Colgrave |
PC/ 2nd AD |
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Manifesto Film |
Herbal Essences: Jamba |
TVC |
Justin Dickell |
Paul McCloone |
PM |
N/A |
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Manifesto Film |
Herbal Essences: Garden of Riley |
TVC |
Ivo Weiigard |
Jason Underhill |
PA |
N/A |
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Passion Pictures |
Whiskas: Fishy |
TVC |
Darren Walsh |
Belinda Blacklock |
PC |
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Passion Pictures |
Accura: Pixelated (2x60”) |
TVC |
Tim Hope |
Russell McLean |
PA |
N/A |
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Passion Pictures |
The Guardian: Re-invented |
TVC |
Romain Sigurd |
Anna Lord |
PA |
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Lonely Leap |
Various films for Nokia, IBM, Reuters |
Content |
Mike Forshaw |
Kezia Clark |
PM |
N/A |
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Lonely Leap |
BBC Storylabs – Who is H? (4x 3 min) |
Content |
Michelle Coomber |
Gill Hadley |
PM |
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Archers Mark |
Toyota: Impossible Athlete (10 x 30”) |
Content |
Myles Desenberg |
Paul Upton |
PM |
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Archers Mark |
Toyota: See Like Menna (1 x 60”) |
Content |
Michelle Coomber |
Kirsty Lane |
PM |
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Getty Images |
Canon: Adam Pretty (5 x 3min) |
Content |
Anthony Parkin |
Chris Pencakowski |
PM / 1st AD |
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Tangerine Films |
Canon: Explore (5 x 2min / 10 x 60" / stills) |
Content and stills |
Mark Rodway / Will Innes Smith |
Esteban Frost |
PM / Unit Producer |
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Saatchi Digital |
HSBC: Personal Economy (9 x 6min / 2 x 30") |
Content |
Sam Huntley |
Elizabeth Mitchell |
PM / 1st AD |
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New Moon TV |
Tesco: GM (2x3min) |
Content |
Christ Petcher |
Barnaby Logan |
PM |
N/A |
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New Moon TV |
Microsoft: We Are The Future (2x 3min) |
Content |
Christ Petcher |
Barnaby Logan |
PM |
N/A |
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Day For Night Films |
Kidney Cancer Trust |
Content |
Daniel Mitlepunkt |
Chloe de Carvalho |
PM |
N/A |
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The Viral Factory |
Samsung: Christmas Present (5 x 30”) |
Content |
Jones |
Mel Uwanguma |
PM |
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Prism (JWT) |
Subway/LFC: -SuperSubs (1 x 5 mins) |
Content |
Dan Jones |
Jamie Gazard |
PM |
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Prism (JWT) |
Red Bull -Infiniti Racing (3 x 3min) |
Content |
Neil Robertshaw |
Jamie Gazard |
PM |
N/A |
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New Moon TV |
Virgin Infinity: My Daddy (1 x 3min) |
Content |
Jamie Maule-Finch |
Sarah Bayntun |
PM |
N/A |
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Saatchi Digital |
MoD: Engagement (1 x 3min) |
Content |
Adam Alexandroni |
Elizabeth Mitchell |
PM / 1st AD |
N/A |
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New Moon TV |
Winter Olympics 2018: Pyongchang (5 x 3mins) |
Content |
Chris Petcher / Daryl Goodrich |
Barnaby Logan |
PM / Unit Producer |
N/A |
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Turner Broadcasting / Cartoon Network |
The Amazing World of Gumball: Launch Videos (1 x 2min / 18 x 60") |
TVC and Content |
Mic Graves |
Ben Bocquelet |
PM |
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Gloss Media |
Diet Coke: Love It Light Show (5x30") |
Content |
Chris Randall |
Jonnie Coffin |
PC |
N/A |
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Manifesto Film |
Vauxhall: C'mons - Car Wash |
Content |
Lucia Helenka |
Jason Underhill |
PM |
N/A |
Music Videos
| Prod Co | Artist / Title | Director | Producer | Role | Vimeo / Youtube Link |
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The Line Animation |
Martin Garrix & JVKE |
Tim McCourt & Max Taylor |
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Producer |
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Warp Films |
Jamie Woon: Night Air |
Lorenzo Fonda |
Tom Knight |
PM |
N/A |
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Bullion Productions |
Zedd + Liam Payne: Get Low |
Andrew Donoho |
Ben Murray |
PM |
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EA Games |
Troubadors: I'm Not Superstitious |
C&Z |
Justin King |
PM |
N/A |
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Manifesto Film |
Lesser Panda: Ghost Dance |
JMD |
Paul McCloone |
PM |
N/A |
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Manifesto Film |
Stricken City: Tak-O-Tak |
Sam Crack |
Paul McCloone |
PM |
N/A |
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Manifesto Film |
Caspa Codina: Used To Go Dancing |
Mustapha Kseibati |
Mustapha Kseibati |
PM |
N/A |
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Passion Pictures |
Gorillaz:El Manana |
Pete Candeland |
Anna Lord |
PA |
N/A |
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Passion Pictures |
Gorillaz / Madonna: Grammy’s |
Pete Candeland |
Anna Lord |
PA |
N/A |
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Passion Pictures |
Gorillaz: Dirty Harry |
Pete Candeland |
Anna Lord |
PA |
N/A |
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Passion Pictures |
Gorillaz: Dare |
Pete Candeland |
Anna Lord |
PA |
N/A |
Countries Worked in
- Austria
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Lithuania
- Malawi
- Norway
- Poland
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Switzerland (mountains and cities).
- Turkey
- U.A.E
- U.S.A (Multiple States)
- Wales
Languages
- Polish - fluent
Education
- 06 - 07 University of Education (UCL) - PGCE 00 - 03 Thames Valley University Media Arts with Video Production (2:1) 97 - 99 Barnet College GNVQ Media Production - Merit Grade 92 - 97 Northumberland Park Community School - 9 A-C GCSEs
Production Companies Worked with
- 20th Century Fox
- AMC
- Apple TV
- Archers Mark
- Eon Productions
- Evolutions (Earth)
- Fuzzy Door
- Getty Images
- Lonely Leap
- Love
- MARV
- Manifesto
- New Moon
- Passion Pictures
- SF Studios
- SF Studios
- Saatchi Digital
- The Mill (Mill+)
- The Viral Factory
- Time Warner/Cartoon Network/Turner
- Viacom (5 Creative)
Celebrities Worked with
- (musicians) Madonna
- Damon Albarn
- Robbie Williams
- Faithless
- De La Soul
- One Direction
- Zedd
- Rudimental
- (tv/film) Rebecca Ferguson
- Tim Robins
- Common
- David Oyelowo
- Rashida Jones
- Mathew Vaughn
- Caludia Schiffer
- Aaron Taylor Johnson
- Michael Fassbender
- James McAvoy
- Jennifer Lawrence
- Kevin Bacon
- Brian Blessed
- David Warner
- Derek Jacobi
- Joe Sugg
- Harvey Kietel
- (sports) Lionel Messi
- Fernando Torres
- Alessandro Del Piero
- British Winter Paralympic Skiing team
- South Korea Winter Olympic team
- Liverpool Football Club
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Max Verstappen
- INEOS Team UK
Technical Skills
- Final Cut Pro - Intermediate
- Photoshop - Intermediate
- InDesign - Basic
- We got POP (contracts and timesheets) - Intermediate
- Movie Magic - Basic
- Shotgun - Proficient
- Final Draft - Advanced
- Avid - Basic
Additional Skills
- Valid 1st AID certificate until Yes, Sep 2021
- Valid driving license
- Car owner
- Familiar with BECTU and APA rules and rates
- Worked on projects with film (35mm - 16mm - 8mm) digital
- 360/VR and stills formats
- Experienced in setting up and running video and stills shoots abroad - travel - visas - carnets - film freight - service companies.
- Experience in on set management as AD - PM - AP and shoot Producer (video and stills)
- Extensive experience filming green screen FX shoots
- Location Scouting and Management
- Obtaining legal clearance for foreign talent working in UK
- Experience working with children - animals (flamingos - birds - reptiles - insects - cats and dogs) crowds - stunt performers - stunt vehicles - firearms - aerial filming (drones and helicopters) underwater filming (stills and video) animatronic costumes and puppets.
- Managing animation/VFX pipelines and workflows - 2D 3D BG Matte Paintings - Character/Prop Design - Compositing - Stop Motion Filming.
- Archive/Stock - Research / Licensing / Clearances (Video and Stills)
- Script reading and reporting
- Passed APA Covid Assessment
- Passed 1st Option Managing Covid-19 Risks
