Janet Chute
TV Casting Producer
BAFTA Elevate Producer 2022 – 24
I am a dynamic, determined, and creative Senior Producer – production, casting & development, self-shooting Producer/Director, and legally trained Journalist. I have extensive experience in developing and producing award-winning and critically acclaimed factual/fact-ent series, documentaries, studio programmes, scripted shorts, commercials, and branded content for the UK, US, and international markets.
My expertise includes casting and producing contributors and high-profile talent, gaining and maintaining access to a vast range of organisations, developing ideas, securing commissions, writing decks and scripts, location scouting, negotiating fees, organising filming permits, research and investigations, story producing, setting up shoots in the UK and internationally, directing and self-shooting, conducting interviews, working with fixers and crew remotely, producing on location, recruiting and managing large teams, and bringing productions in on budget.
My ambition for the coming year is to transition to the next stage of my career so I am particularly interested in producing and directing roles – unscripted, scripted, commercial, and branded content - where I can develop and learn new skills.
Selected credits
Work History
| Date(s) | Company | Role |
|
2007-Present |
Various - TV & online |
Freelance Producer |
|
2003-06 |
Various - Radio & TV |
Freelance Researcher & Reporter |
TV
| Prod Co | Title | Type | Director | Producer | Role |
|
Viacom Studios UK |
MTV's Catfish UK |
Reality based documentary series |
Various |
Various |
Series Casting Producer |
|
Fulwell 73 |
Disney+ series about a global Indian family (NDA signed) |
Docusoap series |
Various |
Various |
Senior Casting Producer - UK |
|
Emporium Productions |
Channel 5's Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday |
Fact-ent series |
Various |
Various |
Series Casting Producer |
|
October Films |
Discovery+'s Passport to Love |
Reality series |
Various |
Various |
Casting Producer |
|
Objective Productions |
Sky 1's King of the Nerds |
Reality competition series |
Various |
Various |
Casting Producer |
Documentaries
| Prod Co | Title | Type | Director | Producer | Role |
|
Electric Robin |
Dare to Defy - major SVOD |
Series |
Various |
Janet Chute |
Producer |
|
Popkorn Productions |
Channel 5’s Violent Child, Desperate Parents |
Factual series |
Various |
Various |
Casting Producer |
|
Endemol |
BBC Two's The House That £100k Built |
Series |
Various |
Various |
Casting Producer |
|
Red House Television |
Channel 5's The 12 Year Old Shopaholic, and Other Big Spending Kids |
60 min single |
Sarah Burton |
Various |
Casting Producer |
|
The Conneted Set |
Channel 4’s How to Be a Young Billionaire |
60 min single |
Michael Ogden |
Various |
Casting Producer |
|
Crackit Productions |
Channel 5's When All-Inclusive Holidays Go Horribly Wrong |
Feature |
Simon Gilchrist |
Simon Gilchrist |
Casting Producer |
|
Crackit Productions |
Channel 5's When 5 Star Holidays Go Horribly Wrong |
Feature |
Simon Gilchrist |
Simon Gilchrist |
Casting Producer |
TV Commercials / Branded Content
| Prod Co / Agency | Brand / Title | Type | Producer | Role | |
|
Rogue Films |
Apple iPad Air 2 ‘Change Is in the Air’ |
TVC |
Various |
Casting Producer |
Countries Worked in
- France
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- USA
Directors Worked with
- Cathy Durbin
- Dave Skinner
- Rita Osei
- Sarah Burton
- Simon Gilchrist
- Terry Tyldesley
- Various including Ursula Macfarlane
Languages
- French - basic
- Irish - basic
Education
- MA in Bi-Media Journalism (radio & TV) - Trinity and All Saints College - University of Leeds (BJTC approved) -Merit
- BA (Hon) in Journalism & Media Communications - Griffith College Dublin - Honours 2.1
Celebrities Worked with
- Various including Cillian Murphy
- Louis Walsh
- Busy Philipps
- Oobah Butler
- Nella Rose
- Julie Adenuga
- Drenge
- Jo Jonas
- Dan Snow
- David Starkey
- Peter Andre
- Fern Britton
- Richard Madeley
- Judy Finnigan
- Vernon Kay
- Jo Brand
- Dermot Murnaghan
- Matthew Wright
- Matt Baker
Technical Skills
- Final Cut Pro - Intermediate
- AVID - Intermediate
- Premier Pro - Intermediate
- Photoshop - Basic
- InDesign - Basic
- Word - advanced
- Excel - intermediate
- PowerPoint - advanced
- Access - advanced
- Outlook - advanced
- Exchange - advanced
- SharePoint - advanced
- G Drive - advanced
- photo editing - intermediate
- TweetDeck
- YouTube
- WordPress
- Trello
- sales software
- content management systems
- customer relationship management software
Additional Skills
- Valid 1st AID certificate until 24/07/2024
- Valid driving license
- Car owner
- Qualified broadcast & print Journalist
- News producing
- Qualified Agile Project Manager
- Story producing
- Casting and Associate Producer
- access
- Development Producer
- organising shoots - UK and internationally
- directing and P/D
- Self-shooter
- Sound mixing
- Edit Producer
- Field Producer
- Series Producer
- Archive Researcher
- Writing Treatments & Scripts
- Recruiting & managing large teams
- Securing contracts & commissions
- Hosting meetings
- Organising events
- Stakeholder relations
- Creating online & social media content
- Press Liaison
- Media law
- GDPR
- Public relations
- Digital marketing
- Target and deadline driven
- Negotiation
- Scheduling
- Risk Management
- Implementing change
- Leadership
- Quality control
- Passed 1st Option Managing Covid-19 Risks
Awards
- Double BAFTA nominated - Charlie Hebdo: 3 Days That Shook Paris
- Broadcast Digital Award for Best Popular Factual Programme - Charlie Hebdo: 3 Days That Shook Paris
- Broadcast Digital Award nomination for Best Popular Factual Programme - Catfish UK