Blair Smith

Production Manager

Also available as a:
Producer

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A creatively inclined production hand fascinated with curating content in all forms. Blair moved to London from Cape Town, where he worked in-house at a boutique production company which has given him hands on experience in dealing with service productions, local productions, in-house directors, bidding, budgeting, client facing, marketing, building company relationship with local agencies etc.

Selected credits

TV Commercials / Branded Content

Prod Co / Agency Brand / Title Director Producer Role Vimeo / Youtube Link

Recipe

Legs

Michael O’Kelly

Lisa Dawson

PM

N/A

Recipe

Totally Money

Michael O’Kelly

Lisa Dawson

PM

N/A

Recipe

Bet UK – Hit The Target

Mike Sumpter

Lisa Dawson

PM

N/A

Recipe

Fullers Frontier – Frontier Fridays

Markus Meedt

Lisa Dawson

PM

N/A

Monkey Films

Liquifruit

Michael Matthews

-

Producer

N/A

Somesuch

E45 – Different Day

Raine Allen-Miller

Elly Camisa

PM

N/A

Monkey Films

MTN – Mic Drop

Daniel Levi

-

Producer

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Monkey Films

First For Women PSA

Leigh Ogilvie

-

Producer

N/A

Monkey Films

Lucozade – Brand Manifesto

Daniel Levi

-

Producer

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Monkey Films

Orijin - Live Orijinal Ghana

Daniel Levi

-

PM

N/A

Monkey Films

Orijin - Live Orijinal Nigeria

Daniel Levi

-

PM

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Monkey Films

Smirnoff – Everyone’s Invited

Leigh Ogilvie

-

Producer

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Stills

Prod Co / Agency Brand / Title Photographer Producer Role

Octopus Inc

No.7

Vicky Lawton

-

Producer

Studio 99

Tudor

Ronan Gallagher

-

Line Producer

Octopus Inc

Aussie Hair

Vicky Lawton

-

Producer

Octopus Inc

Maybelline

Vicky Lawton

-

Producer

FVS Studio

Prada AW21

David Simms

Post Producer

FVS Studio

Prada SS21

Ferdinando Verderi

Post Producer

Tonic Reps

Marie Claire Editorial

Vicky Lawton

Producer

Octopus Inc

Sky Arts

Vicky Lawton

Producer

Rankin

Royal London

Sam Wright

Senior Producer

Rankin

Braun

Rankin

Senior Producer

Rankin

Clarks x Unicef

Rankin

Senior Producer

Tonic Reps / Rankin

Chanel Beauty x Hunger

Vicky Lawton

Senior Producer

Rankin

Daisie Mag Cover Issue 1

Rankin

Senior Producer

Tonic Reps / Rankin

Coco Der Mer – Muse

Vicky Lawton

Senior Producer

Tonic Reps / Rankin

Coco Der Mer – Main Line

Vicky Lawton

Senior Producer

Rankin

Dune SS20

Rankin

Senior Producer

Tonic Reps / Rankin

Glamour Italia – Heloise A

Vicky Lawton

Senior Producer

Tonic Reps / Rankin

Glamour UK – Mabel

Vicky Lawton

Senior Producer

Tonic Reps / Rankin

Jimmy Choo x Hunger 2019

Vicky Lawton

Senior Producer

Tonic Reps / Rankin

Hunger x The Rehearsal

Vicky Lawton

Senior Producer

Tonic Reps / Rankin

Marriott Moments

Micahela McLucas

Senior Producer

Rankin

Netflix – The Old Guar

Rankin

-

Senior Producer

Rankin

Daisie Magazine Cover Issue 1

Rankin

-

Senior Producer

Service Company

Prod Co / Agency Brand / Title Director Producer Role Vimeo / Youtube Link

Monkey Film / Fredrik Fiction

Chess – 2014 Campaign

Ole Hafsmo

Fredrik Pryser

Service Co. Co-ord

N/A

Monkey Film / Builders Club

Mango Men

Julien Simshauser

Helen Dulay

Service Co-Producer

N/A

Monkey Film / Supply&Demand

Barclays

Tyler Manson

Chris Michaels

Service Co. PM

N/A

Monkey Film / Bare Films

Lotus – 2018 Campaign

Simon Willows

Clare Timms

Service Co. Producer

N/A

Monkey Film / Blink

Heineken (tvc/content/stills)

The Bobbsey Twins

Patrick Craig

Service Co. Producer

N/A

Monkey Film / Furlined

Playstation – Days of Play

Speck and Gordon

Greg Schultz

Service Co. PM

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Monkey Film / Anorak

Opel – Campaign

Sebastian Schipper

Jens Groeger

Service Co. PM

N/A

Monkey Film / Anorak

Pepsi Black – Black Sheep

Christian Larson

Jacob Hyam

Service Co. PM

N/A

Monkey Film / Epoch

Smirnoff – We’re Open

Zachary Heinzerling

Mary Livingston

Service Co. PM

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Monkey Film / B-Reel

Marriott

Tom Malmros

Michael McQuhae

Service Co. PM

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Monkey Film / Rogue

Mars – Sea of Support

Sam Brown

James Howland

Service Co. PM

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Monkey Film / Somesuch

Radox – Change Your Mood

Daniel Wolfe

Sam Chitty

Service Co. PM

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Monkey Film / Nexus

Guinness – Made of Us

Kibwe Tavares

Jeremy Smith

Service Co. PM

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Monkey Film / Somesuch

Three Mobile - When Stuff Sucks

Daniel Wolfe

Dougal Meese

Service Co. PM

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Monkey Film / Park Pictures

Nescafe - Dinosaur

Christian and Patrick

Richard Fenton

Service Co. PM

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Monkey Film / Finch

Aus Hahn Superydry

Patrick Hughes

Michael Hilliard

Service Co. PM

N/A

Monkey Film / Blink

Adidas – Born Original

Luis Cervero

Giles Skillicorn

Service Co. Co-ord

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Monkey Film / Independent

More Than – 4 Toothbrushes

Daniel Levi

Verity White

Service Co. Co-ord

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Monkey Film / Rit

Boursorama

Jan Kounen

Michael Teicher

Service Co. Co-ord

N/A

Monkey Film / Partizan

Interone BMW – Drift Mob

Mic Rodgers

Julian Holland

Service Co. Co-ord

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Monkey Film / Libress

Libress – Roll, Press and Go

Sara Dunlop

Stuart Bentham

Service Co. Co-ord

N/A

Monkey Film / Red Bee Media Limited

Dave Idents

Matt Rhodes

-

Service Co. Co-ord

N/A

Monkey Film / Rattling Stick

Coca-Cola – Share A Coke

Pete Riski

Kelly Spacey

Service Co. Co-ord

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Monkey Film / Soft Target

Littlewoods - Campaign

Howard Greenhalgh

Genevieve Simmers

Service Co. Co-ord

N/A

Monkey Films / Partizan

Malyutka - Campaign

Toby MacDonald

Julian Holland

Service Co. Co-ord

N/A

Music Videos

Prod Co Artist / Title Director Role Vimeo / Youtube Link

The Graft

Jessie Ware –Whats Your Pleasure?

Vicky Lawton

Producer

N/A

Brown Flamingo

Jessie Ware – Save a Kiss

Vicky Lawton

Producer

N/A

The Graft

Rika - Left to Love

Jordan Rossi

Producer

N/A

The Graft

Noel Gallagher – High Flying Birds

Dan Cadan

Producer

N/A

Monkey Film

Oochee Wally – JR ft Rawbars

Daniel Levi

Producer

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Art Installations

Prod Co Title Director Role

Monkey Films

Passage

Mohau Modisaken

Producer

Monkey Films

No More Flowers and Bambi

Sue Williamson

Producer

Shorts & Personal Projects

Prod Co Title Director Role

Brown Flamingo

I Sing The Body Electric

Jas Miszewski

Co-Producer

Brown Flamingo

V.I.N.T.A.G.E

Herman de Klerk

Co-Producer

Brown Flamingo

Confluence

Johnson Maela

Co-Producer

Brown Flamingo

SKAAP

Mzo Maloney

Co-Producer

Countries Worked in

  • France
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Hungary
  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Swaziland
  • Turkey
  • United Kingdom

Education

  • 2011 – 2013 AFDA FILM SCHOOL - BA Motion Picture
  • 2006 – 2010 TREVERTON COLLEGE - IEB Bachelors Pass

Production Companies Worked with

  • Anorak
  • Blink
  • Builders Club
  • Epoch Films
  • FVS Studios
  • Farm Films
  • Furlined
  • Independent Films
  • Lobster Tree
  • Monkey Films
  • Nexus
  • Octopus Inc
  • Park Pictures
  • RANKIN
  • Radical
  • Rogue Films
  • Somesuch
  • Stink

Celebrities Worked with

  • David Beckham
  • Charlize Theron
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor
  • Matthias Schoenaerts
  • Kiki Layne
  • Lydia West
  • Mabel
  • Stefflon Don
  • Little Simz
  • Jessie Ware
  • RIKA
  • Freya Allan
  • Max Harwood
  • Martins Imhangbe
  • Marwan Kenzari
  • Luca Marinelli

Additional Skills

  • Valid driving license
  • Mac and PC proficient
  • Programmes: Excel - Word - Keynote
  • Experienced with with animals - children - crowd - underwater - VFX shoots.