Blair Smith
Production Manager
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 | |
|
Recipe |
Legs |
Michael O’Kelly |
Lisa Dawson |
PM |
|
|
Recipe |
Totally Money |
Michael O’Kelly |
Lisa Dawson |
PM |
|
|
Recipe |
Bet UK – Hit The Target |
Mike Sumpter |
Lisa Dawson |
PM |
|
|
Recipe |
Fullers Frontier – Frontier Fridays |
Markus Meedt |
Lisa Dawson |
PM |
|
|
Monkey Films |
Liquifruit |
Michael Matthews |
- |
Producer |
|
|
Somesuch |
E45 – Different Day |
Raine Allen-Miller |
Elly Camisa |
PM |
|
|
Monkey Films |
MTN – Mic Drop |
Daniel Levi |
- |
Producer |
|
|
Monkey Films |
First For Women PSA |
Leigh Ogilvie |
- |
Producer |
|
|
Monkey Films |
Lucozade – Brand Manifesto |
Daniel Levi |
- |
Producer |
|
|
Monkey Films |
Orijin - Live Orijinal Ghana |
Daniel Levi |
- |
PM |
|
|
Monkey Films |
Orijin - Live Orijinal Nigeria |
Daniel Levi |
- |
PM |
|
|
Monkey Films |
Smirnoff – Everyone’s Invited |
Leigh Ogilvie |
- |
Producer |
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 | |
|
Monkey Film / Fredrik Fiction |
Chess – 2014 Campaign |
Ole Hafsmo |
Fredrik Pryser |
Service Co. Co-ord |
|
|
Monkey Film / Builders Club |
Mango Men |
Julien Simshauser |
Helen Dulay |
Service Co-Producer |
|
|
Monkey Film / Supply&Demand |
Barclays |
Tyler Manson |
Chris Michaels |
Service Co. PM |
|
|
Monkey Film / Bare Films |
Lotus – 2018 Campaign |
Simon Willows |
Clare Timms |
Service Co. Producer |
|
|
Monkey Film / Blink |
Heineken (tvc/content/stills) |
The Bobbsey Twins |
Patrick Craig |
Service Co. Producer |
|
|
Monkey Film / Furlined |
Playstation – Days of Play |
Speck and Gordon |
Greg Schultz |
Service Co. PM |
|
|
Monkey Film / Anorak |
Opel – Campaign |
Sebastian Schipper |
Jens Groeger |
Service Co. PM |
|
|
Monkey Film / Anorak |
Pepsi Black – Black Sheep |
Christian Larson |
Jacob Hyam |
Service Co. PM |
|
|
Monkey Film / Epoch |
Smirnoff – We’re Open |
Zachary Heinzerling |
Mary Livingston |
Service Co. PM |
|
|
Monkey Film / B-Reel |
Marriott |
Tom Malmros |
Michael McQuhae |
Service Co. PM |
|
|
Monkey Film / Rogue |
Mars – Sea of Support |
Sam Brown |
James Howland |
Service Co. PM |
|
|
Monkey Film / Somesuch |
Radox – Change Your Mood |
Daniel Wolfe |
Sam Chitty |
Service Co. PM |
|
|
Monkey Film / Nexus |
Guinness – Made of Us |
Kibwe Tavares |
Jeremy Smith |
Service Co. PM |
|
|
Monkey Film / Somesuch |
Three Mobile - When Stuff Sucks |
Daniel Wolfe |
Dougal Meese |
Service Co. PM |
|
|
Monkey Film / Park Pictures |
Nescafe - Dinosaur |
Christian and Patrick |
Richard Fenton |
Service Co. PM |
|
|
Monkey Film / Finch |
Aus Hahn Superydry |
Patrick Hughes |
Michael Hilliard |
Service Co. PM |
|
|
Monkey Film / Blink |
Adidas – Born Original |
Luis Cervero |
Giles Skillicorn |
Service Co. Co-ord |
|
|
Monkey Film / Independent |
More Than – 4 Toothbrushes |
Daniel Levi |
Verity White |
Service Co. Co-ord |
|
|
Monkey Film / Rit |
Boursorama |
Jan Kounen |
Michael Teicher |
Service Co. Co-ord |
|
|
Monkey Film / Partizan |
Interone BMW – Drift Mob |
Mic Rodgers |
Julian Holland |
Service Co. Co-ord |
|
|
Monkey Film / Libress |
Libress – Roll, Press and Go |
Sara Dunlop |
Stuart Bentham |
Service Co. Co-ord |
|
|
Monkey Film / Red Bee Media Limited |
Dave Idents |
Matt Rhodes |
- |
Service Co. Co-ord |
|
|
Monkey Film / Rattling Stick |
Coca-Cola – Share A Coke |
Pete Riski |
Kelly Spacey |
Service Co. Co-ord |
|
|
Monkey Film / Soft Target |
Littlewoods - Campaign |
Howard Greenhalgh |
Genevieve Simmers |
Service Co. Co-ord |
|
|
Monkey Films / Partizan |
Malyutka - Campaign |
Toby MacDonald |
Julian Holland |
Service Co. Co-ord |
Music Videos
| Prod Co | Artist / Title | Director | Role | |
|
The Graft |
Jessie Ware –Whats Your Pleasure? |
Vicky Lawton |
Producer |
|
|
Brown Flamingo |
Jessie Ware – Save a Kiss |
Vicky Lawton |
Producer |
|
|
The Graft |
Rika - Left to Love |
Jordan Rossi |
Producer |
|
|
The Graft |
Noel Gallagher – High Flying Birds |
Dan Cadan |
Producer |
|
|
Monkey Film |
Oochee Wally – JR ft Rawbars |
Daniel Levi |
Producer |
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.