Tom Kay

Production Manager

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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

TV Commercials / Branded Content

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

Lonely Leap

Google - Search (1x90")

Content

Charlie Targett-Adams

Jack Connell

PM

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Lonely Leap

BBC Storylabs – Who is H? (4x 3 min)

Content

Michelle Coomber

Gill Hadley

PM

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Lonely Leap

Various films for Nokia, IBM, Reuters

Content

Mike Forshaw

Kezia Clark

PM

N/A

Recipe

Natwest – Heist (1x40”)

Cinema

Michael O’Kelly

Lisa Dawson

PM

N/A

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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Mill+

In-house PM Cover

TVC

Terri Wood Swifty Hanrahan

PM

N/A

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

Celeb Big Brother: (54 x 10”)

Sponsorship Idents

Mike Sumpter

Lisa Dawson

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

5 Creative / Viacom

Ambre Solaire – Kids (3x10”)

TVC

Damian Joyce

Lisa Dawson

PM

N/A

ITV Creative /20th Century Fox

Family Guy – ITV2 (6 x 30”)

TVC

Jacquie Beaumont

George Arton

PM

N/A

5 Creative / Viacom

My Single Friend (8 x 30")

TVC

Pardeep Sahota

Lisa Dawson

PM

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The Viral Factory

Samsung: Christmas Present (5 x 30”)

Content

Jones

Mel Uwanguma

PM

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5 Creative / Viacom

Tepilo: Guru (2x30”)

TVC

Mike Sumpter

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

Getty Images

Canon: Adam Pretty (5 x 3min)

Content

Anthony Parkin

Chris Pencakowski

PM / 1st AD

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Prism (JWT)

Subway/LFC: -SuperSubs (1 x 5 mins)

Content

Dan Jones

Jamie Gazard

PM

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Love

Brother: Business Smart (3 x 30")

TVC

Nicholas Reynolds

Scott Clarke

PM

N/A

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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Prism (JWT)

Red Bull -Infiniti Racing (3 x 3min)

Content

Neil Robertshaw

Jamie Gazard

PM

N/A

New Moon TV

Virgin Infinity: My Daddy (1 x 3min)

Content

Jamie Maule-Finch

Sarah Bayntun

PM

N/A

Saatchi Digital

MoD: Engagement (1 x 3min)

Content

Adam Alexandroni

Elizabeth Mitchell

PM / 1st AD

N/A

New Moon TV

Dubai Tourism: Dubai Stories

TVC

Daryl Goodrich

Barnaby Logan

PM/Shoot Producer

N/A

New Moon TV

Winter Olympics 2018: Pyongchang (5 x 3mins)

Content

Chris Petcher / Daryl Goodrich

Barnaby Logan

PM / Unit Producer

N/A

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

play clip

Gloss Media

X-Box: Sonic Free Runners (6 x 30")

TVC

Lars Tovik

Yvette Colgrave

PM

N/A

Day For Night Films

Kidney Cancer Trust

Content

Daniel Mitlepunkt

Chloe de Carvalho

PM

N/A

New Moon TV

Tesco: GM (2x3min)

Content

Christ Petcher

Barnaby Logan

PM

N/A

New Moon TV

Microsoft: We Are The Future (2x 3min)

Content

Christ Petcher

Barnaby Logan

PM

N/A

Earth (Evolutions)

Vampire Diaries (3 x 30")

TVC

Rich White

Bryony Evans

PM

N/A

Earth (Evolutions)

ESPN Rugby (2 x 30")

TVC

Rich White

Bryony Evans

PM

N/A

Gloss Media

Diet Coke: Love It Light Show (5x30")

Content

Chris Randall

Jonnie Coffin

PC

N/A

Gloss Media

Wii: Sonic All Star Racing

TVC

Guy Williams

Kat Harrisson

PC /2nd AD

N/A

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

Gloss Media

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010

TVC

Rob Kaplan

Jonnie Coffin

PC /2nd AD

N/A

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

Manifesto Film

Herbal Essences: Garden of Riley

TVC

Ivo Weiigard

Jason Underhill

PA

N/A

Manifesto Film

Vauxhall: C'mons - Car Wash

Content

Lucia Helenka

Jason Underhill

PM

N/A

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

Passion Pictures

The Guardian: Re-invented

TVC

Romain Sigurd

Anna Lord

PA

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Features & TV Drama

Prod Co Title Director Producer Role Vimeo / Youtube Link

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

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

Passion Pictures

Black Sun

Gary Tarn

John Batsek

PA

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Passion Pictures

Once in a Lifetime

John Dower

John Batsek

PA

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Music Videos

Prod Co Artist / Title Director Producer Role Vimeo / Youtube Link

The Line Animation

Martin Garrix & JVKE

Tim McCourt & Max Taylor

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Producer

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Bullion Productions

Zedd + Liam Payne: Get Low

Andrew Donoho

Ben Murray

PM

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Warp Films

Jamie Woon: Night Air

Lorenzo Fonda

Tom Knight

PM

N/A

EA Games

Troubadors: I'm Not Superstitious

C&Z

Justin King

PM

N/A

Manifesto Film

Stricken City: Tak-O-Tak

Sam Crack

Paul McCloone

PM

N/A

Manifesto Film

Lesser Panda: Ghost Dance

JMD

Paul McCloone

PM

N/A

Passion Pictures

Gorillaz / Madonna: Grammy’s

Pete Candeland

Anna Lord

PA

N/A

Passion Pictures

Gorillaz: Dirty Harry

Pete Candeland

Anna Lord

PA

N/A

Passion Pictures

Gorillaz: Dare

Pete Candeland

Anna Lord

PA

N/A

Manifesto Film

Caspa Codina: Used To Go Dancing

Mustapha Kseibati

Mustapha Kseibati

PM

N/A

Passion Pictures

Gorillaz:El Manana

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)

Brands Worked with

  • Marvel
  • Apple
  • Go Compare
  • Aston Martin
  • Renault
  • Red Bull
  • Belstaff
  • Samsung
  • Barclays
  • Suzuki
  • KFC
  • Pizza Hut
  • Subway
  • Starbucks
  • Toyota
  • Vauxhall
  • Accura
  • Direct Line
  • Dubai Tourism
  • Google
  • Nokia
  • IBM
  • Microsoft
  • Huawei
  • Natwest
  • Nationwide
  • Canon
  • Virgin
  • Nintendo
  • Diet Coke
  • Herbal Essences
  • Whiskas

Ad Agencies Worked with

  • Iris
  • WPP
  • JWT (Prism)
  • VCCP
  • Saatchi & Saatchi (Outsideline and Saatchi Digital)

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
  • Premier Pro - Intermediate
  • After Effects - Basic
  • Photoshop - Intermediate
  • InDesign - Basic
  • We got POP (contracts and timesheets) - Intermediate
  • Movie Magic - Basic
  • Shotgun - Proficient
  • Final Draft - Advanced
  • Avid - Basic
  • Experienced in Clearcast
  • Experienced in Farmerswife

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