Not enough action is being taken to improve the mental health of post house talent, says Zeb Chadfield

The team at EditShare interviewed me recently and you can find links to both interviews here. They also wrote this story about how The Finish Line came to be which I’ve included below.

Client: October Films Talent: A team effort with help from Ben Lee, Dave Stephenson, Steve Alexander & Katie Kemp Brief: A fast turnaround grade and online of a 4 x 60 minute series for Channel 5. Michael Buerk travels the length and breadth of Britain to find out How the Victorians Built Britain. Along the way he uncovers the incredible and surprising stories behind iconic landmarks, discovers the hidden heroes behind epic constructions and finds out how the incredible advances made by the Victorians forged the world we live in today.

Welcome to the latest instalment of our meet the team series, which, as the title implies will dive into the background of the amazing people that make up The Finish Line. Meet Ben Lee, who joined us this week!

Client: World Media Rights Talent: Grade and Online by Luke Dabbs & Jean-Paul Vial Brief: Complete the grade and online of a 6 x 60 minute series which uncovers the true stories upon which some of the most famous, Oscar®-nominated movies of recent years were based, including Goodfellas, Zero Dark Thirty and The Social Network.

Client: Twenty Twenty Talent: Grade and Online by David Grewal Brief: Complete the grade and online of a 6 x 60-mins series set in a four-star hotel with a Michelin-starred restaurant in southern Italy for Channel 4.  Maître d’ Fred takes a break from the show’s restaurant to take over the running of a luxury hotel where he will welcome singletons from the UK on a two-day dating stay.

Client: Boundless Productions Talent: Grade and Online by Steve Alexander Brief: Complete the grade and online of a 4 x 60-mins series presented by Kevin McCloud for Channel 4.  The series explored some of Britain’s most contemporary and cutting edge homes, revealing how they were built and why they are considered some of the best new architecture in the country. Featuring jaw-dropping property from Jersey to Scotland. 

Client: Twenty Twenty Talent: Grade and Online by Steve Alexander Brief: Complete the grade and online for a 4 x 60-mins series using a combination of first hand testimony, archive film and documents. Each individual film discovers the story of different residents of a single house in Liverpool, from the first owner to the present day.

Welcome to the latest instalment of our meet the team series, which, as the title implies will dive into the background of the amazing people that make up The Finish Line. Meet Jonathan Blessley who has been running the business since January 2015.

Final Post: The Finish Line & Vaudeville Client: Optomen Television Talent: Grade and Online by Jean-Paul Vial Brief: The series follows people with serious ailments undergoing treatment to improve their quality of life. The brief was to come up with style that could be instantly recognisable with the series, and to maintain a warm atmosphere whilst dealing with often distressing scenes.