CV of JEREMY TURNER T: +44 (0)7957 367 233 E: screensizefilms@gmail.com Web/Reel: www.jeremyturnerdirector.co.uk CREDITS July ’14 Jan ‘15
Investigation Discovery – Web Of Lies (2 x 60 mins) – Producer/Director st
Drama-­‐doc exploring the uniquely 21 century phenomenon of crimes triggered by online interactions. Chris Coleman: Emailed death threats sent to the bodyguard of a TV evangelist become a reality when his wife and two young boys are found strangled in their beds. Justin Bloxom: The life of a 12 year old boy, lured by flirtatious texts from a seemingly amorous girl, ends in tragedy when his body is found abandoned just yards from a busy highway. (Blast! Films). (TX: Mar ‘15) (Blast! Films)
July ’13 Jun ‘14
BBC2 – ‘Operation Stonehenge’ (2 x 60 mins) – Series Producer/Director Based on exclusive access to the most far-­‐reaching survey ever done of Stonehenge, visually stunning drama and CGI combine to tell the story of the people who built and used this iconic monument, revealing how Stonehenge was the epicentre of an extraordinary ancient civilisation that mysteriously erupted into existence 5 millennia ago. (October Films) Jan ’13 July ‘13
Nat Geo – Ten Natural Disasters that Changed the World (1x 2 hour special) – Producer/Director From the Indian Ocean Tsunami to the 14th Century Black Death, ten leading experts formulate a list of what they believe to be the most important natural disasters of all time. (Pioneer Productions)
Oct ’12 Jan ‘13
Nat Geo – ‘Bloody Tales of Europe’ (6 x 60 min) – Drama Producer/Director Dramatically bringing to life 18 of the goriest tales from European history, including Caligula; the Borgias, Attila the Hun, Elizabeth Bathory and Vlad the Impaler. (True North Productions). Feb ’12 Oct ‘12
Discovery Channel – ‘How the Earth Works’ (3 x 60 min) – Producer/Director Examining volcanoes in Indonesia, tsunamis in Japan and mountain ranges in the USA, geologist Martin Pepper and biologist Liz Bonnin reveal the extraordinary processes that shape our planet. (Pioneer Productions) Feb ‘12
Promo – Caterham F1 – ‘Let’s Go For a Ride’ – Producer/Director Agency: Ember http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-­‐ipmfPGFWM
Dec ’11 Feb ‘12
Nat Geo – ‘Bloody Tales of the Tower’ (3 x 60 min) – Drama Producer/Director Dramatising key historical events that took place in the Tower of London, from th
the savage death of Simon of Sudbury in the 14 century, to the final execution in the tower of the WWII German spy Josef Jakobs. (True North Productions) Dec ‘11
Music Video – Red Box – ‘Let it Rain’ – Producer/Director http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKjwbqZQang
JEREMY TURNER T: +44 (0)7957 367 233 E: screensizefilms@gmail.com W: www.emberfilms.co.uk July ’11 Dec ‘11
Nat Geo – ‘Ancient X-­‐files’ (3 x 60 min) – Producer/Director Historical documentary series re-­‐examining the evidence behind key theological stories and events: The origins of Christianity, Noah’s Flood and the crucifixion of Jesus. (Wag TV)
Jan ’11 June ’11
Nat Geo/Ch4 – ‘Back from the Dead: Navy of the Damned’ (1 x 60 min) – Producer/Director Drama Documentary following the archaeological excavation of three Naval cemeteries, by forensic anthropologists as they reconstruct the brutal lives and th
tragic deaths of 6 sailors who served in the 18 century Royal Navy. (October Films)
Feb ‘11
Promo – Team Lotus F1 – ‘Let’s Get Started’ – Producer/Director Agency: Ember http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns5JazMu_fo
Apr ’10 Nov ‘10
BBC 2/DCI – ‘Filthy Cities: Medieval London’ (1 x 60 min) – Producer/Director To discover the truth about London’s dirty past, Dan Snow plunges deep into th
medieval muck to reveal how the city’s 14 century battle with filth laid the path to the creation of the modern metropolis. (BBC)
Mar ‘10
Promo – Archie Foal -­‐ ‘Luxury English Socks’ – Producer/Director (Screen Size Films)
Mar ‘10
BBC 2 – ‘Men of Rock’ (1 x 60 min) -­‐ Co-­‐producer/director. Geologist Iain Stewart retraces the steps of a band of maverick pioneers who made ground-­‐breaking discoveries about Scotland’s landscape and how our planet works. (BBC)
Aug ’09 Feb ‘10
Nat Geo/Ch4 – ‘Back from the Dead: Gladiators’ (1 x 60 min) – Producer/Director Could an ancient burial site unearthed in York be a Gladiator graveyard? Drama, forensic anthropology, special effects filming and CGI combine to bring back from the dead six men who fought and died in a far-­‐flung corner of the Roman Empire. (October Films) Feb ’09 Aug ‘09
BBC 2 – ‘The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion’ (1 x 60 min) – Producer/Director Centre piece series for the ‘Year of Science’ charting how history made the science that made history. Programme 1 charts the pioneers of astronomy as they answer the question: ’What’s out there?’ (BBC)
Apr ’08 Jan ‘09
Discovery/Channel 5 – ‘Crimes that Shook the World (3 x 60 min) – Producer/Director Drama Documentary investigating three of the most notorious serial killers in British History: Peter Sutcliffe; Dennis Nilsen and Steve Wright. (IWC Media)
Oct ‘08
Promo – River Island – ‘Street Couture’ – Director Agency: Point Blank
Feb/Mar ‘08
Commercial – Heathrow Express – “The Airport’s closer than you think” – Producer/Director Agency – RPM3:Beechwood
Mar ’07 Dec ‘08
Discovery – ‘Human Body – Pushing the limits’ (2 x 60 min) -­‐ Producer/Director HD Drama documentary, using revolutionary CGI, reveals how humans are able to survive in the most extreme environments on the planet. (Dangerous Films) JEREMY TURNER T: +44 (0)7957 367 233 E: screensizefilms@gmail.com Nov ’06 Feb ‘07
Channel 4 – ‘Animal Farm’ (3 x 60 min) – Series Director Evolutionary biologist Dr Olivia Judson and champion of the organic farmer, journalist, Giles Coren enter the world of biotechnology to discover if scientists are about to plunge humanity into a genetically modified utopia or a mutated hell. (Lion TV)
Apr ’06 Oct ‘06
Discovery – ‘Medical Mavericks’ (pilot) (1 x 60min) – Producer/Director Dramatic re-­‐telling of the history of medical pioneers that put their own lives (and sometimes those of their patients) on the line to push back our understanding of medicine. (October Films) Apr ‘06
Commercial – Umbro – “True Brit” – Producer/Director Ad Agency – Exposure
Nov ’05 Apr ‘06
Discovery – ‘Perfect Disaster: Firestorm’ (1 x 60 min) – Producer/Director A drama documentary, incorporating feature film style CGI, brings the Australian city of Sydney’s worse nightmare to life: an all-­‐consuming firestorm threatening the heart of the city. (Impossible Pictures)
Apr ’05 Oct ‘05
SKY One – ‘Death by Excess’ (2 x 60 min)– Producer/Director/Camera “CSI meets Rolling Stone” -­‐ Forensics and medical science combine with drama to unravel the mysteries behind the premature deaths of Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and Elvis Presley (OSF/Southern Star)
March ‘05
Commercial -­‐ ‘3’ Mobile phones -­‐ “1/2 price video calls” – Producer/Director Ad Agency – Exposure
Feb ‘05
Commercial -­‐ Stella Artois – “After Dark” – Producer/Director Ad Agency – Exposure
Jan ‘05
Music Video – ‘Sirens’ – “Lakme flower duet” -­‐ Producer/Director
July ’04 Dec ‘04
Discovery – ‘True Horrors: Werewolves’ (1 x 60 min) – Producer/director Combining documentary evidence with drama, actor, Anthony Head, reveals the disturbing history behind the most misunderstood of all the mythical creatures and uncovers the beast that lies within us all. (October Films)
April ‘04
Straight 8 Film Festival – ‘Organ’ (1 x 3 min) – Writer/Director/Camera A dramatic tale of love, heart break and enforced organ donation.
Dec ’03 July ‘04
BBC 4 – ‘Light Fantastic: Let There be Light’ (1 x 60 min) -­‐ Producer/Director Prof Simon Schaffer explores how the early religious authorities obsession with divine light unwittingly drove our scientific understanding of optics and vision. Drama reconstruction captures the key moments in the lives of the first light pioneers. Apr ’03 Oct ‘03
BBC1 – ‘Body Snatchers’ (2 x 60 min) -­‐ Producer/Director From modern day survivors of the ‘Black Death’ to emerging viruses that have hijacked international travel. Our world is full of microscopic parasites just waiting for the chance to invade our bodies (Winner of a “Golden Dragon” in 2004 Beijing Science Film Festival). Mar ’02 Mar ‘03 BBC1 – ‘Human Senses’ (2 x 30 min) -­‐ Producer/Director Natural history expert, Nigel Marven, turns his attention to the most exotic animal of all – humans and discovers how our senses shape the world we live in. JEREMY TURNER T: +44 (0)7957 367 233 E: screensizefilms@gmail.com W: www.emberfilms.co.uk July '01 Jan ‘02
C4/Discovery -­‐ 'Point of No Return' (2 x 60 min) -­‐ Director/Cameraman Extreme engineering in extreme conditions -­‐ building a deep water rig in the middle of hurricane season. CGI reveals the disasters that are waiting to happen. (Ideal Word/Darlow Smithson)
April ’00 July '01
BBC1/TLC -­‐ ‘Space’ (3 x 30min and 2 x 50 min) -­‐ Producer/Director Integrating live action and CGI, Sam Neill takes the viewer on a roller coaster ride through the Cosmos. (Winner of two RTS awards: “Innovation” and “Computer Graphics”)
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