Simon Starr

EVS/VT

PROFILE

Simon has worked in a wide variety of broadcast environments across both sport & entertainment. He is an experienced studio & outside broadcast EVS Op, IP Director & Tape Op familiar with all tape formats.

Additional skills: compliance, news editing, file media management work & MCR.

 

EXPERIENCE: Credits
Animal Rescue LIVE: Supervet Special
CTV OB
for Channel 4
Factual EntertainmentEVS
BST Festival Hyde Park
CTV OBMusicEVS
Love Island
NEP Visions
for ITV 2
Reality TVEVS
Big Brother

Compliance editing & overseeing the streamed output

Endemol
for Channel 4 & Channel 5
Reality TVEVS
Celebrity Big Brother

Live show delay & compliance editing

Endemol
for Channel 4
& Channel 5
Reality TVEVS
Motorheads
BBC WorldLight EntertainmentEVS + IP Director & Streaming
Xtra Factor
ITVLight EntertainmentVT
Little Big Shots
BBC Studios
for ITV
Light EntertainmentEVS Play-in & editing
National Lottery Draw

Live studio

BBCLight EntertainmentVT
MTV EMAs
MTVAwards ShowEVS Live play-ins & editing
Film Premieres LIVE

… from Leicester Square
Including: Les Miserable
The Hobbit
Harry Potter
Terminator: Salvation

Video EuropeEventsEVS
Live at Wimbledon

Live pres and editing

IMG MediaSportEVS + IP Director.
Rio Olympics

Live pres and editing

BBC SportSportEVS + IP Director.
Rugby: Ulster vs Zebre

Live replays & analysis

BBC SportSportEVS
Cricket, Tennis, Football, Rugby & Golf

Studio replays, analysis, closer edits. Using EVS & IP Director

Sky SportsSportVT / EVS
London Olympics & Paralympics

Replays & super slomo. Editing melts, closers & the news/highlights feeds

OBSSportEVS
Racing UK

Live replays & editing

HighFlyer TVSportEVS
Tour de France
ITV SportSportVT / EVS
David Cup Tennis
Input VideoSportVT / EVS
Channel 4 Racing
Channel 4SportEVS
Champions League
ITV SportSportVT / EVS
Ryder Cup
CTV OBSportVT / EVS + submix
European Tour Golf
The Golf Channel
& Sky Sports
SportVT / EVS
Mighty Truck of Stuff
BBCChildrensVT / EVS
The Crunch

Live studio & editing

Nickelodeon UKChildrensVT / EVS
CONTACT DETAILS

For all bookings please call (+44) 020 7287 6110 or email hello@tovs.co.uk

EDUCATION

Courses and Training :
EVS: Advanced Operations Liege Belgium.
High Definition: Course at BBC Wood Norton covering technical and production implication of HD in the television and film industries.
Advanced Digital Theory: BBC Wood Norton course applying aspects of new digital equipment and technology, from VTR’s to satellite transmissions.
Final Cut Pro FCP7: 5 Day Level 1 Course SE

EQUIPMENT

Non Linear: EVS XT,IP Director, AVID, Profile, Omnibus, Tedial, Grass Valley IDDR, Thomson Midas, Pharos, XD Cam. Kai Pro. Adobe Premiere.

VTRs: Sony HDSR, Panasonic HAJD350, Digi A500,Sony HD Cam, Sony & Panasonic DV’s & D5 D3 and D2

Tape Systems: Flexicart, Betacart and LMS