Richard Elson

Director / Editor

Biography

Richard is an award-winning and RTS nominated director for broadcast, film and theatre. Having directed features, TV drama, documentaries and commercials he brings a broad range of experience and creativity to projects.

A CHRISTMAS STAR

78 BREATHS

SHADOW TRADE – 2012 Ace Documentary Grant Winner

Credits

Theatre

Production Company Notes
IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOUNTAIN
2018
Kings Head & Old Red Lion Theatre
HELD
2017
Tristan Bates Theatre
WALK ON
2017
Spiral / Free Rayne Artists
BROUGHT TO MIND
2016
Spiral / Free Rayne Artists
HOME TRUTH

2014
Windsor Fringe

Finalist: Best Drama

BOUND
2013
Kick Up The Arts Festival, Covent Garden
DOG CITY
2013
Lost Theatre One Act Festival, Vauxhall
A ROYAL MESS (also co-writer)
2011
Arts Theatre, Leicester Square
WALKING

2011
Windsor Fringe

Kenneth Branagh Award Winner

MAN OF STRAW

2010
Windsor Fringe

Finalist: Best Drama

Commercials

Production Company Notes
KIDS IMAGINE
2017
Oxfam
JO + SUE
2017
Tomboy Films / Heads Together / Kensington Palace
78 BREATHS
2016
Arri Media / Sheffield Doc Fest

Winner – Best Short, Sheffield Doc Fest 2016

FUTURE KIDS
2016
Oxfam
JOSIE & JOSE
(Behind the Scenes)
2016
Rubber Republic
SOUTH SUDAN
2015
Oxfam
TALK TO US
(test commercial)
2013
Samaritans / Directors UK
BRENDAN'S MARATHON
2012
Web sketches for Ideas Tap
PMB
(5 x Comedy Sketches)
2011
Viral campaign for PMB & Movember
DIM & DARK DAYS IN THE CITY
MUSIC PROMO
ARTIST: BLACKSHIELD
2010
Barebone Films
COULD YOU BE THE ONE
2nd Unit Director
Artist: ‘Da Mutz’
2004
Vanishing Point Films
GENERAL ELECTION
2001
News Item/ BBC South News
WALLPAPER
2000
Kodak Student Commercial entry/ AIB

Short Films

Production Company Notes
TRAPPED & STARBURST
2017
Arts Ed
BABY MONITOR
2017
Grime Horror
THE SOUND OF FEAR
2016
Director's UK / Arri / Grime Horror
LATE
2015
Emily Gascoyne
WAITING, THE LAST ONE
2014
Grime Horror
HUNTED, GUILT, VENUS, SATANV
(Brief Encounters)
2013
Grime Horror
THE DORSET TOOTHCLAW MASSACRE

2011
Grime Horror

Winner

I LOVE...

2008
Filmaka / Love Film

Award Winning short film series

MISSED CALL

2003
Barebone Films

Award Winner

WAVES, CALLING FOR A VOICE, FAIRLY TALL
2001
AIB

Documentaries

Production Company Notes
TELL HAL WHERE TO GO
2016
Nice One Productions / Northern Ireland Screen
SHADOW TRADE

2014
Earth Touch / Environment Films

ACE Documentary Grant winner

THE OTHER SIDE OF COVENT GARDEN
2014
The Big Issue / Arri Media / Director's UK
SPOTTERS
(2nd Unit Director)
2004
Moviemedia Productions
MUSTARD SEED
2000
AIB

Drama

Production Company Notes
PEEK-A-BOO
In Development
2017
Grime Horror
A CHRISTMAS STAR
Feature Film
2015
Cinemagic / BBC / UTV

Nominated for RTS Northern Ireland Award – 2016

SCRUTINY
(Crowdfunded pilot, also writer)
2013
Elson Media
STEFFI
2012
Emerald Films / London Live
MI HIGH V
(Eps 5-8)
2010
Kudos Productions / BBC
M.I. HIGH IV
(Eps 5-8)
2009
Kudos Productions / BBC
M.I. HIGH III
(Eps. 11-13)
2008
Kudos Productions / BBC

Other

Production Company Notes
VIDEO DRAMA - 'ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE & PURE FREEDOM'
(also Writer)
2003
Marshall Productions
CORPORATE - HAITI, KENYA, PHILIPPINES, BANGLADESH
2014
Oxfam / WFP / Save The Children / Unilever
CORPORATE - OLAV’S JOURNEY & RICHARD’S JOURNEY
2014
TFL / Environment Films
CORPORATE - MEAT FREE MONDAY
2013
MFM (Paul McCartney) / Environment Films
CORPORATE - WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN
2011
Friends of the Earth / Environment Films
CORPORATE - EDIBLE PLAYGROUND
2011
Trees for Cities / Environment Films

Credits

Commercials

Production Company Notes
BRAZIL 76 for Ballantines

Dir: Peter Lydon

SUMMER 02

Dir: Martha Fiennes

PMB Movember / Viral campaign
WESTBURY SkepperFiennes for Westbury

Dir: Martha Fiennes

TIGER SLOimage for Shanghai Tang

Dir: Martha Fiennes

SHAKESPEARE & SOLDIER Bikini Films for Burma Campaign

Dir: Joseph Fiennes

HEAVENLY, STARRY & OCEAN SkepperFiennes for Sheba

Dir: Martha Fiennes

Short Films

Production Company Notes
THE SPIRIT Bikini Films / RWS / Studio 8

Dir: Joseph Fiennes

Promos

Production Company Notes
COLDPLAY 'VIVA LA VIDA' Between The Eyes

Dir: Mat Whitecross

COLDPLAY 'LIFE IN TECHNICOLOR' Between The Eyes

Dir: Mat Whitecross

COLDPLAY 'CHINESE SLEEP CHANT' Between The Eyes

Dir: Mat Whitecross

GLAMORAMA (Featuring Beyonce) XOVR for Macys

Dir: Martha Fiennes

Other

Production Company Notes
TRAILERS & TV SPOTS:
MAGIC MIKE, THE HUNGER GAMES, QUARTET Wonderland

Dirs: Steven Soderbergh, Dustin Hoffman

THE VETERAN, WAYS TO LIVE FOREVER Intandem Films

Dirs: Matthew Hope, Gustavo Ron

THE KID, BENEATH HILL 60, DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND Intandem Films

Dirs: Nick Moran, Jeremy Sims

HUMPTY-DUMPTY
(Sales Promo)
Intandem Films

Dir: David R. Ellis

THREE AND OUT Rovinge MPC

Dir: Jonathan Gershfield

MR BEAN'S HOLIDAY T Wonderland

Dir: Steve Bendalack

HOT FUZZ T Wonderland

Dir: Edgar Wright

Film

Production Company Notes
SKET Gunslinger Productions

Dir: Nirpal Bhogal

SLEUTH
(VFX Editor)
Riff Raff Productions

Dir: Kenneth Branagh

REVERB
(also trailer)
Swipe Films

Dir: Eitan Arrusi

CHROMOPHOBIA
Associate Editor
Quinta Communications

Dir: Martha Fiennes

Documentaries

Production Company Notes
SHADOW TRADE Earth Touch / Environment Films
WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN Friends of the Earth / Environment Films
EDIBLE PLAYGROUND Trees for Cities / Environment Films
THE REAL CAPE VERDE Rapid Broadcast

Dir: Hamish Beeston

METHOD BEHIND THE MADNESS Pilot for More 4

Dir: Laura Macdonald

SPOTTERS Moviemedia Productions

Dir: Roger Hopkins

NOWHERE TO GO GBH for Extreme Sports

Dir: Peter-Frank DeWulf

Drama

Production Company Notes
NAUTILUS Disney +

VFX Production Manager
Creator: James Dormer

GANGS OF LONDON HBO / SKY / Pulse Films

VFX Coordinator
Dir: Corin Hardy

POIROT ‘THE BIG FOUR’
(Series 13, Ep 3)
ITV Studios

Dir: Peter Lydon

SECRET DIARY OF A CALL GIRL
(Series 2, Eps 5-8)
Tiger Aspect & ITV

Dir: Peter Lydon

SPOOKS: CODE 9
(Series 1, Eps 3&4)
Kudos Productions / BBC

Dir: Mat Whitecross

NEARLY FAMOUS
(Series 1, Eps 3,4 + Titles)
Kudos Productions / BBC

Dir: Mat Whitecross

THE ROMAN MYSTERIES
(Assembly Editor)
Suitable Viewing for BBC

Dir: Paul Marcus

MIDSOMER MURDERS
Cutdown Edits
Bentley Productions & ITV

Dir: Various

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