Gavin directs broadcast film, corporate film and video, working with a wide range of highly skilled freelance lighting and camera people, sound recordists, editors and supporting crew. This choice of contractors offers the opportunity to team up with whoever is most suitable for the style of job and has availability on a particular day.
Post production is either taken out to the best available post-production houses or completed in-house. Simple edits, e.g. a sequence of interviews or a conference will be edited in-house. Edits which include a large amount of graphics and effects will be contracted out, using the best editors around.
Gavin has been working in the industry since 1991. As a postgraduate from Newcastle, with a newfound love of film, GT moved to Edinburgh as an alternative to pounding the streets of Soho in an attempt to break into the recoiling, post-1980s advertising industry.
Starting in the industry as a runner with the established and respected production house Picardy TV, GT moved on to experience camera assisting and production support roles, working as researcher, technical production manager and assistant producer on many corporate jobs, commercials, broadcast documentaries and theatrically released cinema productions.
Watch the GT’s 2009 reel on VIMEO
ENDORSEMENTS:
‘Gavin combines technical expertise with a creative eye and sound project and time management skills, and his approach to new commissions is open, flexible and focused.
Gavin is often given direct access to our client or the commissioning group. His professionalism has always been noted, with positive feedback coming back to us from our clients.
Gavin always manages to squeeze in some unexpected creative and technically interesting ideas, which to us is invaluable.’
Tim Pethick, Director StudioSP
Multiple exhibition films
Producer / Director - Gavin Turnbull
‘We have worked with Gavin on a large multidisciplinary project for a key client. He has worked directly for us, but has liaised with various team members, external companies, and the clients. He has brought a level of professionalism and creative inspiration to the project which has made the project far better than without him.’
Martin Naylor, The Touch Agency
‘Flow Training System’
Producer / Director - Gavin Turnbull
‘Production values, 10/10’.
The Sunday Times
SNP Party Election Broadcasts x 2
AD / Assistant producer - Gavin Turnbull
‘Gavin can turn a sandwich into a banquet.’
Murray Grigor, Documentary Director
‘Beatus’
Edited - Gavin Turnbull
‘Thank you for your enthusiasm, energy and your mad ideas’.
Tim Maguire, TV Commercials Producer /Director
‘Indian Hospital’ and many others.
AD / Assistant produced - Gavin Turnbull
CLIENTS:
BBC Network and Scotland, Channel 4, RTE, SMG/STV, The Saltire Society, National Galleries of Scotland, National Museums of Scotland, Studio SP, Tigress, Ideal World / IWC, RDF, IPTV, RBS, HBOS, The Touch Agency, National Library of Scotland.
Watch the GTMP 2009 reel on VIMEO
