In the seventies, she lived on
the Continent, working in the Cold War diplomatic service in West Germany,
and in the year Saigon fell, moved to the USA and spent ten years acclimatising to the frozen Midwest
and the American psyche to the point where she is very comfortable with both.
A warm and outgoing personality enables her to set interviewees instantly at their ease, and both young and old respond equally well to her friendly and sympathetic manner. She relates easily to people, having been an acute observer of human foibles and mannerisms from an early age. Her life experiences have given her a unique approach to interviewing – she actually listens, and interviewees visibly blossom under this kind of
treatment.
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Debra and David are a compact team, often afforded access
frequently denied to larger outfits, which enables them to focus on the heart of the subject and gain in-depth shots and interviews. Their easy, engaging style crosses all generation gaps, and opens doors, leaving lasting good impressions when they complete a project. In their travel films a great deal of attention is paid to engaging their audience and being totally in tune with their surroundings. Their extremely successful "Footloose" DVD films have been versioned into an
thirteen-part television series for international broadcast in
2008... They are continuing to shoot more in Ireland, Tallinn,
Dubrovnik and the Dordogne.
   
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was at a time when actually understanding how the equipment worked was a vital requirement, and when television was in its heyday. David has grown up in the BBC, and although steeped in its values and standards, managed to maintain a unique subversive sense of humour that enabled him to develop his own talents as a film-maker with other like-minded people within the confines of this venerable institution – to the point where his ‘Christmas Tapes’ are legend both within the BBC and the industry at large.
David has worked as a tape and Avid editor at BBC Television Centre, London for 26 years. During his extremely varied career with many producers from different genres he has travelled the world with BBC
Sport, cutting features and highlights at major events like
the Olympics.
Drawing on 36 years of experience across different genres within the Corporation, David set up Grindelwald Productions with Debra in 1998 to make films that would fill a perceived gap in the entertainment industry – a return to basics and fundamental production values. His style always encompasses a subtle humour that strikes a chord with both young and old, and although the subject may be gentle, David’s professional skills bring an up-to-date look to traditional but sound broadcasting principles.
Hear him at: http://www.barnabysmith.org
http://www.myspace.com/oneheadz
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