ABDULLAI ADEJUMO SENIOR PRODUCER DIRECTOR
67 Addison Avenue, N14 4AJ email: tel: 07971 270579
With 14 years in TV, I have gone from; Production Trainee to multi skilled factual Producer Director with stints as a Deputy Series Producer and Series Director. Along the way I have directed hours for BBC1, BBC3, ITV1, ITV2, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky 1, TLC, received an RTS nomination for a regional doc and critical acclaim for an authored Channel 4 doc that I also fronted. I shoot and edit to a high standard also working across genres has made me a better director.My focus is always on exceeding expectations regardless of how difficult thecircumstances.
2014 – PRODUCER DIRECTOR 'Backstage at the BBC Music Awards' BBC iplayer
BBC MUSIC - Produced, Directed and Filmed a behind the scenes documentary at the BBC's inaugural Music Awards documenting the build up and featuring all the headline acts.
2014 – PRODUCER DIRECTOR‘POSH PAWN’ CHANNEL 4
BOOMERANG – Directing across this structured observational documentary series that lifts the lid on the hidden world of high end pawn broking. Self shooting on a C300.
2014 – PRODUCER DIRECTOR‘INVICTUS GAMES’ BBC1
BBC - Self shot high end VT's showcasing the British teams competing in the inaugural Invictus Games, a Paralympic style event devised by Prince Harry for injured servicemen and women.
2014 – PRODUCER DIRECTOR ‘ANGRY BRITAIN’ & ‘WORLD’S WORST…’ Channel 5
MENTORN – Brought ‘user generated content’ to life, self shooting interviews with key contributors and experts.
2014 - PRODUCER DIRECTOR ‘50 GREATEST ACTION MOVIES with VINNIE JONES’ Channel 5
OBJECTIVE PRODUCTIONS – 1X3 HRS Lead PD on a list show for 5; compiling the films, booking contributors, conducting interviews and producing Vinnie’s links. Edited the show jointly.
2013 - PRODUCER DIRECTOR ‘SECRET EATERS SERIES 3’ Channel 4
ENDEMOL - Directed the ‘Secret Science’ strand for this highly rated factual series, conducting revealing popular science experiments with Anna Richardson - so produced experienced Channel 4 talent.
2013 - PRODUCER DIRECTOR ‘SECRET PRINCES SEASON 2’ TLC
OBJECTIVE PRODUCTIONS – 1x1 HR Co-directed episodes 1 & 7 of TLC’s flagship reality obs doc show, featuring foreign royalty going undercover in America to find true love. I edited the first show in the series.
2013 - EDIT PRODUCER ‘MY BIG FAT AMERICAN GYPSY WEDDING’ TLC
FIRECRACKER FILMS – 1x1 HR Worked to a tight deadline completing the last show in the second series.
2011 & 2012 - PRODUCER DIRECTOR‘GOT TO DANCE 3 & 4’ SKY 1HD PRINCESS PRODUCTIONS – 1x1 HR Produced, directed and edited Series 3’smultiplatform content and the first show in series 4.
2012- PRODUCER DIRECTOR ‘BRITAIN’S BEST BAKERY: SERIES 1’ ITV1
SHINE – 15X1 HRSShot and directed across a formatted series for the makers of Masterchef, heavily produced stories generated on the ground to an intense schedule.
2011 & 2012 - UK PRODUCER‘TABOO’ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
BEYOND PRODUCTIONS (AUSTRALIA) Filmed European shoots for NatGeo’s flagship popular documentary series, covered stories involving; hoarders, heroin addiction and sperm donating.
2011 - PRODUCER DIRECTOR‘HERE TO HELP with PETER ANDRE’ ITV2
CAN TV -1X1HR Directed 3 crews on location, producing an emotional family story that emerged on location as well as managing Peter Andre and his entourage. Completed the most successful edit of the run.
2011 - PRODUCER DIRECTOR‘COME DINE WITH ME’ TV3
ITV STUDIOS -1X30MINS Oversaw contributor castings and pre production for a week of filming in Galway to make 5x30mins shows then directed and edited the week's first show.
2010 - PRODUCER DIRECTOR‘THE JOY OF TEEN SEX’ CHANNEL 4
BETTY -4X1HRS Worked across all 4 programmes on a risque series for Channel 4 Features about young people and sex. Also shot, directed and edited 4 presenter led films featuring Billie JD Porter in her first tv network slot.
2010 - CAMERA DIRECTOR‘OLLY SMITH’S SECRET SUPPERS’ CHANNEL 4
BOOMERANG -1X30MINS Shot a factual entertainment pilot, a formatted obs doc featuring foodie Olly Smith celebrating local produce whilst also attempting to bring communities together.
2010 - PRODUCER DIRECTOR ‘UNDERCOVER PRINCESSES’ BBC3
OBJECTIVE PRODUCTIONS -5X1HRS Shot and directed across all 5 episodes of this critically acclaimedprimetime factual entertainment series about foreign royalty looking for love in Britain. Also directed foreign shoots in Germany and India as well as spending 3 weeks on location in Essex producing the main body of the show. Edited show 4.
2009 - LOCATION DIRECTOR ‘COUNTRY HOUSE COOKING COMPETITION’ ITV1
ITV PRODUCTIONS -5x1HRS Shot and directed on location for a series of broadcast pilots hosted by Michelin starred chef Jon Burton-Race and conceived by the Exec behind ‘Come Dine With Me’.
2008 & 2009 - PRODUCER DIRECTOR & EDIT PRODUCER ‘COPS WITH CAMERAS’ SERIES 2, 3 and 4’ ITV1
ITV PRODUCTIONS -6x1HRS Directed across 3 series of ITV1's prime time Police documentary seriesand edited 6 of the hour shows. Secured intimate access to extremely sensitive situations and potentially dangerous incidents.
2007 - PRODUCER DIRECTOR‘LIVING IN THE SUN’ BBC2/BBC1
RICOCHET -10x45MINSFilmed all over Spain for 10 weeks across 11 obs doc strands. Produced stories ranging from a couple building a ranch in the desert to a family starting a kids theatre and edited them back in the UK.
2006 - DIRECTOR‘A PLACE BY THE SEA’ CHANNEL 4 FREEFORM -1x1HRS Directed a special on the South Coast. Researched and scripted an episode then filmed for a week in Bournemouth with a 2 camera crew, presenter and contributors.
2005 - SERIES DIRECTOR ‘THE ULTIMATE GAMBLER’ BRAVO
CLASS FILMS -10x30MINS Filmed with a comedian gambling his way around the world,from New Orleans to Mexico to Israel to Russia to Monte Carlo,on a format that I developed on to screen. Edited 10 out of 15 of the shows.
2004 – 2005PRODUCER DIRECTOR ‘PROPERTY RACE’ ITV1
ITV PRODUCTIONS -1HR Filmed four sets of very different wannabe property developers competing for £150,000 on a factual entertainment format presented by Craig Doyle.
2004 – DIRECTOR ‘ANTIQUES AUCTION’ ITV1
ITV PRODUCTIONS - 20x30MINS Shot, directed and edited an ob doc/antiques valuing programme presented by Linda Bellingham. Worked within a very quick turnaround, cutting 2 shows a week.
2003 – 2004DIRECTOR CAMERA ‘DOG SQUAD’ BBC1
FOLIO PRODUCTIONS -1x1HR Directed and self shot this obs doc about a Police dog handling unit in Edinburgh, based in Scotland for 6 weeks. Exec’d by Nick Curwin received over 24% of the audience comfortably winning it's slot.
2003 -DEPUTY SERIES PRODUCER ‘THE LONDON PROGRAMME’ ITV1
THE LAB -6x30MINS As well as Deputy Series Producing, I produced, directed and edited an episode about London's crack cocaine epidemic which was ‘Pick of the Day' in Time Out. The series went on to win an RTS Award.
2002 - 2003 - PRODUCER DIRECTOR PRESENTER‘BEGGING FOR IT’ CHANNEL 4
THE LAB -1x30MINS Successfully pitched an original authored documentary about trying to earn more money begging than at my day job then produced, directed, presented and edited it.
2002 - PRODUCER DIRECTOR ‘LONDON IN MOTION’ ITV1
THE LAB -1x30MINS Directed my own original idea about a day in the life of London revolving around a Sea Bass en route to the capital. Produced, directed and edited it on my own. It wasnominated for an RTS award.
2001 & 2002 - PRODUCER DIRECTOR ‘LONDON'S SCARIEST MYSTERIES’ ITV1
THE LAB -3x30MINS Directed and edited 3 episodes over 2 series for a weekly documentary featuring macabre tales from London's past.
2000 – 2001 - PRODUCER DIRECTOR ‘NIGHTLIFE’ & ‘ART WORKS’ ITV1
THE LAB -25x1HR Directed and edited VT's to tight deadlines from current affairs to arts and entertainment features.
1999 - PRODUCTION TRAINEE‘SHIFT’ ITV
Selected forCarlton’s prestigious trainee scheme, learning about programme making in a multi skilled environment.
1998 – 1999 – EDITORIAL‘THE DAILY TELEGRAPH’ ELECTRONIC TELEGRAPH
Assisted in compiling the editorial for micro sites on what was amulti award winning online version of the Telegraph.
TRAINING & EDUCATION1994 – 1997University of Manchester - Philosophy and Politics 2:1
1989 – 1994Bloxham School - A-levels: 2A’s 2B’s, A-S Level: 1 B and 10 GCSE’s
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