henrydalton

I'm a freelance writer, director and editor in the fields of television and advertising with a broad range of experience, from factual and documentary to drama and comedy, the last of which has always been my personal passion.

I'm a regular contributor of sketches for London live comedy acts such as 'The Works' and 'One Inch Punch' (with my co-writer Paul Cope), and have recently developed a sitcom pilot which I am currently seeking backing for. My comedy short films have also been selected and won awards at several international film festivals in London, New York, Venice and Australia, including Raindance and Edinburgh. In 2006 I reached the final stage of a BBC Talent search to find new comedy sketch writers. We've currently been invited to submit sketches on spec for a third series of a popular BBC1 sketch show.

In television, I acted as Editor and Online Editor for the BBC's 'Wainwright Walks' and its subsequent spin-offs 'Railway Walks' and 'Coast to Coast' which have become BBC4's most popular factual series and have since enjoyed similar success on BBC2. My editing work on the first series of 'Wainwright Walks' earned a 'Hot Shot' award from 'Broadcast' magazine in 2007 (at 22, I was the youngest recipient to have been selected). My editing experience is chiefly with Final Cut, although I have some experience with other platforms including Avid and Premiere. I also wrote and directed the ITV factual series 'Sky High' in 2008 for the Anglia, Central and Meridian regions.

I run a small production company, 'TDF Films', through which I have created some IVCA Award-winning worldwide advertising campaigns for companies such as Lush cosmetics and B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful makeup, which revolve around comedy/drama viral films. My role on these productions varies, but I frequently take multiple positions involving a great deal of self-shooting. For example, on our 'Lush Town' and 'B Heroes' campaigns I acted as writer, director, producer, editor and composer, with some camera operation as well for good measure!

I am made of tin.