Tom Kay

Production Manager

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Tom is a Production Manager and Producer with 20 years of experience in TVCs and scripted TV, alongside branded content and animation, working for production companies and agency in-house production teams.

He has extensive experience running studio, location and virtual production shoots both at home and in over 20 countries. Shoots ranging from small, low-budget content or 2nd unit run-and-gun crews, to multiple units of 100+ crew with stunts, SFX, VFX, animatronics and animation.

He stays calm, and plans for the worst case so most problems are solved before they arrive. He finds alternatives to problems, whether logistical, creative or financial, drawing on his wide range of experience and knowledge of suppliers. Many of the producers he’s worked with have kept hiring him even as they’ve moved companies.

Tom also works in development as a scriptwriter. He likes a challenge outside work as much as in it, and has cycled the length of Japan: 3,265km.

Selected credits

Short-form Production

Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
all things / Recipe	Bet MGM - Light it Up	TVC and Branded Content	Zac Ella	Lisa Dawson / Alex Kemp	Shoot Producer	N/A
The Line Studio	Great British Bake Off 2023	TV Promo	JuanPe Arroyo	-	Producer
Prism (JWT)	Renault Racing x BP – The Commercial	Branded Content	Jamie Gazard	-	Producer
Production International	Go Compare - Ladder	TVC	Ben Sedley	Kate Arton	Producer (Cover) / PM
Prism (JWT)	BP Pulse – Forecourt EV Charger	TVC and Branded Content	Cesar Garcia	-	Producer
Prism (JWT)	BP Pulse – Home EV Charger	TVC and Branded Content	Cesar Garcia	-	Producer
Prism (JWT)	Vuse - Unlock Your City	Branded Content	Cesar Garcia		Producer	N/A
Prism/ Eon Productions	Aston Martin x Bond – No Time To Die	TVC and Branded Content	Cesar Garcia	-	Producer
Prism (JWT)	Aston Martin – Beautiful to Drive 2	TVC	Cesar Garcia	-	Producer (prep only)	N/A
Prism (JWT)	Aston Martin – DBX	Branded Content	Cesar Garcia	Fraser Lawson	Shoot-Producer	N/A
Prism (JWT)	Infiniti x Renault – Employee of the Month	Branded Content	Jamie Gazard	-	Shoot-Producer/ 1st AD
5 Creative / Viacom	Cheeky Panda – Colin	TVC	Damian Joyce	-	Producer
5 Creative / Viacom	FFS – Mullet	TVC	Pardeep Sahota	-	Producer
Lonely Leap	Google - Search	Branded Content	Charlie Targett-Adams	Jack Connell	PM
Lonely Leap	BBC Storylabs – Who is H?	Branded Content	Michelle Coomber	Gill Hadley	PM
Lonely Leap	Various films for Nokia, IBM, Reuters	Branded Content	Mike Forshaw	Kezia Clark	PM	N/A
Recipe	Natwest – Heist	Cinema	Michael O’Kelly	Lisa Dawson	PM	N/A
Archers Mark	Toyota - Impossible Athlete	Branded Content	Myles Desenberg	Paul Upton	PM
Archers Mark	Toyota - See Like Menna	Branded Content	Michelle Coomber	Kirsty Lane	PM
VCCP Kin	Nationwide: Building Society Stories	TVC and Branded Content	Jim Thornton	Greta Wynn Davies	PM
All of Us Films	Belstaff x Team Ineos – Royal Yacht Squadron	Stills and Branded Content	Niall O’Brien	Niki Goodwin (US)	Producer (UK)	N/A
Viacom	Tepilo – A Little Bit Of Sarah	TVC	Pardeep Sahota	-	Producer (pre-prod)
Viacom	THL – How to Play	TVC	Pardeep Sahota	-	Producer (pre-prod)	N/A
Viacom	THL – QuickWins	TVC	Pardeep Sahota	-	Producer	N/A
Mill+	In-house PM Cover	TVC		Terri Wood Swifty Hanrahan	PM	N/A
Viacom	Celeb Big Brother	Sponsorship Idents	Mike Sumpter	Lisa Dawson	PM
Viacom	Tepilo	TVC	Pardeep Sahota	Lisa Dawson	PM
Viacom	THL - Don’t Just Imagine It	TVC	Mike Sumpter	Lisa Dawson	PM	N/A
Viacom	Ambre Solaire – Kids	TVC	Damian Joyce	Lisa Dawson	PM	N/A
ITV Creative x 20th Century Fox	Family Guy – ITV2	TVC	Jacquie Beaumont	George Arton	PM	N/A
Viacom	My Single Friend	TVC	Pardeep Sahota	Lisa Dawson	PM
The Viral Factory	Samsung - Christmas Present	Branded Content	Jones	Mel Uwanguma	PM
Viacom	Tepilo - Guru	TVC	Mike Sumpter	Lisa Dawson	PM
Viacom	Novotel - Films on 5	Sponsorship Ident	Mike Sumpter	Mark Mathews	PM	N/A
Getty Images	Canon - Adam Pretty	Branded Content	Anthony Parkin	Chris Pencakowski	PM / 1st AD
Prism (JWT)	Subway/LFC: -SuperSubs	Branded Content	Dan Jones	Jamie Gazard	PM
Love	Brother - Business Smart	TVC	Nicholas Reynolds	Scott Clarke	PM	N/A
Tangerine Films	Canon -: Explore	Branded Content and stills	Mark Rodway / Will Innes Smith	Esteban Frost	PM / Unit Producer
Saatchi Digital	HSBC -Personal Economy	Branded Content	Sam Huntley	Elizabeth Mitchell	PM / 1st AD
Prism (JWT)	Red Bull x Infiniti Racing	Branded Content	Neil Robertshaw	Jamie Gazard	PM	N/A
New Moon TV	Virgin Infinity - My Daddy	TVC and Branded Content	Jamie Maule-Finch	Sarah Bayntun	PM	N/A
Saatchi Digital	MoD -Engagement	Branded Content	Adam Alexandroni	Elizabeth Mitchell	PM / 1st AD	N/A
New Moon TV	Dubai Tourism - Dubai Stories	TVC and Branded Content	Daryl Goodrich	Barnaby Logan	PM/Shoot Producer	N/A
New Moon TV	Winter Olympics 2018: Pyeongchang	Branded Content	Chris Petcher / Daryl Goodrich	Barnaby Logan	PM / Unit Producer	N/A
Turner Broadcasting x Cartoon Network	The Amazing World of Gumball - Launch Videos	TVC and Branded Content	Mic Graves	Ben Bocquelet	PM
Gloss Media	X-Box x Sega - Sonic Free Runners	TVC	Lars Tovik	Yvette Colgrave	PM	N/A
Day For Night Films	Kidney Cancer Trust	Branded Content	Daniel Mitlepunkt	Chloe de Carvalho	PM	N/A
New Moon TV	Tesco - GM	Branded Content	Chris Petcher	Barnaby Logan	PM	N/A
New Moon TV	Microsoft - We Are The Future	Branded Content	Chris Petcher	Barnaby Logan	PM	N/A
Earth (Evolutions)	Vampire Diaries	TVC	Rich White	Bryony Evans	PM	N/A
Earth (Evolutions)	ESPN Rugby	TVC	Rich White	Bryony Evans	PM	N/A
Gloss Media	Diet Coke - Love It Light Show	TVC and Branded Content	Chris Randall	Jonnie Coffin	PC	N/A
Gloss Media	Wii: Sonic All Star Racing	TVC	Guy Williams	Kat Harrisson	PC /2nd AD	N/A
Gloss Media	Football Manager 2010	TVC	Diamond Bullet	Jonnie Coffin	PC /2nd AD
Gloss Media x Tohoku Shinsha	Winning 11 2010	TVC	Takao Ohire	Jonnie Coffin / Ken Kageyama	PC /2nd AD	N/A
Gloss Media	Pro Evolution Soccer 2010	TVC	Rob Kaplan	Jonnie Coffin	PC /2nd AD	N/A
Gloss Media	Wii: Sonic and the Black Knight	TVC	Guy Williams	Yvette Colgrave	PC/ 2nd AD
Manifesto Film	Herbal Essences: Jamba	TVC	Justin Dickell	Paul McCloone	PM	N/A
Manifesto Film	Herbal Essences: Garden of Riley	TVC	Ivo Weiigard	Jason Underhill	PM	N/A
Manifesto Film	Vauxhall: C'mons - Car Wash	Branded Content	Lucia Helenka	Jason Underhill	PM	N/A

Long-form Production

Prod Co	Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
Dancing Ledge Productions / Channel 4	Big Mood S2	TV Drama - (6 x 30 min)	Rebecca Asher	Nadia Jaynes	PM
AMC / Apple TV	Silo - Block 1&2	HETV - (5 x 60 min)	Morten Tyldum / David Semel	Graham Yost (Showrunner) Nina Jack (EP) Mathew Bird (Prod)	PM (Block 2) & UPM Cover
SF Studios	(Production Under NDA)	(8x60min)	-	Fredrik Nicastro	Development Consultant	N/A
Turner Broadcasting/ Cartoon Network	Amazing World of Gumball -Series 3 /4/6	Animation / Live Action - Hybrid Production - (104 x 11mins)	Mic Graves /Ben Bocquelet	Sarah Fell	PM
Turner Broadcasting/ Cartoon Network	The Amazing World of Gumball -Series 2	Animation / Live Action - Hybrid Production - (40 x 11mins)	Mic Graves /Ben Bocquelet	Sarah Fell	PC
First Round Films	Glamour Dolls	Feature Film	John De Luca	David Smith	PM	N/A
MARV / 20th Century Fox	X-Men: First Class	Feature Film	Matthew Vaughn	Gregory Goldman	PA	N/A

Music Videos

Prod Co	Artist / Title	Director	Producer	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
The Line Animation	Martin Garrix & JVKE	Tim McCourt & Max Taylor	-	Producer
Bullion Productions	Zedd + Liam Payne: Get Low	Andrew Donoho	Ben Murray	PM
Warp Films	Jamie Woon: Night Air	Lorenzo Fonda	Tom Knight	PM	N/A
EA Games	Troubadors: I'm Not Superstitious	C&Z	Justin King	PM	N/A
Manifesto Film	Stricken City: Tak-O-Tak	Sam Crack	Paul McCloone	PM	N/A
Manifesto Film	Lesser Panda: Ghost Dance	JMD	Paul McCloone	PM	N/A
Passion Pictures	Gorillaz / Madonna: Grammy’s	Pete Candeland	Anna Lord	PA	N/A
Passion Pictures	Gorillaz: Dirty Harry	Pete Candeland	Anna Lord	PA	N/A
Passion Pictures	Gorillaz: Dare	Pete Candeland	Anna Lord	PA	N/A
Manifesto Film	Caspa Codina: Used To Go Dancing	Mustapha Kseibati	Mustapha Kseibati	PM	N/A
Passion Pictures	Gorillaz:El Manana	Pete Candeland	Anna Lord	PA	N/A

Countries Worked in

Austria

Brazil

Canada

China

Croatia

Czech Republic

Finland

France

Germany

Italy

Lithuania

Malawi

Norway

Poland

Singapore

Slovakia

South Korea

Spain

Switzerland

Turkey

U.A.E

U.S.A (Multiple States)

Wales

Languages

Japanese - basic

Polish - fluent

Education

2006-07 UCL Institute of Education - PGCE
2000-03 Thames Valley University - Media Arts with Video Production (2:1)

Production Companies Worked with

20th Century Fox

Apple TV

Archers Mark

Bullion

Channel 4

Dancing Ledge

Eon Productions

Evolutions (Earth)

Fuzzy Door

Getty Images

Lonely Leap

Love

MARV

Manifesto

New Moon

Passion Pictures

Production International

RSA Films

Recipe/all things

SF Studios

Saatchi Digital

The Line Studio

The Mill (Mill+)

The Viral Factory

Time Warner/Cartoon Network/Turner

Viacom (5 Creative)

Warp

Brands Worked with

Marvel

Apple

Go Compare

Aston Martin

Renault

Red Bull

Belstaff

Samsung

Barclays

Suzuki

Pizza Hut

Subway

Starbucks

Toyota

Vauxhall

Accura

Direct Line

Dubai Tourism

Google

Nokia

Microsoft

Huawei

Natwest

Nationwide

Canon

Virgin

Nintendo

Diet Coke

Herbal Essences

Whiskas

Ad Agencies Worked with

Iris

JWT (Prism)

VCCP

Saatchi & Saatchi (Outsideline and Saatchi Digital)

Celebrities Worked with

Madonna

Damon Albarn

Robbie Williams

Faithless

De La Soul

One Direction

Zedd

Rudimental

Nicola Coughlan

Rebecca Ferguson

Tim Robbins

Common

David Oyelowo

Rashida Jones

Matthew Vaughn

Claudia Schiffer

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Michael Fassbender

James McAvoy

Jennifer Lawrence

Kevin Bacon

Brian Blessed

David Warner

Derek Jacobi

Joe Sugg

Harvey Keitel

Lydia West

Hannah Onslow

Rupert Everett

Lionel Messi

Fernando Torres

Alessandro Del Piero

British Winter Paralympic Skiing team

South Korea Winter Olympic team

Liverpool Football Club

Daniel Ricciardo

Max Verstappen

INEOS Team UK

Technical Skills

Final Cut Pro - Intermediate
AVID - Basic
Premier Pro - Intermediate
After Effects - Basic
Photoshop - Intermediate
InDesign - Basic
We got POP (contracts and timesheets) - Intermediate
Movie Magic Budgeting - Intermediate
Shotgun/Shotgrid - Proficient
Final Draft - Advanced
EP Payroll
Team Engine
Experienced in Clearcast
Experienced in Farmerswife

Additional Skills

Valid driving license
Car owner
Managing long- and short-form productions from prep to wrap
Budgeting and cost reporting across multiple projects at once
Production paperwork: schedules / callsheets / movement orders / risk assessments
Bidding and pitching as PM and Producer on live-action and animation projects
Overseeing the design of creative pitch decks
Recruiting and negotiating deals with heads of department and crew
Contracts: performer agreements and releases / location agreements / equipment hire
Arranging production insurance for shoots with stunts and VFX
Industry agreements: APA / PACT-BECTU / DGA and SAG waivers / US network S&P
Running ScreenSkills programmes and working on albert-certified productions
Clearing overseas talent to work in the UK
Running studio and location shoots including set builds and green screen
Filming with virtual production
Setting up overseas shoots: local service companies / multicurrency budgets / visas / carnets / freight
Coordinating specialist units: stunts / armoury / aerial / underwater / animals / crowds / animatronics and puppets / SFX
Licensing and managing child performers of different ages as PM and 2nd AD
Managing animation and VFX pipelines: 2D and 3D / LookDev / compositing / stop motion and miniatures
Capturing on-set data and stills for VFX
Overseeing post through to Clearcast and final deliverables: offline / online / grade / vendor management
Researching and licensing archive and stock footage
Shooting formats: 35mm / 16mm / 8mm / digital / 360-VR / stills
BECTU member
Passed APA Covid Assessment
Passed 1st Option Managing Covid-19 Risks

Awards

Great British Bake Off 2023 Official Trailer (Producer) - Winner of Best Animation in a Commercial - British Animation Awards 2024