Who am I?
I am a versatile and creative multi-skilled professional with a determined work ethic. I excel at telling stories clearly across short and long form, documentary and drama, combining strong narrative skills with imaginative use of both visuals and sound. I am a personable, communicative and fun co-worker keen on brainstorming, trying things and getting to the roots of problems and coming up with solutions within deadlines and under budget for broadcast and multi-platform use. With an eclectic range of interests and a strong journalistic and writing background I know how to identify a good story and have the technical skills to tell that story in the best, most engaging way. I have worked all over the world – frequently with the most vulnerable and marginalised people and in challenging environments and situations.
CONTACT: paul@wuhoo.me
Client Testimonials
“Paul is a first class film maker and an all-round pleasure to work with. We worked with him for 18 months to document success stories from a global epidemic preparedness programme, which he was able to gain a deep understanding of very quickly despite many programme complexities and operational contexts.
He is able to build rapport with people from all over the world–crossing cultural and language barriers—and support them to open up and share their stories, which he then seamlessly weaves together to tell clear and compelling stories. He delivered consistently heartwarming and beautifully-shot videos that enabled us to show the positive impact of our programme (and often moved colleagues to tears!)
Paul is highly organised and self-sufficient, requiring minimal oversight and direction which made our lives very easy. He earned our trust quickly—we felt we could send him on mission anywhere and he’d be able to turn any story, no matter how small or complicated, into gold. Any changes or edits we did require to content were done promptly and thoroughly.
All of our teams in countries where Paul completed audiovisual missions–Uganda, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Indonesia and Cameroon—are glowing in their praise for Paul. They found him incredibly easy to work with, highly professional, courteous and appreciated his ability to quickly grasp the local intricacies and sensitivities of the programme (we feel his journalism background enables him to ask all the right questions).
What we appreciated most about Paul is his relentless optimism and ability to re-calibrate when field missions to capture content didn’t go according to plan. He thinks quickly on his feet and can dig out a great story even under very challenging circumstances. Whether dealing with harsh weather conditions, handling difficult interviewees, factchecking conflicting accounts of stories or – in some cases – chasing after uncooperative farm animals, Paul always perseveres to get to the bottom of a story and, crucially, get the shot.
We have no hesitation in recommending Paul for any film-making projects and sincerely hope to work with him again in future.”
Maya Schaerer, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Client Testimonials
“Paul is a rare talent in our freelance pool. Not only is he a super experienced storyteller, but he can produce and shoot beautifully, as well
as interview sensitive subjects on assignment, and edit compelling films to brief (and with his own creative input). He also manages to appear an oasis of calm when multiple stakeholders disagree in an edit.
I look forward to working with Paul for many years to come.”