Jonathan Stow
Award Winning Series Director |
Producer Director | Self- Shooting PD
Director of Photography
20+ TV broadcast years both long and short form, expertise spans multiple genres, including obs-doc, fact-ent, specialist factual, narrative & drama re-con along with music. For clients and platforms alike.
I have proudly collaborated with industry giants such as Universal, Disney, Warner Brothers, and 20th Century Fox, leaving my mark on both the big screen and broadcast platforms, including BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5, filming across various global locations.
Key Skills:
Producing and collaborating with diverse talent from first time contributors to renowned celebrities, A-listers, politicians, and musicians.
Adaptable approach to production process with an understanding of resource management and ability to deliver high quality results from £3k - 3million budgets.
Directing, producing, and filming with versatility crewing and managing crew of up to 80+
Self-Shooting to a very high standard with Sony, Red, ARRI and Canon Cameras including Single Camera and Multicamera Filming along with green screen, Car rigs, Jibs, Dollys, drones.
Developing ‘look and feel’ for new series including Scheduling (single shoot days, TV Weeks, and features)
Scriptwriting, creative thinking and development including edit producing. Assessing risk.
Editing (award winning) - Adobe Premiere Pro
Grading - Da Vinci Resolve
Animation and VFX - Adobe Photoshop + Adobe After Effects
Selected Credits 2022 - Present
SHOOTING PD ‘Inside M & S’, South Shore for ITV 8pm (Sept '23) 2 x 1hour,
Conducting MIVs, shooting actuality scenes with contributors, assessment of risk.
PRODUCER / DIRECTOR ‘Ottoman Empire by Train’ Spark Media for Channel 4 (May ’23- Jun ‘23), 5 x 1 hour
Produced and directed presenter Alice Roberts and expert contributors, filming A CAM, supplying all filming equipment, liaising with location fixer, scheduling production, assessment of risk.
EDIT PRODUCER John and Lisa’s road trip Down Under, MGM for ITV (July ’23), 4 x 1 hour
Scripted 1 x 1hour ep
PRODUCER / DIRECTOR ‘Ancient Egypt by Train’ Spark Media for Channel 4 Sat 9pm (Aug ’22 - Nov ’22), 4 x 1 hour,
Developed the look and feel of this new series, produced and directed presenter Alice Roberts and expert contributors, script writing all eps, edit produced 2 x eps, liaising with location fixer, filming A CAM, supplying all filming equipment, scheduling production and defining the content of the series, assessment of risk.
SERIES DIRECTOR ‘Dirty Home Rescue’, Crack It for Channel 5 (Mar ’22 - Aug ’22), Weds 8PM - 10x 1hour,
Developed the look and feel of this new series, on set lead every day during production (15 crew), producing 3 Presenters and many contributors, setting up and conducting MIV’s, safeguarding contributors (vulnerable people with mental health
SELF SHOOTING PD ‘Nightcoppers 2’ - C4 - Blast!
Car chase / Car to Car Rig and Steadicam (I am a specialist car rig and Steadicam PD) brought onboard to create shots and sequences to make the 12-part season more exciting. All kit owned.
SELF SHOOTING PD ‘Coronation Tailors: Fit for a king’ - Waddell Media - BBC 2 8pm
Cross shooting with DOP, Lighting and shooting MIV’s, Filming costume creation sequences, PTCs with presenter. Specialist Composite Shot filming. PR Stills
Selected images
My Showreel - Please see video below
Additional Selected Images
Additional Credits in broadcast TV
Producer / Director (inc. Edit producing) World’s Most Scenic Train Journey: Minute by Minute 1 x 2-hour feature ITV Entertainment for Channel 5
DOP ‘Count Me In’ 1 x 90min feature documentary - Asylum Giant for Netflix
Shooting PD Changing Rooms - 1 x 1hr ep, Shine TV For Channel 4
Producer / Director (inc. Edit producing) Between the Covers: 7 Part Series Cactus TV for BBC 2
DOP and Editor ‘Top of the Chops’ - Waddell Media - Pilot
DOP and Editor ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ - Waddell Media - Pilot
Producer / Director ‘A Place in the Sun’ - 3 x 1hr ep Freeform Pictures for Channel 4
DOP ‘Britain’s Most Expensive Houses’ 1 x 90min ep Waddell Media for Channel 4
DOP and Editor ‘Britain’s Poshest Garden Centre’ - Waddell Media - Pilot
Producer / Director (inc. Edit producing) ‘Between the Covers’: Pilot - Cactus TV for BBC 2
Director (inc. Edit producing) ‘The Specsavers National Book Awards’ 1 x 1hr ep Cactus TV for ITV
Producer / Director (inc. Edit producing) ‘The Zoe Ball Book Club’ 10-part series Cactus TV for ITV
Shooting PD ‘Ceremony’ - 1 x 90min ep - Tigerlily Productions for BBC4
DOP ‘What Really Happened in Douma’ 30 min for the Intercept - Tigerlily Productions - digital
Producer / Director ‘Jeremy Corbyn & Naomi Klein’ the Intercept - Tigerlily Productions - digital
Kit List:
4 x Sony Cameras: FX9, FX6, A7Siii, FS7,
4 x Sony Zoom Lenses (16-35, 24-70, 70-200, 28-135),
4 x Zeiss CP2 Cinema Prime Lenses,
2 x DJI Drones (Mavic 2 Pro and Mini 3 Pro),
3 Gimbals - DJI RS 2 Pro, Rs3 Pro and Movi M15 + Tilta Float (Steadicam).
3 Light Mats, 4 Astera Titan Tubes,
2 x Sennheiser Boom mics and 4 x Radio Mics (2 x Sennheiser and 2 x Sony).
Tilta Car Rig.
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