| Tracy Emma Roe |
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| TELEPHONE: | 64-3-389 8818 |
| ADDRESS: | PO Box 2515, Christchurch Mail Centre 8140 |
| MOBILE: | 027-426 0076 |
| EMAIL: | tracy@fisheyefilms.co.nz |
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| PROFILE: | Television researcher/writer/director experienced in wildlife, adventure and science programmes. |
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| QUALIFICATIONS: |
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| 1992 | Master of Science (Resource Management) with First Class Honours Lincoln University |
| 1990 | Bachelor of Science (Plant and Microbial Science) University of Canterbury |
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| EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: |
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| FREELANCE WRITER/DIRECTOR |
| July 2005 - 2007 | Fisheye Films Ltd: Associate Producer/Researcher/Writer/Post-Production Director 7 x half-hour series Hunger for the Wild for TV1. |
| June 2005 - October 2005 | Ngai Tahu Communications: Tutor and supervisor in television research for new interns. |
| June 2004 - March 2005 | Natural History New Zealand Ltd: Writer/Director 2 x 1-hour documentaries Growing Up for Discovery Animal Planet. |
| ASSOCIATE PRODUCER/WRITER |
| January 2004 - June 2004 | Natural History New Zealand Ltd
Associate Producer 1-hour documentaries Growing Up for Discovery Animal Planet. Writer, Post-Production Director, research & development.
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| SCRIPTWRITER / DEVELOPMENT RESEARCHER & WRITER |
| January 2001 - December 2003 | Natural History New Zealand Ltd
Pitching a wide range of factual genres to the international documentary market via proposal documents and promotional videos. Monitoring journals, attending conferences, liaising with scientists and other professionals, as well as in-house producers and marketing staff. Location research, scheduling, budgeting and logistics. Writing shooting scripts, edit scripts and narration scripts. |
| ASSISTANT PRODUCER / PRODUCTION RESEARCHER |
| September 1996 - December 2000 | Natural History New Zealand Ltd
Wild Asia 9 x 1-hour series, co-production with Discovery, NHK Japan and NDR Germany. Research, story development, writing shooting scripts and logistical planning for the Wild Asia series including field directing and sound recording in India and Mongolia. |
| SCIENTIFIC OBSERVER |
| May 1994 - September 1996 | Ministry of Fisheries, Wellington
Employed to observe and report on fishing activities of deep sea fishing vessels within the New Zealand EEZ. Skills in communication, research, data gathering, report writing, observer training. |
| ASSISTANT MANAGER |
| July 1993 - March 1994 | OWL Business Advisory Service, Christchurch
Employed in a small community based business and employment advisory organisation. Skills in promotion, planning, organising events, applying for funds, statistical analysis, upgrading office systems, administration, data base design, facilitating meetings. |
| RESEARCHER, HOLIDAY EMPLOYMENT |
| May 1991 | Ministry for the Environment, Southern Regional Office
Compiling database on local and regional council resource policy. Team member organising meeting for the UNCED Conference. |
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| OTHER TRAINING / COURSES: |
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| 2006 | Workplace First Aid, St John Education Services - biannual refresher course, 24 June 2006
Screen Council Business Workshop for the Television Industry, 1-2 June 2006 |
| 2004 | Masterclass! Short Filmmaking, Christchurch, July 2004
Screenwriting Weekend Seminar, Film Queenstown, February 2004 |
| 2002 | WILM 401 Principles of Wildlife Management, University of Otago A
BTNY 467 New Zealand Plant Ecology, University of Otago A- Post Grad Dip Wildlife Management |
| 2001 | The Craft of Natural History Storytelling, Dip Natural History Filmmaking, University of Otago
Directing, Natural History New Zealand
Working with Talent, Natural History New Zealand |
| 2000 | Introduction to Film Studies, Film 101, University of Otago A+
Communication Workshop, Natural History New Zealand
Interview Skills, Natural History New Zealand |
| 1999 | Negotiation Skills, David Henderson Associates |
| 1998 | Working with the Narrator, Natural History New Zealand
PADI Open Water Dive Certificate, Otago Dive Centre |
| 1987 | Introduction to MS Word
Research Seminar, Natural History New Zealand
Field Camera Equipment, Natural History Unit, TVNZ
Field Sound, Natural History Unit, TVNZ |
| 1995 | Certificate in Biological Husbandry, Open Polytechnic of New Zealand |
| 1994 | Radio Operators Certificate (Maritime) |
| 1993 | MS-DOS Level 1, Christchurch Polytechnic
Te Matauranga Maori, Christchurch Polytechnic |
| 1991 | Summer Research Scholarship, Lincoln University |
| 1986 | Dip. Nutrition, Perth College of Natural Medicine |
| 1986 | Conversational Spanish, Technical College, Perth |
| 1982 | University Bursaries / Seventh Form Certificate, Fairfield College |
| 1981 | University Entrance / Sixth Form Certificate, Ngaruawahia High School |
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| PERSONAL DETAILS: |
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| New Zealand & EU (Irish) passports. Full driver’s license. Well travelled word-wide. Member SPADA, Committee Member Screen Canterbury. Member Yellow-Eyed Penguin Trust Habitat Committee, Dunedin - 2002-2004. Languages: Basic conversational and written Spanish and French; limited Maori and Japanese. |
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| PAST EMPLOYERS’ COMMENTS: |
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Rebecca Wilson, Manager of Development, NHNZ:
Coming from a science background, Tracy adapted brilliantly to the commercial model of television, and especially the sometimes fickle requirements of pitch writing and idea generation. She made a great effort to understand the market; she adapted her writing skills accordingly and was involved with several successful pitches. Intelligent and energetic, Tracy is an excellent communicator, a good team player and a joy to have in the office. |
Jeremy Hogarth, Producer, jph productions:
Tracy's work was always not only of a consistently high standard but also delivered on schedule. Her abilities to work in the field and to take on responsibility were proven as were her abilities to work with people from different backgrounds and different cultures... From the start I was impressed by Tracy's knowledge of not just science, as you would expect from a person with a science degree, but also with her passion for the conservation of the natural world and her wide general knowledge of both the natural sciences and world events. Tracy also brought to her role a strong sense of story telling, and how natural sciences could be incorporated to make a TV programme both entertaining as well as informative. |
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| REFEREES AND REFERENCE LETTERS: |
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| Available on request. |
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| PRODUCTION CREDITS:
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Hunger for the Wild Associate Producer, Researcher, Director
7 x half-hour cooking adventure series for Television One, Fisheye Films 2006 |
Growing Up Moose Associate Producer
Growing Up Seal Associate Producer
1-hour documentaries for Discovery Channel Animal Planet, NHNZ 2005 |
Growing Up Black Bear Associate Producer/Writer
1-hour documentary for Discovery Channel Animal Planet, NHNZ 2004 |
Growing Up Polar Bear Research
Growing Up Orangutan Research
Growing Up Wolf Research
Growing Up Clouded Leopard Research
1-hour documentaries for Discovery Channel Animal Planet, NHNZ 2004 |
Spider Power Research: Silver Medal Nature & Environment Beijing International Science Film Festival 2004
1-hour documentary for National Geographic Channels, NHNZ 2004 |
WILD SECRETS Script Editor
Series of 30' documentaries reversioned from NHK Global Family for NHNZ, 2003
The Lion's Mane, NHNZ 2003, The Falcons of Toronto, NHNZ 2003 |
Spinner Dolphins Writer: PALME DE BRONZ 30e Festival Mondial de L'Image Sous-Marine, 2003
1-hour documentary for National Geographic International, NHNZ 2003 |
WILD SECRETS Writer
Series of 30' documentaries reversioned from NHK Global Family for NHNZ, 2002
Babirusa: Unmasking a Mystery, Hyena: Family Matters, Lions: A Pride of Their Own, Ocean Sunfish: Between Two Worlds, Short-Tailed Shearwater: Nomads of the Pacific, Vampire Squid: Deep Time Traveller |
Naughty by Nature Research
30' documentary for Discovery Animal Planet, NHNZ 2002 |
Atlantic Oases Writer
1-hour documentary for National Geographic International, NHNZ 2001 |
The Forgotten Atoll Writer
1-hour documentary for National Geographic International, NHNZ 2001 |
Hotel Iguana Writer
1-hour documentary for Discovery Channel, NHNZ 2001 |
Animal Inventors Assistant Producer
3 x 1-hour documentaries, NHNZ 2001: Ep 1: Animal Engineers, Ep 2: Animal Magicians, EP 3: Animal I.T. |
Shark Gordon Research
13 x 1-hour documentaries for for Discovery Animal Planet, NHNZ 2000
A Whale of a Shark: Platinum Award Underwater & Marine Science, Worldfest Houston-USA 2001 |
Congo in the Bronx/21st Century Zoo Assistant Producer
1-hour documentary for Discovery Channel, NHNZ 1999 |
Wild Asia: Kingdom of the Coasts Assistant Producer
1-hour documentary for NHK/Discovery Channel/NDR, NHNZ 1999 |
Wild Asia: The Arid Heart Assistant Producer
1-hour documentary for NHK/Discovery Channel/NDR, NHNZ 1999 |
Wild Asia: In the Realm of the Red Ape Research: Asia/Oceania Award, Japan Wildlife Festival 2001
1-hour documentary for NHK/Discovery Channel/NDR, NHNZ 1998 |
