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TOM SYKES
SOLO16 OWNER, VIDEO DIRECTOR & CAMERAMAN
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HE / HIM
BIO
Tom is the founder and co-director at solo16 and has been working in TV and
video production since 1997.
TV - Tom mainly works in news and current affairs. He has filmed
numerous royal events, conducted interviews with prime ministers
and cabinet members, and managed sensitive live and pre-recorded
assignments. Tom frequently films for both national and regional
news programmes, also taking on roles as a technical director and
video director. He is an RTS award winner for his work on the
Queen's funeral.
CORPORATE - Tom produced his first corporate
video nearly 30 years ago. He has successfully shot, edited,
and directed a diverse range of projects, from
straightforward company profile films for small and
medium-sized enterprises to large-scale multi-camera
web broadcasts.
Tom's attention to detail is one of the reasons why our
clients keep coming back for new projects.
SPECIALIST SKILLS
Tom specialises in multi-camera production and is a certified drone pilot. He frequently contributes live drone footage for daytime tv and network news.
With extensive technical expertise in web and television broadcasting, Tom is often engaged by other companies to direct and offer technical guidance for their events.
Tom's neurodiversity allows him to have a very focussed and detailed eye when working on all projects.
TV CV
ROLE
Technical director (Location)
PSC cameraman (Location lives)
PSC cameraman (Location lives)
PSC cameraman (Location lives)
Studio cameraman (Outside Broadcast)
ENG Cameraman (BBC network and regional shoot / edit & lives)
Camera team (Inside Windsor Castle)
PSC cameraman (Location lives)
Lighting Cameraman / Drone Pilot
Lighting Cameraman
PRODUCTION
'Loose Women'
Newsnight
BBC Breakfast
ITV News
Newsnight
BBC News
Queen's Funeral Coverage
Good Morning Britain
HIV, PrEP and Me 'And Me' Series
'Inside Out' - Salisbury poisonings
CHANNEL
ITV 1
BBC Two
BBC One
ITV 1
BBC Two
BBC One
BBC Studios
ITV Daytime
iPlayer / BBC
BBC South
FUN FACTS
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Tom is related to Bob Marley.
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Tom trained at the National Youth Theatre and studied TV and technical theatre at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
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Tom started his career working on the first 'fly on the wall' docos like 'Driving School' and 'Casualty' in Bristol.
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Tom formed and ran the Coleshill Auxiliary Research Team for ten years. (British Resistance Archive).
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