Michael Grenville
Floor Manager
Contact details:
For Technical & Postproduction Staff enquiries please call Irene or Marlen on (+44) 020 7287 6110.For Graphic Designers & Production Staff enquiries please call John on (+44) 020 7494 4922
Or info@tovs.co.uk
Profile :
Floor Manager (with 1st Assistant Director and Production experience)Michael's USPs
Adapting to foreign languages from working for Middle East Broadcasting for over 7 years (providing me with knowledge of Arab and Muslim culture).
Worked as 1st AD, Floor Manager, Production Manager, Stage Manager. Have operated studio cameras and sound assisted.
Very patient, good with new presenters, making people feel at ease.
Good knowledge of: Fashion, Music, Beauty, Wellbeing, Arab World, Culture, Entertainment and Web Streaming.
Michael's Career
1996 - Present Freelance: Floor Manager/1st Assistant Director
1994 - 96 MBC: Senior Floor Manager
1993 - 94 QVC: Floor Manager (startup)
1991 - 93 Freelance: Production Assistant, Floor Manager, Ass. Director
1989 - 91 Illustra Films: commercials, corporate video, television as a Studio Manager and Assistant Director
Snapshot of some people worked with
Broadcasters: BBC, ITV, Sky, Channel 4, Channel 5, MBC, Discovery, Trouble, Disney, UKTV
Presenters: Lorraine Kelly, Andrew Castle, Jonathon Ross, Andi Peters, Penny Smith, Clare Balding, Arab presenters, Angela Rippon, Paul Mckenna
Actors: Sean Connery, Richard Attenborough, John Hurt, Catherine Zeta Jones (extras stuff), Pierce Brosnam, Stephen Rea, Phil Daniels, John Simms (life on Mars)
Music: Jools Holland, Paula Yates, Rick Astley, Morrissey, James, Lisa Stansfield, Mica Paris, Dave Stewart, David Gilmour, Tom Jones, Spinal Tap, Seal, Hall and Oats, Emma Bunton, Steps, D'Influence
Comedy: Malcolm Hardee, Jack Dee, Mark Lamarr, Frank Skinner, Gerry Sadowitz, Emo Phillips, John Hegley, Robert Newman, Roger McGough, Julian Clary, Mike McShane, Steve Coogan, Phil Cornwell, Alistair McGown, Alexi Sayle, David Baddiel...
Directors: (David G Hillier), Barbara Hicks, Ridley Scott, Oasis director, Dick Caruthers (Take that), Les Blair (Bad Behaviour), Bob Ando...
Famous people: john Major, Yassa Arrafat...
Unusual Locations: Middle of Egyptian desert filming live OB
Selected Credits :
| Athletics | Sport | BBC | Floor Manager - Crystal Palace - International |
|---|---|---|---|
| International King Of Sports | Sport | Endemol/Ch5 | Floor Manager - Location filmed sports entertainment show |
| Wipeout/Action Time | Current Affairs | MBC | Floor Manager |
| Shell | Corporate | CBF | Floor Manager |
| Saudi Arts Festival | Arts | MBC | Floor Manager |
| Ladette To Lady | Reality TV | RDF (US) | Assistant Director - American version |
| Celebrity | Music | Carlton for ITV | Floor Manager |
| Live music/celebrity show | Music | RMI | Floor Manager |
| Saudi Festival | Music | MBC | Floor Manager |
| Saudi Day Concert | Music | MBC | Floor Manager |
| Eid Show | Music | MBC | Floor Manager |
| Arts and Music | Music | BBC | Floor Manager |
| Launch new sky channel | News | Carlton 021 OB's | Floor Manager |
| Inch Loss | Outside Broadcast | GMTV | Floor Manager |
| Telethons 1995, 96, 97, 98, 99 and 2000 | Live | MBC | Floor Manager |
| 5th Year Anniversary | Events | MBC | Floor Manager |
| Wipeout | Light Entertainment | Action Time (MBC) | Floor Manager |
| Spellbound | Light Entertainment | Action Time (MBC) | Floor Manager |
| Virtual Reality pilot for new quiz programme | Light Entertainment | ECM | Floor Manager |
| Morning Show/PM Show | Light Entertainment | MBC | Floor Manager |
| The Jack Dee Show | Light Entertainment | Open Mike Productions | Floor Manager |
| The Big Three-O | Light Entertainment | Working Title/Central TV | Floor Manager |
| Gamesmaster | Childrens | Hewland International | Floor Manager |
| Children's Cookery Series | Childrens | Silver Road Studios | Floor Manager |
| On The Make | Childrens | TROUBLE | Floor Manager |
| The Fun Factory | Childrens | AP&D | Floor Manager |
| Sport - Horse Racing, Athletics | Sport | BBC | Floor Manager |
| International King of Sports RX | Sport | Endemol UK | Floor Manager |
| UEFA Champions League | Sport | MBC | Floor Manager |
| Olympics 1996 and 2000 | Sport | MBC | Floor Manager |
| Football World Cup 1998 | Sport | MBC | Floor Manager |
| Live breakfast programme | News | Simply Money | Floor Manager |
| President Arafat Talks | News | MBC | Floor Manager |
| MBC News, Current Affairs | News | MBC | Floor Manager |
| Shell | Corporate | CBF | Floor Manager |
| Royal Mail | Corporate | Start Design | Floor Manager |
| GMAC | Corporate | TTL | Floor Manager |
| Norwich Union | Corporate | CBF | Floor Manager |
| Training video for Jacobs Kraft Suchards | Corporate | Barry Palin Associates | 1st Assistant Director |
| Tupperware commercial | Corporate | Illustra | 2nd Assistant Director |
| AIDS Awareness | Corporate | Illustra | Studio Manager |
| Kraft International | Corporate | Illustra | 2nd Assistant Director |
| Air UK promo | Corporate | Illustra | 2nd Assistant Director |
| Oasis | Drama | Zenith North for ITV | Camera Assistant |
| Bad Behaviour | Drama | Parrallax Pictures | 1st Assistant Director |
| D Influence, Falling | Music Promo / Video | Digital Broadcast | 1st Assistant Director |
| Continuity links | * | Nickelodeon | Floor Manager |
| Continuity studio | * | Disney Channel | Floor Manager |
| Computer programme | * | TV (prospect pictures) | Floor Manager |
| From The Heart | Arts Documentary | New London Films | Floor Manager |
| Rosanne | Live | MBC | Floor Manager |
| Celebrity | Live | Carlton for ITV | Floor Manager |
| Eatwell DVD with Lorraine Kelly | Lifestyle | Jacaranda Productions | Assistant Floor Manager |
| TATA, AGM - live | Corporate | World Sport Nimbus (India) | Floor Manager |
| Towers Perrin Global Broadcast | Corporate | W Productions | Floor Manager - Global live web and intranet cast |
| QVC | Commercial | QVC | Floor Manager |
| Golden Mummy Tomb Opening Live | Outside Broadcast | Fulcrum TV / Channel 5 | Floor Manager - Massive 250 crew based in the middle of the Western Desert in Egypt delivering live multi camera broadcasts to the USA and UK |
| Egypt Live Week | Outside Broadcast | Discovery US | Floor Manager - live transmissions from Egyptian Desert |
| The Footy Show | Light Entertainment | 021 / Australian TV | Floor Manager |
| Naschwa Live from London | Light Entertainment | MBC | Floor Manager |
| Good Food Live | Food | UKTV / BBC | Floor Manager |
| Great Food Live | Food | UKTV/Prospect Pictures | Floor Manager - Live food programme from Capital Studios |
| From The Heart | Documentary | New London Films | Producer |
| Boxing | Sport | Setanta | Floor Manager |
| Chelsea TV | Sport | Input Media | Floor Manager - Dug Out |
| Arsenal TV | Sport | Input Media | Floor Manager - Studio setup/presenter training |
| Simply Money | Current Affairs | SKY | Floor Manager - Live breakfast programme |
Additional Information :
MusicNew London Films - Producer - 'From the Heart' - Music documentary
Carlton for ITV - Floor Manager - 'Celebrity' - Live daily celebrity programme
RMI - Floor Manager/Stage Manager -'Rania Live' music/celebrity show
MBC - Floor Manager - 'Rosanne' - Live music and chat
MBC - Floor Manager - Saudi Festival (Teddington Studios) - Music concerts - RX
MBC - Floor Manager - Saudi Day Concert - Dorchester Hotel - Music concert - RX
MBC - Floor Manager - Eid Show - Live music and entertainment show
BBC - Stage Manager - Arts and Music - Illustra Studio, London - RX
OB's
Fulcrum TV/Channel 5 - Floor Manager - Golden Mummy Tomb Opening Live
Discovery US - Floor Manager - Egypt Week Live - live transmissions from Egyptian Desert
Carlton 021 OB's/SKY - Floor Manager - Launch new sky channel - Live
GMTV/ITV - Floor Manager - OB "Inch Loss" - Live
MBC - Floor Manager -Telethons 1995, 96, 97, 98, 99 and 2000 (12 hrs live) - event
MBC - Floor Manager -5th year anniversary (12 hrs live) - music event
Light Ents
UKTV(Prospect Pictures): Great Food live: Floor Manager - Live Food prg
Paul McKenna: Magic DVD - Floor Manager
021/Australian TV - Floor Manager - "The Footy Show" - Live audience, The Theatre Royal
MBC - Floor Manager - 'Naschwa Live From London' - Live international chat show
UKTV/BBC - Floor Manager - 'Good Food Live' - Live Cookery programme
Action Time/MBC - Floor Manager - 'Wipeout' - Live Quiz programme
Action Time/MBC - Floor Manager - 'Spellbound' - Live Quiz programme
ECM - Floor Manager - Virtual Reality pilot for new quiz programme - RX
MBC - Floor Manager - Morning Show/PM Show - Live studio based 'This Morning' look a like: magazine, demo's, chat, music, fashion etc
Open Mike Productions/Channel 4 - AFM - 'The Jack Dee Show' - RX
Working Title/Central TV/ITV - Production Co-ordinator - 'The Big Three-O'