Unit 2 - Task 4

Contacts List

Name	E-mail	Telephone	Social Media	Role/How I Know Then
A. J. Riach	N/A	N/A	Yes	Professional Film Producer
Aaron Bootland	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Adam Cowperthwaite	N/A	07809 254379	Yes	Film & TV Student
Adam Mclean	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Adam Olley	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Amy Archer	amyarcher125@gmail.com	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Amy Gallilee	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Amy Pearce	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Andy Willoughby	N/A	N/A	Yes	Writer/Theatre Director/Lecturer
Anesu Nahri	N/A	07527 404070	Yes	Acting Student
Angela Rose	a.rose@ryehills.rac.sch.uk	N/A	No	Acting Teacher
Anthony Carter	N/A	07465 297949	Yes	Film & TV Student
Anya Lillie	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Audrey Cook	audrey.cook1998@gmail.com	07495 971856	Yes	Acting Student
Bobby-Leigh Howard	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Caitlin Collins	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Charlotte Thomas/Bergman	charlotte.bergmann1998@gmail.com	07982 930898	Yes	Acting Student
Chloe Handley	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Chloe Lousie Malcolm	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Chloe Wood	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Chris Thorpe	adarling@unitedagents.co.uk (assistant)	N/A	No	Professional Actor
Christopher David Smith	chrisdsmith1972@gmail.com	07878 785813	Yes	Father/Arena Worker
Connor Honeyman/Ramsay	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Conrad Buckley	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Cyril Nri	N/A	N/A	No	Professional Actor
Daniel Conaghan	dconaghan6@gmail.com	07538 004316	Yes	Acting Student
Daniel Heath	N/A	07974 752715	Yes	Acting Student
Daniella Cooper	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student/CEO of UFilms Productions
Danny Dalton	N/A	N/A	No	Professional Actor
David Kirkbride	N/A	N/A	No	Professional Actor
Dylan Ward	Dylanward98@hotmail.com	07946 283835	Yes	Acting Student
Dylann Rudd	N/A	07703 147996	Yes	Acting Student
Eden Hall	N/A	07494 535613	Yes	Film & TV Student
Eilidh K J Stuart	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Ellie Garland	garlandellie@yahoo.co.uk	07932 004911	Yes	Acting Student
Emily Wood	N/A	07527 662534	Yes	Acting Student
Emily Wynne	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Ethan Foulger	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Ethan Woodsworth	barryvulture@gmail.com	07945 822496	Yes	Acting Student
Florence McMahon	florencemcmahon19@hotmail.co.uk	07548 983141	Yes	Acting Student
George Robert Carr	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Georgia Munnion	Georgia.Munnion@rsc.org.uk	N/A	No	Acting Student
Harvey Lines	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Hashim Mahmood	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Heather Bain	N/A	N/A	Yes	Professional Lighting Operator
Jack Harrison	N/A	N/A	Yes	Professional Actor
Jake Porut	N/A	07495 984928	Yes	Acting Student
James Senior	N/A	N/A	Yes	Professional Actor/Musician
Jess Bramfitt	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Jess Eddy	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Joe Nolan	N/A	N/A	Yes	Digital Media Student
Joe Sherry	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
John Tyre	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Jon Spooner	N/A	N/A	No	Professional Actor
Jonathan Gibson	jonathangibson126@gmail.com	07463 815779	Yes	Acting Student
Jordan Harvey Reed	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Joseph Arnott	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Josh Clarke	JoshuaClarke73@Outlook.com	07717 758921	Yes	Acting Student
Josh Wilson	Joshwilson2317@Gmail.com	07488 251038	Yes	Acting Student
Kane Smith	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Katia Greenwood	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Katie Aspin	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Kelly Angela Fairhurst	Kelly.Fairhurst@STOCKTON.ac.uk	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Tutor/Assitant TV Director
Kelsey Laurren Ellington	N/A	07462 280596	Yes	Film & TV Student
Kieran Dixon	N/A	07955 641197	Yes	Acting Student
Laura Hailes	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Laura Langridge	N/A	N/A	Yes	Head of College Enterprise
Leo Killburn	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Lewis Rowe	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Lizzie Nicholson	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Luca Collantine	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Lucy Wringley	lucymwrigley@hotmail.com	07414 657177	Yes	Acting Student
Luke Smith	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Lynne Lawson	N/A	N/A	Yes	Professional Actor
Madeline Webb	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Maria Balatucan	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Mark J Morgan	N/A	N/A	Yes	Professional Actor/Writing/Director
Mark Lockyer	N/A	N/A	No	Professional Actor
Matthew James Taylor	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Matty Dickins	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Mia Maysey	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Mitch Rynn	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Natalie Simpson	N/A	N/A	Yes	Professional Actor
Natasha Graham	N/A	N/A	No	Acting Student
Noah Harrison	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Oliver Mawson	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Oliver Ryan	N/A	N/A	No	Professional Actor
Olivia Reed	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Paul J Ivison	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Paul Jeffries	N/A	N/A	Yes	Head of Stockton Riverside College Production
Reece Durham	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Rhys Collins	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Rosina Collins	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Sam Brown	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Sasha Snowden	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Scott Turnbull	N/A	N/A	No	Professional Actor
Sean Ramsden	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Shannon Milligan	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Sol Taibi	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Sonya Curle	Sonya.Curle@STOCKTON.ac.uk	N/A	Yes	Acting Tutor
Sophie Bryant	sophieann143@hotmail.co.uk	07432 623344	Yes	Acting Student
Taisha Pratt	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Taylor Nikola Henderson	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Thomas Burton	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Thomas Crosby	N/A	N/A	Yes	Acting Student
Thomas David Bytheway	N/A	N/A	Yes	Film & TV Student
Tom Raby	N/A	07783 247023	Yes	Film & TV Student
Tom Rymer	N/A	07393 929088	Yes	Film & TV Student
Trevor Fairclough	N/A	N/A	Yes	Professional Lighting Technician

Media representatives


Derek Smith - Casting
Andy Berriman - Filmmaker
AJ Riach - producer
Adam Tyler - 3 x BAFTA winning writer/director
Sue Francis - Casting director


Social Media


My social media presence is quite good, as well as this blog, I also have a Facebook page dedicated to my production company as well as an Instagram account that promotes my own projects as well as reviewing films.

As well as these accounts, i also use public and closed Facebook groups to network between, monitoring job activity and availability throughout the industry.


My Instagram account has provided many connections, as well as interviewing and talking with actors in films such as Goodfellas, The Big Short and Mad Max.

through these social media platforms and my extensive list of contacts, I'm able to keep in touch, and provide/create many possible job opportunities in the future.

The most recent example involves Adam and AJ, BAFTA winning filmmakers who've visited the college as of late to talk about their projects moving forward. We sat down and talked about the upcoming 'Unbroken' with a writer from London, in which we expressed our opinions on the north and the lifestyle we have here.

We've maintained contact with AJ and his team, as well as brainstorming narrative cues and ideas with them upon there visits back to the college, we intend to maintain future contact as the project is well on it's way to becoming reality on a widely recognised television channel.

I've also encountered networking opportunities with the head of the Newcastle Film Festival, whilst holding an acting workshop, we discussed the ins and outs of the film industry and he gave his best insights. One of our films from the course managed to make the cut for the Newcastle Film Festival and we've maintained contact with them since.

My U-Films experience has also helped with networking, I've collaborated with third parties to create promotional videos - including Preston Park, NETA, Stockton Riverside College etc.

Networking Techniques 

Remember People’s Names When you’re introduced to someone new, it’s not always easy to immediately commit his/her name to memory. The following tricks can help with that.

  Repeat the person’s name two or three times.
 Make an association between their name and something or someone else.

Make Small Talk or Conversation

It’s important to be able to initiate or carry a conversation with people. If you don’t feel particularly adept at that, try to of some questions ahead of time that will help generate a dialogue or keep it going. But try to avoid controversial topics such as politics and religion. Below is a list of possible subjects, and a related question for each:

 Work: “What was the first job you ever had?”
 Entertainment: “What’s your favorite TV show?”
 Food: “What’s your favorite comfort food?”
 Travel: “Where is the last place you traveled to?”
 Life story: “What is one of your hidden talents?”

Approach People Who Are Senior to You

While the idea of reaching out to someone who has a higher-level job than you might be intimidating, those connections can sometimes be extremely valuable. Here are some ways to go about it:

 Get someone to make an introduction.
 If you can’t get introduced by someone, try a direct approach (e.g., e-mail or call).
  Be professional and succinct.
  Adapt your style to match this person’s.
  Be clear about your skills and expertise.
  Create a simple agenda.
  Meet them and follow up.

Be careful not to assume that only people in more senior positions can help you. It can be easier and just as productive to network with people who are either at the same level or even junior to you, or who don’t have as much experience.


Use Proper Networking Etiquette

As with any social encounter, it’s important to follow appropriate etiquette — such as:

 Make a positive first impression.
  Move from guest behavior to host behaviour.
  Never assume that people are acknowledged or appreciated. When you’re interacting with someone, it’s a good idea to say something nice about them, without being disingenuous.
  Be professional when using e-mail, and try to use the word “you” more often than the word “I.”
 Anyone with whom you’ve spent more than 15 minutes should be acknowledged in some way afterward.
  If you say you’ll do something, do it in a timely manner.