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020 7434 2647

Michael Buckman

Producer / Director

Creative Producer with 15+ years of experience delivering diverse client projects, including TVC’s, branded content, corporates, short films, and music videos. I bring a versatile skill set as a Director, Producer and Creative, with a proven track record as a Writer, Shooter and Editor. I have collaborated with major agencies and global clients, confidently managing high-stakes projects for top-tier clients such as Google, Pantene, BUPA and Lipton.

Selected credits

TV Commercials / Branded Content

Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role
Red Studios / BBDO	Lipton Ice Tea / Snapchat	Online Commercial	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Creative Director
Red Studios / BBDO	Lipton Ice Tea / Snapchat Friends	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Creative Director
Crispy Biscuit / 90Ten	Eli Lilly / #Goals	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Producer / Shooting Director / Editor / Writer
Crispy Biscuit / Intuitive	BCUK / What Is Robot Assisted Surgery	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Editor
Crispy Biscuit / 90Ten	Novo Nordisk / Exercise And Mobility	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Producer / Director / Editor
Crispy Biscuit / 90Ten	Intuitive Science / Robot Assisted Surgery	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Editor
Crispy Biscuit / 90Ten	Novo Nordisk / Break Free	Online Commercial	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Producer / Director / Editor / Designer / Writer
Sweet Take / Ketchum	Imedeen / Beauty Begins Within	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Editor
Crispy Biscuit / 90Ten	Novartis / Running Man	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer / Editor
Crispy Biscuit / 20Senses	AstraZeneca / Share Good Times Not Flu	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer / Editor
Crispy Biscuit / Radical	BOI & The Post Office / Family Link	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer / Creative Director / Editor / Writer
Crispy Biscuit / Ketchum	Olay / Featherweight	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer
Crispy Biscuit / Ketchum	Braun / Morning By Design	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Writer / Editor
Crispy Biscuit / Ketchum	Braun / The Sartoralist Talks	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Editor
Sweet Take / Ketchum	Dunlop / Great Driving Fightbacks	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer
Crispy Biscuit / 90Ten	Gilead / Treating Me Right Stories	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer / Editor
Crispy Biscuit / 90Ten	Gilead / Treating Me Right	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Editor / Writer
Fgreat / Ketchum	Pfizer / iMonitor	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer
Fgreat / Ketchum	Pfizer / iMonitor	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer
Smyle / Ketchum	Nissan / Challenge Yaya	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Creative Director
Smyle / Ketchum	Nissan / Yaya Touré Ambassador Launch	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Creative Director
Smyle / Ketchum	Philips & Disney / Imaginative Lighting Spiderman	Online Commercial	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Creative Director
Smyle / Ketchum	Philips & Disney / Imaginative Lighting Mickey Mouse	Online Commercial	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Creative Director
Smyle / Ketchum	Philips & Disney / Imaginative Christmas Lighting	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Creative Director
Ketchum	Gillette & McClaren / Precision Engineering	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Producer / Editor
Smyle / Ketchum	Pantene / Get The Look With Olga Kurylenko	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Julie Dawson-Wills	Director / Co-Producer
Smyle / Ketchum	Pantene / Discovering Argan With Olga	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Julie Dawson-Wills	Director / Co-Producer
Sweet Take / Ketchum	P&G Professional / Trusted Simple Effective	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer
Sweet Take / Ketchum	Wedgewood / Tea And Tango	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer / Editor
Sweet Take / Ketchum	Philips Avent / Baby & Mum Products	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer / Editor
Smyle / Ketchum	Max Factor / Get The Look For Summer	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer
Sweet Take / Ketchum	Fairy / Wastewater Challenge	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Editor
Ketchum	Fairy / Dishes Of Best Wishes	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer
Cake Media	First Direct / Dialogue Festival	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer
Cake Media	British Airways / Gig In The Sky	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Producer / Shooting Director / Editor
Cake Media	Coke / Beat Of London	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Producer / Director / Editor
Underclass / IMG	Pelé Sports / Finding Pelé	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman & Tim Fornara	Shooting Director / Producer / Editor

Corporate

Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Director	Producer	Role
Crispy Biscuit / 90Ten	Astellas / AML At Home	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Editor
Crispy Biscuit / 90Ten	Astellas / AML And Me	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer / Editor
Crispy Biscuit / Radical	BOI & The AA / Personal Loans	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Creative Director / Editor
Sweet Take / Ketchum	Pfizer / Breezhaler	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer / Editor
Sweet Take / Ketchum	Bayer / Treatment For CRVO	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer / Editor
Sweet Take / Ketchum	Philips / Photon Lighting	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer / Editor
Sweet Take / Ketchum	P&G Professional / Cobbe	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer / Editor
Sweet Take / Ketchum	P&G Professional / Benares	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer / Editor
Sweet Take / Ketchum	P&G Professional / Pellicci's	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer / Editor
Smyle / Ketchum	BMW / Product Genius	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer
Sweet Take / Ketchum	Premier Foods / Work With Us	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer / Editor
The Gild	Turtle Wax / Insights	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Editor

Animation

Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role
Moth / Ketchum	Bayer / Endpoints	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer
Moth / Ketchum	Bayer / Walking In Their Footsteps	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer
Moth / Ketchum	Pfizer / My RA Diary	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer
Sweet Take / Ketchum	P&G Professional / Fabric Care Sustainability	Corporate	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer
Sweet Take / Ketchum	P&G Professional / Dupont Launch	Branded Content	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer

TV

Prod Co	Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role
Film24	Marrakesh Film Festival Special	Factual	Michael Buckman	Tim Fornara	Shooting Director
Film24	The Great British Film Industry..?	Factual	Michael Buckman	Tim Fornara	Shooting Director
Film24	Tribeca Film Festival Special	Factual	Michael Buckman	Tim Fornara	Shooting Director
Film24	London Film Festival Special	Factual	Michael Buckman	Tim Fornara	Shooting Director

Art Installations

Prod Co	Title	Director	Producer	Role
Giants Theatre / Bush Theatre	Lilith / Ring The Bell Promo	Holly Joyce	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Editor
Giants Theatre / Arcola Theatre	Pandora Installation	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Producer / Shooting Director / Editor

Documentaries

Prod Co	Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role
Dark Harbor Stories	The Truth Behind Trust	Feature	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Editor

Shorts & Personal Projects

Prod Co	Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role
Crispy Biscuit	Never Going To Beat You	Short	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer / Editor
Sweet Take	I'm A Celeb	Short	Michael Buckman	Walter Stabb	Director / Producer / Writer
48H Film	Magpie	Short	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer
My Street Films	Diaspora In Smoke	Short	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer / Editor / Writer
QS Productions	50 First Cousins	Short	Michael Buckman	Quinny Sacks	Director

Music Videos

Prod Co	Artist / Title	Director	Producer	Role
Crispy Biscuit	Not4Radio / Letters To Ghosts	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Shooting Director / Producer / Editor
Oleh Buckman Productions	Dr Sid & Alexandra Burke / Baby Tornado remix	Michael Buckman	Michael Buckman	Director / Producer

Countries Worked in

Belgium

China

France

Germany

Ireland

Italy

Morocco

Netherlands

Portugal

South Africa

Spain

Switzerland

Languages

French - basic

Spanish - conversational intermediate

Education

La SWAP - 3 A-levels AAB
University of Bristol - BSc Jo Hons Economics and Sociology 2:1

Production Companies Worked with

3Channel

Anonymous

Big Banana

Biscuit Filmworks

Broadcast 360

Broadley

Charlie Productions

Charlie Productions

Cirkle

Crispy Biscuit

Dark Harbor

Dcypha Productions

Delinquent

Fgreat

Funky Films

Giants Theatre

Hewland

Indra Studios

Nicely Done

Plastic Pictures

Pulse

QS Productions

Radical Media

Raising Awareness

Red Cactus

Red Studios

Smyle

Sweet Take

Brands Worked with

Nissan

Bupa

Blua

Lipton Ice Tea

Google

Youtube

Youtube Kids

Interland

Pantene

Braun

Max Factor

Olay

Oral-B

Fairy

Ariel

P&G Professional

Dupont

Head & Shoulders

Gillette

Vidal Sassoon

Tide

Downy

Hovis

Sharwoods

Ambrosia

Bisto

Bank of Ireland

The AA

The Post Office

Pelé Sports

Perfectil

Novo Nordisk

Pfizer

Bayer

AstraZeneca

Gilead

Eli Lilly

Novartis

Alnylam

Astellas

Intuitive Science

Ferring

Shionogi

Ipsen

ASIF

Allergan

Cosentyx

Merck

The NHS

Movember

ICVI

Roche

Sandoz

Seqirus

Nestle

Babynes

Philips

Disney

Travellers Movement

Hilton

iProspect

Mastercard

Nike

British Airways

First Direct

Benjamin Moore

Mail Chimp

eBay Motors

Dove

Mass Mutual

Blendjet

BCUK

Barclays

Konica

Mulberry

Burgenstock

Turtle Wax

Dunlop

IATA

Premier Foods

Oracle

Adempas

Wedgewood

Celebrities Worked with

Pelé

David Schwimmer

Clive Owen

Catherine Keener

Viola Davis

Yaya Touré

Paula Radcliffe

Angela Griffin

Scott Schuman

Sienna Miller

Cush Jumbo

Dr Ranj

Alexandra Burke

Dr Sid

Don Jazzy

Ellie Goulding

Olga Kurylenko

Holly Willoughby

Joel Fry

Shingai Shoniwa

Shaun Parkes

Michael Socha

Jenson Button

Johnny Herbert

Martin Kemp

Roman Kemp

Charles Dance

Mike Leigh

Jack Whitehall

Dara O'Briain

Duncan Pow

Sabrina Mahfouz

Michael De Souza

Gina Davis

Julia Roberts

Brian Cox

Mark Ronson

Wretch 32

Eddie Kadi

DJ Edu

John Richardson

Katy B

Technical Skills

Final Cut Pro - Advanced
Premier Pro - Advanced
After Effects - Intermediate
Photoshop - Basic
InDesign - Intermediate
Microsoft Excel - advanced
MS word - advanced
MS Powerpoint - intermediate
Keynote - intermediate
Airtable - basic
Asana - basic
Movie Magic - basic
Paprika - intermediate
Shotput - advanced
Google suite - advanced
Final Draft - advanced
Premiere Pro - advanced
Media Encoder - advanced
Experienced in Clearcast

Additional Skills

Valid driving license
Audio mix
Editor's grade
Scriptwriter
Self-shooter
Film Director
Scheduling
Storyboarding
Shot Lists
1st AD
Production Management
Maths
Van driver