1. References
Here are a few testimonials from people past and present I’ve worked with.
Aardman Animations
“Dean worked for me at Aardman in a number of different capacities over the years. I was
really sorry when he left us to return to Devon. You couldn't ask for a more committed and
enthusiastic guy - reliable, hard working and a great communicator. He acquired lots of
filmmaking craft in his time with us. He's one of those people who can inspire and motivate a
team from within. Everyone loved working with him.”
• Peter Lord, Director/Owner, Aardman Animations
“Loads of energy and enthusiasm, lots of ideas.”
• David Sproxton, Owner/Producer, Aardman Animations
Devon County Council
“Dean has done several pieces of work for us, including teaching digital photography to multi-
cultural groups and shooting and editing short pieces of film in the community. We will happily
continue to use him, not just for his professionalism and the quality of his work but also for his
ability to adapt quickly and work well with different people in different situations.”
• David Wright, migrant workers and asylum seekers manager.
ShelterBox
"Please pass on our BIG thanks to everyone involved, especially to Dean who has provided
me with outstanding support and guidance through the whole process – I’ve never done
anything like this before and would have definitely struggled without it."
• Emma Nicholls, Project Manager, Young ShelterBox

2. Faulkner Tarot
I recently hired Dean to produce a tutorial DVD for people wanting to learn to read the tarot. I
had never been filmed before and was completely new to the whole idea.
Dean made the entire experience fun and relaxed and put me at ease instantly. So much so
that I cant wait to use Dean's services again for my next project and I would highly
recommend anyone to contact Dean to promote their service or product.
The professionalism of the finished product blew me away, the 2hour DVD was perfectly
edited and the final copy was in my hand within a week of filming. Dean had thought of
everything from background music to still photographic shots to use on the front cover.
The way the team arrived each morning and created a professional studio set up in my front
room was incredible; as was the way they cleared up and left no trace of any activity behind
them!
• Rhiannon Faulkner, Owner, The Faulkner Tarot Deck
Beckworth
We recently worked with Dean in order to help promote our financial services business. Dean
has produced two films for Beckworth, which are now “live” on our website.
Dean was exceptionally professional and clearly explained and guided us through the filming
process. Not only did he put us all at ease, but also he made the process simple and
straightforward. Also, the editing was so quick - within only a couple of day we received the
fully edited films.
Dean’s creativity and attention to detail meant we have the best outcomes for our financial
services films. Finance can be a “dry” topic, but Dean managed to make the process both
interesting and enjoyable.
We are very pleased with the resulting films and I would happily recommend Dean if you are
looking for a balance between creativity and professionalism.
• Johnathan Wadsworth, Owner, Beckworth
Exmouth Animation Workshops
30 Year 5 and 6 Gifted and Talented students attended the
Move It! Animation workshops.
Students each brought in a piece of fruit and devised stories that resulted in
their destruction. Dean Ferris, a media specialist who worked on the Wallace and Gromit film
'Curse of the Were-Rabbit', showed students how to animate their fruit using the stop motion
software 'I Can Animate'. Story titles ranged from 'Sumo Fruit' to 'Attack of the Killer
Tomatoes', all no doubt will be coming to a cinema soon.

3. ARC
"Dean filmed the March Against Hate & Mate Crime in Devon on June 24. The outcome was
brilliant - a 4-minute film that completely captured the spirit and purpose of the march. It will
be used as a resource for raising awareness about mate crime, thus extending the reach of
the march considerably. Dean has great communication skills and professionalism, and
demonstrated a real belief in what he and we were doing."
• Rod Landman, Regional Development Officer, Association for Real Change
Mercedes-Benz South West
Mercedes-Benz South West commissioned Dean and his production company to help in
putting together our very first video road test on the New SLK-class Mercedes-Benz.
Dean took on the project with total professionalism and not only researched the brief so that
he fully understood what the final objective was but prepared a story board that included the
sourcing and booking of the location and researched the background music to accompany
the final cut of the video.
It was pleasure working with him, he made our own version of Jeremy Clarkson- Ian Hill - fully
at ease with the narrative and delivery of the voice over- and I don't think we could have
asked for a better final Road Test video. Its testimont to the quality of the video that we have
now had over 2300 downloads in less than a month where as Autotrader in the same time
period have had 650 on there SLK review!
• Kathleen Nicholl, Marketing Manager
Celia Delaney has endorsed your work as Creative Producer at Dean Ferris Media
Production.
"Dean's work ticks all the boxes so I didn't want to narrow it down to just great results, on
time, in budget because it's so much more than that. He works very closely with the client to
get the brief right and executes it quickly and with no fuss. He's got a great cameraman in
Carl and the two of them are a dream to work with. We'll be making all our film products with
them from now on."

4. Tim Randell
Publisher
Archant Life SW
‘It gives me great pleasure to endorse Dean Ferris. On our recent Devon Life Food & Drink
Awards dinner Dean captured the event perfectly. On the night he was helpful and
professional and the end result was just what we wanted and delivered on time. I would not
hesitate to recommend both the quality of work and the man himself.’
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival
Richard Matthews
‘I found Dean thoroughly professional and enthusiastic during the whole of the Literary
Festival. I thought, particularly, that their willingness to accept suggestions from us, to adapt
the filming style and generally provide an easy approach contributed much to the success of
the video. I have no hesitation in recommending Dean to other organisations for sheer
creativity and value for money.’
Bill McDermott OBE
Chairman
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival Team
‘The Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival 2011 engaged Dean to produce a selection of short
films and record our most successful 3 day event this year. Dean’s approach was extremely
professional from the first meetings, through the reconnaissance and planning phases
and during the very hectic and time consuming long weekend Festival. Dean was polite,
discrete and flexible throughout, worked well with the team of helpers in each of the venues
and demonstrated creativity, experience and humor during a busy schedule. The follow up
work, adjustments to the products and alterations requested were all met with positive
reactions and the final films proved to be inspirational and exactly what we need as
promotional material for future festivals. I have enormous respect for Dean and ‘wilco’ attitude
and would strongly commend Dean to others seeking a professional film production that can
make a difference and highlight effectively the contents of an event. It was a pleasure working
with Dean.’