1. Marie Valentino
Post-Production Producer / Manager
Tel: 07791068509
e-mail: mariev.valentino@gmail.com
Personal Statement
As Post Production Producer I am passionate about all aspects of the post production
process and facilitating the client's journey. Making what could be a stressful journey
become an enjoyable time. Planning the best route to the delivery on time, on budget
and helping the client to realise their vision.
I am a perfectionist, calm in a crisis and with a strong organisational streak. I pride
myself on giving the client support with complete dedication and respect for the
project. I enjoy problem solving and teamwork in equal measure. I have always been
considered a safe pair of hands by my clients.
My technical background gives me the extra advantage of understanding and designing
work-flows, unravelling problems and finding solutions. I can explain complicated post
processes to clients in layman's language.
Even more than all of this, I love the job.
Education:
Degree in Film Studies and Drama from the University of Kent at Canterbury.
Career summary.
I began my career in post production as a runner, working my way up through the ranks as
librarian and then VT op. I became a VFX assistant and then Telecine assistant which culminated
in my becoming head of Telecine Assist in 2002.
2006 Head of Machine Rooms for Prime Focus Commercials:
• Running the technical side of this busy post-production house, keeping up to date with
technological developments and helping clients as well as hiring staff or freelance
workers when necessary.
• Managing the maintenance and planning of technical facilities across this post production
facility.
• Leading a team of 2 department heads, who in turn lead 14 technical operators, in
implementing procedures, introducing new technology.
• Responsible for assisting the creatives in Flame, Smoke, Telecine and Baselight.
• Running the pipeline from ingest of assets through the creative process to QC and
delivery both as tape based media and file based via Adstream and Clearcast.
• Managing and resolving client technical enquiries such as future project work-flows and
ever changing project delivery issues.
• Managing shift patterns covering a 24/7 operation.
• Hiring full time and freelance help where necessary.
2008 Head of Operations Commercials and Content Services:
After 2 successful years of running the Commercials division the Content Services division was
added to my remit.

2. • Running a department of 4 plus the department head. Specialising in the acquisition of
media from all physical formats including film and tape formats old and new – SD and HD
including stereoscopic 3D and alchemist standards conversions.
• Responsible for Quality control of broadcast, commercials and feature deliverables – 2D
and 3D. Interpreting technical specifications and ensuring the compliance of
deliverables.
• Problem solving and creating efficient workflows for content acquisition / delivery
according to the needs of the post production workflow.
• Managing shift patterns covering a 24/7 operation.
• Hiring full time and freelance help where necessary.
2010 DI deliverables producer overseeing all deliverables for the DI department.
• Bringing to bear all of the skills honed in my role as head of operations on the production
of Feature Film deliverables.
• Designing new procedures and work-flows to ensure that deliveries were made efficiently,
within deadline and to spec.
• Delivering tape based deliverables both SD and HD including stereoscopic 3D.
• Delivering file based deliverables including DCPs and mezzanine files of various types.
• Overseeing the QC process to ensure that faults and issues were dealt with across all
deliverables.
• Creating tracking documentation in order to ensure fixes or sign off of QC issues across
all deliverables.
2012 to 2015 Senior Post Producer. Responsible for carrying film and broadcast projects from
the end of the shoot to delivery to distributor.
• Carrying out initial client meetings. Liaising with technical teams and creatives and
workflow planning.
• Quoting on work, ensuring that budgets are adhered to.
• Developing client relationships, helping them through the technical side of post
production. Aiding the realisation of their project by designing schedules and work-flows
which work for them and their deadline.
• Ensuring that all client needs are met and that all deliverables are made to spec and
delivered on time. Progress chasing throughout the process.
• Negotiating extra funds with clients in the event that the work involved should over-
reach the budget.
• Invoicing projects.
• Experience of all types of features and broadcast work.
▪ VFX heavy features.
▪ Feature documentaries including large amounts of archive material.
▪ Art projects with simultaneously projection onto multiple screens.
▪ Extensive archive projects designed to future proof the body of work of the film-
maker.
▪ 3D stereoscopic conversions and 3D originated projects to both tape and file based
delivery.
▪ Drama series for Internet platforms and broadcast.

3. ▪ Delivery to multiple international broadcasters requiring different technical specs,
durations, credit rollers, logos and content.
▪ QC and sign off.
▪ Delivery to tight deadlines.
▪ Responding to ever changing demands of production schedule slippage.
Filmography:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3381610/?ref_=nm_flmg_msc_1
Films and projects worked on:
As Associate Producer
Every Boy Wants a Toy Gun (In production) Directed by Ulrike Kubatta
As Post Producer
Features
Letters to Sofija Directed by: Bob Mullan.
The Numbers Station Directed by: Kasper Barfoed
The Stuart Hall Project Directed by: John Akomfra
Scintilla Directed by: Billy O'brien
The Christmas Candle: Directed by: John Stephenson
Bhopal – A Prayer for Rain Directed By: Ravi Kumar
Vampire Academy Directed by Mark Waters
Angel (pa Still Waters) Directed by Ray Burdis
The Widowmaker Directed by Patric Forbes
Picking up the Pieces Directed by Charlie Gauvain
and Clive Dunne
Ten Billion Directed by Peter Webber
Blue (4K re-mastering) Directed by Derek Jarman
Unhallowed Ground Directed by Russell England
Taking Stock Directed By Maeve Murphy
Anti Social Directed by Reg Traviss
Breakdown Directed by Jonnie Malachy
Scottish Mussel Directed by Talulah Riley
The Man Who Knew Infinity Directed by Matt Brown
Archive
The Derek Jarman Archive Curated by James Mackay

4. Broadcast
Drama
Steffi Directed by Aileen
and Carol Ann Docherty
Five-a-Side Directed by Aileen
and Carol Ann Docherty
Documentary
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington Directed by: John Akomfrah
Shorts
I Think Therefore Directed by Georgia King
What's in a Name Directed by: Aleem Khan & Faryal
Summer in the City 3D short – winner of Nintendo prize
The Three Brothers Directed by: Aleem Khan
As DI Deliverables Producer
Outpost: Black Sun Directed by: Steve Barker
Trishna Directed by: Michael Winterbottom
Storage 24 Directed by: Johannes Roberts
Hello Quo Directed by: Alan G Parker
The Wee Man Directed by: Ray Burdis
Testimonials
Director Bob Mullan (Letters to Sofija) said; "Marie Valentino organised the multiple
deliverables for this complicated film - for example, it was shot in Russian, Lithuanian and
Polish - with high efficiency, understanding and always with a friendly smile. She ensured that
we left Prime Focus with the best possible result."
Post production supervisor Jackie Vance said “We were really pleased with the support and
the dedication from the whole Prime Focus team.....…... I really must express how much we
appreciated Marie Valentino’s hard work – her help, problem solving, dedication and ability to
sort everything out with a totally calm approach. She is a producer that we would all love to
work with again and again!”
David Lawson Producer of Martin Luther King – The March on Washington and the Stuart Hall
Project said “We chose Prime Focus because of their exceptional graders and client contact
personnel. This was a huge project with a very complex back-end work-flow, that we knew we
could trust with Prime Focus and its very experienced and calm staff. Every aspect of the
project was treated with respect and care. They're the best in town.”
Deepak Nayar, Producer on Vampire Academy said: “It was seamless work delivered on time. I
would use them on my next movie.”
Maeve Murphy, director of Taking Stock said: “Marie was very diligent, highly effective,
definitely pushed me to get the best for the film and was a pleasure to deal with.”