Ian Glatt

Producer, Director, Camera

Producer, Director, Camera

Self-shooting Documentary PD

My specialities are history, science and archaeology programmes, but I also work on travel, food, property, and other factual documentaries, including drama reconstruction, both scripted and non-sync. I often look for actuality to inject a highly personal and lively feel to passive subjects, to film intimately and observationally, often combined with with atmospheric sit-down interviews & epic GVs.

My work covers the whole editorial process of documentary making, from development, research and scripting; producing, directing, camerawork, and edit producing. I have set up and produced large drama productions with 30+ crew and a cast of 60 filming in multiple locations over two weeks, right down to solo self-shot films.

I pride myself in building great rapport with contributors, representing the production professionally, to create memorable stories with beautiful footage.

Mystery of the Abandoned (S8)
Discovery/Like a Shot
Self-shooting PD filming stories in Eastern Europe and directing remote crews further afield.
Lost Treasures of Egypt (series 4)
National Geographic/Windfall Films
Self-shooting PD filming stories for three episodes
Hampton Court: Behind Closed Doors
Channel 5/ Lion TV
Self-shooting PD
Lost Treasures of Egypt (series 3)
National Geographic/Windfall Films
Self-shooting PD across 8-part series, taking one 60' episode through the edit
Unearthed: Valley of the Queens
Discovery/Windfall Films
Self-shooting PD & edit producer
Lost Treasures of Egypt (series 2)
National Geographic/Windfall Films
One of 3 self-shooting PDs across 8-part series, taking one 60' episode through the edit
999: On the Front Line
Channel 4/Curve Media
PD (self-shooting) - On call with paramedics of the West Midlands Ambulance Service
Solved: Nature's Strangest Mysteries
Animal Planet/Wall to Wall
PD (self-shooting) for green screen interviews with animal experts
The Channel Tunnel: 25 years on
Channel 5/Windfall Films
PD (self-shooting) for short sequence following maintenance workers deep inside the tunnel


More productions...

The Real Story of... "United 93", "American Made",
The Real Story of... "All Eyez on Me" and "American Gangster"

Reelz channel/World Media Rights
Associate Producer - set up shoots, directed & filmed interviews, and produced ambitious drama shoots for four episodes
Unearthed: Abu Simbel
Discovery/Windfall Films
Associate Producer/ Camera - I helped shape script and story, set up shoots, and then filmed the episode on FS7
Intercity 125: The Train That Saved Britain’s Railways
Channel 5/Windfall Films
Associate Producer/ Camera/ Edit producer – Helped shape story, set up shoots, shot on FS7, and edit produced
Wallis: The Queen That Never Was
Channel 5/ Elephant House Studios
Associate Producer & Edit producer – Helped script, find and cast interviewees/actors, source locations and produced drama. “The best drama that C5 has ever produced” – C5 commissioner Lucy Willis
James Martin's French Adventure
ITV/Blue Marlin
Associate Producer - I developed, set up and managed filming at 20 of Paris and Normandy's most prestigious gastronomic locations
Devonport: Inside the Royal Navy
Discovery/Wag TV
Associate Producer/ Camera – finding new stories, casting, developing off-camera conversations with contributors; working closely with navy press office
Mummies Alive
Smithsonian Channel/ Impossible Factual
Associate Producer/ 2nd Camera – Found stories, helped write script, set up complex full-crew shoots in Italy and Egypt, and shot 2nd camera.
What Happened Next
Discovery Channel / TwoFour
Edit Producer – creating science stories out of funny or amazing UGC for clip show series
The Storms That Stole Christmas
Pioneer/ Channel 4
As Story Producer, I ensured we got so many good stories that there were enough for a sequel episode, which C4 duly commissioned.
The Rise of the Nazi Party
Discovery/ World Media Rights
Associate Producer – I found interviewees, filmed/lit interviews, GVs in Germany, then produced drama recon including sourcing all locations, actors & props for 2 weeks of drama filming.
Globe Trekker: Route 66 and beyond
PBS/ Pilot Productions
Producer– writing script, lining up interviewees and activities at 30 different locations filmed over a two-week journey
Engineering Giants
BBC2/ Lion
Associate Producer – Rig was already demolished, so I found and arranged activities to bring episode to life, including a visit to a working North Sea rig, various industrial processes, and reunion of former crew.
Dirty Great Machines
Princess Productions/ Channel 5
AP (Self-shooting) – Set up access & filmed heavy engineering projects on XF305
Monster Moves: Sink Ship
Windfall Films/ Channel 5
AP (Self-shooting) – delicate access issues filming yard crew under pressure

Contact

I am based in London.

For all enquiries please email me at ian.glatt@gmail.com