Tanya Mcwaters Production Manager
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Tanya Mcwaters

About me: A summary of me in 50 words...I’m determined, straightforward, obdurate at times, a terrible gardener and, evidently, self aware. However, I’m also creative, hardworking and funny (at times). Characters I associate with; Del Boy, Miss Trunchbull, Jordan Belfort, Stuart Little and Michael Corleone (that’s a joke - told you I’m funny…).

8 years experience.

Genre: Childrens, Comedy, Commercials, Corporate, Documentary, Factual Entertainment, Light Entertainment, Online Content, Outside Broadcasts

Additional skills: Covid Supervisor, First Aid, Health And Safety

Other skills: Professionally - experience working with children, food, casting, with talent, in both smaller and larger teams.
Training: Albert training; Managing Risk certification; Managing Covid certification;
Personally - a creative person: Haberdashery, DIY, renovating houses (relatively phenomenal at plastering and sanding) gardening (slow process) and drawing.

Overseas experience in: Belize, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Tunisia.

Willing to be based in: Birmingham / Midlands, London / South East

Languages: Fluent English, Conversational German

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Credits

Ruffino Wines

Production company: TasteMade; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Commercials, Documentary; Broadcaster: online.

Mini Documentary for Ruffino Wines advertising campaign, filmed in Florence Italy.


Go Daddy

Production company: Palm Visual and VCCP; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Corporate; Broadcaster: NA.

Photography shoot for Go Daddy


Jamie Travels the Mediterranean

Production company: Jamie Oliver Productions; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Factual Entertainment, Light Entertainment; Broadcaster: Channel 4.

A cooking travel series across the Mediterranean. Cooking with Jamie in Tunisia, France and Greece. I worked both on location and from UK.


Big Zuu's Big Eats

Production company: Boom Cymru; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Comedy, Factual Entertainment, Light Entertainment, Magazine Programmes; Broadcaster: Dave, BBC iplayer.

Big Zuu’s Big Eats, Season 4


First Dates

Production company: Twenty Twenty; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Factual Entertainment, Light Entertainment, Observational Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.

Season 8 of First Dates


Nocturnal Aldo

Production company: DSP Banijay; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary, Observational Documentary; Broadcaster: National Geographic.

Filming ALDO Kane in Belize - all at night! From Jaguar reserves to rain forests to swimming with sharks...Little heavy on the risk assessment and logistics but a nice challenging shoot nonetheless.


BBC Food - Various

Production company: Objekt; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Light Entertainment; Broadcaster: BBC Iplayer.

Filming numerous cooking episodes with Miguel Barclay for BBC Food.


Queen Victoria And The British Maharajah

Production company: Bend It Films; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.

A documentary working with. Gurinder Chadha exploring the remarkable life story of Prince Victor Duleep Singh. Involved filming overseas (France) and interviews across the UK.


A Taste of Italy

Production company: Wilson Worldwide; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Factual Entertainment; Broadcaster: Channel 4.

Cooking Series across Italy (X8 30 min episodes)


Vacation By Design

Production company: Just So Films; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Light Entertainment; Broadcaster: Magnolia TV.

Makeover show updating old B&B’s.


The Sheikh

Production company: Untold Studios; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Comedy; Broadcaster: Channel 4.

Online series for Channel 4.


Smyths Toys - TVCs (various)

Production company: Heartstrings; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Childrens, Commercials; Broadcaster: Commercial.

Filming with children on numerous (about 8) Smyths Toys commercials.


Dr Oetker Ristorante Pizza TVC

Production company: Twenty Twenty; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Commercials; Broadcaster: Commercial.

Commercial for Dr Oetker’s Ristorante Pizza


Beefeater Gin TVC

Production company: Rascal Films; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Commercials; Broadcaster: Commercial.

Filming Beefeater Gin commercial with McCann agency.


Please see my CV for further credits!

Production company: NA; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Comedy, Commercials, Documentary, Factual Entertainment, Reality.

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