Alex Harknett
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Casting Department
A very well organised, confident, self-motivated and meticulous Producer / Archive Producer / VT Producer with thirty years experience within the television and film industry. I have exceptional negotiating skills and am excellent at saving money and working within budget constraints. I'm particularly interested in working within the entertainment, comedy, documentary and music genres and I have a huge amount of experience in all these areas.
Below are a few testimonials:
"Alex is an incredibly organised, thorough and efficient archive producer, and on the two projects where I've managed to work with him, he's found some real archive gems. Even while working part-time across several shows at different companies, he always got us what we needed when we needed it. He's very mindful of budget constraints, and set up an enviable system for logging clips and liaising with the post house for ingest and final post." Kate Staples, Producer/Director, Britain's Greatest Adverts - Big Deal Films for Channel 5.
"Alex was organised, efficient and communicated well within the production team and external parties. His close eye on managing budget and post-production workflows was a key part of the production's success. " John Keyes, Acting Head of Production - ITN Productions.
"Alex quite simply, has an encyclopedic knowledge of all things archive. He single handily sourced archive across 5 hours of content for the Greatest toys series offering wonderful, inspired choices. Alex records every step of his process and brings organisation, calmness and crucially a creative editorial know-how. Archive can be such a complicated world but Alex cuts through all that and gets it ALL done with clarity and precision. From briefing, original sourcing, thorough costings - putting incredible deals in place - to onscreen credits and final paperwork. Alex is an Archive powerhouse." Keith Cotton, Executive Producer - The Greatest Toys series, Ch5.
"Alex was a fabulous personality to have in the office and his archive knowledge was second to none. The project he worked on (Black Hollywood: They've Gotta Have Us - BBC / Netflix) required large amounts of footage from various sources, he dived into the task and doggedly completed the collation and paperwork bang on time. Top bloke, would be happy to bring him in on future projects. Best Shurwin Beckford series producer - AFL Films."
"I have worked with Alex on several occasions on the 'When [TV] Goes Horribly Wrong' brand of archive programming for Channel 5. He is a highly seasoned Archive Producer, who is able to work quickly and methodically, often single-handedly taking ownership of footage and stills clearance. Like most productions, we were on a fast turnaround and Alex remained cool under pressure. He is budget-conscious, negotiating copyright within challenging parameters and has a contact book covering many libraries and broadcasters from all over the world. I would highly recommend Alex. He is a friendly team player with a solid work ethic. He would be a valuable asset to any production." Simon Withington, Executive Producer, Crackit Productions.
"Alex has worked on The Jonathan Ross Show for many years now and we could not imagine doing the series without him. He is brilliantly organised, highly motivated, has loads of enthusiasm, an excellent team player, great at negotiating and always manages to track down some amazing footage to use on the show." Peter Hackett, Head of Production, Hotsauce TV.
Below are a few testimonials:
"Alex is an incredibly organised, thorough and efficient archive producer, and on the two projects where I've managed to work with him, he's found some real archive gems. Even while working part-time across several shows at different companies, he always got us what we needed when we needed it. He's very mindful of budget constraints, and set up an enviable system for logging clips and liaising with the post house for ingest and final post." Kate Staples, Producer/Director, Britain's Greatest Adverts - Big Deal Films for Channel 5.
"Alex was organised, efficient and communicated well within the production team and external parties. His close eye on managing budget and post-production workflows was a key part of the production's success. " John Keyes, Acting Head of Production - ITN Productions.
"Alex quite simply, has an encyclopedic knowledge of all things archive. He single handily sourced archive across 5 hours of content for the Greatest toys series offering wonderful, inspired choices. Alex records every step of his process and brings organisation, calmness and crucially a creative editorial know-how. Archive can be such a complicated world but Alex cuts through all that and gets it ALL done with clarity and precision. From briefing, original sourcing, thorough costings - putting incredible deals in place - to onscreen credits and final paperwork. Alex is an Archive powerhouse." Keith Cotton, Executive Producer - The Greatest Toys series, Ch5.
"Alex was a fabulous personality to have in the office and his archive knowledge was second to none. The project he worked on (Black Hollywood: They've Gotta Have Us - BBC / Netflix) required large amounts of footage from various sources, he dived into the task and doggedly completed the collation and paperwork bang on time. Top bloke, would be happy to bring him in on future projects. Best Shurwin Beckford series producer - AFL Films."
"I have worked with Alex on several occasions on the 'When [TV] Goes Horribly Wrong' brand of archive programming for Channel 5. He is a highly seasoned Archive Producer, who is able to work quickly and methodically, often single-handedly taking ownership of footage and stills clearance. Like most productions, we were on a fast turnaround and Alex remained cool under pressure. He is budget-conscious, negotiating copyright within challenging parameters and has a contact book covering many libraries and broadcasters from all over the world. I would highly recommend Alex. He is a friendly team player with a solid work ethic. He would be a valuable asset to any production." Simon Withington, Executive Producer, Crackit Productions.
"Alex has worked on The Jonathan Ross Show for many years now and we could not imagine doing the series without him. He is brilliantly organised, highly motivated, has loads of enthusiasm, an excellent team player, great at negotiating and always manages to track down some amazing footage to use on the show." Peter Hackett, Head of Production, Hotsauce TV.