Managing Director
Field Marshal Drever, the housewives favourite, is an award-winning director/producer. He heads up Grain’s commercials and scripted work department. He started life making skateboard films, including the UK’s first skateboard video magazine in 2001. Since then he founded Grain Media with the hairy hippy who lives down the road, has done lots of TV stuff for a whole heap of channels, lots of promos, TV commercials and is currently developing Grain’s first feature film. He likes to quell his extensive dark side by doing bits of youth work and occasionally runs film workshops 'for the kids'. Although predominately grumpy, if you give him tea he'll be nice.
jon@grainmedia.co.uk
About us
Grain Media started life in 2006 when two chaps from 'extreme sports' backgrounds met and decided that, like Voltron, they should join forces.
Since then, we’ve gone from strength to strength. We've produced a huge variety of films; from hard-hitting investigative documentaries and action sports series, through to TV ads and music videos. We have also carved a name for ourselves as a leading web content provider. And as if that wasn't enough, we even do regular youth-work, training and pro-bono work for charities, just so our Mums love us a bit more.
The future for Grain looks bright. We're winning lots of awards for our work, we're producing more documentaries and higher-end promos / TV ads, we've branched into comedy, and have a feature film in development with Film 4.
So, welcome, have a look around, and if you like what you see, give us a tinkle and we'll come and make something for you.
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Count Orlando von EinsiedelManaging Director
Count Orlando von Einsiedel, a human exclamation mark, is a film-maker, ex pro-snowboarder and the most excited man on the planet. He heads up Grain’s documentary department. He has produced and directed several acclaimed and award-winning documentaries, promos and short features for a diverse range of TV networks and brands. “Skateistan: To Live And Skate Kabul” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, won a huge number of awards and secured his place as one of the UK’s top young documentary directors. He's the co-founder of Grain Media, and by far the hardest working.
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Amelia "F@%k Off" FranklinProduction Manager
Amelia had been hanging around Grain for months before we finally gave in and started paying her. Her job is to make sure everyone in Grain knows what they're doing and to keep the ship sailing straight. Amelia's got a glowing heart of gold. She just keeps in the freezer to make it last longer.
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Brigadier Paz MustachioProducer
The man who launched a 1000 ships. Ex-Creative Producer at Warner International, with a strong background in entertainment, comedy, music and documentaries joins Grain's Special Ops Unit and is ready to move the company into defcon 4. Loves tank sized riffs and wears bright neon pants. What he lacks in his BMX size he makes up by his facial hair. He thinks he looks like George Clooney but we think he looks like Jean Claude Sad-Dam.
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Peta "Mrs Tiny" RidleyColourist / Editor
We've worked with the formidable Ms Ridley on many music videos, promos & short films. Where she really shines is in her grading skills. She worked on Snap, turning Bolex 16mm footage into shining pearls of gold and has also worked her magic on Manland and Skateistan. Peta (yes an Aussie with a boys name) she likes tea, really really likes tea. peta@grainmedia.co.uk -
Harri 'the best Grace' GraceAssistant Producer
Initially brought in as an actor on the Aero shoot, Harri would be forced to dress in ridiculous costumes while the team laughed and threw coins at him. When the filming stopped, Harri refused to leave, and he is now a respected member of the team, renowned for his excellent phone manner. Call him, you’ll see.
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Simon "the mushroom" BalchWriter/ Producer
Kung Fu Expert. Yeah, he's a funghi to be with. We started working with Simon on the Job Done projects. We got on so well (or we were all so desperate) we started working together a lot. Simon has been writing and starring in a number of the Aero short films we have been producing. simon@grainmedia.co.uk -
Pad "The Sloth" Vernon.Producer/Director
Pad can mostly be found on the Grain sofa eating sweets and doughnuts. However don't let his unorthodox diet give you a false sense into his persona. Sharp as a knife and able to sniff out the hidden stories behind every situation, Pad makes sure that Grain's roving eye covers all angles of an investigation.
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Some other animals.....Andy Sackey - offline editor
A whizz kid of promos and music videos, and an example to us all.
andy@grainmedia.co.ukFay Milton - offline editor
One of the great promos editors, Fay is also one of the great drummers of this world. She bangs all our drums.
fay@grainmedia.co.ukKatie Bryer - offline editor
Specialising in documentaries and promos, she likes nothing more than sitting quietly in the dark, occasionally emerging to brighten our day.
katie@grainmedia.co.ukNick Pittom - graphics guru
His laissez-faire style belies a sharpness of mind and mouse.
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.....Richard "Tiny" Frazer
- motion graphics
Sometimes we lose Tiny between the floorboards. But we always find him. A motion graphics tour de force.
tiny@grainmedia.co.ukToni "Antonia" Lowe
- production designer
Toni is not the mother to everyone at Grain. Only Simon. She can create anything, absolutely anything. And then she'll get rid of it, really quickly
toni@grainmedia.co.ukRosie Thomas - production designer
As excitable as she is experienced, Rosy's created many beautiful things for Grain.
rosie@grainmedia.co.ukMatt Fox - cinematographer
Occasionally mistaken for security on shoots, Matt is as tall as he is brilliant. (Very).
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....Franklin Dow - cinematographer
Award winning cinematographer, adventurer and all round nice chap.
franklin@grainmedia.co.ukKevin Curtis - director / editor / writer
Otherwise known as "Captain", a truly beautiful specimen, just don't mug him off.
kevin@grainmedia.co.ukWilliam Bridges - director/ writer
Creator of Dead Hungry and currently helping to shape Grain's feature film
william@grainmedia.co.ukNez - director / editor
South London local boy, solid behind the lens
nez@grainmedia.co.uk