Meet the Team
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Susan Beckett
Executive Director Aaron West Production Manager Since graduating from Solent University in 2017, Aaron has enjoyed a variety of freelance projects in the film industry, in particular the short thriller 'Alien: Containment,' produced in collaboration with 20th Century Fox to celebrate 40 years since the release of Ridley Scott's ground-breaking film. More recently, Aaron has overseen production for Collaborative Media, a London-based film company producing corporate video and documentary programmes broadcast on Sky Channel 182. As City Eye's Production Manager, he is keen to use his knowledge and experience to push the organisation to even greater heights through its own projects and in its support of established and developing filmmakers. Liam Calvert Project and Production Support Liam is a filmmaker, originally from Leeds now living in Southampton. Liam studied Film and Television at Solent University, where after starting out as an editor he found his passion for writing and directing. He wrote a World War Two short film for his undergraduate FMP and directed a Wetherspoon workplace documentary and a sci-fi family drama as part of an MA in Film Production. Since leaving higher education, Liam has directed a short zombie drama, and has two more shorts in early development. Liam worked for City Eye for a time in 2019 after finishing his undergraduate degree, and returned to City Eye full time in July 2022 as Project and Production Support. |
In February, the team made a trip to Grace Lau's Portraits In a Chinese Studio, part of a new public art initiative for Southampton led by John Hansard Gallery. Co-Creating Public Space has more activities planned in the city over the coming year. If you want to learn more, sign up to the mailing list by visiting www.cocreatingpublicspace.co.uk.
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