Elise Harris
Phone 07968 341 219
email elisevharris@yahoo.co.uk
Work History
2000-2004
- From May 2004 - Film and TV Editor What Satellite and Digital TV
- To May 2004 - Assistant editor (TV features and highlights) What Satellite and Digital TV
- To 2003 - TV editor of Better Satellite.
- 2000-present - Film reviews and features for Total DVD
- Features and reviews for Starlog
- January 2001 - Editor of Pojo’s Pokemon. Contributed to DIY Power magazine. Became assistant editor of What Satellite TV.
- April 2000 - Moved to London to work on various publications, including What Satellite TV, Mary Beth’s Bean Bag World, Pojo’s Pokemon and Better Satellite.
Up to 2000
- January 1999-April 2000 - staff reporter at The Ross Gazette
- September 1998
- January 1999 Worked as reporter for Brecon and Radnor Express - including articles for Business, Outlook and Plan B supplements, and work on The Brecon Tribune.
- Summer 1998
- freelance work for Swansea Sound Radio and The Gwent Gazette newspaper.
- 1997-98
- NCTJ course. Work experience with Valleys Radio (October-December 1997 The (Free) Press (October 97). Editor of college magazine Sorted (September 97- April 98)
- 1999
Life model for various institutions around Monmouthshire and Torfaen
- 1996-7
- workshop leader for Valley Education Services, (VES) running workshops on Canals, Toys and Victorian Homes for three to twelve year olds at Valleys Inheritance Museum.
- Poems in Poetry Wales, Planet and other magazines. Regularly perform
- Site assistant for Torfaen Museum Trust, Valleys Inheritance Museum
Other information
- July 2004 - Instrumental in organising a performance poetry night at The Tabernacle Arts Centre, Notting Hill. Also co-MC for the evening.
- 2003-4 - Regular voice performer/writer for The Loose Goose radio Show
- 2003 - Wrote and directed a short film I was Never Young
- Appeared in an educational film on AIDS awareness - demonstrating improvisation and drama techniques.
- Continuity for a short student film 'BURNING BRIGHT'. Also appeared as a nurse.
- Made 'PERFECT?' a documentary on cosmetic surgery, as part of my degree. Experience of camerawork, script writing, editing, research, interviewing and voice over.
EDUCATION
1998 * NCTJ Print Journalism, Gwent College -100wpm shorthand, Law, Public Affairs, Journalism (passed all exams)
* BA hons. 2:2 (Majored in Drama, minors in ENGLISH, AMERICAN STUDIES, MEDIA AND POPULAR CULTURE) University of Leicester degree
* 'A' levels in ART, ENGLISH and DRAMA. FOUNDATION DRAMA, Pontypool College (now Gwent College)
* School - Abersychan Comprehensive (Seven GCSEs grades A-C)
Other certificates /courses
* Planning the event - arts event management course - Spread the Word Literature Development (July 2004)
* Devised Theatre - City Lit (2003)
* Acting for TV - LARFT (2003)
* Musical Theatre - Pineapple Studio (2002)
* Playback Theatre - Certificate from Drama Association of Wales (August 1997)
* Certificate in Counselling- Theory and Practice (June 1997)
* Welcome Host certificate from Wales Tourist Board (1995)