Since graduating from Plymouth College of Art with a BA in Film in 2015, Jake has gone on to work on freelance projects including: directing a series of videos for the Institute of Fundraising on ethical door to door charity work, shooting a documentary for six months chronicling a street dance based rehabilitation program on behalf of One Dance UK, traveling France in a double decker bus collecting the worlds first video dictionary for the Memrise language learning app
He also worked full time as a videographer for Plymouth University from 2016 to 2017, where he was responsible for organising, shooting and editing a range of corporate and commercial projects, from marketing material to events coverage.
He then went on to work for the Shoots Group Ltd. as Head of Production. This job included directing, producing, videography and pitching on projects for the some countries biggest fintechs, charities and universities.
Jake now works for Stakester as Head of Video. Here he manages their studio where they produce weekly youtube content, as well as providing photography, events coverage and other marketing materials.
Jake's true love is for narrative film, and he is constantly developing personal narrative projects. He is interested in creating work that provokes and questions the audience, as he believes this is the most engaging form of cinema. His last short film, Doorkeep, was written, produced and directed by Jake and played at festivals internationally throughout 2017. He is due to begin production on his next short, Scope, in 2022.
In his free time Jake is a keen street photographer. He finds shooting streets to be both an exhilarating and terrifying form of photography, and he loves the challenge of it.
Jake's other interests include science, literature and art.
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