Carl Austin Email & Phone Number

Basingstoke, Gb

Winchester, England, United Kingdom

Producing video content and digital media to the highest technical and creative standard whilst staying in budget and on schedule.

Basingstoke

As the Creative Director at Exit 6, I am responsible for crafting and maintaining the festival’s visual identity across all platforms. My role is integral to shaping the festival’s brand, ensuring that it resonates with our audience and reflects the creative spirit of the films we showcase. My key responsibilities include: • Visual Identity & Design: Overseeing all aspects of the festival’s visual identity, from concept to execution. I design and produce engaging video and graphic content for our social media channels, ensuring consistent branding and messaging. • Printed Materials: I create all printed materials for the event, including programs, sponsor backdrops, flyers, and posters. My work ensures that every visual element, from large banners to small details, aligns with our festival’s aesthetic and enhances the attendee experience. • Website Design & Layout: I am responsible for the layout and design of the Exit 6 website, ensuring it is visually appealing, user-friendly, and up-to-date with the latest festival information. • Collaboration & Outsourcing: I liaise with and brief other creatives on outsourced projects, including bespoke artwork from independent artists. My role requires clear communication and a strong vision to guide external contributors in aligning with our festival’s brand.Key Skills: • A keen eye for detail and composition, ensuring all visual content meets the highest standards. • A deep passion for short films and filmmaking, which informs and inspires my creative direction. • Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, essential tools in my design process.I am excited to continue growing in this role, exploring new ways to expand the festival’s reach and impact through innovative visual storytelling.

Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom

As a Freelance Editor I have worked with a variety of Video Production agencies creating B2B and B2C content for websites, social media and internal communications. I work remotely from my home edit studio.

Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom

Pitching ideas to clients and writing treatments and supporting documentation. Managing a variety of projects end to end and overseeing the quality of the delivery. Helping develop the skills within the team.

Basingstoke

Create innovative and engaging content for corporate clients including B&Q, Motorola, Tesco, Auto Trader, Sony and Cadburys.RECENT PROJECTS INCLUDEDirector & Editor - Motorola product promo - Interviewing Police and support staff together with shooting exciting b-roll of the product in use and the police officers in action. Director & Animator - Refresh Festival Animated logo - I created a colourful set of animated stick figures foreach letter of the logo, each representing a different sport or fitness from the festival.Producer, Director & Editor - BCMS - Four Pillars - Using high frame rate footage and motion trackedgraphics, this video was used to showcase the location together with their business values.Producer, Director & Editor - Ridgeway Community School - web videos - 5 videos shot over a period of 1 year exploring the school‘s unique curriculum for children with severe and /or profound learning difficulties. As the director of this project I was responsible for building and maintaining a relationship with both the staff and the children with a particular challenge of minimising any disruption to the teaching day. Editor & Animator - Imperial Brands - End of Year - A fun motion graphics video showcasing the company‘s performance across the year.Director, Editor & Animator - B&Q - Annual Conference videos - 25 videos - including high energy presentation openers (which were designed to fit a unique sized screen), motion graphics explainer videos.Editor & Animator - Majestic Wines - End of Year - Mixing live action video with stylish onscreen motiongraphics, this video was shown at the company‘s end of year conference.Producer, Director & Editor - B&Q - Recruitment videos - Travelling across 5 stores we interviewed many B&Q employees from various areas of the business to show why B&Q is a great career choice.Editor & Animator - Smart Driver Club - App videos - 7 hand drawn animations exploring the features ofthe Smart Driver Club app.