Hertfordshire
PEOPLE IN THE MEDIA
THE MAKEUP ARTISTS

Michelle Abels
Michelle Abels is a celebrity tv and film makeup artist of many years
standing. She has worked on numerous movies and tv
programmes including "Robin Hood","This Morning", "Top Gear",
"East Enders" and "Dr Who".
To book Michelle contact her at:
or Mobile 07850054634

Ben Yacobi
Ben Yacobi is a photo journalist with a growing reputation especially in the music and entertainment industry. His regular clients include Universal
Island Records and the BBC, and he is
currently working both on and off stage with
Ivor Novello winning band The Feeling.
See some of Ben’s work at his website:
THE PRODUCERS
Liz Trubridge
is a freelance television and film producer who started her media career as a PA in BBC Schools Radio. She
then was accepted on to the television Panel where
she moved on into Drama working as a Production Manager before becoming a Producer.
Her body of work includes.
A Short Stay in Switzerland (Producer, BBC)
(2009)
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll, (Producer, BBC)
(1999)
From Time to Time (Producer, Lionhead)
(2009)
Pas de Trois (Producer)
(2002)
The Riff Raff Element
(Producer, BBC)
(1993)
Number 27 (Production Manager)
He's Asking for Me (Production Manager)
Wynne & Penkovsky (Production Manager)
The Devil's Disciple (Production Manager)
Alive & Kicking (1st AD)
An Affair in Mind (1st AD)
A Matter of Choice for
Billy (1st AD)
The Combination (Production Assistant)
Across the Water (Production Assistant)
Tales from 1001 Nights
(Production Assistant, BBC)
Antony & Cleopatra
(Production Assistant, BBC)
Dr Who
(Production Manager, BBC )
Of those productions she has worked on,
Awards have gone to:
- Bafta Awards, Best Series (Nominated),
1993
The Riff Raff Element
Sandford St Martin's Religious
TV Awards, Best TV Film (Nominated),
2009
A Short Stay in Switzerland
Monte Carlo TV Festival,
Best TV Film (Nominated), 2009
A Short Stay in Switzerland
Broadcast Awards, Best Film, 2010
A Short Stay in Switzerland
Broadcast Press Guild Awards, Best
Single Drama (Nominated), 2010
A Short Stay in Switzerland
Royal Television Society awards,
Best Single Drama (Nominated), 2010
A Short Stay in Switzerland
Chicago Children's Film Festival,
Best of the Festival, 2009
From Time to Time
Bafta Television Awards,
Best Single Drama (Nominated), 2010
A Short Stay in Switzerland
Seattle Film Festival ,
Best Family Film, 2010
From Time to Time
Fiuggi Family Film Festival,
Best Film, 2010
From Time to Time
Prix Europa, TV Fiction
(Nominated), 2010
THE VISION MIXERS/DIRECTORS
Sonia Lovett is a freelance television visionmixer
and director with an historic career at the BBC and Thames.
She has experience in all types of programmes in particular:
- music - classical and popular, opera, ballet, drama,
sit-coms, soaps, children's, light entertainment and
cookery.
Her recent works have included directing/vision
mixing 5 plays for the National Performance
Archive (Victoria & Albert Museum). including " Enron" (Noel Coward Theatre),
Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Young Vic) and
Woman in Black (Fortune Theatre).
In addition, she has worked on a number of
Proms (BBC) and the Last Night of the Welsh Proms (S4C).
Sonia has some updated news. She is now co-presenting QVC's new knitting show, Knitting Studio: Winter Warmers at 11am on Tuesday 3rd January, and can't wait to get started!
THE WRITERS

Sharron Livingston
Sharron Livingston is the publisher of a series of
Channel Hoppers Guides - fact
packed, pocket sized guides for
Channel Hoppers to Northern France.
These are available in print and now
and
The online series will grow to incorporate
all the major destinations in France and
Belgium.
She is also a freelance travel writer as well
as editor at The Travel Magazine
She has been the travel expert at
Talksport Radio, regularly heard on
Traveltalk radio and now on Play Radio
UK. She also appeared on the
BBC Holiday Programme, GMTV,
CNN and Al Jazeerah TV as an expert
in travel.
Sharron now produces her own show,
Livingston's World on JNET Radio,
Thursdays 6.00pm - 9.00 pm.

Steve Saragossi
Steve Saragossi is an
Englishman living
As a film historian and lecturer he has
school modules on film as well as
working on two books.
he has written website copy, PR releases,
submissions, speeches, proofing,
the following writing services:
- corporate work (white papers, manuals,
social media copy, PR Releases).
• Copywriting for campaigns
• Proofing.
• Creative writing including conceptual work,
doctoring.
• Lecturer in film studies.
• Curator of film.
• Author of film related books, essays, articles.
• Film writing for magazines such as FilmInk
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