PORTFOLIO | Louise Carroll

PRODUCER – Premium Documentary for BBC – Cardiff Productions

Single film following a high-profile public figure and exploring young men and boys in Britain today. Casting men, young people and children – and those working with them. Securing sensitive access, storyfinding, location producing and interviewing, deep-dive research and idea generation

PRODUCER – Development for Nat Geo – Workerbee

Exploring artificial intelligence. Idea generation, storyfinding, research and pitch writing

PRODUCER – Development for Netflix – Transistor Films / Longwave Studios

Prison access development. Idea generation, storyfinding, research and pitch writing

PRODUCER – Development for SVOD – Renowned Films

Development for US-based investigative documentary series in funded development stage

PRODUCER / EDIT PRODUCER – Development for Peacock (NBC) – Zandland

Development, pitch / episode breakdown writing and sizzle edit producing for US-based investigative SVOD documentary series in funded development stage

FIELD PRODUCER – 'To Catch A Smuggler: Europe' for Nat Geo – Pernel Media

Obs doc series following the police and customs agencies in Italy, maintaining relationships with contributors and directing interviews and actuality on location

SENIOR PRODUCER / SHOOTING PRODUCER / DEVELOPMENT PRODUCER – 'Deadliest Families' for Discovery+ – Crackit Productions

Won 6 x 60’ true crime doc series commission by single-handedly securing access to contributors, storyfinding and pitch-writing for a series about murders within the family unit (juggling 40 stories in total). Continued the series through production, securing access to families of homicide victims, police departments, prosecutors and courts across the UK. Wrote 4-act breakdowns. On location for the shoots, IV directing and shooting 2nd cam

CASTING / DEVELOPMENT PRODUCER – 'Love Con Revenge' for Netflix – Twenty Twenty Television

Development, casting, talent and story producing for US-based investigative documentary series following victims of romance scams attempting to reclaim their lives with help from “The Tinder Swindler” target Cecilie Fjellhøy and private investigator Brianne Joseph

PRODUCER – 'American Monster' (S8) and 'Caught in the Net' (S2) for Discovery ID – Arrow Media

True crime documentary series about the importance of digital forensics in criminal investigations and another looking into the minds of killers. Wrote pitches and interviewed / secured access to families of homicide victims, the FBI, police depts, prosecutors and courts across the US

CASTING PRODUCER – 'The Big Swindle' for Discovery+ (6 x 60') – Crackit Productions

Tasked with finding and securing access to the final story of a true crime doc series about scammers. Single-handedly found multiple strong leads and secured the chosen story in three days - an exclusive, too

PRODUCER – 'Mother Undercover' for Hulu (4 x 60') – Pioneer Productions

Secured access to heroic mothers across the US (and supporting cast) for this true crime doc series. Explored areas such as: cults, gangs, child abduction, human trafficking, corruption in the US justice system, internet predators, murder and drug rings. Amongst others, single-handedly found / secured access to a story in which a mother escaped The Jonestown Massacre with her baby (two of the few remaining survivors of the tragedy)

PRODUCER – US Police Access / Development – Mentorn Media

Built relationships and secured access to police departments across the US

PRODUCER / INTERVIEW DIRECTOR – 'Frontman: David Lee Roth' and 'Frontman: Jon Bon Jovi' for Reelz (2 x 90') – Honey Bee TV

Produced feature-length drama doc biopics about the stories behind two of the greatest frontmen in history. Single-handedly found, and secured access to, hard-to-reach individuals and locations across the US, inc. high-profile musical talent, industry figures and tours of special locations. Directed interviews, actuality and crews remotely and on set for the drama production

US FIELD PRODUCER – 'Secrets, Lies & Private Eyes' for Discovery+ (6 x 60') – October Films

True crime obs doc series. Accompanied two private investigation agencies across Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky on various cases: cold case homicides, hunting for missing persons, bounty hunting, undercover work and stakeouts. Across story, contributors, scheduling and locations, shot 2nd cam (Sony a7S), managed mini cams, operated fixed rig, handled kit and directed actuality sequences

US PRODUCER – 'The Killer Interview with Piers Morgan' for Fox / Crime & Investigation – Plum Pictures

True crime prison access doc series. Sourced stories and secured access to inmates imprisoned in correctional facilities across the US (including those on Death Row), US police departments, private investigators, prosecutors, courts and families of high-profile homicide victims. Interviewed contributors, set up shoots and wrote treatments for the network

PRODUCER / US FIELD PRODUCER – 'Home Sweet Homicide' (6 x 60') and 'My Family's Deadly Secret' (3 x 60') and 'Raw Terror' (6 x 60') for Discovery ID – October Films

True crime drama doc series. Managed the story team and sourced stories / secured access to families of homicide victims, police depts, private investigators, prosecutors, courts across the US. Set up shoots, from the office and on-the-ground, across South Carolina, Maine, Arizona, California, New York, Washington and South Dakota. Directed interviews / actuality on location. Wrote treatments, 5-act breakdowns, script contributions

PRODUCER / INTERVIEW DIRECTOR – 'Patrick Swayze: Ghosts & Demons' for Reelz + Channel 5 'Patrick Swayze: In His Own Words' (1 x 120') – ITV Studios / Potato

Drama doc / biopic. Single-handedly found, and secured access to, hard-to-reach high-profile Hollywood talent (inc. Jerry Zucker, legendary Director of Ghost) and Swayze’s family / friends / co-workers. Set up shoots across the US, directed interviews, actuality and crews remotely and on set for the drama production

PRODUCER – CNN International / CNN Create – commercial.cnn.com/cnn-create

Worked alongside the Strategy and Social teams, storyfinding / casting extraordinary people with extraordinary stories around the world for CNN’s verticals (TV, digital and social channels). Producing pitch decks for CNN’s branded content dept. and social video network Great Big Story (incl. mini-docs and short films)

OLDER CREDITS – 2012 to Nov 2017:

LOUISE CARROLL

DOCUMENTARY TV & FILM PRODUCER