Film & production
Feature and short film directing, producing and screenwriting, with festival awards, broadcast work and independent productions.
Jamie Weston / Creative life
Beyond the credits.
Storyteller, producer, educator and the person who enjoys making a good idea actually happen.
← Return to Jamie WestonCreative work, in context00 / Introduction
Many roles.
One curiosity.
Across film sets, classrooms, galleries, heritage sites and digital platforms, I've spent my career making stories, bringing people together and helping ambitious ideas find an audience. These are different parts of the same creative life.
Books & writing
Children's fantasy, genre fiction, supernatural non-fiction, scripts and audio drama.
People & places
Arts education, cultural programming, gallery operations, heritage storytelling and public communications.
Sharing the skills01 / Education CV
Creative education.
An idea becomes something else when a young person realises they can make it themselves. That's what keeps me returning to education.
Signals Media Arts / Creative Producer & Manager
Designing and delivering filmmaking, animation, stop motion, digital storytelling and creative technology projects for schools, young people and communities. Creative production work since 2018, with expanded management responsibilities from 2025. The role spans planning, staffing, resources, partner relationships, budgets, safeguarding and delivery.
BFI Film Academy / Programme Delivery
Led and supported filmmaking programmes through Signals, bringing young people into professional film production and connecting them with visiting industry practitioners, screenings and Arts Award opportunities.
Colchester Institute / Course Advisor & Masterclass Tutor
Advice, specialist sessions and practical guidance for emerging screen and media creatives.
Inclusive Creative Mentoring / LEA
Practical and accessible creative mentorship supporting individual development and confidence.
BFI Film AcademyArts AwardStop motionAnimationDigital mediaInclusive educationSafeguardingProject design
From concept to opening night02 / Events & management CV
Making it happen.
Behind every good public experience is a hundred small decisions. I enjoy both sides: the big creative idea and the unglamorous business of making it work safely, on time and for the people in the room.
Firstsite / Duty Manager
Front-of-house and operational duty management in a contemporary visual arts venue: visitor care, event and cinema readiness, keyholding, opening and closing, incident response, handovers, practical coordination and working with artists and teams.
Essex Film Collective / Cultural Ambassador & Producer
Organising filmmaker networking events, building creative connections and supporting Essex Film Festival activity.
Colchester Museums / Event Support
Supporting public heritage events including Myth, Magick and Mystery and Moon, Magick and Mystery, with guest, production and visitor-facing responsibilities.
World's Edge Fayre / Event Management
Creative event management and practical public-facing delivery.
Jamie Weston Films / Producer & Production Management
Managing independent production crews, schedules, locations, budgets, collaborators and project delivery from initial idea through to the finished film.
Cultural eventsFestival coordinationKeyholdingPublic safetyFilm productionCreative operationsNetworkingTeam management
Finding the audience03 / Communications CV
Stories that travel.
Good content needs more than a camera. It needs a reason to exist, an understanding of its audience and enough care to make somebody stop scrolling.
Marketing & Communications Executive
Working with Mind in Havering, Barking and Dagenham on social media strategy, campaigns and public-facing communications. My work includes planning content, creating campaign assets, managing posting schedules, monitoring performance and helping more people discover the charity's events and support services.
YouTube Production & Editing
Editing, creative production and digital storytelling across established YouTube channels, from gaming history and cryptocurrency to my own investigations and folklore films through The Bethnal Archives.
Campaign Films
Promotional, documentary and public-information filmmaking for cultural organisations and community projects, including work around Colchester Carnival, Colchester's Masterplan and local stories.
Video productionSocial mediaContent strategyPlatform editingReportingAudience development
Places with something to say04 / Heritage CV
History in motion.
I am especially drawn to the stories hidden in ordinary-looking places: the coast I grew up on, overlooked local histories and the people who can still tell us what happened there.
People of Essex
Thirteen-part heritage video series developed with Signals and partners.
People of Essex at the Library
Further community and historical storytelling.
Stories of Migration
Personal histories and community voices, including films relating to Noah Morris, I'm Indian But... and Marwan.
Fingringhoe Wick / Jaywick Martello Tower / Tides of Tendring
Landscapes, coastal heritage and the people who give these places meaning.
Jumbo / The Moot Hall Organ / Semaphore Signals
Further local history productions about landmarks, technology and the stories they hold.
Stories in a single frame05 / Photography
Making images.
My work behind the camera extends to portrait photography, model shoots and editorial imagery. I favour theatrical light, bold colour, hard shadows and photographs that feel like a scene from a film. Selected work has appeared in photography publications.
Selected photographs from the original portfolio, now housed here on the new website. Choose any image to view it larger.
The unexplained06 / The Bethnal Archives
Into the unknown.
As the creator, writer, producer and on-camera contributor to the Bethnal Archives, I explore unusual histories, local folklore, haunted places and the strange stories that cling to them. It is part research, part exploration, and always an excuse to ask one more question.
Research / Video / Writing
The Bethnal Archives
On-location paranormal research, investigations, heritage-led films and an expanding catalogue of stories about the places and traditions that haunt the British imagination.
This work also connects to my book How to Hunt Ghosts Without Losing Your Head and regional folklore projects.
A career in stories and people06 / Curriculum vitae
The whole picture.
From the earliest film credits and festival screenings to cultural leadership, arts education, heritage and digital communications, the work has taken me in more than one direction. Here, you can explore the credits most relevant to the collaboration you have in mind.
Director / Producer / Writer
Features, shorts, broadcast, awards, production and heritage films.
Author / Creator
Books, audio work and original fictional worlds.
Educator / Manager / Communicator
Education, projects, gallery operations, cultural events and digital campaigns.