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News 2022

Okay, let's try this again. Jon is...

 

Series & Establishing Director of Mad As Hell. itv Studios / ABC

Setup and Director of Spicks & Specks reboot 2022 seasonABC

Director/Producer of The Roast of Paul Hogan. Ocean View Entertainment / Seven

Director of Christmas with Delta. Nine

Director of Would I Lie To You Australia season 1ESA /Ten

OB Director of The Block auctions finale. Cavalier / Nine

Series & Establishing Director of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. Thinkative / ABC

Director of Just For Laughs Australia season 8Big Yellow Taxi /Ten

TWP projects include...

ESPN The Jump - turnkey multicam solution at HitMaker

The Roast of Paul Hogan - Jon, tech, edit

Confidential Proof of Concept / Sizzle Reels

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News 2021

News 2020

Another year of stops and starts. HitMaker is very slowly recovering,

and TWP is creating some great new formats. Jon is... 

 

Setup and Director of Spicks & Specks reboot 2021 seasonABC

Series & Establishing Director of Mad As Hell. itv Studios / ABC

Series & Establishing Director of Season 7 of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. Thinkative / ABC

Establishing & Melbourne Director revamped Q&A. ABC

 

In 2021 TWP projects include...

ESPN The Jump - turnkey multicam solution at HitMaker

MICF - The Great Debate, RAW final, Comedy Up Late

proof of concept: Third Drawer Down

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Well, I think that we can write most of 2020 off, but for what it's worth Jon is...

 

Series & Establishing Director of Mad As Hell for Season 11. itv Studios / ABC

Setup and Director of Spicks & Specks rebootABC

Series & Establishing Director of Season 6 of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. Thinkative / ABC

Establishing & Melbourne Director revamped Q&A. ABC

Director The Chase. itv Studios / Seven

Director The MSO's Perfect End To 2020

In 2020 TWP projects include...

Isolation TV from Hitmaker Studios - trying to provide some entertainment to everyone stuck at home in lockdown

takeover - the new way to second-screen

proof of concept: Pick Me!

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News 2019

In 2019 Jon is...

 

Series & Establishing Director of Mad As Hell for Season 10. itv Studios / ABC

Setup and Director of Spicks & Specks reboot Ausmusic Special. ABC

Series & Establishing Director of Talkin' 'bout Your Generation reboot. itv Studios / Nine

Series Director of Season 4 of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. Thinkative / ABC

Director Show Me The Movie. Blink TV / Ten

Director The Chase. itv Studios / Seven

Director Q&A. ABC

Producer/Director of RAW Comedy. SBS

In 2019 TWP projects include...

RAW Comedy Finals - Outside Broadcast, Post Production

MICF The Great Debate - Outside Broadcast

Comedy Up Late - Shoot/edit

News 2018

In 2018 Jon is...

 

Series & Establishing Director of Mad As Hell for Seasons 8&9. itv Studios / ABC

Series & Establishing Director of Talkin' 'bout Your Generation reboot. itv Studios / Nine

Setup and Director of Spicks & Specks Reunion Special. ABC

Series Director of Hard Quiz. Thinkative / ABC

Co-Director Hannah Gadsby: Nanette. Live at the Sydney Opera House. Guesswork / Netflix

OB Director The Block Finale 2018. Nine / Cavalier

OB Director Carols by Candlelight 2018. Nine

Series Director of Season 4 of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. Thinkative / ABC

Series Director of Comedy Up Late. ABC | Producer/Director of RAW Comedy. SBS

Executive Consultant for The Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018. ABC

Director The Chase. itv Studios / Seven

Director Q&A. ABC

 

In 2018 TWP projects include...

 

Sam Smith Live at the Melbourne Town Hall - Outside Broadcast, Post Production

RAW Comedy Finals - Outside Broadcast, Post Production

 

News 2017

In 2017 Jon is...

 

Series Director of Mad As Hell for an incredible seventh season. itv Studios / ABC

Series Director of Season 3 of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. Thinkative / ABC

Series Director of Behave Yourself!  Eureka Productions. Seven Network

Executive Consultant (yes he knows!) for The Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2017. ABC 

Series Director of Sideliners (Live). ABC

Series Live Director of One Night Stan for Guesswork TV. STAN

Live Director for Peter Helliar, One Hot Mess for Guesswork TV.  Network Ten

Series Director of Comedy Up Late. ABC | Producer/Director of RAW Comedy. SBS

Director of The Great Debate 2017 for ABC / MICF

Consulting on Get Krack!n with our friends at Guesswork TV ABC

...and some visits to The Chase. Seven Network

...and now Series Director on Talkin' 'bout Your Generation s05 for itv StudiosNine in 2018

and

Confidential Pilot - Network Ten

In 2017 TWP projects include...

One Night Stan - Outside Broadcast

Peter Helliar, One Hot Mess - Outside Broadcast

Get Krack!n  produced at HitMaker Studios

RAW Comedy Finals - Outside Broadcast, Post Production

News 2016

In 2016 Jon is...

 

Series Director of Mad As Hell for a massive sixth season. ABC

Series Director of The Living Room for a fifth season. Network Ten

Series Director for Season 2 of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. ABC

Consulting on Long Lost Family. Network Ten

Director on The Chase Australia. Seven Network

Series Director (studio) for Kiss Bang Love. Seven Network.

Series Director of Comedy Up Late & Stand and Deliver. ABC

Producer/Director of RAW Comedy finals. SBS

Director - Old Woman Crawf: AFL Footy Show. Nine Network

Guest Director on Play School 50th Anniversary. ABC

and

Confidential Pilot - Seven Network (now revealed as Behave Yourself!)

Confidential Pilot - Network Ten

Confidential Pilot #2 - Seven Network

Confidential Pilot - ABC (now revealed as Sideliners)

 

In 2016 TWP projects include...

 

RAW Comedy finals - Outside Broadcast & Post-Production

One Night Stan - Outside Broadcast

Old Woman Crawf: AFL Footy Show - Production & Post-Production.

Adam Lambert for iHeart Radio - Outside Broadcast & Post-Production.

Stand and Deliver. Kiss, Bang, Love. - Technical Consultants.

 

 

 

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