Patricia Francisconi

Specialties: Expedition Production, Documentary/Factual, Live/Outside Broadcast, Extreme Sports, Martial Arts, Music

Camera Operator, Self-Shooting PD, Editor with 5 years of experience in the industry, proficiency on a large variety of cameras and understanding of vision mixing and broadcast engineering.
Key skills include strong analytical capabilities, diligent, academic research strategies, varied cultural unterstanding, strong linguistic skills, ability to easily and successfully adapt to a large variety of social, cultural or professional circumstances. Significant expedition experience, confident working in challenging/hostile environments. Good psychological understanding of the subject or character at hand, resulting ability to quickly establish relationships, lasting trust and rapport with sources/contacts.
Worked on documentaries “In God We Trust” (investigative - Feature), “Escape from Siberia” (obs doc - ARTE), factual programs for Hong Kong Television, Channel 4 News, Russian News Television among others. Self-funded, produced and directed documentary on the challenges of a nation in the grip of foreign missionaries, corporate interests, and the effects of this male-dominated frontier industry on the women in Papua New Guinea.
Shot, directed and edited several promotion videos, showreels, artist/athlete profiles and behind the scenes documentaries as well as developed complete visual marketing strategies including photography, video, web- and graphic design. Currently producing web-based documentary series on homelessness in London.
Current live broadcast engagements include UCMMA, WCMMA, FUSION, Shock ‘n’ Awe Fight Series, et al. Previously responsibilities for full coverage of multiple live events (music, sports, theater) including multiple world title fights (Boxing, Kickboxing) in Vienna, Austria.