Meet the team.
Shoot the Company was established in 2006 by Tom Hillier and Henry Wilks. We have enormous experience producing and directing a wide variety of corporate films and have enjoyed shooting CEO’s and Prime Ministers, brewers, children, bankers, chemists, judges, entrepreneurs, teachers, super-models and potatoes.
Tom Hillier
Founder
Tom spent most of his television career being shouted at by football managers. After two years at Talkback he moved to IMG/TWI in 1999 to produce and direct the worldwide Premier League magazine show and sports documentaries. His television credits include, They Think It’s All Over, FAPL Preview Show, FIFA World Cup, Wimbledon, Being Jose Mourinho. Tom has never been shouted at whilst filming for Shoot the Company although someone at No 10 did get quite cross.
Henry Wilks
Founder
Henry is an expert in filming pigs having spent three years on Jimmy’s Farm, producing the series for the BBC.
He has produced and directed across the BBC and Channel 4, where he ended up filming lambs in Gordon Ramsay’s garden for the F Word.
He can also film humans.
Sophie Taylor
Company Director
Sophie’s career in television began aged 10 when she watched the BBC Holiday programme and she realised that she wanted “that job”. As well as directing on the Holiday programme, she has produced primetime programming for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. More recently, she has worked as a media consultant advising companies and individuals on their media communications strategy which she continues to do as part of her work at Shoot the Company.
Sara Butler
Head of Production
Sara’s childhood ambition was to become an actress. Luckily it turned out her true skills lay in the rather more exciting and dynamic department of TV Production. She started her career working for the BBC One promotions team, then moved into drama setting up shoots all over the world. She worked on programmes such as Silent Witness, Minder, The Bill, Footballers’ Wives, Casualty and EastEnders where the actors were jealous of her dazzling array of production skills.
Adrian Griffiths
Head of Post Production
Adrian is a professional Moby look-a-like who is an excellent editor. He cut his teeth editing at the Feltham Young Offenders Institute before moving onto MTV and the British Film Institute.
He has detailed know how across a plethora of formats and drinks deep at the cutting edge of compression technology.
