FILM / DOCUMENTARY / CONTENT
Luc Bartlett
Creative Producer &
Documentary Storyteller
Bringing people, plans and stories together, from first idea to final delivery.
Find the human story, give talented people a clear plan and keep a ridiculous number of moving parts travelling in the same direction.
— Problem-solving is my caffeine.Selected work / 2010-nowStories made real.
Film, documentary and content projects shaped through curiosity, empathy and practical production.
2016 - 2017INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SERIESShapeHunters
MY ROLE: Co-founder / Producer / Interviewer / Camera / Editor
7 designers
5 cities
4 countries
2 continents
A story focused jewellery platform built around filmed interviews with independent designers. I travelled across Europe and Asia to produce the films, then helped develop the platform that brought their stories and products together.
2021 - 2023MULTI-LOCATION CONTENT PROGRAMMECafeLaVista
MY ROLE: Producer / Director / Camera / Editor / Distribution
150 + videos and shorts
65 locations
UK & Ireland
An end-to-end programme of testimonial, promotional, training and short-form content. I balanced stakeholders, locations and travel while moving concurrent projects from brief through production, feedback and delivery.
SUPER 16MM SHORT FILM2010Just a Little Step
MY ROLE: Producer / Production planning / Budget / Risk
Approx. 35 cast & crew
£4000 budget
On time & budget
A four-week NHS location production culminating in a one-week shoot. I coordinated the cast, crew, budget, suppliers and production documentation, then solved a critical camera problem without losing the schedule.
Remote Collaboration / 2024 - 2025
Shamrock Australia
Video editing and remote production support for content connected to Officeworks. I assembled a client-development demo, guided an on-camera creator on filming, lighting and sound, and delivered multiple edits while the product branding evolved.
Music Video / Beograd / 2021
Shadows
Collaborated with a local Belgrade artist and French musician to produce a one off concept piece titled ‘Shadows’. Filmed during severe lockdowns in Serbia, this project involved creating a micro core team to film during winter in Zvezdara forest.
IFSW / Newport / 2009
Chloe and the Pool
Production and Cinematography, filmed in Newport, Wales. Collaborating with Danish director Martin Gulnov this production involved logistical challenges such as humid swimming pools & road closures.
IFSW / Newport / 2008
Moments
Winner:
Ffresh 2010 Best of Fest & Best Music Video
Shortlisted:
Exposures Short Film Festival Manchester 2009
London Short Film Festival 2009
Producer. Award winning experimental student short film. Newport, Wales. Set design included floating furniture, paintings that came alive, indoor rain and a cricket infested tool box.
HOW I WORK
Creative ambition.
Production clarity.
01
Find the Human story
02
Make complexity workable
03
Protect the final idea
I listen closely, ask useful questions and look for the detail that makes an audience care.
I turn people, schedules, budgets, permissions and risk into a plan everyone can follow.
I communicate early, solve the practical problem and keep the creative purpose visible when plans change.
A LITTLE CONTEXT
I’ve always been a producer.
Now I’m making it the headline.
My path has taken me across the world, filming remote tribes, international interviews, multi-location video programmes, touring productions and digital ventures. The common thread? Bringing people together, solving the practical problem in front of us and helping a good story reach its audience.I hold a BA in Film and Television and I'm completing the Google Project Management Professional Certificate. My long-term direction is film and documentary production.I work grounded in curiosity, empathy and collaboration.