Kriss Sprules

Oxford, UK
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Professional Experience

A well-rounded freelancer, I've covered a variety of subjects including soccer, professional wrestling, music, pop culture, screenwriting and tech. I'm also a poet. UK-based, but able to work to US deadlines and linguistic differences.

Expertise

Writer
8 Years
Producer (television)
1 Year
Other, Specify
17 Years

Specialty

Entertainment
17 Years
Sports & Recreation
8 Years
Music
8 Years

Industries


Broadcasting - Ent - TV (National)
1 Year
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
8 Years
Other
17 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

17 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Soccerly.com (10+), Oxfordshire Music Scene (6-10)

Other Work History

Working screenwriter, serial blogger, comedy writer and educator.

Technical Skills

Video editing (Avid, Premiere, Final Cut, Windows Movie Maker...)

Foreign Language Skills

English as native; conversational French and German, basic Spanish and Swedish.

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Final Draft, Celtx

Equipment

Laptop Digital Camcorder - Vivtar 558HD

Work Permits & Visas

EU Citizen

References

On request

Showcase

Writing Samples

Getting into character: How the internet can help improve your writing
(The Movie People 9/24/2009)
Words of advice for writng better characters, contributed as a guest post on a website for aspiring filmmakers and screenwriters.
Premier League FFP is about cons, not pros
(Soccerly.com 2/9/2013)
A short opinion piece describing the then-recent FA Premier League Financial Fair Play rules and what they meant to the average fan.
Trainee Writer's Guide To Screenwriting
(9/21/2012)
The introduction to my work-in-progress book on the art of screenwriting, which I hope to publish in late 2014.

Screenplays

Lowering The Bar
(Channel Bee 3/7/2013)
A web sitsom pilot originally written for ChannelBee.com, but as yet unproduced. There's currently a possibility that an extended version might be produced in Australia.
Improper Representation - Pilot
(N/A 3/17/2012)
An unproduced television pilot. A disgraced lawyer moves back to LA, where he reconnects with his parents, his childhood best friend and his high school sweetheart... by moving in with his parents and going into business with the others.
Educating Kerr - Pilot
(Pre-production 3/7/2013)
A web sitcom pilot about an alcoholic college professor whose younger sister moves into his apartment, his class and every other aspect of his life.

Poetry

Freedom
(N/A 3/29/2013)
A poem written as a commentary on the nature of Freedom in the 21st century.
September
(N/A 1/4/2013)
A retrospective piece about my own memories and the aftermath of 9/11.