Bristol Management
Gabriel Wetz
Managing Director
Gabriel started off working in the computer games industry as a Sound Designer, and from there moved over to work in audio post production. After several years gaining a wider knowledge of post-production he became a Project Manager within the industry, which has led onto his current role as General Manager at Evolutions’ Bristol facility. He was instrumental in setting up the systems and staff of the new operation back in 2013, and now manages the day to day running of the business.
gabriel.wetz@evolutions.tv
Esta Porter
Head of Sales
Esta started her career in the post production industry in 1994 at Bristol facility house BFV. She subsequently gained extensive experience in production, working variously at the BBC, Partridge Films and United Productions. Having spent over six years as a production co-ordinator and then a production manager she has an invaluable insight into exactly what our clients need. Deciding to move back into post, Esta became a project manager at Films at 59 and then facility manager at Big Bang Post Production, both providing her with a wealth of knowledge of technical workflows, budgets and schedules. Now part of the Evolutions Bristol team, Esta is responsible for sales and ensuring our clients have the best experience possible.
esta.porter@evolutions.tv
Cat Jardine
Head of Bookings
Having formally worked at Tigress Productions as an in-house editor and post supervisor, Cat joined Evolutions Bristol in September 2013. She has an in-depth technical knowledge of the post production process and has experience in producing a wide genre of programmes, to name a few ‘One Born Every Minute’, ‘Eat Well For Less’ and ‘Saving Africa’s Elephants: Hugh and the Ivory War’.
cat.jardine@evolutions.tv
Janne Harrowing
Head of Technical Operations
Janne has spent the last three years coordinating the work of the BBC EDGE Group, a centre for editorial, operational and technical specialists from across the BBC. His projects have included advancing production technologies, trialling what 5G could bring for content production and researching IP contribution technologies. Prior to this, Janne specialised in high-end documentary post production, leading teams in busy post production environments and advising big-budget natural history productions around technical workflows.
Now, after years of advising production teams on their move from one technology to the next, Janne is using his passion for innovation to spearhead Evolutions’ journey into the world of UHD/HDR workflows and beyond.
janne.harrowing@evolutions.tv