Nicholas A.J. Sherard

Nick began his career in 1986 as a runner working predominantly in production before moving towards post-production in London's Soho, gaining experience in tape editing just before non-linear and digital arrived. After following a childhood dream to re-enact his ancestors' footsteps, (`Fletcher Christian') Nick was fortunate enough to travel to Tahiti in 1987, where he trained as a sailor on the replica of "The Bounty" and appeared on the multi-million dollar TV mini series "Captain James Cook" for ABC Australia. With this once in a lifetime experience behind him, Nick was off around the world, working in Kenya, Australia, Canada, Spain, Dubai, China and Saudi Arabia on numerous commercials, documentaries and feature films in various production and technical capacities. Amongst numerous TV and film projects, he featured as Christian Slater's double in the hit film "Robin Hood 'Prince of Thieves' and shot the documentary about Eddie Kidd (World Famous Stunt Daredevil) jumping the `Great Wall of China' on a motorbike. Working in front of the camera as well as behind enabled Nick to develop valuable experience through the eyes of an actor. This gave him the opportunity to use it as the best training platform to study and absorb the engaging film making process. Through this wide-ranging experience, Nick acquired a strong and visual approach to directing with a worldly appetite for culture, stories, images, creative technical skills and an understanding of the arrangement of the film. Nick has never been in a hurry to claim he was a director at too young an age; through knowing full well the difficulties and constraints a film has on a team of people the time would come through casting the right actors, working with the right professional crews and having the stamina to see it through to the first screening and beyond. In 2001 Nick founded New Forest Pictures with the sole purpose of producing independent British films with international appeal.