Caleb Seed

A highly experienced, resilient Director and Self-Shooting Filmmaker with over 7 years of experience steering narrative, commercial, and theatrical projects from treatment through to the final elements of post-production. Proven track record collaborating with major commercial entities like Sky and Black Bear, alongside leading independent global films and live theatre. An exceptional director of actors, specialising in running auditions and extracting authentic, emotionally nuanced vocal and physical performances.

Combines deep creative storytelling instincts with strict technical pipeline literacy across asset management, data validation, and end-to-end rehearsal logistics whilst simultaneously having an innate ability to extract incredible performances from actors.

Director - As Terrible As God - Lion & Unicorn Theatre

(2023-08 - 2024-03)

• Navigating Complex Emotional Registers: Directed a feature length psychological tragedy tracking a character's slow descent into paranoid madness. This required coaching talent through incredibly heavy, precise psychological spaces - including themes of tyranny, deep existential dread, and intense familial conflict
• Mentoring & Elevating Diverse Talent: Successfully managed an ensemble cast with varying degrees of experience, coached performers who were completely new to the craft up to a level where they could confidently deliver high-intensity, visceral moments, such as a critical, blood-curdling dramatic climax, by fostering a close, intimate environment of mutual trust and collective support
• Vocal & Physical Calibration: Calibrated performances on both an emotional and physical level, balancing intense vocal delivery with precise physical fight choreography and silent backstage synchronisation to maintain a flawless production flow
• Resilient Problem Solving: Cultivated a highly collaborative, resilient team culture described by the cast as a "family" dynamic, led the group seamlessly through high-pressure situational and venue challenges, turning production obstacles into opportunities for tighter ensemble cohesion
• Press: As Terrible As God - Press

Director (Self-shooting) - United Nations

(2025-09 - 2026-02)

• Vocal Coaching & Nuanced Performance Extraction: Directed and produced long-form and short-form educational content under high-consequence briefs, developed a reputation for an exceptional ear for nuance, masterfully coaching high-profile, non-actor diplomatic talent to break through scripted stiffness, set the creative standard by drawing out natural, compelling, and emotionally specific vocal reads across various delivery styles
• Data Validation & Pipeline Literacy: Captured pristine source material using Blackmagic Design cinema systems and engineered the pipeline through to DaVinci Resolve, maintained strict technical quality control by meticulously validating audio frequencies, file specs, and metadata against rigid international benchmarks, proactively catching and eliminating data anomalies before they could impact downstream workflows
• Performance Curation: Applied an elite command of performance craft to analyse, evaluate, and select vocal takes in real time, articulated highly specific, actionable notes to talent regarding cadence, micro-pauses, and emotional subtext, ensuring that every chosen read possessed the precise structural clarity, distinct tonal register, and authentic texture required to stand as a flawless master asset
• Decisive Leadership in High-Ambiguity Environments: Operated with absolute confidence and clear, actionable communication on fast-moving sets, navigated highly fluid production schedules and sensitive global subject matter with extreme tact, ensuring that the creative vision seamlessly aligned with technical compliance standards

Film Director & Self-Shooting Filmmaker - Freelance

(2019-01)

• On-Set Direction: Direct narrative and commercial shoots with adult and child actors, deliver sharp, actionable notes in the room to draw out nuanced, emotionally specific vocal performances
• Casting & Auditions: Run casting sessions and draft breakdowns, evaluate talent in real time to secure versatile performers who pivot fluidly across dynamic emotional and vocal registers
• Technical Pipeline & QC: Camera (Sony/Blackmagic/Arri) and DaVinci Resolve workflows, manage media logging and verify that all assets strictly meet technical delivery specifications
• Production Logistics: Manage project lifecycles from treatment to wrap. Handle tight scheduling, talent contracts, payments, and final master file delivery with airtight organisation

Bachelor's Degree Second Class Honours (Upper Division) - Media - University College London