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Jack Leach 

BA [Hons] Film + Television Production

Jack Leach a creative multimedia producer from Dublin. He is a Film and Television graduate from IADT specialising in Production with a minor in Television Production. He has hands-on experience in short films, documentaries and live television broadcasting ranging from pre-production to post-production processes. Jack is adept in managing budgets, finances, schedules, and logistics for productions of varying sizes. Jack is interested in producing compelling creative fiction stories across genres.

The poster for With Love From Aidan (Producer)
With Love From Aidan is a short directed by Reuben Harvey and produced by Jack Leach. In this surreal dark satire, when a robotic AI brother arrives at his sister’s birthday celebration, he initiates a recounting of past experiences and lessons imparted by her, contributing to the successful fulfilment of his programming. However, concerns arise as he unveils the gift intended for her. With AI being a big topic at the moment it was interesting to show what AI could potentially be and the different flaws that it might bring but also to portray it in this traditional academic world which helped to capture the unique style that Reuben brings to many of his projects.
Poster for End of The World Tour (Producer)
End of The World Tour is a short directed by Aisha Bolaji and produced by Jack Leach. In this teen coming-of-age story when Boyband sensations, WHYNOT, announce they're splitting up, it’s a battle of the fandoms when a devoted fangirl Kemi and her churchgoing mother clash, both are confronted with the harsh truths about their idols. From the start, this was a very ambitious story to pull off due to the unique style that Aisha Bolaji brings to her projects but with the help of funding from Metropolitan Films, Black Creative Stories, SDCC and our GoFundMe fundraiser we were able to achieve our vision for the film.
UPSTYLE directed and produced by Kelly Lane is a TV show that focuses on the topic of sustainable fashion. Jack worked alongside Kelly as a vision mixer.
The 30th of April is a short documentary by Jack Leach that follows the story of a woman who lost her arm in an accident when she was in her early 20s. It is a short documentary that shows the power and perseverance that someone can have when overcoming extreme difficulties.
In 1953, the Irish Times Newspaper reported on a young man who launched a boat he built himself in his back garden. This wasn't the only reason for ending up in the Irish Times, as he also launched the boat from his own back garden which was 7 miles away from Dun Laoghaire and 1000 feet above sea level. This young man was Oscar Leach. A Wild Duck follows his children reminiscing on the time he decided to build his own boat and the memories they have around the time and what type of person he was.
Final Year Overview: Producing Major

Jack majored in Producing in his final year, finishing his degree with two short films, With Love From Aidan and End of The World Tour, both with varying themes and messages as well as two directors who have their own unique style. Working with another director who has a unique style was something Jack wanted to explore as he had previously only produced for Aisha before due to missing out on opportunities because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout his final year while producing two graduate films Jack was able to expand his skill set in both creative and technical aspects. From developing scripts, managing budgets, finances and accounts, schedules, and logistics for each production which varied in size. On top of this jack acted as a leader for the crew and cast throughout the production as well as on set for each film. Jack was determined to expand his technical skills as well in television broadcasting by operating as a vision mixer for various talks put on by IADT and the Creative Futures Academy as well as Kelly Lane's graduate television show, UPSTYLE.


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The Critique of the Foundations and Culture of American Society Through the Works of Mike Flanagan

This thesis is an exploration of the horror genre and investigates how it can be used for more than just entertainment. The horror genre has often been dismissed as mere entertainment, a way to evoke fear and excitement from audiences. However, the genre can be much more than that.
It can serve as a powerful tool for exploring and critiquing ourselves as a society. Horror gives us the means to explore ourselves by examining our fears. Horror can also be used to explore societal fears and anxieties, by doing so, horror can highlight some of the underlying issues that affect our society.


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Film + Television Production
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