Richard Macer
Richard Macer is a British documentary maker who has made over fifty films[1][2][3] whose subjects include singer/songwriter Shaun Ryder,[4] model Jordan,[5] dyslexia, morris dancing, British Vogue magazine, department stores and reincarnation.
Richard Macer | |
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Born | May 1967 |
Occupation | Documentary maker |
Spouse(s) | Suzanne |
Children | Arthur, Harry |
Awards | RTS, Grierson[1] |
Website | http://www.platformproductions.co.uk/ |
Born May 1967,[6] Macer grew up in the Milton Keynes area.[7] He attended Bow Brickhill Primary School, but after struggling with schoolwork due to learning difficulties, his parents made the decision to send him to a private school. Later he attended Stantonbury Campus School and at 18 left Milton Keynes to go to Nottingham Polytechnic.[8]
He worked as a journalist and as a newsreader at Piccadilly Radio, then in a reporting job at ITV Granada. After a period with MTV he worked on various projects at BBC Manchester.[9] In 2008 he founded Platform Productions,[6] which is based in Manchester.
Macer has a dyslexic son, Arthur, who was the subject of his father's 2018 documentary 'Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip'.[10] During the film, Macer himself was assessed for dyslexia but the tests were unable to confirm that he was dyslexic due to his acquired 'compensatory strategies'.
References
- "Tues 1st Oct Industry Talks - (Awkward Questions - Richard Macer)". BOLTON FILM FESTIVAL. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ""Extraordinary" viewer reaction to Honister documentary". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- Chater, David (8 May 2010). "Tonight's TV: Behind the Scenes at the Museum". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- Kirby, Terry (11 December 2003). "Ryder stars in BBC's answer to hit show 'The Osbournes'". INDEPENDENT. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- Kelner, Martin (11 March 2002). "Victoria to Jordan, a trip of little distance". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Mr Richard Macer". Endole. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "A documentary maker from Milton Keynes returns to celebrate his and the city's 50th birthday". MK CITIZEN. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- Macer, Richard (12 Aug 2017). "'When a man is tired of Milton Keynes, he is tired of life' says my dad". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "A treat in store". Manchester Evening News. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- Cooke, Rachel (3 October 2018). "Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip was both charming and absorbing". NewStatesman. Retrieved 27 March 2020.