Who we are

Torquil Boyd- Managing Director –  torquil@ttvpictures.co.uk

Torquil Boyd (CIOJ) has worked in the television industry for the past 31 years; for the past 20 years as managing director of ttv. He loves making films, be it for television or for the web. There is very little that he has not filmed from billion dollar city deals to homeless on the streets. He prides himself on being able to understand a subject quickly and succinctly.  As he states  “ a clean shot or a an interview needs to grab and hold on to the viewer’s attention immediately  …otherwise they are gone.  He believes we all have a story to tell whether it’s our work ,our victories or our struggles.  It is what makes us human and fascinating.   He has written and directed 5 television series for TV and has won international recognition for his films on  homeless Veterans.  When you use TTV you tap into a sea of talented professional who love their jobs.  Torquil is married with 2 daughters and is a fanatical cook and fly fisherman.

Simon Hotchkin- Director - simon@ttvpictures.co.uk

Simon hotchkin started as runner in 1997 at a facilities company in Soho.  He was quickly thrown into a press junket for the latest James bond film on his first day at work, and has never looked back.  He learnt the basics of camera, sound and lighting techniques and became familiar with the use of much of the latest camera equipment at the time.  From here he joined TTV in 1999 and was given the chances to learn anything and everything in order to progress.

Since sitting down with TTV’s first Final Cut Pro suite in 2005 and learning the ropes he has become an in-house editor, and along with camera and sound operation, has worked on a multitude of productions alongside Torquil, from small charity productions through to multi-camera live events, and in 2009 became a co-director at TTV.

Martin Przybysiak- Technician

Martin has been working in production for 4 years; his first role was with TTV as a tape library assistant and he has since worked his way through cataloguing footage into making his own. With a portfolio of impressive edits behind him, Martin is now a sound, lighting and camera technician and continues to love what he does.