Portfolio: Kraken Opus for THFC
I've worked on a number of projects for specialist publisher Kraken Opus, most notably as Editorial Consultant when the company was contracted to produce the Opus for Tottenham Hotspur FC's 125th anniversary. Working with the in-house production and editorial team, I advised on flatplanning and chapter selection. I formed part of a panel, alongside journalists Julie Welch, Mat Snow and Matt Allen, which drew up the list of 51 Greatest Post-War players, and wrote over 25,000 words of features for the final Opus.
This work included interviews with club legends Martin Chivers and Martin Peters, and We Are Tottenham, a 7,000-word essay on the history of supporter culture at the club. I also contributed a series of short pen-profiles with fans - including actress Patsy Kensit, DJ Norman Jay and NBA superstar Steve Nash, interviewed writer and fan Hunter Davies and wrote an appreciation of Julie Welch's classic TV film Those Glory Glory Days.
Throughout the project I advised on editorial decision-making and picture selection, and set up contacts with a number of collectors and fans who could make useful contributions. I also helped recruit the Opus's Art Editor.
I've also worked on The Celtic Opus, The Ferrari Opus and The Michael Jackson Opus as a copy-editor and screen sub.
Throughout the project I advised on editorial decision-making and picture selection, and set up contacts with a number of collectors and fans who could make useful contributions. I also helped recruit the Opus's Art Editor.
I've also worked on The Celtic Opus, The Ferrari Opus and The Michael Jackson Opus as a copy-editor and screen sub.
Kraken Opus