Raising the Roof Productions Ltd is managed by Television Presenter Zilpah Hartley, Lighting Cameraman/Director Mark Oulson-Jenkins and Visual Artist Max Bretherton. With over twenty years combined industry experience in both broadcast and corporate video /film production.

Mark Oulson-Jenkins
Lighting Camera Supervisor/Director
With over fifteen years experience as an Award Winning Lighting Cameraman and Director Mark has filmed in over forty countries worldwide covering Genres such as Drama, Documentary,Reality Television, Commercials, Corporates and Music Promos. Mark is highly recognised as a High Definition Lighting Camera Supervisor and over the years has a collaborated with some of the finest crews in the industry.

Marks most recent TV credits include:
The Apprentice BBC, Goks Fashion Fix Ch4, Pinapple Dance Studio ‘Sky One’, The Restaurant BBC, Extreme Male Beauty CH4, The Real Swiss Family Robinson BBC, Perfect Catch ‘E-Entertaiment, A Place in the Sun Ch4, Afghan Massacre CH5, Don’t move improve, Twiggys Frock Exchange CH4, The Worlds Greatest Dishes Sky One, So you think your Royal Sky One….to name but a few.

Corporate Clients include:
Great Ormond St Hospital, Weber Shandwick PR, TW2 Kawasaki Motor Racing, Wembley/Multiplex, De La Rue, BP Azerbaijan Pipeline, British Science Museum, British Airways, BBC Worldwide Ltd, Crufts, Emirates Airline, Dresdner Bank, TSB, Weight Watchers UK, BUPA, Thompson Holidays, British Cement association, Dhahran International, Bank of Scotland, Mars Confectionary, Kent Tobacco, Axa Insurance.

Zilpah Hartley
RTR Producer and Head of Presentation
Journalist and TV presenter Zilpah is a talented all rounder who’s down to earth, friendly nature is teamed with professionalism and get the very best out of any production whether for a corporate or broadcast client. Property is her field of expertise and her latest series ‘House Wreck Rescue’ for Discovery (in production) follows people through the high’s and low’s of incredible renovation projects.

After training as a journalist and a stint at BBC North on the popular ‘Rough Guide to the World’ TV series opportunity then took her to London where after various roles including helping to run a Mayfair property agency she landed a job at News International working for several publications including The Times Higher Educational Supplement, The Times and The Sunday Times. 

After a few years in London Zilpah landed a globetrotting opportunity, as daytime presenter on Channel 4’s ‘A Place in the Sun’ – the hugely successful and long running overseas property show – which she fronted for several years and over 120 shows. Travel and property are her calling cards and she has written widely for publications such as Ideal Home, Sainsbury’s Magazine, Red and monthly features in 4homes and Moneywise.   She is also a member of the presenting team on holiday channel Thomson TV where she brings viewers all the latest and best holiday deals as well as reporting from some of Thomson’s endless holiday hotspots.

Wearing her corporate ‘hat’ she has hosted conferences and presented property shows for the likes of Siemens, Peroni and The Home Sale Network. 

She brings her wealth of experience and knowledge to RTR making sure that every single production is finished to the highest of standards.

Testimonials: Paul Savage, So Business Solutions
"We would highly recommend their services, and to all of you out there let the experts Raising the Roof do their thing. You have our assurance you will not be disappointed."

"Now we’re at the completion stage of the first “So…  DVD programmes, I think it’s the right time to say how pleased we all are with the finished result."

"Professional, creative and superb quality are terms which can be applied to the production, but it is necessary to also highlight the value you have brought to the entire project."

"Your drive, work ethic and understanding of the project have been amazing and have helped us to achieve a product of which we can all be proud."

"Hope you take a well earned breather – we’re already looking at the next production for you to get your teeth into!!"

"Thanks – it’s a real pleasure to work with you and we’re happy to recommend RTR to anyone who is looking for corporate video production."
Paul Savage, So Business Solutions

Testimonials: Gary Melody, Kammac PLC
"I recently commissioned Raising the Roof to produce a corporate video for Kammac plc. I found Raising the Roof a pleasure to work with; their professional and caring approach ensured that the video was a success, exceeding all expectations. Not only was their skill in the areas of filming and editing excellent, they also project managed the project for me and were always contactable and on schedule with nothing being too much trouble. I highly recommend the crew at Raising the Roof."
Gary Melody, Kammac PLC
Testimonials: Paul Hudson, Pendle Council
“We found RTR thoroughly professional, with persistent attention to detail. They took our sketchy brief and brought our ideas to life; presenting our message with a lively combination of words, video and graphics that captured the essence of Pendle. Most importantly, they were easy to work with and very helpful.”
Paul Hudson, Pendle Council and the Pendle Vision Board