CrisisCast
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| Headquarters | UK |
| British company with close ties to the military providing realistic crisis actors. | |
CrisisCast is a British company with close ties to the military providing realistic crisis actors.
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We simulate crisis incidents across multiple platforms for emerging security needs in the UK, Middle East and worldwide. Our specialist teams – many with security clearance – are trained by behavioural psychologists and rigorously rehearsed in criminal and victim behaviour to help police, the army and the emergency services, hospitals, schools, local authorities, government, private security firms, shopping centres, airports, big business, criminal justice departments, media and the military.
Our media trainer specialisms include social media, high level strategic communications, in-house film-making and online news media. We include live roleplay from professional actors who undergo psychological training with our own in-house behavioural psychologist. [1]
We also supply penetration testing events for airport and airfield buildings, MTFA/MTA simulations and a variety of scientifically scripted behavioural scenarios for CCTV ops rooms and Border Force checkpoints.
Our delivery includes design, scripting, casting, set build, props, film grade pyrotechnics, trauma prosthetics and make-up, a cast of over 50 psychologically trained amputees role players and psychologically trained actors (some security cleared), a film crew with OB unit and our own fuselage. We employ aviation security subject matter experts to ensure accuracy in all our scenarios. As part of an international film production company we have a rapid response capability in the UK with a 7-day lead time; and with offices in Australia, and a presence in South America and South Africa, we can set up and produce highly realistic and informed incidents around the world, resourcing local suppliers, performers and aircraft within 21 days of being instructed.[2]
People
The personnel has heavy ties to the military and intelligence services.[3]
- Brigadier (Retd) Ben Edwards - Military Liason. Prior to commanding the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Ben was the first British Military Assistant to the Turkish Commander of 3rd Corps in Istanbul. In 2005 his regimen assisted development operations during the insurgency in South East Iraq. His next command was in Canada running Britain’s premier field training organisation. Since April 2012 he has worked overseas as Chief of Staff to the NATO Senior Civil Representative in Kabul, then as the Director of the European Union Element embedded in NATO HQ Naples and Sarajevo. He was Advisor to the Commander of the Royal Army of Oman in Muscat. He joined the CrisisCast team in 2020
- Brian Mitchell. Founder and independent producer/director who has worked with major Hollywood studios and created interactive, filmed and live training events through his role heading up film at MaST International. An entrepreneur and enthusiast who values loyalty and enjoys managing large companies of actors and crew to create confronting, real-world scenarios.
- Imogen Wall Crisis Media Training Imogen is a former BBC journalist who has also freelanced for The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times, Evening Standard, The Economist, The Observer and The Independent.
- Chris Phillips Security Advisor Chris brings to CrisisCast the experience of a distinguished career within the Metropolitan Police Force with particular expertise in Counter Terrorism (CT) strategy.
- Kerry Owen Theatre Oxford English Graduate and ALRA trained actor with extensive experience in healthcare - interviewing and collaborating with physicians, patients and caregivers across a broad spectrum of treatment areas. Kerry has spent many years running and participating in theatre workshops, training public services and private companies in how to recognise and address a variety of scenario
David Wayman Battlefield Training Operations David gained six years' experience working for the British Army in 7 Rifles before training to become a proffessional actor at East 15 Drama School.
Clients
Clients included the [[UK Ministry of Defence],Kent Police,G4S,Sussex Partnership NHS,Bournemouth University,The Open University and the British army.[4]
