I have been working professionally as a freelance lighting cameraman and underwater cameraman for over fifteen years, both in this country and on location abroad. I enjoy the challenges encountered daily working in diverse situations. I have great breadth of experience in many genres of film and television. However since 1998 I have specialised in underwater camerawork. My love of wildlife photography was rewarded a hundred fold when I filmed underwater for the first time. On land most creatures fear man and are hard to get close to. Underwater, there is no such fear and many creatures positively relish our company. This is both thrilling, and photgraphically exilarating.
My objective is always to capture the finest images possible.
I have extensive experience with a large range of cameras and camera applications including 16mm and 35mm film. Video: RED, HD, HDCam, Digi Beta, DVCam and mini cams. I have worked with high speed cameras, underwater cameras, specialist lenses, car mounts, dollies, cranes and helicopter mounts. I can now also provide editing facilities on a powerful laptop edit suite.
Qualifications:
Red Cross commercial First Aid qualification. BBC Health & Safety Passport Sept 2002.
HSE & BBC registered diving contractor. Nitrox qualification (HSE Reg.MSC/38375/98). US 'I' Visa until July 2014
Extensive DVcam HDcam and Digi Beta camera kits. Showreels on request.
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Underwater
| Lennon Naked | John Lennon trip's out (Dir. Edmund Coulthard) |
| Dubai Shopping Festival | Mermaid scene [my RED housing] (Dir. Ben Hume-Paton) |
| Coronation Street | Tony tries to drown Roy (ITV) |
| Spooks | Underwater scene, series finale. (BBC) |
| Hollyoaks | 2 Drowning sequences (Lime Pictures) Winner x 2 awards 2008 |
| Coronation Street | Richard Hillman’s drowning. Winner best scene in a Soap |
| Emmerdale | Underwater stunt (Yorkshire TV) Winner best scene in a Soap |
| Trailblazers II ‘Under the Molluccan Sea’ | Documentary about Sea Gypsies living off the ocean (Discovery / C4) |
| Hornblower II | Underwater cameraman/director on period drama (Meridian) |
| Lost Ships ‘White Gold of the Dragon Sea’ | Topside & Underwater cameraman, Vietnamese wreck film (Discovery USA) |
| Frozen | HD Feature film. (Liminal Films) |
| The Royal | Underwater stunt (Yorkshire TV) |
| What Will They Think of Next? | Underwater & ‘ZERO G’ cameraman, Space tourism film (Granada) |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Underwater stunt (BBC) |
| Touching The Wall | Underwater sequence Hi Def short film (Those People prods) |
| Crafty Tricks of War | WWII secret weapon science (BBC Bristol) |
| Logistics | Underwater cameraman on Army commercial (Spectre) |
| Green Eyed Monster | Underwater unit on crime drama (BBC) |
| 999 ‘Bond Girl’ | Reconstruction of powerboat crash & rescue (BBC) |
| Scrapheap Challenge I, II, III & X | Underwater cameraman on all Scrapheap Challenges (RDF) |
Factual
| Chateau Monty | Biodynamic wine growing 6 x 30 min (Tiger Aspect) |
| The Culture Show | Arts films (BBC2) |
| Grand Designs V & VI | Architecture programme (Talkback) |
| Island Parish I, II & III | Seaside Parish in the Scilly Isles (Tiger Aspect) |
| No Going Back, Series II & III | Following British families emigrating (Ricochet South) |
| Dispatches | Current affairs Mentorn (C4) |
| The Dimbleby Programme | Interviews with prominent politicians. (Granada) |
| 30 Minutes | Current affairs Mentorn (C4) |
| Industrial Revelations, ‘Best of British’ | Science programmes for Discovery, (Wag TV) |
| Save Lullingstone Castle | Observational Documentary for BBC2, (Keo Films) |
| Wave Week | Renewable energy from around the world (BBC Working Lunch) |
| Teen Angels | Problem families learn how to get along. (BBC Specialist Factual) |
| Seaside Parish III, IV &V | Life of a Cornish vicar in Boscastle (Tiger Aspect) |
| The Unteachables | Disaffected teenagers get another chance to learn (Talkback) |
| The One Show | Magazine show (BBC) |
| So You Think You Can Teach? | Janet Street-Porter & celebrities teach primary school kids (LWT) |
| Place in France III | Nigel Farrell opens a B&B in France (Tiger Aspect) |
| Country House IV | Year in the life of a stately home (Tiger Aspect) |
| Location, Location, Location / Hot Property | House buying shows (C4 / C5) |
| Hidden Europe | Wildlife shows for Animal Planet (Cicada) |
| Working Lunch (98 – 06) | Financial programme BBC1 |
Commercial/Titles
| REVEALED | DoP: 35mm titles for Channel 5 history series (Liquid TV) |
| God Almighty | DoP: Blue screen titles for Clive Anderson show (Talkback) |
| Final Score | DoP: Titles for SKY dating show (Liquid TV) |
| Perfect World | DoP: Title sequence for Paul Kaye sitcom. (Liquid TV) |
| Channel 13 ‘Movie Premier’ | DoP: Titles for French / German movie channel (Liquid TV) |
Corporate
| Lib Dems Party Political x 6 | Sea Blue Media |
| Visa | Visa card Sponsorship of 2006 Winter Paralympics |
| Barclays Bank | Creation |
| Vauxhall Cars | Brighter Pictures |
| Johnston Matthay | Rob Harris Productions |
