| HIGH RISK |
Shooting on Marathon Oil Rigs, in
Northern Ireland and Rhino Poaching in Zimbabwe and Zambia. |
| LOW PROFILE |
Filming with Deaf Children, AIDS
Victims, Operating Theatres, Fly on the Wall "Summer on the Estate" (LWT 91/92) |
| HIGH NOISE |
Situations as diverse as Interviews on
race tracks, Oil drilling platforms, Helicopters in flight (including "Treasure
Hunt" with Annika Rice in 91) and Light aircraft. |
| ADVERSE WEATHER |
BBC's "Assignment", on
Whaling in Norway (BBC 2 93). Rhino Poaching in Zimbabwe - (Central TV 87) |
| CAMERA SUPPORT |
In the absence of a camera assistant on
many shoots, I have learned to support my cameramen - including help with helicopter
flights, camera mounting, repairing machine faults, and even rigging
Steadicam! |
COMMERCIALS
& PROMOS
From 1983-1996 I did the sound for
most of the commercials for Terence
Donovan. With Terence I did everything from four new Guinness commercials with Tim
Currie & Gina Bellman (1993), to Mastercard "Around the World" (1994), Ford
of Britain (with Garrett's in 95), The Daily Mail, Times Newspapers, Austin Rover,
Meatloaf, Lisa Minnelli and the famed Robert Palmer videos. I recorded also for a Ruby Wax
commercial (Guard Phillips), Sun Lotto (Greystoke), several soap & shampoo ad's (Chips
Films).
DRAMA
Corporate drama with cast of
Minder 1987
Numerous other corporate dramas
A whole variety of drama in studios
at Granada TV Manchester 1979 (including Coronation Street)
With cameraman Mick Coulter
("Four Weddings & a Funeral") I filmed "Madly in Love" Shaker
Films (C4 "Four Play" series for 1990).
Showcase for West End Musical in
London mixing live to two tracks an orchestra, choir and six vocalists in conjunction with
a PA system (1994).
2nd Unit for "Golden Balls"
(BBC Screen on One 1994)
"A Busker's Odyssey" (film
for C4 1994).
CAREER SO FAR
Joined BBC Radio Engineering in
1975. Granada TV Manchester 1981. Joined OB Video in London 1983. OB Video acquired in
1984 by AKA Film Services with whom I worked until the end of 1986. Freelance since
January 1987.
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