Lighting Cameraman with extensive TV and broadcast experience
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Started doing 35mm film stills aged 11 yrs old including developing and printing won school art and photographic prize aged 12 and 18, I can do TV and cinema disciplines and my camerawork is excellent mostly.
Lighting Cameraman - ITV Manchester - Manchester
(1982-01 - 1993-12)
Various directors. Studio cameras used: Marconi studio and portable cameras, Ikegami studio and portable cameras, Portable ENG camera, Sony Beta SP 200. Film secondment: Arri SR 11, Aaton. Crew leader studio 2.
Lighting Cameraman - Freelance
(1993-01 - 1998-12)
Ikegami studio camera, Ikegami portable camera, Sony studio camera, Sony Beta SP 200 portable camera. Various directors.
Lighting Cameraman - Hammerhead Facilities Company Manchester - Manchester
(1998-01 - 1998-12)
Commercials work.
Lighting Cameraman - Sky TV - London
(1998-01 - 2003-12)
Sony HD Studio Cameras, Radamac cameras. My own skills include basic lighting for news and psc, excellent framing and compositional skills. Very creative, technically I know what is required to get the best out of a camera.
Pedestal studio skills and camera mount work including tracking, smooth craning, smooth pivoting craning zooming and panning. I also know how to rig and assemble various bits of kit for a shoot tripod head monitor servo zoom lights gels and scrim stands etc, I have used various types of pedestals in studio including fulmar and teal and an elemack dolly. Basic understanding of lighting and how to cheat colour temperatures as video tends to be cold.
General Office work - Ian Harrop and Associates
(2003-01 - 2008-12)
Immigration to Australia. General Office work.
Recruitment and Sales - Working for Wildlife - North West
(2008-01 - 2018-12)
Recruitment of new members, direct sales and marketing and related paperwork. Top recruiter in the North West for the first 2 years.
Waiter - Bowdon Hotel - Bowdon
Waiter for weddings and general functions and working behind the bar 2 years
Bar Staff - Est Est Est Restaurant Hale - Hale
Working behind the bar 1 year
Bar Staff and Waiter - Swadesh Indian Restaurant - Bowdon
Working behind the bar and waiting on tables 2 years
Car Valet and Car Sales - Alan Hefferan used cars
Car valet and car sales 1 year
Parking Officer - Euro Car Parks Parking
Car park and road parking officer 1 year
Cell Animator - Cosgrove Hall Animation Company - Chorlton
BA Hons - Photography/Graphics/Illustration - Manchester University
