Steve Schofield Gaffer Type to enter text
Feature films (as bestboy and electrics) James Bond: The world is not enough UK dop Adrian Biddle BSC gaffer Kevin Day Sahara Morrocco dop Seamus McGarvey BSC gaffer Lee Walters Second nature London/Amsterdam dop Vernon Layton BSC gaffer Andy Long Black ball UK dop Vernon Layton BSC gaffer Ozzie young From Hell London and Prague dop Peter Demming ASC gaffer R Baumgartner Green street hooligans London dop Alexander Bruno gaffer Steve Kitchen Swept away Malta and Sardinia dop Alex Barber gaffer Kevin Robertson Harry Potter & philosophers stone UK dop John Seale ASC gaffer John “biggles” higgins James Bond Die another day UK dop David Tattersall BSC gaffer Eddie Knight
Feature films (as gaffer) Wasted on the young Sydney dop Dan Freene Black water Sydney dop John Biggins The nothing men Sydney dop Pete Holland Australia (pick ups) FSA (as rigging gaffer) dop M. Walker ACS gaffer M. Addcock Love is now Sydney / Hunter dop Tony Jennings Other Life Sydney pick ups dop Dan Freene
Music video Holly Valance Kiss kiss dop Denzil Amour Brown Kylie Minogue Chocolate dop Denzil Amour Brown Scissor Sisters Laura dop Dan Landin Amy Meredith Faded white dress dop Adam Eden Jade McRae Basement dop Anthony Rose The Rogue traders We’re coming home dop Mark Pugh Gyroscope 1981 dop Tom Spark Evermore Light surrounding you dop Mat Stewart ACS Guy Sebastian Elevator love dop Mark Bliss Thirsty Merc Hard way dop Tom Spark Jimmy Barnes Devil knows your dead dop Tom Spark Shannon Noll Loud dop Anthony Rose Dean Geyer If you dont mean it dop Susan Stitt Eskimo Joe Breaking up dop Susan Stitt Eskimo Joe London bombs dop Lachlan Milne The Veronicas In this love dop Anthony Rose Short stack Sway sway baby dop Mark Pugh Wes Car Fearless dop Tom Gleeson ACS Jessica Mauboy Because dop Tom Gleeson ACS Potbeleeze Shake it dop Suzzi Stitt Rikki Lee Come & get in trouble dop Carl Robertson ACS Samantha Jade What you’ve done to me dop Carl Robertson ACS
Commercials Cfour communications Telstra dop Jules O’Laughlin ACS Republic films Wheetbix dop Pete Holland Mad films Amnesty International dop Carl Robertson ACS Film graphics Volvo “Chase” dop Carl Robertson ACS Clockwork Nestle dop Tom Gleeson ACS Flying fish Starlight foundation dop Tom Spark Post box Triple M dop John Biggins Plump Poise Ultra thins dop Simon Hammond Clockwork Audi TT dop Tom Gleeson ACS Tactic Dior dop Sam Collins Jungle boys Phillips dop Simon Chapman ACS Conti brothers films Vodafone dop Dan Freene ACS Conti brothers films OPSM dop Dan Freene ACS Indivisuals RTA dop David Wakeley ACS Foxtel Promo’s dop Simon Chapman ACS FX Channels The walking dead promo dop Sam Collins Hacket films Insurance line dop Tom Gleeson ACS Foxtel Promos dop Mick Jones Telstra 360 degree dop Mick Jones Antonym Millers dop Evan Papageorgiou
Drama / Shorts / TV BBC Murder in mind TV Drama dop Geoff Harrison Bomb Tropfest 2005 dop Jules O’Laughlin ACS Marry me Tropfes t 2008 winner dop Dan Freene ACS Dirt girl world Kids TV dop David Wakeley/Tony Gardiner The Lah lah’s Kids TV dop David Wakeley ACS The Lah lah’s (series 2) Kids TV dop Mick Jones The Contender Australia Reality TV (Boxing) dop Sam Collins Life @ 7 (and 9) Doco dop Simon Chapman ACS Cockroach Short dop Nicola Daley ACS An unnatural history of sex SBS Doco dop Nicola Daley ACS Training City and Guilds 1840 Film and Television Lighting 4 Year electrical apprenticeship (recognised in Australia VVT trade recognition) Medium rigid truck license (Australian) HGV truck license (UK/Europe) 22 years experience as a gaffer, bestboy and electrician.
1994-1998 AFM Lighting in London, completed my electrical apprenticeship, and worked in a number of roles for the company, including client contact for large feature films.
1998-2003 Freelance electrician and best boy on major features, smaller features, music clips, commercial, and television series, across Britain, Europe, and Africa.
2003-2004 Decided to take a year out to travel the world.
2004-2008 Managing director of AFM lighting Australia. As well as taking care of the day to day running of AFM I also took the opportunity to further my career as a gaffer. (AFM was merged with Panavision)
2008 – Started my own lighting company “Lumen Arty”