curriculum vitae
CAMERA OPERATOR / AC (HSE Scuba) & DRONE PILOT (CAA PfCO) Diver Medic Technician & O2 Provider | Hyperbaric Chamber Operator | Freediver | Experienced shark & cetacean diver
MA WILDLIFE FILMMAKING | BA GRAPHIC DESIGN [email protected] +44 (0)7729 355 339
CREDITS & EMPLOYMENT
TITLE OUTPUT / CLIENT ROLE
APR 2020 Expedition II BBC Two Underwater, Drone Op & DIT Expedition II with Steve Backshall, Mexico. [POSTPONED]
FEB 2020 Garden Tales BBC (CBeebies) Drone Operator British Wildlife characters filmed in and around the Lost Gardens Of Heligan.
MAR PRESENT In-house True To Nature Camera Op & Tech AP In-house Camera Op & Tech AP + development graphic design for proposals in domestic and world wide markets.
JUN/OCT 2019 Springwatch & Autumnwatch BBC One / BBC Studios Digital Assistant & Camera Op Created content, scheduling and engagement on all social media inc. Facebook Live. Sony SF7 & live drone op via Silver.
APR 2019 BioBlitz / City Nature Challenge Instagram / BBC Sony FS5 Operator Three local schools in the BBC Bristol garden using iNaturalist app. Presented by Mike Dilger.
NOV 2018 The One Show BBC One / Tigress Topside & Drone Operator ‘Bluefin Tuna’, filming bluefin tuna of the Cornish coast, Falmouth. Presented by Jo Crowley.
JUL-OCT 2018 A Year In The Wild Channel 5 / Tigress Underwater & Drone Op A Year In The Wild - North Atlantic: basking & blue sharks, humpback & sperm whales, mobula rays.
JUL 2018 Sam & The Plant Next Door Online / The Guardian Underwater Operator Underwater studio pool shoot to mimic ocean environment - action and dream sequences of main character, Sam.
JUL 2018 POV Adventures Online / RedBull Drone Operator Drone operator for online mini series filming swimmer and SUP in Clevedon & Saltford.
JUN 2018 The One Show BBC One / Tigress Underwater & Drone Op ‘Skye Diving’, filming common seal pups in Skye, Scotland. Presented by Richard Taylor Jones. 20/07/18
MAY 2018 Call Yourself A Fisherman Channel 5 / Keo Films DIT & Data Wrangler DIT & Wrangler, Camera assistant (Ted Giffords), and Drone Operator on multiple shoots in Scotland.
1 of 2 MAR 2018 A Year In The Wild Channel 5 / Tigress Underwater Operator A Year In The Wild - North Atlantic: underwater sequence of pilot whales and topside time-lapse.
OCT 2018 Seeking Sanctuary Online / Wild Lives Self-Shooting PD Award winning independent short film focusing on two shark species in the Indian Ocean.
FEB 2014 QUEEN’S BATON RELAY BBC One Underwater Operator Underwater sequence of The Queen’s Baton (Episode 5/10). TX on BBC One & BBC News.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION
JUN 2020 AI For Everyone (12hrs) Coursera by Deeplearning.ai On-line FEB 2020 Albert Carbon Literacy Training BAFTA Albert Consortium Bristol, UK FEB 2019 HSE Scuba (Fomerly Part 4) Bristol Channel Diving Services Cardiff, UK FEB 2019 First Aid at Work (FAW Level 3) City Of Bristol College Bristol, UK NOV 2018 RYA/MCA Sea Survival Course Bristol Maritime Academy Bristol, UK APR 2018 UAV PfCO (CAA & 1st Option Approved) RUAS (Resource Group) Cwmbran, UK SEP 2017 MA Wildlife Filmmaking University West England Bristol, UK SEP 2015 Digital Storytelling Course BBC Academy & Birmingham University On-line JUL 2015 Diver Medic Technician Certified DDRC Plymouth, UK JUL 2015 Hyperbaric Chamber Operator Cert. DDRC Plymouth, UK AUG 2014 DaVinci Resolve Course Soho Editors London, UK JUN 2014 REDucation Course AV8 Media Singapore, Malaysia DEC 2014 Free-diving (Level 1 & 2) Pure Apnea Cape Town, South Africa OCT 2012 Volunteer WildScreen Film Festival Bristol, UK SEP 2012 Wildlife Camera Operator Course Wildeye Filmmakers Norwich, UK JUL 2012 Wildlife Filming Course Bristol Wildlife Filmmakers Bristol, UK APR 2012 PADI DM & Rescue Diver Underwater Vision Utila, Honduras 2004 2005 Ski Season Whistler/Blackcomb Whistler, Canada 2001 2004 BA Graphic Design (Hons) Falmouth College of Arts Falmouth, UK 1998 2001 GNVQ Art & Design (Merit) University Wales Institute Cardiff, UK
CAMERA & POST PRODUCTION SKILLS
POST & GRAPHICS CAMERA & DRONE STILL & TIMELAPSE
Adobe CC (Pr, Ae, Ps, Ai, Id, Lr, Mu) RED / Gates Nikon D750 / Subal DaVinci Resolve, Redcine-X, Sony FS7 & A7SII / Amphibico Canon 5D Mk.IV / Subal ShotPut Pro, FCPx, Panasonic EVA1 & GH5/S / Nauticam Syrp Geni + Geni Mini (x2 axis motion) Avid & ProTools DJI Inspire, Phantom, Ronin, Osmo Shure MV88 MS Microphone Keldan Underwater LED Lights . Cambo V-Series Crane
OTHER INFORMATION
Bristol-based HSE Scuba & Padi Divemaster, Rescue & Nitrox Diver (#306766) Dual UK Passport holder (For visa purposes) HSE Dive Medical (Exp. 18/02/21), ENG1 Medical (Exp. 07/11/22) Experienced International driver / UK licence (Clean) RYA/MCA Sea Survival Trained
VCARD REFERENCES & SHOWREEL AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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