Renny Borthwick – Grip 07957657106 / [email protected] SuzCruzNorth: 0161 6350075 [email protected]
Full, clean driving licence with Fully Comprehensive Business Insurance BECTU Member with Personal Liability Insurance
I am a Grip with professional experience on features, dramas, commercials, promos and shorts. I’m familiar with most dolly types (Chapman, Fisher, Panther, Elemack, Matthews etc.) as well as large and small jib arms, ladder pods, sliders, hand-held support and vehicle rigs, including Bickers low loaders.
• Feature Films June 2018 ‘Looted’ (Arri Alexa Mini), Looted Film Ltd (1 week Redcar & Hartlepool block) DoP Aadel Nodah-Farahani, Dir Rene Pannevis, Starring Morgane Polanski, Charley Rothwell, Thomas Turgoose
March 2018 ‘Tales from the Lodge’ (Arri Alexa w/flatbed dolly), Hook Pictures (2 days of pick-ups) DoP David Mackie, Dir Abigail Blackmore, Starring Johnny Vegas
Oct. 2017 ‘Gatecrash’ (RED w/Bickers Low Loader), Gatecrash Film Ltd (1 week of car rigs as Asst. Grip) Key Grip Stu Gibson, DoP Mark Nutkins, Dir Lawrence Gough, Starring Anton Lesser
Oct. 2017 ‘Carmilla’ (Arri Alexa w/PeeWee dolly), Hysteria Pictures Limited (1 day) DoP Michael Wood, Dir Emily Harris, Starring Jessica Raine
July 2017 ‘Benjamin’ (Arri Alexa w/Fisher-11 dolly), Open Palm Films (regular dailies) DoP Dave Pimm, Dir Simon Amstell, Starring Anna Chancellor & Jessica Raine
May 2017 ‘Cake’ (Arri Alexa w/Egripment Focus dolly), Indus Talkies (1 week London block) DoP Mo Azmi, Dir Asim Abbasi
Feb. 2017 ‘The Village in the Woods’ (Arri Amira w/sliders), Reel King Media (1 week Kent block) DoP Jaime Hobbis, Dir Raine McCormack, Starring Richard Hope
Oct. 2016 ‘Birches’ (Arri Alexa w/sliders & steadicam support), True Films DoP Richard Dunton, Dir. Randall Stevens, Starring Natasha Little, Drew Waters, Todd Carty & Cathy Sara
May 2016 ‘Redcon-1’ (RED w/PeeWee dolly), Apocalypse Pictures Ltd (2 weeks Glasgow block) DoP Lorenzo Levrini, Dir. Chee Keong Cheung, Starring Akira Koieyama & Carlos Gallardo
Oct. 2015 ‘I, Daniel Blake’ (35mm w/sliders), Sixteen Tyne Ltd (1 day) DoP Robbie Ryan BSC, Dir. Ken Loach, Starring David Johns Winner 2016 Palme d'Or & 2017 BAFTA for Outstanding British Film
Sept. 2015 ‘Lady Macbeth’ (Arri Alexa w/vehicle rigs & hand held support), Sixty Six Pictures DoP Ari Wegner, Dir. William Oldroyd, Starring Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis & Christopher Fairbank Three 2018 BAFTA nominations for Outstanding British Film, Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer and EE Rising Star award
2011 ‘Housefull-2’ (35mm w/PeeWee dolly), Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment (1 week as Asst. Grip) Key Grip Cassius McCabe, DoP Manoj Soni, Dir. Sajid Khan
• TV Drama May 2018 ‘War of the Worlds’ (Arri Amira w/PeeWee dolly, Sliders & over-the-head-rig), Mammoth Screen (2 days as 2nd Unit Grip), Key Grip Matt Budd, DoP James Friend BSC, Dir Craig Viveiros, Starring Eleanor Tomlinson, Rafe Spall, Robert Carlyle & Rupert Graves
2016-17-18 ‘Emmerdale’ (HD w/PeeWee dolly, ladderpods, sliders and car rigs), ITV (regular dailies) Various DoP’s and Directors
July 2017 ‘Taxi Tales’ (3 x Sony F7 & Universal Car Rig/Bickers Low Loader), Tamasha DoP Mark Wolf, Dir Ben Anthony
June 2017 ‘Age Before Beauty’ (Arri Alexa w/PeeWee dolly & Sliders), Mainstreet (1 day as Asst. Grip) Key Grip Dave Rankin, DoP Craig Feather, Dir Paul Walker, Starring Polly Walker, James Murray & Robson Green
Nov. 2015 ‘The Dumping Ground’ (Arri Alexa w/slider), CBBC (1 week as 2nd Unit Grip) DoP David Baillie, Dir. Charles Bates
2011 ‘George Gently’ (RED w/PeeWee dolly, sliders & steadicam) Company Productions North (dailies) Key Grip Cassius McCabe, DoP Jean Phillipe Gossart, Dir. Nick Renton, Starring Martin Shaw & Lee Ingleby
• Commercials & Corporates July 2018 JD Williams (PeeWee dolly) – The Mob - DoP Sara Deane May 2018 Wish (Hand-held support) – Archers Mark Ltd - DoP Carl Burke March 2018 Vivo Brazil (PeeWee dolly) - Beautiful Productions - DoP Pedro Cardillo March 2018 Gucci (Hand-held & over-the-head-rig) - Lighthouse Management - DoP Jeremy Valender Feb 2018 Camon X Pro (PeeWee dolly) - RD Content - DoP Paul O’Callaghan Nov 2017 Chevrolet (Fisher-11 dolly) - Black + Cameron - DoP Simon Hawken (Asst. Grip) July 2017 Odeon Cinemas ‘Limitless’ (Fisher-11 dolly) - NFTS - DoP Ian Forbes July 2017 Sky (PeeWee dolly) - Agile Films - DoP Peter Emery July 2017 Samsung ‘Q Style’ (Panther Twister dolly) - The Operators - DoP Sebastian Leliard 2011 Nisa ‘Big Night In’ (Fisher-11 dolly) - Th2ng - DoP George Steele 2011 Northumbria University (PeeWee dolly) - Mallinson TV Productions - DoP Ken Simpson
• Pop Promos Sept. 2017 ‘Damian Lazarus – Ancient Moons’ (Arri Alexa w/PeeWee dolly), Colonel Blimp DoP Joel Honeywell, Dir. Abbie Stephens
• Documentary & Sports Sept. 2017 ‘Watergate’ - Drama/Documentary Film (RED w/PeeWee dolly & Jimmy Jib), October Films (3 days as Grip) - DoP Dennis Madden, Dir. Charles Ferguson, Starring Douglass Hodge
June 2017 ‘After Butt’ - Short Documentary Film (Arri Alexa w/PeeWee dolly), Iconoclast TV DoP Luciano Riso, Dir. Ian Giles
April 2016 ‘British Swimming Champs’ - Live Sports (Canon XF305 w/Prosup Laptop dolly), Motion New Media DoP Anthony Sweetman, Dir. Dylan Garton
• Short Films June 2018 ‘Mary in the Mirror’ (Arri Alexa w/PeeWee dolly), St Catherine’s Productions Ltd DoP Jonathan Harvey, Dir Esther Hegarty, Starring Jane Stanton
Feb. 2018 ‘Hair Cut’ (Arri Alexa Mini w/Slider), Joi Productions Ltd DoP Joel Honeywell, Dir Koby Adom
Nov. 2017 ‘The Devils Harmony’ (Arri Alexa w/PeeWee dolly), Tathātā Ltd DoP David Wright
Nov. 2017 ‘Woe is Me’ (Arri Alexa w/PeeWee dolly), Elation Pictures Ltd DoP Steven Cameron Ferguson, Dir. Simon Cartwright
Sept. 2017 ‘The Sermon’ (35mm w/Matthews dolly & 15’ over the top scaff rig), Grasp the Nettle Films DoP Ian Forbes, Dir Dean Puckett
June 2017 ‘Dual’ (35mm w/Matthews Doorway dolly), Split the Sun DoP Ian Forbes, Dir Rose Hendry
June 2017 ‘Wren Boys’ (16mm w/Universal Car Rig), Try Hard Productions Ltd DoP Nick Morris, Dir Harry Lighton 2018 BAFTA nomination for Best British Short Film
May 2017 ‘Rebirth is Necessary’ (Arri Alexa & 35mm w/Matthews dolly & ladderpod), Iconoclast TV DoP Benoir Soler, Dir Jenn Nkiru
March 2017 ‘Red Crayon’ (Arri Alexa w/PeeWee dolly), Joi Productions Ltd DoP Adam Suschitzky BSC, Dir Charlotte Carroll
Feb. 2017 ‘Howay’ (Arri Alexa Mini w/slider), Magpie Pictures DoP Steven Bailey, Dir Will Hamilton, Starring David Johns
Dec. 2016 ‘Happiness in Retrospect’ (Black Magic URSA w/Egripment Focus dolly), Pinzutu Films DoP Jody Whittle, Dir, Eli Hart, Starring Iain Connell
Dec. 2016 ‘Fight’ (Arri Alexa w/Matthews Doorway dolly & Miller Pro jib), Signature Pictures Ltd DoP Ruben Woodin-Dechamps, Dir. Jon Max Spatz
Dec. 2016 ‘Beast’ (RED w/PeeWee dolly), Sona Films Ltd DoP Patrick Meller, Dir Leonora Lonsdale, Starring Billie Piper & Sinead Cusack
Sept. 2016 ‘Edmund the Magnificent’ (RED w/PeeWee dolly & slider), HAUS Pictures DoP Clive Tickner BSC, Dir. Ben Ockrent, Starring David Bradley, Ian McKellen, Mark Bonnar & Rebecca Front
July 2016 ‘Parallel Universes’ (RED w/Cartoni Jib-O jib), Migdal Management Ltd DoP Rory Achilleos-Sarll, Dir. Liran Nathan
June 2016 ‘London Tomorrow’ (Arri Alexa w/PeeWee dolly), B19 Media DoP Stil Williams, Dir. Nimer Rashed
Feb. 2016 ‘Listen Up Emily’ (Arri Alexa & 16mm w/PeeWee dolly), Bournemouth University DoP Leon Pyzora, Dir. Milo Cremer Eindhoven, Starring Sarah Swire & Dan Burton
Dec. 2015 ‘Candy Floss’ (Arri Alexa w/Egripment Focus dolly), HAUS Pictures DoP Daniel Stafford-Clark , Dir. Jed Hart, Starring Barry Keoghan & Grace Hogg-Robinson
Education • 1994 – BTEC Factual TV Production, Stonehills TV Studios, Gateshead • 1991-93 – BTEC Media Studies, Gateshead College • 1988 – A Level Art & History, Lyndhurst Comprehensive, Gateshead • 1986 – O Level English & CSE Maths, Lyndhurst Comprehensive, Gateshead
Independent Travel & Hobbies I am an experienced traveller having made independent trips to the USA, Europe, the Middle-East, India and South East Asia - I’ve also dabbled in sailing. My hobbies include woodwork, model-making, photography, guitar, allotment gardening, cooking, walking, cycling, history and board gaming. • 2015 – 3,000 mile road-trip across the southern U.S. – 2 weeks • 2014 – Backpacked across Tamil Nadu, India – 4 weeks • 2008 – Backpacked around Vietnam and Cambodia – 6 weeks • 2007 – Backpacked up the U.S. east coast – 2 weeks • 1995 – Backpacked around Israel, Egypt and Jordan – 6 weeks