Jan Pester Director of Photography Features & Television Drama
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR COMPANY
FEATURES & MAJOR TELEVISION Adam Brooks Universal Cable Prod IMPOSTERS for Bravo 10x40 Neo`Noir TV Comedy Starring:- Uma Thurman, Inbar Lavi,Rob Heaps
THE LADY IN THE VAN Nicholas Hytner BBC Films 2nd Unit Feature Film- Comedy Starring:- Dame Maggie Smith, Jim Broadbent James Corden, Alex Jennings,Dominic Cooper
THE SECRET AGENT BBC 2nd Unit Charles 2 x 60 Mins McDougall Starring:- Toby Jones, Ash Hunter, Vicky McClure
SWANSONG Douglas Ray Contented Productions Feature Film Productions M Comedy Thriller Starrng:- Eva Birthistle, Paul Hilton Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Matt Berry
GARY: TANK COMMANDR Comedy drama series Starring: Greg McHugh, Scott Fletcher
THE WICKER TREE Robert Hardy British Lion Films Horror Feature – RED 4k Part of Robin Hardy’s “Wicker Man Trilogy” based on his eerie 1973 film The “Wicker Man” Starring: Sir Christopher Lee, Suzie Amy, Honeysuckle Weeks, Brittania Nicol, Henry Garrett, Graham McTavish http://thewickertreemovie.com
DINOSAPIEN David Winning Alberta Filmworks / BBC Major International Drama series shot on HD in Alberta Brendon Canada. Sheppard Starring: Brittney Wilson, Alexandra Gingras, Brendan Dean Bennett Meyer Pat Williams EMMY Nomination “Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Camera Photography” Winner, Gold, Worldfest, Houston, 2007 Winner, Silver Plaque, Chicago, 2007 Hugo Television Awards
HOGFATHER Vadim Jean The Mob Film Co High Profile Fantasy Action Drama Shot on Arri D20 for Sky One Starring: David Jason, Joss Ackland Additional Photography
WILD COUNTRY Craig Strachan Gabriel Films Horror Feature shot on Sony HD for 35mm Starring: Peter Capaldi, Martin Compston Winner Best Cinematography Award at Estepona Film Festival 2006
CHEVOLUTION Sylvia Stevens Faction Films Feature/Documentary Trisha Ziff Shot on location in ,Cuba, Bolivia, Los Angeles, Buenos Aries Starring: Antonio Banderas, Gael Garcia Benal, Gerry Adams
SHOEBOX ZOO Series 2 Justin BBC Scotland Children’s Drama series shot on Sony HD Molotnikov Shot on location in Canada
SHOEBOX ZOO Series 1 Justin BBC Scotland Children’s Drama series shot on Sony HD Molotnikov & Starring: Peter Mullan, Jason Connery, Vivien Endicott James Henry Douglas BAFTA Winner 2004
GHOST RIG Julian Kean KCD Films Psychological Horror Feature shot on Sony HD for 35mm Starring Jamie Bamber, Kerry Norton, Jaason Simmons & Heather Peace
HALLAM FOE David Sigma Film Action Drama Feature shot on location in Glasgow McKenzie Starring Jamie Bell, Claire Forlani Additional Photography
YO DIARY! Martin Burt The Comedy Unit/ BBC 13 part Teenage Comedy Drama
SHORTS THE HAPPINESS SALESMAN Krish Majumdar Kaos Films Psychological thriller – Shot on 35mm Starring: Christopher Eccelstone, Archie Panjabi
THE HARD CASE Guy Ritchie Rebecca Green/ Scar 20 minute Action Thriller shot on S16mm Films JOE SMEALS’S WHEELS Michael Ashton Radcliffe Comedy shot on - HDV Normand Starring: Ricky Callan, Steven McNicol
HIDDEN Craig Strachan Gabriel Films Short Horror Film shot on 35mm
RHYTHMS Martin Wallace Compulsive Viewing/ Short Horror Film shot on S16mm black/ white Channel 4
THE JOURNEY Peter Watkins Peter Watkins 16mm Television Drama
ASHES Douglas Kate Swan 45 minute Film shot on 16mm MacKinnon
2ND UNIT THE LITTLE VAMPIRE Uli Edel Cometstone/ Warner 35mm Feature, 2nd unit Director & Director of Brothers Photography Starring Richard E Grant & Jim Carter
THE DEBT COLLECTOR Antony Neilson Dragon Pictures 35mm Feature, 2nd unit Starring Ken Stott, Francesca Annis & Billy Connolly
AMY FOSTER Beeban Kidron Tapson Steele 35mm Feature, 2nd unit Starring Rachel Weisz, Vincent Perez, Tom Bell & Ian McKellen
EYE OF THE FALCON Peter Flinth Victoria Film 35mm Feature, 2nd unit
DEADLY VOYAGE 35mm Feature, 2nd unit John HBO/ Union Pictures Starring David Suchet, Joss Ackland, Omar Epps & Sean MacKenzie Pertwee
MARY REILLY Stephen Frears Hyde Films 35mm Feature, 2nd unit Starring Julia Roberts & John Malkovitch
AN ENGLISHMAN WHO WENT UP A HILL AND Chris Monger Parallax Pictures CAME DOWN A MOUNTAIN 35mm Anamorphic Feature, 2nd unit Starring Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald & Colm Meaney THE MISSION Roland Joffe Goldcrest/ Enigma 35mm Feature, 3rd unit Starring Robert de Niro, Cheri Lungi, Liam Neeson & Jeremy Irons Oscar Winner
RESTLESS NATIVES Mike Hoffman Oxford Films 35mm Feature, 2nd unit Starring Terri Lally & Vincent Friel
SELECTED DOCUMENTARY CREDITS
“ AN IDIOT ABROAD 2” Krish Majumdar Risk Productions / Sky 8 x 1 hour HD Luke Campbell HD Starring: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington Hysterical Documentary as Karl Pilkington travels to, Alaska, Japan, USA, Siberia, Australia, Vanuatu, Kenya, London http://sky1.sky.com/sky1hd-shows/an-idiot-abroad
“ AN IDIOT ABROAD” Krish Majumdar Mentorn Media / Sky HD 8 x 1 hour HD Luke Campbell Starring: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Jamie Jay Pilkington Johnson Hysterical Documentary as Karl Pilkington travels to the Seven Wonders Shot on location: China, India, Brazil, Peru, Jordan, Egypt, Mexico. http://sky1.sky.com/an-idiot-abroad/an-idiot-abroad-best- of-series-1
“THE WORLDS SMALLEST MAN AND ME” Krish Majumdar Firefly Productions / Ch 4 45 Min
COAST Jason Holmes BBC 1 Documentary series exploring the British Coastline
TO DIE FOR Simon Finch Hamish Barbour/ Ideal Cigarette culture worldwide World/ Channel 4
EVERYMAN: CARDINAL WINNINGS BABIES Amy Hardie Ruth Pitt/ BBC Pro life
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN Richard Allwyn Ruth Pitt/ Real Life/ Football nationhood Channel 4
WHO’S APING WHO? Kate Bartlett Tigress/ National Apes and humans Geographic JOURNEYS INTO THE OUTSIDE Martin Wallace/ Illuminations/ Channel 4 Outsider art with Jarvis Cocker Jarvis Cocker RTS Award
HORIZON: CHIMPS ON DEATH ROW Sam Roberts BBC
PARCEL O’ROGUES Alex Harvey Mentorn Barraclough The devolution story Carey/ Channel 4
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH: ARCTIC JOURNEY Jan Pester/ Chameleon/ Channel 4 Siberia to North Pole on foot Allen Jewhurst
DUNBLANE: REMEMBERING OUR CHILDREN Allen Jewhurst Chameleon/ ITV BATFA Nominee
NETWORK FIRST: RETURN TO THE PLACE OF THE Peter Davey LWT DEAD
MENINX Bob Bentley Arts Council/ Channel 4 15 minute Dance with Choreographer Ted Stoffer
LOANSHARKS Rob Rohrer Halcyon Productions/ BAFTA Nominee Channel 4
SIGNS OF THE TIMES Nick Barker & BBC Domestic Culture John Alexander
SELECTED COMMERCIALS
The Annex, Radical Media, Partizan, Tomboy, Brewers, RSA, Young & Rubicam, The Producers, Voyager, MTP, Pzazz, Tigermain, New Era, Sheldon & Co, HLA, Blink, LaLa Land, Hungry Eye, Dark Star & The Shop.
PROMOS
Jan has shot music promos for artists including David Bowie, Stereophonics, Tindersticks & Ultrasound.