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Email: [email protected] Website: www.philgurney.com (with showreels and testimonials)

Freelance LIGHTING CAMERAMAN with 19 years of experience across a wide range of broadcast and corporate productions:

 Consistently meets high production standards across a wide range of shooting styles  Creative and versatile with a strong attention to detail and continuity  Comfortable under close direction but able to take creative control and self-direct when required  Able to remain composed, motivated and energetic in challenging environments  Always safety-aware  Holder of a US i-visa valid until 2017

Career History

2005 - present Freelance Lighting Cameraman 2000 - 2005 i2i Television (camera crewing agency) - Staff Lighting Cameraman

1999 - 2000 Freelance Lighting Cameraman 1996 - 1999 Edinburgh Live TV – Cameraman / Senior Technical Operator

Selection of credits (visit www.philgurney.com for further information with showreels and testimonials)

Coast - Series 7, 8 and 9 (Various presenter-led features from Scotland) BBC Crimewatch (Domestic violence murder case reconstruction) BBC Countryfile (Regular features from Scotland and Northern England) BBC Panorama (Various documentaries – see website credits for more details) BBC Investigations ‘What’s in it for me?’ (Scottish Indy Referendum doc with Laura Kuenssberg) BBC Investigations Countdown to the Ryder Cup 2014 (Official International Preview Doc Series) IMG Media/Ryder Cup James Martin’s Food Map of Britain (Scotland episodes) BBC Blue Peter (Various location features with presenters) BBC The Restaurant Inspector (Series 2 – Iggs Restaurant, Edinburgh) Channel 5 T in the Park 2007 - 2014 (ENG features with presenters and performing artists) BBC Network Nina and the Neurons (Location shooting for children’s science series) CBeebies The One Show (Various features from Scotland with presenters and contributors) BBC Dispatches “Britain’s Bankers: Still Cashing In” (Doc about the banking crisis) C4 Restoration Man (Series 1 Towers episode – Caldwell Tower) C4 James May’s Big Ideas (“Power to the People” – Edinburgh feature) BBC Relocation, Relocation, Relocation (Loch Lomond and Glasgow) C4 Come Dine With Me: Glasgow (Series 5) ITV Factual Seann Walsh’s Late Night Comedy Spectacular (Multi-camera ‘as-live’ show) BBC3 The Secret D-Day Disaster: Revealed (WW1 Historical doc) Channel 5 Weddings from Hell (Profile of a couple’s nightmare wedding - Glasgow) ITV Drivers from Hell (Feature on police pursuit on A9 near Inverness) ITV Jonny’s Hotshots (Rugby training series with Jonny Wilkinson) CBBC The Money Programme “The Real Cost of Divorce” BBC Climate Change – Britain Under Threat (Matt Allwright feature - Glasgow) BBC Daily Planet (Various European features for science series) Discovery Channel Disney Pixar (promotional shoot for ‘Brave’ with ‘Good Luck Charlie’ cast) Disney Channel ENG and Live news location broadcasts BBC / Sky / ITN / C4 Eorpa “Arandora Star” (Historical documentary - awarded a Scottish BAFTA) BBC Scotland A selection of sport credits:

The Ryder Cup 2014, Gleneagles (ENG features and Official Film coverage) European Tour Prods. The British Open 2014, Royal Liverpool (International Preview coverage) IMG Media for Sky The US Open 2014, Pinehurst (International Preview coverage) Rugby Union Autumn Internationals 2013 (Match camera on live OB) SIS Live for BBC World Golf Champs. 2012 Doral, Miami (ENG for “European Tour Weekly”) IMG Media for Sky World Snooker Champs. 2011 (presenter links and features at The Crucible) IMG Media for BBC Motorsport UK (British Touring Cars / Formula 3 / Porsche Carrera Cup) ITV Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2011, St Andrews (ENG coverage) The Golf Channel (US) Jonny Wilkinson – The Perfect 10 (Profile documentary) Empire Media (DVD) Challenge Tour Golf 2013 (Ball following golf coverage at courses worldwide) IMG Media for Sky Barclays Scottish Open 2012 (ENG features for “European Tour Weekly”) IMG Media for Sky Walker Cup 2011, Royal Aberdeen (Coverage for Golfing World and The R&A) IMG Media Egyptian Open 2010, Cairo (Ball following golf coverage) IMG Media for Sky

Selection of Corporate Work

Blackberry – Internal promotional material for smartphone integration at Scottish Widows Bristow Helicopters – Film promoting acquisition of new Sikorsky helicopters BT – Training film focusing on a new National Health Service IT support centre in Sheffield Scottish Power - Film about the construction of major new power link between Scotland and Ireland Rolex – Official corporate filming at the British Open (St Andrews and Royal Troon) UPS – Promo features with some of the World’s leading golfers (eg. Lee Westwood, Louis Ooosthuizen) Highland Spring – ‘Scotland Team Talk’ (Live multi-camera studio interview set-up at Murrayfield Stadium) Scottish Enterprise – Wide range of ongoing corporate productions for conferences and general training British Waterways – Film following the rejuvenation of The Forth & Clyde Canal SKY – Multi-camera live studio set-up streaming senior manager updates to staff online (Dunfermline) Mobil Oil – Health and Safety training film shot aboard an oil tanker IMG Media – Ongoing golf-related filming for The R&A website and OpenGolf.com Diageo – Coverage of worldwide human resources management events at Gleneagles Hotel RBS – Conference, training and promotional films Tesco – ‘Taste of Scotland’ event coverage BP – Filming construction and loading of new ‘skids’ for North Sea oil rigs at the BiFab yard in Fife Bacardi – Promotional film for Dewar’s Highlander Honey Whisky presented by their Master Blender

Other relevant skills & information  Able to supply and work with many camera formats (eg. XDCam, F55, F5, C300, P2, DVCProHD)  Extensive experience in golf coverage including ball following  Able to shoot while skiing  Certified by Disclosure Scotland (for working with children and vulnerable adults)  Public Liability Insurance up to £10m  Transport - new Volvo V70 estate car with Sat Nav  Holder of a valid US i-Visa (expires 2017)

Formal Training & Education Jan 2007 ‘BBC Production Safety Course’ Feb 2006 ‘Encountering High Definition’, BBC Training & Development Centre, Evesham Jan 2000 ‘Television Cameracraft’, BBC Training & Development Centre, Evesham 1992 - 1996 Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh: BA(Hons) Communication & Media Studies (2:1) 1990 - 1991 Aberdeen College: HNC Communication & Media Studies 1984 - 1989 Banchory Academy: Two SYS, Six Highers, Seven O’ Grades

Affiliations  BECTU  Guild of Television Cameramen (Full member)

Showreels, testimonials and further information online at www.philgurney.com