JAN PESTER DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
FEATURE FILM and TV DRAMA CREDITS: Title Director Producer THE WICKER TREE Robin Hardy Peter Snell (Red 4k for 35mm) Feature Film Peter Watson-Wood Thriller/Fantastique from Alastair Gourlay director of original Wicker Man British Lion Films Brittania Nicol Henry Garrett Sir Christopher Lee Graham McTavish Honeysuckle Weeks Clive Russell
DINOSAPIEN David Winning, Rick Siggelkow, (HDcam) 15X30’ Live/Animation Dean Bennett, Jim Corston, family series Brendan Sheppard, Jayne Schipper, (EMMY NOMINEE Pat Williams Jordy Randall. OUTSTANDING CCI Entertainment for ACHIEVEMENT IN SINGLE Discovery and BBC CAMERA PHOTOGRAPHY 2008) Brittney Wilson James Coombes
TERRY PRATCHETT’S Vadim Jean Rod Brown, HOGFATHER (snow unit) Ian Sharples (35mm/Arri D20) 4hr TV Mob Films for Sky TV Live/Animation/CGI Christmas Show BAFTA NOMINEE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 2007) David Jason Ian Richardson Michelle Dockery Joss Ackland
WILD COUNTRY Craig Strachan Ros Borland (HDcam for 35mm) Feature Film- Gabriel Films Horror (WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY-Estepona Film Festival 2006) Martin Compston Peter Capaldi SHOEBOX ZOO series 2 Justin Molotnikov, Claire Mundell (HDcam) 13X30’ Live/Animation Dean Bennett Christine Shipton family series Francis Damberger Noreen Halpern Gordon Tootoosis Grant Harvey Tom Cox Peter Mullan Jordy Randall Jason Connery BBC/Blueprint Entertainment Canada
SHOEBOX ZOO series 1 Justin Molotnikov Claire Mundell (HDcam) 13X30’ Live/Animation James Henry Christine Shipton family series Noreen Halpern (BAFTA WINNER Best Childrens Tom Cox Programme 2004) Jordy Randall. Peter Mullan BBC/Blueprint Jason Connery Entertainment Canada
YO DIARY! Martin Burt Colin Gilbert (Digibeta) 13X30’ Childrens TV Ron Bain Comedy series The Comedy Unit for CBBC
GHOST RIG Julian Kean Graeme Clapperton (HDcam for 35mm) Feature Film- KCD Films Occult Thriller Jamie Bamber Kerry Norton Heather Peace Jaason Simmons
THE LITTLE VAMPIRE (2nd Uli Edel Richard Claus, unit Director/DoP) Anthony Waller, (35mm) Feature Film-Family Carsten Lorenz Richard E.Grant Cometstone Films Jonathan Lipnicki Jim Carter Alison Krige THE DEBT COLLECTOR (2nd Antony Neilson Graham Broadbent unit) Dragon Pictures (35mm) Feature Film-Thriller Billy Connolly Ken Stott Francesca Annis
SWEPT FROM THE SEA aka Beeban Kidron Polly Tapson, AMY FOSTER (2nd unit) Charles Steel (35mm) Feature Film-Period Romance Rachel Weisz Vincent Perez Tom Bell Sir Ian McKellen Joss Ackland
EYE OF THE EAGLE (2nd Peter Flinth Thomas Lydholm unit) Victoria Film (35mm) Feature Film-Childrens DEADLY VOYAGE (2nd unit) John Mackenzie Brad Adams, (35mm) Feature Film-Thriller John Goldschmidt Omar Epps Union Pictures for HBO Chiwetel Ejiofor David Suchet Joss Ackland Sean Pertwee
AN ENGLISHMAN WHO Chris Monger Sarah Curtis, WENT UP A HILL AND CAME Sally Hibbin, DOWN A MOUNTAIN (2nd Bob & Harvey Weinstein, unit) Parallax Pictures/Miramax (35mm Anamorphic) Feature Pictures Film Romance (NOMINEE GOLDEN FROG CAMERIMAGE 1995) Hugh Grant Tara Fitzgerald Colm Meaney Ian Hart
THE MISSION (3rd unit) Roland Joffe David Puttnam, (35mm) Feature Film Period Fernando Ghia, Epic, (OSCAR WINNER BEST Goldcrest/Enigma CINEMATOGRAPHY 1987 WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY LAFCA 1986, NOMINEE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY BAFTA AND BSC 1986 ) Robert De Niro Cheri Lungi Liam Neeson Jeremy Irons
RESTLESS NATIVES (2nd Mike Hoffman Oxford Films unit) (35mm) Feature Film Comedy Terri Lally Vincent Friel
SHORT FILMS and other work
THE HAPPINESS SALESMAN Krishnendu Majumdar Arif Hussein/Kaos Films (S35mm 14 mins.) Christopher Eccleston Archie Panjabi
THE ELEMENTAL Robert Sproul Cran Katie Crook/ Northlight Productions (RED1 14 mins) Louise Ludgate JOE SMEALS WHEELS Michael Normand Ashton Radcliffe/Location Pictures (HDV 20 mins)
THE HARD CASE (S16 20mins.) Guy Ritchie Rebecca Green/ Scar Films
HIDDEN (35mm. 12mins ) Craig Strachan Ros Borland,Gabriel Films
RHYTHMS (S16 15mins ) Martin Wallace Compulsive Viewing/C4
THE CHALK MARK (16mm. Bernard Rudden Ben Gibson, BFI 20mins)
MENINX Bob Bentley Arts Council for C4 (15mins Digibeta Dance piece/Choreographer Ted Stoffer)
THE JOURNEY (16mm. 14hrs Peter Watkins Peter Watkins TV)
SELECTED CREDITS AS STEADICAM OPERATOR Title Director/DOP Producer
ALIENS James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd, Sigourney Weaver Adrian Biddle Walter Hill, 20th Century Fox JUST CAUSE Arne Glimcher Lee Rich, Sean Connery Lajos Koltai Steve Perry Kate Capshaw Warner Bros Laurence Fishburne Ed Harris Scarlett Johansson
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY Ang Lee Lindsay Doran Emma Thompson Michael Coulter Columbia Kate Winslet Hugh Grant Alan Rickman. (OSCAR, BAFTA and BSC Nominee for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 1996) SHINE Scott Hicks Jane Scott Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey Simpson Momentum Films Sir John Gielgud ( WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AFI, WINNER BRONZE FROG CAMERIMAGE 1996)
THE EAGLE Kevin Macdonald Duncan Kenworthy Jamie Bell Antony Dod Mantle Focus Films Channing Tatum Film 4 Mark Strong Toledo Productions
THE DECOY BRIDE Sheree Folkson Douglas Rae David Tennant Nanu Segal Paul Ritchie Kelly Macdonald Ecosse Films Alice Eve
SHELL Scott Graham Margaret Matheson Chloe Pirrie Yoliswa Gartig David Smith Joseph Mawle Bard Entertainment Brocken Spectre
HALLAM FOE (aka MISTER David Mackenzie Gillian Berrie FOE Giles Nuttgens Duncan Reid Jamie Bell Peter Touche Ciaran Hinds Sigma Films Claire Forlani Sophia Myles
AN ENGLISHMAN WHO Chris Monger Sarah Curtis, WENT UP A HILL AND Vernon Leyton Sally Hibbin, CAME DOWN A MOUNTAIN Bob Weinstein, Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Harvey Weinstein, Colm Meaney, Ian Hart Parallax Pictures (NOMINEE GOLDEN FROG Miramax Pictures CAMERIMAGE 1995)
THE CRYING GAME Neil Jordan Stephen Woolley Stephen Rea, Forrest Whittaker, Ian Wilson British Screen, C4 Films Miranda Richardson
RESTORATION Mike Hoffman Garth Thomas, Robert Downey Jr, Oliver Stapleton Andy Paterson, Sam Neill Bob & Harvey Weinstein Oxford Film Co., Avenue Pictures, Miramax
COMPLICITY Gavin Millar Richard Jackson, Jonny Lee Miller, David Odd Brad Adams Brian Cox Carlton, Talisman DAVID COPPERFIELD Peter Medak Greg Smith, Hugh Dancy, Nigel Davenport, Elemer Ragalye John Davis, Sally Field, Robert Halmi Jr. Paul Bettany Hallmark
MANSFIELD PARK Patricia Rozema Sarah Curtis, Frances O’Connor, Harold Michael Coulter Bob &Harvey Weinstein Pinter Miramax/Hal
MARY REILLY Stephen Frears Norma Heyman, Julia Roberts, John Malkovich Philippe Rousselot Hyde Films
SWEPT FROM THE SEA aka Beeban Kidron Polly Tapson AMY FOSTER Dick Pope Charles Steel Rachel Weisz, Vincent Perez, Tom Bell, Sir Ian McKellen, Joss Ackland
THE WINTER GUEST Alan Rickman Ken Lipper, Emma Thompson Seamus McGarvey Edward Pressman, Phyllida Law Steve Clark-Hall, Alan J Wands. REGENERATION Gillies MacKinnon Peter R. Simpson, Jonathan Pryce, James Wilby Glen MacPherson Alan Scott (Nominee BEST Rafford Films/Norstar/ BBC CINEMATOGRAPHY Genie award)
COLD COMFORT FARM John Schlesinger Alison Gilby, Kate Beckinsale, Rufus Sewell, Chris Seager Antony Root Sir Ian McKellen BBC Films, Thames
PERSUASION Roger Michell Fiona Finlay, Amanda Root, Ciaran Hinds, John Daly George Faber Corin Redgrave BBC, WGBH (BAFTA WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 1996)
HOLLOW REED Angela Pope Elizabeth Karlsen, Martin Donovan, Ian Hart, Remi Adefasarin Nik Powell, Stephen Woolley Joely Richardson Scala C4Films
LOCH NESS John Henderson Tim Bevan, Ted Danson Clive Tickner Eric Fellner, Joely Richardson Nicky Kentish-Barnes Ian Holm Polygram, Working Title
FATHERLAND Chris Menaul Ilene Kahn, Rutger Hauer Peter Sova Frederick Muller Miranda Richardson HBO YOUNG INDIANA JONES Carl Schultz George Lucas, CHRONICLES (tv miniseries) David Tattersall Rick McCallum Lucasfilm, Amblin, Paramount TWO DEATHS Nic Roeg Carolyn Montagu, Sonia Braga, Witold Stok Luc Roeg, Allan Scott, Mark Michael Gambon Shivas BBC
VICTORY Mark Peploe Simon Bosanquet, Willem Dafoe, Bruno de Keyzer Jeremy Thomas, Sam Neill, Bob and Harvey Weinstein Irene Jacob British Screen, Canal+
FAIRYTALE: A True Story Charles Sturridge Bruce Davey, Harvey Keitel, Michael Coulter Wendy Finerman Peter O’Toole, Icon. Paul McGann
BHAJI ON THE BEACH Gurinder Chadha Nadine Marsh Edwards John Kenway C4Films
THE BUCCANEERS Philip Saville Philip Saville (tv miniseries) Remi Adefasarin Rebecca Eaton Carla Gugino Philippa Giles Mira Sorvino BBC WBGH Cherie Lunghi
QUEER AS FOLK Sarah Harding & Charles Nicola Shindler (tv miniseries) McDougall C4 Aidan Gillen, Craig Kelly Nigel Walters SELECTED DOCUMENTARY CAMERAMAN CREDITS: Title Director Producer AN IDIOT ABROAD 2 Richard Yee Richard Yee 8 x 1hr Things to Do Before You Jamie Jay Johnson Krish Majumdar Die Luke Campbell Ricky Gervais with Ricky Gervais, Stephen Ben Green Stephen Merchant Merchant and Karl Pilkington Krish Majumdar Karl Pilkington RiSK Prods. for Sky1HD
AN IDIOT ABROAD Krish Majumdar Richard Yee (8 x 1hr Wonders of the World Luke Campbell Ricky Gervais with Ricky Gervais, Stephen Jamie Jay Johnson Stephen Merchant Merchant and Karl Pilkington Karl Pilkington/ Mentorn Media for Sky1HD
THE WORLDS SMALLEST Krish Majumdar Firefly for C4 MAN AND ME (journey with Mark Dolan 45mins) THE WORLDS TALLEST Kate Townsend Firefly for C4 WOMAN AND ME (journey with Mark Dolan 45mins)
CHEVOLUTION Sylvia Stevens Faction Films: Netflix (90mins cinema/tv doc. The story of Guevara’s iconic image)
COAST (a journey round Jane McWilliams BBC Britain)
SWEET SUCCESS Krish Majumdar BBC Artworks (profile of young actor Martin Compston...on DVD of Ken Loach's film “Sweet Sixteen”)
TO DIE FOR (cigarette culture Simon Finch Hamish Barbour/Ideal World/C4 worldwide)
EVERYMAN: CARDINAL Amy Hardie Ruth Pitt/BBC Manchester WINNING’S BABIES (pro-life)
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN Richard Alwyn Ruth Pitt/Real Life/ C4 (football nationhood)
WHO’S APING WHO? (apes Kate Bartlett Tigress/ National Geographic and humans)
JOURNEYS INTO THE Martin Wallace Illuminations/Nova/ C4 OUTSIDE Jarvis Cocker (outsider art with Jarvis Cocker. RTS Award)
SIGNS OF THE TIMES Nick Barker BBC (ground breaking arts series John Alexander about domestic taste)
PARCEL O’ ROGUES ( 3 part Alex Harvey Mentorn Barraclough Carey/ C4 series on the devolution story)
TO THE ENDS OF THE Jan Pester/Allen Jewhurst Chameleon/C4 EARTH: ARCTIC JOURNEY (Siberia to N. Pole on foot)
DUNBLANE: Allen Jewhurst Chameleon TV/ITV REMEMBERING OUR CHILDREN (Bafta Nominee) NETWORK FIRST: RETURN Peter Davey LWT TO THE PLACE OF THE DEAD (retracing near fatal army exercise in Borneo jungle)
MENINX 15 min dance. Bob Bentley Arts Council for Ch 4 Choreographer Ted Stoffer
LOANSHARKS Rob Rohrer Halcyon Productions/Ch 4 (Bafta Nominee) Cutting Edge
SELECTED CREDITS as DIRECTOR-CAMERAMAN Title Producer THE LITTLE VAMPIRE (2nd Unit Director/DoP) Richard Claus Feature Film, Childrens Cometstone, Jonathan Lipnicki, Richard E. Grant, Jim Carter,Alison Krige
COMPAQ “One Company, One Culture” and Jan Pester, Ros Lambert “Are You Ready to Grow? GHS/Lamberts Creative, Corporate Films
KAL Paul Fennon, Jan Pester Corporate Films Aravinda Korala
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH:ARCTIC Allen Jewhurst JOURNEY Chameleon TV for C4 1 x 50’ From Siberia to North Pole
DE A-NIS BBC Scotland 10 x 5min childrens wildlife inserts
EYEWITNESS:ELEPHANT Bill Butt 1 x 30’ for American PBS Network Series BBC Bristol Wildvision,
THE HIGHEST COURT Maxine Baker 2 x 60’. First doc to gain access to Scottish Scottish Television, Supreme Courts.
GLEANNTAN ECUADOR Allan MacDonald 2 x 30’ . Liberation theologist in Quito’s MNE for Scottish TV, shantytowns Winner Celtic Film Festival PARAMEDICS John Brown, Maxine Baker 5x 30’ Action Documentary Series Lomond TV for Scottish TV,
CLASSIC ADVENTURE:GREENLAND THE Colin Luke HARD WAY Mosaic Pictures for BBC, 1x30’ sailing, ski-ing and climbing with Chris Bonington and Robin Knox-Johnston .Co- director:Allen Jewhurst VOYAGER: JOHN HARRISON-EXPLORER John Gau, Paul Cleary Aka Return to Malaria Creek John Gau Productions for Central TV/Nat. 30 ‘ Amazonian canoe traveller and Geographic, environmentalist
THE PARSEES: ZOROASTRIANS OF Richard Harris, Jan Pester BOMBAY GHSLtd for C4, 60’ religion and multicultural
A BOOK OF LAW, A BOOK OF LIFE Richard Harris, Jan Pester 30’ Islam, The Quran and Salman Rushdie GHSLtd for C4,
COMMERCIALS and CORPORATES for companies including: The Annex Radical Media Partizan Tomboy Brewer’s RSA. Young & Rubicam The Producers Outsider Voyager MTP Pzazz Sheldon & Co HLA Blink Hungry Eye Dark Star The Shop Silverfish STV. MUSIC VIDEOS include: David Bowie, Stereophonics, Tindersticks, Ultrasound., The Proclaimers, Chemical Brothers
HISTORY Camera Operator Gregory’s Girl Focus Puller Local Hero, Comfort and Joy.
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