Personal details www.marksharman.co.uk +44 (0)7779 227307 [email protected] Full UK driving licence Public liability insurance up to £3m Current H.S.E. diving medical (exp. 19/12/2019) USA i-Visa valid until 2022 Based in Selsey, West Sussex, UK Regular visitor to Bristol Profile / key skills Wildlife underwater and topside plus sync Versatile, cinematic and creative visuals HSE qualified scuba diver (1000+ dives) rEvo rebreather owner with 350+ CCR hours CAA qualified drone pilot + insurance IRATA Rope Access Level 1 qualified High fitness and endurance levels Friendly, out-going, easy to work with Awards • Award-winning underwater camerawork on Jago: A Life Underwater • Winner of the Best Cinematography & Documentary at RTS West of England Awards 2017 • Winner of the Cinematography (small crew) Panda Award at Wildscreen Festival 2016 • Winner of the Grand Teton Award at Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2015 Employment highlights August & Oct 19: One Strange Rock II – Nutopia for Nat Geo (PDs Nat Sharman & Luke Wiles) 1. Coral restoration project in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Macro and underwater slider. 2. Surfing sequence in Hawaii and microscopy camerawork in a lab at Stanford University. July 19: Luna (wt) – Offspring Films for broadcaster under NDA (PD Justin Anderson / Tom Payne) Timelapse and scenics night-time shoot in Los Angeles. April/May 18 & April 19: Expedition – True to Nature for BBC Two (PD James Brickell & Ali May) Steve Backshall series; 2 x episodes in Mexican cenotes and caves, 1 x episode in Borneo. March 19: Saving Our Planet – Silverback Films for Netflix (PD Jonnie Hughes) Underwater sequences in Palau and Japan for David Attenborough narrated feature doc. Feb 19: Ocean Giants (wt) – Plimsoll Productions for Animal Planet (PD Steve Shearman) New ocean exploration series, filming sperm whales in Dominica and orcas in Norway at night. Oct 18 – Feb 19: Blue Planet Live – BBC NHU for BBC One (March 2019) (SP Vanessa Coates) Science/conservation VTs; topside, drone and underwater in Madagascar, Bahamas & Dominica. Sept & Nov 18: Under NDA – Plimsoll Productions (PDs Ingrid Kvale & Bill Markham) Underwater sequences filmed in Norway and Hawaii for night-time natural history series. Sept 18: Earth’s Paradise Isles: Hawaii – BBC NHU for BBC Two (PD Evie Wright) Manta rays feeding on plankton at night sequence for mini-landmark. Aug 18: Living Volcano – True to Nature for PBS (PD Alex Ranken) Shoot in Hawaii comprising of sync, lava tube caves, macro studio and underwater manta rays. July 18: Wales: Land of the Wild – Plimsoll Productions for BBC Wales (PD Anne Gallagher) Provided footage of grey seals, spider crabs, sand eels, GV’s and drone shots for the series. June 18: Artemis Fowl – Timefreeze Productions for Disney (Director Kenneth Branagh) Surf/underwater unit shots for forthcoming feature film. April 18: Earth from Space – BBC NHU for BBC One (PD Justin Anderson) Shooting at night, creatively lighting interiors of coast guard patrol vessel off Argentina. Oct 17: One Strange Rock – Nutopia for National Geographic (PD Graham Booth) Filming Bajau fishermen in Indonesia for blue chip series. Underwater, topside and drone. Sept/Oct 17: Wild Latin America – Blink films for Blue Ant Media (SP Nuala Carr) Filming humpback whale behaviour off the coast of Colombia. Underwater, topside and drone. Sept 17: Wild Britain – Plimsoll Productions for Channel 5 (SP Bill Markham) Filmed seals of Farne Island, otters on Mull and drone GVs of NE England and Scotland. Aug 17: Animals with Cameras – BBC NHU for BBC One (SP Dan Rees) Shoot in the Azores with Gordon Buchanan tagging cameras onto devil rays. June – July 17: Wild Alaska Live – BBC NHU for BBC One & PBS (PD Vanessa Coates) Filming a variety of VTs for live broadcasts: wildlife back-stories, presenter and contributor-led. Feb – April 15, March 16, March 17: Blue Planet II – BBC NHU for BBC One 4 x landmark blue chip shoots underwater; 1 x filming main camera, 3 x assisting & making of in Costa Rica and Canada. (PDs John Ruthven, Joe Stevens. APs John Chambers, Sarah Connor) May – Oct 16: Arabian Seas & Arabian Inferno – Blink Films for Love Nature (SP Hayley Smith) Lead cameraman for 10x1 hour wildlife series, filming underwater and topside. 2012 – 16: Springwatch / Winterwatch / Autumnwatch – BBC NHU for BBC Two (PDs Bill Markham, Jo Ashman, Ruth Peacey, Hannah Hoare, Vanessa Coates, Nikki Waldren) Filming behaviour sequences and presenter/contributor-led pieces with Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Lindsey Chapman, Gordon Buchanan and Iolo Williams. Dec 15: Wild City: Islands – Beach House Pictures for Channel News Asia (SP Chiara Bellati) Underwater DoP for Attenborough narrated wildlife doc about the marine life off Singapore. * Winner of Best Documentary Award at the Asian Television Awards 2016 * Oct 14 - Nov 15: Life at the Extreme – Plimsoll Productions for ITV1 (SP Barny Revill) Popular wildlife series with Davina McCall. Filmed supporting long lens and underwater wildlife material for all four programmes: Namibia, Svalbard, The Azores and Costa Rica. Nov 14: Jago: A Life Underwater – BBC Four and Netflix (PD James Reed) Underwater cameraman on multiple award-winning drama documentary. Qualifications / Training March 2019 IRATA (Rope Access) Level 1 Qualification. Access Techniques, Sheffield. June 2017 CAA Permission for Commercial Operations of Small Unmanned Aircraft SUA (drone) pilot qualification; theory and practical assessments conducted by Heliguy (NQE). February 2016 TDI rEvo CCR user course Cross-over course onto rEvo CCR with Simon Taylor-Watson of Tekdeep in El Gouna, Egypt. May 2015 RAID Level 3 and 50m deco trimix rebreather qualifications (Poseidon Se7en) Extended range rebreather qualifications in El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt. October 2003 HSE Commercial Air SCUBA Diving Certificate (Part 4/Media) First Aid at Work (Expires 16/01/21). Current H.S.E. diving medical (Exp. 19/12/2019) June – September 2003 All PADI SCUBA diving qualifications up to Dive Master Participated in marine conservation expedition with Coral Cay Conservation in the Philippines. Education BA (Hons) Television Production, Bournemouth University 1999 – 2002 Academic and practical degree in the art and craft of television production. Owned kit Gates Pro Explore housing, 10” glass dome, Nikonos RS adaptor, 7” monitor housing. Nikonos RS 13mm, 20-35mm, 28mm, 50mm macro UW lenses for use with Red/Gates Set of Laowa macro lenses Fuijinon MK 18-55mm & 50-135mm (FS7) Canon EF 11-24, 16-35, 24-70, 70-200mm Canon 5DmkIII stills/timelapse kit. Canon EF 200-400mm with 1.4x extender Underwater Quadpod and F4 head Showreel / Social Media Latest blog/news, info and showreel: www.marksharman.co.uk Instagram: @marksharmancam Facebook page: @marksharmancinematography References Bill Markham Justin Anderson Vanessa Coates Plimsoll SP Earth from Space PD Blue Planet Live SP [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] .