Competent 1st AC / Focus Puller
Highly experienced camera assistant of continuing drama with camera operator experience on documentaries, live broadcast and commercials. Almost 5 complete years of camera assisting with 10 credited episodes of BBC Casualty as a Focus Puller under my belt.
Positive, passionate, respectful, committed, ambitious, and a real team player.
JUNE 2021 - PRESENT
1st AC / Focus Puller
BBC Casualty
Prime-time BBC One programme Casualty has been running for more than 35 series and still going strong attracting 3 million viewers each Saturday evening. My role as 1st AC has included working with a variety of Directors, DoPs and Production Managers.
Comprehensive understanding of camera equipment including ARRI Alexas and associated systems including the WCU4 and SXU kit and Teradeks. Leadership and other department protocols followed: helping to book kit, maintaining kit and focusing on Zeiss Ultra Primes & Fujinon Aluras as wide as T1.9.
Credited Episodes: 4 broadcast - 6 in post production
S36 E7: Broken | S36 E10: Blinded | S36 E11: Two Minutes
S36 E14: Remember Me: Part One | S36 E15: Part Two
DoPs: Jaz Castleton, John Bretherton, Sam Thomas
DECEMBER 2020
Camera Operator
Opera North's Fidelio Livestream
Broadcast LIVE from Leeds Town Hall, Beethoven's Fidelio was performed by the mind-blowing talent of Opera North. Filmed on Sony 3500s, I operated one of 6 cameras while following a shooting script with shots called by the script supervisor and cut live by BAFTA award-winning Director Peter Maniura.
The event was streamed to the Opera North's ON DEMAND website due to the lack of live audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Director: Peter Maniura
Camera Supervisor: Keith Jacobsen
JANUARY 2017
Lighting Cameraman
Fords of Winsford TV Ads
Fords of Winsford is the North West of England's largest car supermarket and has been going strong for decades.
A set of two adverts shot in a hired supermarket within 4 hours including re-dressing of the aisles and lighting. For efficiency, I lit the environment flat with Kino Flos. I shot the supermarket sections with a Sony FS7 under the direction of the Producer's storyboard. Creative input was welcome. Broadcast prime time on ITV.
Producer / Director: Paul Smith
NOVEMBER 2016 - APRIL 2021
Camera Assistant
ITV Coronation Street
ITV Coronation Street has broadcasted for over 60 years and streams up to 6 episodes per week. My role as Camera Assistant included the occasional step-up to operator, but mostly maintaining equipment, fibre optic cable management, video village operations and being a reliable assistant to each operator in studio, on The Street and on location.
ITV Emmerdale
Emmerdale operates in a very similar way to Coronation Street.
Channel 4 Hollyoaks
In addition to the typical camera assistant duties described above, the experienced crew at Hollyoaks taught me how to use the clapperboard. Gripping was also included in an assistants role.
Credited Episodes: Multiple
Lighting Directors: Chris Chisnall, Lee Harrison, Paul Burton, Chris Barroccu, Chris Ramage, Lawrence Jones, plus more.
EDUCATION
2014 - 2017
Bachelor of Arts Degree
UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER
First-class award in BA (Hons) Digital Photography & TV Production. Studied on the Warrington Campus (media-based) and the course's final year featured modules such as production, curation and exhibition, production & directing, news, business, and non-broadcast production.
NETWORKS
SKILLS
Steadicam & Drone Focusing
ARRI Shift & Tilt Bellows System
Focusing at T2
Managing Hired Kit
DJI Ronin R2 Technician
WCU4, SXU, Preston, RT Motion, Freefly Pilot
Leadership & Communication
Calm & Confident Presence
EQUIPMENT
ARRI Alexas & Other Cameras
Throughout my career so far, I've used a number of broadcast and cinema cameras. I have great understanding and extensive use of the ARRI Alexa (Classic, Mini), Sony FS7, A7S & A7III, 4300, 3500, FX6 Black Magic, GoPro, Panasonic S1, GH5s.
Teradeks & Wireless Systems
In-depth experience with Vaxis / Teradek wireless transmitters and receivers, including the Array, ServPro and Link models. With a range of several hundred metres, knowing how to set up and use these saves time, money and cable runs.
Handsets and Beyond
For focusing, I have solid experience with the WCU4 and Preston units, and experience using RT Motion & Freefly Pilot. I'm a capable DJI Ronin R2 technician, and have recently started working with the MOVI Carbon, a versatile 5-axis gimbal.
