I light and shoot drama, drama-documentary and narrative work.
PLACEHOLDER: opening paragraph leading with Dark Nature: the HDFest Deffie for Best Cinematography (2009) and festival screenings in Edinburgh, London and New York.
PLACEHOLDER: drama credits such as The Day Hitler Died and The Last Duel, and how I work with directors on look and mood.
PLACEHOLDER: a closing line on starting with Super 8 and still being a technical geek at heart.
- First camera
- Super 8, aged six
- Degree
- Artificial Intelligence, University of Edinburgh — computer vision and graphics
- Technical
- Happy to advise on frame rates, LUTs and codecs
- Worked in
- Scotland, the UK, Europe, the USA and Asia
Drama credits
| Production | Category | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Doppler 2021 | Drama | Director of Photography · Grid Iron · dir. Ben Harrison |
| Dark Sense 2017 | Feature Film | Director Of Photography · Encaptivate! Productions · dir. Magnus Wake |
| First Ladies Revealed 2016 | Drama Documentary | Director of Photography · Finestripe Productions for Smithsonian Channel · dir. Craig Collinson |
| The Day Hitler Died 2015 | Drama Documentary | Director of Photography · Finestripe for ITV · dir. Craig Collinson |
| Million Dollar American Princesses 2014 | Drama Documentary | Director of Photography · Finestrip · dir. Craig Collinson |
| Freedom 2010 | Television Drama | Director of Photography · Comedy Unit for BBC · dir. Michael Hines |
| Zig Zag Love 2009 | Drama | Camera Operator · Machine Productions for BBC · dir. Gillies MacKinnon |
| Dark Nature 2008 | Feature Film | Director of Photography · Mandragora Productions · dir. Marc de Launay · HDFEST Deffie Award for Best Cinematography in a Feature 2009 |
| The Battle of Bannockburn 2008 | Drama | Director of Photography · NoblesGate Productions for National Trust (Scotland) · dir. Craig Collinson |
| The Princess and the Gangster 2008 | Drama Documentary | Director of Photography · Noblesgate Productions for Channel 4 · dir. Craig Collinson |
| Culloden Battle Memorial Film 2007 | Drama | Director of Photography · NoblesGate Productions for National Trust (Scotland) · dir. Craig Collinson |
| Silver Tongues 2007 | Drama | Director of Photography · IVF Productions · dir. Simon Beal |
| The Last Duel 2006 | Drama Documentary | Director of Photography · Noblesgate Productions for BBC · dir. Craig Collinson · BAFTA nomination for Best Documentary in 2007 |
| The Ripper Hoaxer: Wearside Jack 2006 | Drama Documentary | Director of Photography · Noblesgate Productions for Channel 4 · dir. Craig Collinson · Winner of the RTS Creative Cities Award in 2006 |
| Winning Streak 2005 | Television Drama | Director of Photography · Mandragora Productions for BBC · dir. Marc de Launay |
| IM 2004 | Television Drama | Director of Photography · Scottish Screen / Heehaw Productions · dir. Craig Collinson |
Kit
Good relationships with local hire companies — extra kit arranged on requestRED Komodo 6K
Primes, plus a set of four anamorphic lenses for widescreen. ProRes or RAW up to 6K.
Sony FS7
Primes and zooms.
Lighting & monitoring
Interview lighting, client and director monitors, black drapes, laptop for copying rushes.
Own transport
Full clean UK driving licence; comfortable driving camera vans and abroad.
Based in Scotland, available across the UK and abroad. Send dates, location and a line about the project.
Email Andrew