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QUALIFICATIONS
ADDITIONAL
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‘CBS
EARLY SHOW’S ‘ALL ACCESS’ TOUR OF NZ’
MOUNTAIN FILM UNIT for CBS
DOP/Operator.
CBS weather anchor and feature reporter Dave Price hosts a whistle stop
tour of NZ.
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'FIORDLAND'
and 'KAKADU'
MOUNTAIN FILM UNIT for DISCOVERY HD
DOP/Operator.
2 x 1hr HD documentaries showcasing NZ's Fiordland National Park and Australia's
Kakadu National Park. Shot on the Panasonic Varicam.
'42 BELOW WORLD COCKTAIL CHAMPS'
GREAT SOUTHERN TV
DOP/Operator.
Mixology and mayhem in Queenstown. Hosted by USA’s Cynthia Garrett.
'KIA KAHA'
TUMANAKO PRODUCTIONS for TVNZ
DOP/Operator.
Documentary about NZ fashion designer Charmaine Love.
'TRUE GRIT'
GIBSON GROUP for TVNZ
DOP/Operator.
Documentary about NZ's adventure racing icon Nathan Fa'avae.
'ECO SEAGATE' for MAKING MOVIES Ltd
Main unit operator.
Corportate HD documentary of Seagate's adventure racing and team
building in Queenstown.
'NZ JOURNEYS'
NATURAL HISTORY NZ Ltd and NZ MINISTRY for CULTURE
AND HERITAGE for CHINESE CENTRAL TV.
DOP/ Operator.
5 x 1hr. Documentary series showcasing NZ’s natural history, people,
innovations, film locations and Chinese immigrants. |
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'MEDICAL
INCREDIBLE'
BEYOND INTERNATIONAL Ltd for DISCOVERY HEALTH.
DOP/ Operator.
Cranio-facial surgery on two young children at Wellington Hospital.
'MOST EXTREME' - Series 4
NATURAL HISTORY NZ Ltd for DISCOVERY.
DOP/ Operator.
17 stories for this Emmy nominated series shown on Animal Planet.
Shot in the USA.
' WHAT LIES BENEATH'
NATURAL HISTORY NZ Ltd for TVNZ.
DOP/ Operator.
8 x Half hours. Documentary series on NZ Archaeology fronted by Simon
Dallow.
'WICKED WEATHER'
NATURAL HISTORY NZ Ltd for TVNZ.
DOP/ Operator.
3 x 1 hrs. Presenter led documentary series on the highs and lows
of NZ Weather.
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'MONSTER
NATION'
ODYSSEY FILMS LTD for DISCOVERY
NZ Producer/Director/DOP.
8 x five min segments featuring various ‘extreme’ activities
including the NZ sporting trials car racing champs.
'ROCKET CREW' -WELLINGTON
DOP/ Operator - Freelance.
Various productions including: Frontseat, Asia Downunder, My
House my Castle.
'FINN BROTHERS CONCERT'
SATELLITE MEDIA for DVD and TVNZ
Camera Operator.
Wellington concert recorded 'as live'.
'POWER TOOL DRAG RACING'
NATURAL HISTORY NZ Ltd for DISCOVERY.
DOP/ Operator.
4 x 1hrs. Documentary series featuring a select group of mechanical
artists as they design, build and race the ultimate power tool
dragster. Shot in San Francisco, USA.
'THE AMAZING RACE'
THE MOUNTAIN FILM UNIT for CBS.
Camera Operator NZ.
Specialist climbing camera operator for the New Zealand episode.
‘ECO-SEAGATE’
MAKING MOVIES Ltd.
Climbing camera operator.
Documentary style coverage of Seagate’s multi million dollar corporate
adventure race in Queenstown. |
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‘EXTREME
TRIBE’
MOUNTAIN FILM UNIT for DISCOVERY.
Camera and Steadicam operator.
2 x 1hr documentaries featuring 4 of the worlds most extreme skiers,
wing suiters and base jumpers. Shot in the southern alps of NZ and the
Sierra Nevada, USA.
‘MUTANTS’
NATURAL HISTORY NZ Ltd for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.
DOP/Operator.
1 hr documentary investigating animal mutation. Shot in the USA and
NZ. |
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2002-
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‘THE
STRIP’ (series 2)
GIBSON GROUP for TV3.
Main unit Steadicam and camera operator.
20 episode comedy/drama series broadcast in NZ and Europe. |
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2002 |
ECO
CHALLENGE FIJI
COLUMBIA TRISTAR / AXN.
Camera operator.
One of two operators chosen by AXN to document the epic journey of 10
international teams as they took part in the ‘hardest adventure
race in the
world’.
‘STORM
SHOOTER’
NATURAL HISTORY NZ Ltd for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.
DOP/Steadicam & Camera operator for NZ segments.
Documentary featuring the exploits of extreme weather cameraman Geoff
Mackley.
‘LUMIN’
GOOD COMPANY 22.
DOP/Steadicam & Camera operator.
Half hour contemporary dance film directed by and featuring Daniel Belton.
NZ and European film festival screenings.
‘STUDIO
D IN NZ’
THE DISNEY CHANNEL, AUSTRALIA.
DOP/Operator.
Presenter led magazine items featuring various extreme sports,
Queenstown.
‘CIRCUS’
TOUCHDOWN PRODUCTIONS.
DOP/Steadicam & Camera operator.
7 half hour reality/documentary series. Behind the scenes at the Weber
Bros Circus.
‘WARBIRDS
OVER WANAKA’
BLUE BICYCLE FLICKS Ltd.
Steadicam & Camera operator.
The 2002 official video.
‘VJ
SHOW’
MTV INDIA.
DOP/Operator.
Presenter led magazine items featuring various extreme sports,
Queenstown.
‘WIRELESS’
GOOD COMPANY 22.
DOP/Steadicam & Camera operator.
Short contemporary dance film directed by and featuring Daniel Belton.
NZ and European film festival screenings.
‘AJ
HACKETT BUNGY PROMO’
THIRD EYE FILMS.
35mm Stunt Camera operator.
‘Jumpcam’ operator – POV’s, plates and air to
air tracking from the
Kawarau and Shotover bridges, Queenstown. |
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2001-
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‘MOUNTAIN
RESCUERS’
NATURAL HISTORY NZ Ltd for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.
DOP/Operator.
Real life search and rescue dramas on Mt Cook - New Zealand’s
highest mountain. |
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‘X
FORCE – MOUNTAIN BIKING’
NATURAL
HISTORY NZ Ltd for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.
DOP/Operator.
Extreme biking through the Bolivian Andes between 4000 and
5500 metres, including riding up ‘the worlds most dangerous road’.
‘X
FORCE – MOUNTAINEERING’
NATURAL HISTORY NZ Ltd for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.
Climbing camera operator.
Shot rock and mixed alpine climbing sequences in the New Zealand Alps
featuring NZ’s Guy Cotter.
‘BEING
EVE’(Series one)
SOUTH PACIFIC PICTURES.
Main unit Steadicam & camera operator.
Emmy nominated drama series. Innovative & stylised look relied upon
use
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2000 |
‘THE
SOUTHERN TRAVERSE’
CATCH & RELEASE for DISCOVERY CHANNEL.
White water kayak Camera operator.
Adventure racing in the Southern alps of NZ.
‘PIRATE
PATROL’
NATURAL HISTORY NZ Ltd for DISCOVERY.
DOP/Operator - 2nd shoot.
Documentary on the Malaysian authorities' attempts to curb illegal activities
in the South China Sea.
‘INTERNATIONAL
SOS’
NATURAL HISTORY NZ Ltd for DISCOVERY.
Camera operator.
A behind the scenes documentary at ISOS - a Singapore based medical
insurance company performing emergency evacuations throughout Asia.
‘GIANT
SQUID’
NATURAL HISTORY NZ Ltd for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.
Field director/DOP/Operator.
National Geographic Society photographer Emory Kristof's search for
Giant Squid off the east coast of New Zealand. |
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1999
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‘ADVENTURE
CENTRAL’
NATURAL HISTORY NZ Ltd for DISCOVERY TRAVEL CHANNEL.
Camera operator.
13 episode extreme sports/reality TV series. Extensive use of mini-cam
technology to capture dynamic angles. Shot in and around Queenstown,
NZ.
‘WAX’
– NZ FILM COMMISSION SPONSORED SHORT FILM.
DOP/Operator. |
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1996-98 |
STAFF
CAMERA OPERATOR
YORKSHIRE TELEVISION LTD, LEEDS, UK. |
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1993-96
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BSc (Hons) First Class - Electronic Imaging and Media Communication.
University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK
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Rock climbing/mountaineering (25 yrs experience)
Paragliding
White water kayaking
Snowboarding and skiing
Motorcycling
St Johns first aid
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NZ
REFEREES |
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John
Hyde,
Producer/Director,
Natural History NZ Ltd,
PO Box 474,
8 Dowling St,
Dunedin.
Cell: +64 21 352 904
Email: jkhyde@nhnz.tv |
Julian
Grimmond,
Director,
The Mountain Film Unit,
PO Box 2240,
Queenstown 9197.
DDI : +64 3 442 5454
Cell: +64 27 434 7830
Email:julian@mfu.co.nz |
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UK
REFEREE |
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Jim
Ranyard,
Crew Supervisor, (retired)
Yorkshire Television Limited,
104 Building,
The Television Centre,
Leeds LS3 1JS, UK.
Email: jim@impcom.wanadoo.co.uk |
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Copyright
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