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 I am a freelance wildlife Long-lens Cinematographer based in the United Kingdom.

 

I’ve been in and around the Bristol wildlife scene for a decade with a background in Kitroom and Drama, I come to this world with a wealth of technical know-how. 

 

I’m an HSE Commercial Diver, I’ve got my canopy access qualification and my GVC and FAA drone licence. I am a proficient operator with experience using specialist builds from Gimbals, Underwater housings, phantom flex high speed, Selex thermal kit right down to Low light and Full spectrum kits. 

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 Starting as a Spark on features and then later moving to camera trainee on multiple shorts around London. I soon found myself wishing to be back out shooting wildlife, so I secured a job at Esprit Film and TV for four years before entering the freelance world as a Camera Operator.  After completing the Silverback Bursary, I am now a full-time Camerawoman working both topside Long lens and underwater as a Main Cinematographer. 

 

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My main goal in life is to make beautiful content that matters. I have been an avid activist for the last ten years and try to communicate science through my Buddha and the Whale business.  Through this, I create content from blogs, podcasts and short documentaries to engage audiences in lesser-known causes and issues that might not make it to the big screens. I have assisted scientists across the globe through seagrass surveys, bird counts, bat surveys, and turtle and cetacean rescues. I have had at least three sequences now used in scientific papers based off the "never seen before behaviour" and it's given me a silver lining to this job, that I can make an impact not just with the content but also how it is filmed. I've always hoped that my part in this industry will help create positive change in this world.  

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My current skills list:

  • Long lens - plenty of hours now with CN20 setups from up in the canopy to on the shoreline and in hides. 

  • Interview setups - I love lighting from my old sparking days, so the chance to light and shoot an interview is a pleasure. Also happy to shoot off-speed pretties of contributors.

  • Underwater systems - I am fully fluent in current Gates and Nauticam systems as well as specialist polecam systems.  I have worked in deep water, off boats, in rivers and off cliffs.

  • Sellex systems - I have shot with the Superhawk in both hot and cold environments now.  I have also assisted in prepping the Merlin for Shotover.

  • Drone -  I have my UK GVC and US FAA qualifications and have plenty of hours on DJI systems such as Mavic Pro 3 and Inspire 2, shooting in jungles, over the ocean and around wildlife. 

  • Gimbals - I can balance and, with the right support setups, also operate several gimbals, including Ronin 2, RS2, RS3 and Movi. I have also completed a Steadicam course and now own the Rs4, which I adapted for low-angle operation.  

  • Phantom /high speed - I have shot a couple of sequences using the VEO now.  I am comfortable with the camera system. 

  • standard long-term Time-lapse and time studies

  • Motion control timelapse systems (Syrup, Kessler, Camblock)

  • Camera Trapping - Tshed DSLR systems, Cognysis systems as well as standard Bushnell and Browning setups. 

  • IR/UV - I have done extensive tests and lit and shot with multi-systems for IR and UV filming.

  • Macro set building - I have set up several on-location and from home sets, including freshwater underwater tank systems, timelapse, IR and large mammal builds. 

  • Remote cameras /PTZ - from production builds, Z-cams and Ronin 4Ds -  remote cameras seem to be the big thing right now and I can find my way around most remote systems.

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