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| JOB |
25th Anniversary Expedition Flim |
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DATE |
June/July 2011 |
| CLIENT |
China Exploration & Research Society |
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FORMAT |
Canon MPEG2 HD |
| LOCATION |
Arjin Nature Reserve, China |
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CAMERA |
Canon XF300, 5DMkII, 7d & GoPro. |
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Shooting an interview with CERS Science Director Dr. Bill Bleisch, just down from the source of the Salween River.
The camera is the Canon XF300 - a lovely, compact HD camera.
I also made good use of my 5D and 7D for shooting b-roll and time lapses, as well as my newly acquired GoPro (below), with which I had great fun finding new places to attach to the Land Rovers.
The Silk Road Dunhuang Hotel is a regular and welcome stop for us (below), particularly after an arduous expedition.
...And this year's expedition was particularly arduous - at one point I got lost in a blizzard and, together with fellow team member Wong Chih Hong, sought shelter with some nomads. The photo below was taken the following day as my rescuers returned us to the rest of the team... I was exhausted (made worse by the fact that prior to this my horse had a fall and dropped me into a watery bog). I had nerve damage in my fingers, caused by frostbite that took about 3 weeks to recover.
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| JOB |
SAP Corporate |
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DATE |
May 2011 |
| CLIENT |
The Deck |
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FORMAT |
XDCAM HD |
| LOCATION |
Studio, Singapore |
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CAMERA |
Sony F3 |
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Shooting green screen for a corporate video for The Deck and corporate client SAP.
My first shoot with the F3 and a Nano Flash. Pretty easy stuff.
Pictured left is Director Jon Moore giving direction to actress Kelly Vaughn.
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| JOB |
CERS 2010 expedition |
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DATE |
June 2010 |
| CLIENT |
China Exploration & Research Society |
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FORMAT |
AVC-Intra |
| LOCATION |
Arjin Nature Reserve, China |
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CAMERA |
Panasonic Varicam HPX2700 & Canon 7D |
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Above - transfering data from my Varicam P2 cards to StoreJet HDD in the comfort of my North Face tent. I also used the HP ThinkPad to to spot checks/view footage.
Below - shooting an interview for Taiwan television in the Arjin Mountain Nature Reserve.
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| JOB |
CERS expedition |
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DATE |
Apr 2009 |
| CLIENT |
China Exploration & Research Society |
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FORMAT |
HDV |
| LOCATION |
Yunnan, China |
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CAMERA |
Canon XH-G1 |
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| Catholic Church, Yunnan |
Shooting for the China Exploration & Research Society is alway a pleasure. Here I am in a cave, in China - starting a caving film, which I am excited about...
During this trip I also finished filming the St Bernard Mission to Tibet film. It was nice to get the end shots of the St Bernard film, which started with me interviewing a 90 year old St Bernard Priest in Switzerland :o) - and finished in a beautiful part of N. Yunnan - his parish, so many years ago - seeming very much like the Swiss alps.
I particularly liked the Christmas lights around the statue of Christ in the Yunnan church :o)
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| JOB |
Singapore, The Garden City |
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DATE |
Mar-Apr 2009 |
| CLIENT |
Mike Birkhead Assoc's/National Parks Board |
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FORMAT |
DVCProHD |
| LOCATION |
Singapore |
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CAMERA |
Panasonic Varicam |
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| Shooting Varicam on Microdolly at the Gardens by the Bay nursery. |
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Fellow DP Graham & Director Saritha filming off-shore
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Shooting Singpore, The Garden City, for Mike Birkhead Associates/National Parks Board, in 2009. A highly enjoyable, but very demanding shoot...
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Varicam perfectly balanced on the end of the ABC Crane
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Me using an ABC Crane with the Varicam on the end
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photo: Rokman
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| Mangrove tree on Chek Jawa |
The film was commissioned to celegrate the Botanic Garden's 150th Anniversary, as a tribute to Singapore's Founding Father Lee Kuan Yew.
We shot a lot of footage! And some of the best nature footage ever taken of Singapore.
I had the great pleasure of working with fellow DP Graham MacFarlane & Director Saritha Wilkinson.
And Mike Birkhead at Executive Producer.
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| JOB |
Surging Cities, Singapore |
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DATE |
Sep 2008 |
| CLIENT |
NHK |
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FORMAT |
HDCAM |
| LOCATION |
Singapore |
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CAMERA |
Sony Cinealta F900 |
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Shooting NHK HD Doco 'Singapore - Surging City' in 2008
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Singapore during Singapore Grand Prix 2008
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| JOB |
The Amazing Race Asia |
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DATE |
May 2007 |
| CLIENT |
Active TV/AXN |
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FORMAT |
DVCAM |
| LOCATION |
Singapore/Hong Kong/Philippines/ New Zealand |
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CAMERA |
Sony DSR570 |
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Filming Amazing Race Asia 2007
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The lovely Amazing Race team: Natasha & Paula
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Shooting The Amazing Race Asia, for Active TV/AXN, in 2007, most probably the toughest shoots I have ever been on...
But enjoyable all the same, thanks to great crew and great teams!
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| JOB |
The Business of Development |
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DATE |
Nov 2004 |
| CLIENT |
World TV/CNBC |
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FORMAT |
DigiBeta |
| LOCATION |
Sumatra Indonesia |
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CAMERA |
Sony DVW790 |
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Shooting The Business of Development with reporter Jane Dutton, for World TV/CNBC, Nov 2004, (Singapore & Sumatra).
A 5 day shoot focussing on one of the world's largest pulp & paper manufacturers - APRIL.
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Sumatra is a big place - lots of trees = lots of logs!
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| EVENT |
Wildscreen Film Festival |
| LOCATION |
Bristol, UK |
| DATE |
Oct 2004 |
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Me and some of my FFC buddies at Wildscreen 2004
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Presentation of the first FFC Conservation Filmmaker of the Year Award - won by Alan Root!
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At the Panda Awards
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photo: Tom Mangelsen (yes you read right!)
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| JOB |
36 Chambers of Shaolin |
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DATE |
2004 |
| CLIENT |
Bang Productions/Discovery |
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FORMAT |
BetacamSP |
| LOCATION |
Singapore |
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CAMERA |
Sony |
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Me and some of the crew (Discovery Pilot)
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photo: Josh Talbot
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NOTE: Me and Yin (2nd from right) competing for stupidest grin!
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Shooting a pilot for Bang Productions/Discovery, March 2004, (Singapore). A 3 day shoot for a new, and quite refreshing reality game show.
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GREAT crew thanks to CINEGEAR and "cast", lots of hard work, all-in-all VERY ENJOYABLE!
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Most of the crew came from CINEGEAR Singapore Pte Ltd - I was most impressed! Credit also to BLACK DOG TV for puting the crew together.
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The shoot started off hot hot hot! But ended wet wet wet!!!
photos: Josh Talbot |
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| EVENT |
Jackson Hole Film Festival |
| LOCATION |
Jackson Hole, USA |
| DATE |
Sept 2003 |
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Me with an ARRI SR3 (and buffalo in the distance)
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The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Sept 2003, (Wyoming USA). A great festival in a stunning location!
Thanks once again to Lisa Samford and gang for making it possible for me to come by waiving the delegates fee in support of Wildlife Asia!
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Me & some of the FFC gang - Justine Schmidt, Haroldo Castro, Madelaine Westwood, Caroline Underwood, Ava Karvonen.
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Me with other FFC Board members during our successful seminar at the festival
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View of the Grand Tetons from the Jackson Lake Lodge (festival venue)
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| JOB |
WOMAD Singapore |
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DATE |
Aug 2003 |
| CLIENT |
Televasia/WOMAD Singapore |
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FORMAT |
LIVE |
| LOCATION |
Singapore |
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CAMERA |
can't remember! |
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Me on stage with the fantastic Afro Celts
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| Me striking a pose |
Womad Singapore - Aug 2003. A most pleasurable couple of days! Quite hard work - certainly produced a bit of a sweat!
Thanks to Jamsheed Dalal and Televasia for the gig. Womad were very happy with the results :o)
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| Me shoting Julien Jacob |
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