I am a colorist and cinematographer from the UK with lots of experience in the film industry in the UK and worldwide.. -------------------------------- I have worked on over seven feature films starring Pierce Brosnan and Sir Ian McKellen amongst others. I have on going relationships with many film production companies both in the UK and all around the world. My skillset is varied but also inter-connected as my color grading knowledge makes me a better cinematographer and my cinematography knowledge helps me when color grading projects. --- **Employment and project experience** Swipe Films Quintessentially Irish (feature film) Colourist Colourist on the 2nd feature film with Swipe Films this time starring Pierce Brosnan and Brendan Gleeson. This film recently got a limited cinema release in the US around St Patricks Day in 2024. Sussex University Commercial Director of Photography & Colourist A long project that I produced as well as shot and graded. Included glossy shots of Sussex and storyboarded scenes with students. Craft Worldwide Mastercard (Commercial) Colourist Worked with Craft on a Mastercard TV Ad as one of their team of colourists. Involved matching shots and performing final grade. Arno Crous Mates (Feature Film) Colourist Worked with writer director Arno on his film about a young man discovering his sexuality. Some shots needed to be rescued using the raw data before final grade applied. Fengriffin Ltd Plague Pits (feature film) Camera Operator Working with Hollywood DP Gerry Lively for 6 weeks in the Dorset woods filming a 80s style throw back horror film with lots of gore and dramatic set pieces. BBC Sport One Billion to One ’Indian Cricket Dream’ Director of Photography Filming a multi-camera interview with famous Indian cricketers for this BBC feature. Swipe Films Quintessentially British (feature film) Colourist Colourist on a feature documentary starring Ian McKellen and Judi Dench. It was a difficult job due to the amount of footage from different cameras including a iPhone. Proportion Productions The Elevator (Feature Film) Cinematographer/Colourist I shot this horror feature film with a working title The Imperial Hotel on location in Yorkshire over just seven days. Grade was done months later. Proportion Productions Jurassic Island (Feature Film) Colourist Chief colourist on this fantasy feature set on a tropical island with dinosaurs and zombies.

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I am a colorist and cinematographer from the UK with lots of experience in the film industry in the UK and worldwide.. -------------------------------- I have worked on over seven feature films starring Pierce Brosnan and Sir Ian McKellen amongst others. I have on going relationships with many film production companies both in the UK and all around the world. My skillset is varied but also inter-connected as my color grading knowledge makes me a better cinematographer and my cinematography knowledge helps me when color grading projects. --- **Employment and project experience** Swipe Films Quintessentially Irish (feature film) Colourist Colourist on the 2nd feature film with Swipe Films this time starring Pierce Brosnan and Brendan Gleeson. This film recently got a limited cinema release in the US around St Patricks Day in 2024. Sussex University Commercial Director of Photography & Colourist A long project that I produced as well as shot and graded. Included glossy shots of Sussex and storyboarded scenes with students. Craft Worldwide Mastercard (Commercial) Colourist Worked with Craft on a Mastercard TV Ad as one of their team of colourists. Involved matching shots and performing final grade. Arno Crous Mates (Feature Film) Colourist Worked with writer director Arno on his film about a young man discovering his sexuality. Some shots needed to be rescued using the raw data before final grade applied. Fengriffin Ltd Plague Pits (feature film) Camera Operator Working with Hollywood DP Gerry Lively for 6 weeks in the Dorset woods filming a 80s style throw back horror film with lots of gore and dramatic set pieces. BBC Sport One Billion to One ’Indian Cricket Dream’ Director of Photography Filming a multi-camera interview with famous Indian cricketers for this BBC feature. Swipe Films Quintessentially British (feature film) Colourist Colourist on a feature documentary starring Ian McKellen and Judi Dench. It was a difficult job due to the amount of footage from different cameras including a iPhone. Proportion Productions The Elevator (Feature Film) Cinematographer/Colourist I shot this horror feature film with a working title The Imperial Hotel on location in Yorkshire over just seven days. Grade was done months later. Proportion Productions Jurassic Island (Feature Film) Colourist Chief colourist on this fantasy feature set on a tropical island with dinosaurs and zombies.

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I am a colorist and cinematographer from the UK with lots of experience in the film industry in the UK and worldwide…

I have worked on over seven feature films starring Pierce Brosnan and Sir Ian McKellen amongst others. I have on going relationships with many film production companies both in the UK and all around the world.

My skillset is varied but also inter-connected as my color grading knowledge makes me a better cinematographer and my cinematography knowledge helps me when color grading projects.


Employment and project experience

Swipe Films
Quintessentially Irish (feature film)
Colourist
Colourist on the 2nd feature film with Swipe Films this time starring Pierce Brosnan
and Brendan Gleeson. This film recently got a limited cinema release in the US
around St Patricks Day in 2024.

Sussex University
Commercial
Director of Photography & Colourist
A long project that I produced as well as shot and graded. Included glossy shots of
Sussex and storyboarded scenes with students.

Craft Worldwide
Mastercard (Commercial)
Colourist
Worked with Craft on a Mastercard TV Ad as one of their team of colourists. Involved
matching shots and performing final grade.

Arno Crous
Mates (Feature Film)
Colourist
Worked with writer director Arno on his film about a young man discovering his sexuality. Some shots needed to be rescued using the raw data before final grade applied.

Fengriffin Ltd
Plague Pits (feature film)
Camera Operator
Working with Hollywood DP Gerry Lively for 6 weeks in the Dorset woods filming a 80s style throw back horror film with lots of gore and dramatic set pieces.

BBC Sport
One Billion to One ’Indian Cricket Dream’
Director of Photography
Filming a multi-camera interview with famous Indian cricketers for this BBC feature.

Swipe Films
Quintessentially British (feature film)
Colourist
Colourist on a feature documentary starring Ian McKellen and Judi Dench. It was a
difficult job due to the amount of footage from different cameras including a iPhone.

Proportion Productions
The Elevator (Feature Film)
Cinematographer/Colourist
I shot this horror feature film with a working title The Imperial Hotel on location in Yorkshire over just seven days. Grade was done months later.

Proportion Productions
Jurassic Island (Feature Film)
Colourist
Chief colourist on this fantasy feature set on a tropical island with dinosaurs and zombies.

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Skills

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Corporate Video
DaVinci Resolve Studio
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Feature
Final Cut Pro X
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Short Film
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Experience Level

Corporate Video
Expert
DaVinci Resolve Studio
Expert
Feature
Expert
Final Cut Pro X
Expert
Short Film
Expert
Music Video
Expert
Product Video
Expert
Promo Video
Expert

Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Education

Master Degree at Staffordshire University (Raindance Film School MA)
September 12, 2018 - March 1, 2020
Bachelor Degree at University of Brighton
September 12, 2005 - May 12, 2008

Qualifications

Certified End User DaVinci Resolve
June 12, 2021 - July 12, 2021

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    uniE621 Quintessentially British (Feature Documentary)
    Quintessentially British was a very challenging film to color grade. It was shot over the lockdown time during COVID and as a result, around 50% of it was filmed from iPhones, and the rest was shot with numerous different cameras. Some were in log, some in Rec709, and the iPhone footage was shot in its HDR mode, which meant matching them all up took quite a long time. Quintessentially British had an exclusive deal with British Airways Transatlantic flights before finding a home on Amazon Prime. featurefilm documentary colorist colorgrade postproduction colourist colourgrade filmindustry
    uniE621 Quintessentially Irish (Feature Documentary)
    A sequel to Quintessentially British, which was released a couple of years before. This new film stars Pierce Brosnan, Joe Biden, and Usain Bolt, among others. It uncovers the question of what it means to be Irish in 2024. The documentary was challenging, as with most feature docs, it was shot from numerous different cameras, including iPhones, in less than ideal lighting conditions. Having worked with Frank at Swipe Films before, we had more of a refined workflow with this one, and as a result, we managed to get to a version of the film that Frank was happy with a little sooner. One thing of importance I was told was getting the green correct on Pierce Brosnan's felt jacket. This involved very precise adjustments of the hues and saturations so the result did not look unnatural. This film went on to get a limited cinema release in America in March 2024 around the St. Patrick's Day celebrations, which I’m quite proud of. featurefilm documentary colorist colorgrade postproduction colourist colourgrade filmindustry
    uniE608 Color Grading Showcase
    This video shows some of my color grading skills in action. video advert videoeditor colorist colorgrading film
    uniE608 Narrative Cinematography Showreel
    This is a showreel of my cinematography work on TV shows, films and documentaries. film video filmmaking cinematographer drama tvshow cinematography filmdirector
    uniE608 Commercial Cinematography Showreel
    Here is a reel of some of my cinematography work. video advert filmdirector videoeditor cinematographer directorofphotography filmmaking filmmaker
    uniE608 Color Grading Work Example
    Example of my color grading work while on the feature film, Mates. colorist colourist story filmmmaking featurefilm video videoeditor explainervideo