Kit Experience
RED, Sony, Canon, Cine systems
High Speed - Freefly Ember S5k - 800fps
Long Lens - CN20, CN-E 30-300
Microscopy, Macro - LAOWA Pro2be
DJI Drones
Motorised Timelapse, Sliders
Gimbals, DJI, MOVI
Audio - shotgun, LAV, raw audio
Underwater camera operator, Gates, Nauticam, Ikelite housings
Own Kit
RED V-Raptor 8K S35 + rigging
RED Komodo 6K + rigging
Sony FX3 + Underwater housing
Lumix S1H
GoPros
DJI Mavic Air 3
Motorised Slider
DJI RS3 Pro Gimbal
Various Tripods and Heads
Variety of lenses up to 400mm
Skills
Long lens
Timelapse
Infrared and low light camera
Drone licence A1/A3
Expert in AVID and Adobe post-production workflows, confident in Davinci Resolve, DIT
Clean EU Drivers License
PADI rescue diver
Emergency First Response
Credits
Current Projects
The Crazy River | Dream Wild Films | Director, Writer & Cinematographer
March 2024 to September 2024
50” Natural History Documentary, telling the story of one of Europe’s most beautiful rivers.
Shot on RED V-Raptor and Komodo. Supported by Laowa.
Wild Vienna | Terra Mater Studios | Cameraman and Camera Assistant
May 2023 to July 2024
Documenting the diverse wildlife in Vienna. RED V-Raptor, Freefly Ember S5k, Sony FX6,
Long Lens CN20, N-E 30-300mm. Filming wildlife sequences,
assisting camerawoman Yaz Ellis, BTS and press photography for RED BULL.
Cinematographer & Cameraman | Freelance
Working on documentaries, events, run and gun filmmaking.
Examples of clients: RED BULL, Terra Matter Studios, Scotland the Big Picture, the Charles Darwin Foundation,
Festival Retz, Joie de Vivre Festival.
Past Projects
Marmots on Toast | Wildscreen X National Geographic Wild Pitch Winner
Director, Writer & Cinematographer April 2023 to March 2024
Short impact film on the conflict of feeding wildlife. Shot on RED V-Raptor and Komodo, Edited in Premiere Pro,
Graded in Davinci Resolve. Sponsored by RED Digital Cinema, LAOWA.
FOUR PAWS International | Junior Producer
November 2020 to January 2024
Producing content for 13 global animal sanctuaries - documentaries for YouTube, highlighting animal rescues,
global fundraising and promotional videos. Organising international shoots and logistics. On-location filming.
Why Not Scotland? | SCOTLAND: The Big Picture | Cinematographer and Fixer
Aug 2023 to Sept 2023
Filming the natural history sequences on Vienna’s conservation success stories. Location scouting,
choosing best wildlife locations, organising schedule.
Beavers About Town | Independent Film | Director, Cinematographer and Editor
Jan 2021 to June 2022
10 minute multi award-winning documentary exploring urban beavers in Vienna. Infrared, time lapse, underwater, long lens. Edited in Premiere Pro.
Wake Up & Smell the Flowers | 2021 | Independent Film | co-cinematographer & editor
Panasonic LUMIX S1H, gimbal, GoPro, macro.
Winner - United Nations' World Wildlife Day 2022
A Word of Warming | 2020 | Independent Film | co-cinematographer & editor
Panasonic LUMIX S1H and Canon C300, long lens, mountain location.
Winner "Young Talents" at Innsbruck Nature Film Festival.
Save My Child | Channel 4 | Curve Media | Assistant Editor
April to June 2019
Created and assembled stories and sequences in Premiere Pro for the offline edit. Ingesting and logging rushes.
Assisted the offline editor throughout, finishing and transition to AVID for online edit.
Picture Shop Bristol (Post-Production) | Edit Assistant
February 2019 to August 2020
Assisting multiple editors for broadcast television with different AVID postproduction workflows.
DIT responsibilities, quality control checks and file delivery to various broadcasters including BBC,
Channel 4, RedBull and NETFLIX
The Cheese, The Worm and The Sun: 21st Century Events in the West | Camera Operator & Editor
Filming the weird and wacky events across the South West for this short award-winning documentary,
including Gloucesters's cheese rolling and Blackhawton's worm festival
Galapagos Verde 2050 expedition | Underwater Camera Technician
January to April 2017
Dive lead for underwater shoots in the Galapagos Islands. Locations and logistics.
Kelly's of Cornwall | BTS Cinematographer/photographer
Behind the scenes of the 'Beach Huts' commercial
For more information and an up to date CV - please contact me jack@dreamwildfilms.com