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Born in the United Kingdom, with a great passion for cinematics.  I hold 7 years experience in the Game & Film industry working with very talented and skilled technical and design crews.

I’ve been doing Machinima ‘filmmaking within a real-time, 3D virtual environment using 3D video-game technologies’ for 10 years as a hobby, creating high quailty award winning short movies. In 2006 I co-created Lit Fuse a professional Machinima company, working with a dedicated team to achieve our high standards of ingame story telling and cinematics.

My Credits Include:-

  • Senior Cinematic Designer (2012 – Present) – Crytek
  • Director/Editor – (2012) – ‘Moments’ | Battlefield 3 Machinima – EA/DICE
  • Director/Editor – (2012) – ‘We’re at War’ | Planetside 2 Machinima
  • Director/Editor – (2012) – ‘ONE’ | Battlefield 3 Machinima
  • Cinematic Designer (2011 – 2012) – Transformers Universe – Jagex Game Studios
  • Cinematic Designer (2009 – 2011) – Shogun 2: Total War – The Creative Assembly a Division of SEGA
  • Camera B Jib Operator: Second Unit – (2010) – Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides.
  • Camera EPK – (2010) Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows: Part 1
  • Camera Op – (2010) IndigoO2 “Glow” – Filming bands on a stage with a live audience.
  • Camera Op/Editor – (2010) – Fusion 3d & SlimGym Products – Promo Videos
  • Camera Op/Editor – (2010) – Northwood UK - Restoration Time Lapse
  • Camera EPK – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) – EPK on set.
  • DP/Camera Op/Editor – (2010)Meditech Clinics – Laser-It Products – Medilipo/Laser Lift videos
  • Cinematic Designer – (2009 – 2010) – Napoleon: Total War - The Creative Assembly a Division of SEGA
  • DP/Camera Op – (2009) -  James Flannigan  – “Many of Horror” cover video
  • Cinematic Designer (2008 – 2009) – Mass Effect 2 – BioWare a Division of EA Games
  • Camera Assistant Arri 435 (2008) – Transformers 2
  • Theatre Lighting/Stage Technician (2006 – 2008) – Worthing Theatres
  • Camera Z1 Operator (2008)  -  EPK for music video “The Brays – Sin ” – The House Of Jam Productions
  • Camera Z1 Operator (2008) – ‘Milk’ Short film
  • Camera Z1 Operator (2008)  -  ITV4  “Andy McNab’s Tour of Duty ” – Flashback TV
  • Camera Z1 Operator  (2007) -  Discovery Military “Weaponology 2” Series – Flashback TV
  • Camera Grip Arri 435  (2007) –  The Dark Knight
  • WW2 German Extra (2007)– EA GAMES – Medal Of Honor: Airborne 3 day press event.
  • Camera Assistant (2006) – D-Day to Berlin – BBC Series.
  • Camera OP (2005 – 2008) – BBC News 24
  • Trainee Camera Assistant (2005) – VW Golf Commercial

FILM SCREENINGS AND AWARDS

  • Rusty Whispers: Dennis (2007) – First place in the Bit Film 2008 Awards.
  • War Of The Servers (2007) – Featured in PC gamer magazine (UK)
  • Maintenance Man  (2007) – Second place in the Bit Film 2007 Awards.
  • Ignis Solus (2007) – Awarded best sound in New York at the Machinima Festival

RELATED SKILLS

  • Team working and organisation skills.
  • Significant experience using in-engine tools for real-time film making (Source Engine, Unreal Ed)
  • Capturing real-time game footage and editing footage with video editing software
  • Experience in creating custom in-game sets, skins and using the animation system to my advantage
  • Knowledge of custom sound production
  • Camera Operator as a career, with experience filming in real life for documentaries and Film.
  • Familiar with Source Engine, Unreal Ed, Maya, Sony Vegas, Avid, Virtual Dub, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier, After Effects, Audacity, and Adobe Audition 3