BAFTA Wales Award Winning Cameraman 2012

Member of the Guild of Television Cameramen

Qualified and certified Drone Operator

Own comprehensive High Definition Filming Kit

£5m Public Liability Insurance

Crew Van

Twenty six years experience

Fluent Welsh

 

 

 

 

 

PROFILE 

​I am a BAFTA Wales Award Winning Freelance Television Cameraman (Best Factual Photography 2012), with over twenty years experience as a Lighting Cameraman.

 

I pride myself in having the latest High Definition Television Filming Equipment including Large Sensor Cameras, HD Camcorders and Lower Budget Camcorders, Lights, Dolly, Jib and Sound Equipment, all on board my own Crew Van.

 

Most of recent work has been on factual documentaries, location cookery shows, lifestyle, sport, wildlife and dramas. I regularly work on sport programmes providing 'colour', short profile features and interviews - mostly shot on two and three cameras.

 

My main attribute is to find a good shot - fast. I regularly work for production companies that have a tight shooting schedule and need good results quickly. With more than twenty years experience as a Lighting Cameraman and having worked in more than thirty countries, filming Polar Bears in Svalbard, Kiwi birds in New Zealand, interviewing Heads of State, cookery recipies in a gale on the summit of Snowdon and vox pops on the streets of Llanelli. I enjoy a challenge and am constantly looking for the other angle.

 

 

EXPERIENCE

1993 - 2023  -   Freelance

Credits include

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Skin A&E                                                     CH5

Take A Hike                                                        BBC 2

Snooker                                                      IMG BBC                               (ENG Camera)

Darts Welsh Open                                    IMG Slam BBC                      (ENG Camera)

Wales Tour of Argentina                          Lens 360 / Whisper Ch4 (Location Cameraman)

Sam & Shauna's Big Cookout                 Boom  BBC2                                          (DoP)

Great Welsh Parks                                    BBC Wales & BBC 2 (Wildlife Cameraman)

Welsh Open Snooker                               BBC                                  (ENG Cameraman)

Mr Tumble's Something Special            CBeebies                   (Lighting Cameraman)

One Show                                                  BBC                                   (Location Camera)

Teulu Ty Crwn                                           S4C                                                           (DoP)

X Ray                                                           BBC Wales                               (One Man Op)

Frontline Afghanistan                              BBC Wales                        (Location Camera)

Ryder Cup Celtic Manor                          S4C                                     (Location Camera)

Rugby World Cup                                     Sunset & Vine           (Location ENG Camera)

Stereophonics at Morfa Stadium          Avanti Media                              (OB Cam Op)

Sinking of the Sea Empress                    Sky News                        (News Cameraman)

Pacio                                                          ITV Wales                           (Location Camera)

Gardener's World                                    BBC 2                                  (Location Camera)  

 

1993 - Freelance

1990 - 1993 Staff Cameraman at Tinopolis Television

Working on a live magazine programme on S4C, duties included PSC, live studio, SNG and OB's.

Also worked freelance for Seiko Photo Finish Timing, operating track side cameras at various Athletics meetings including the Barcelona Olympics at Barcelona in 1992.

 

1984 - 1990

Royal Air Force Photographer, responsible for all PR and aerial photography at RAF Cosford and RAF Brawdy. Won Best overall PR photograph in 1987.

 

Courses attended.

Location Lighting at Pinewood Studios

Steadicam Operators course at National Film School

HD Cinematography course at Newport University 

 

I don't believe in having a Show Reel as I'm sure any Cameraman would be able to select a few good clips, instead I would rather be judged on my work throughout a programme:

 

 Gwlad Beirdd -Dafydd ap Gwilym S4C       

 

 

Gwlad Beirdd - Hedd Wyn - S4C                  

 

Gwlad Beirdd - Waldo - S4C                         

 

Gwlad Beirdd - Dewi Emrys - S4C                

 

Gwlad Beirdd - Niclas y Glais - S4C              

 

Arfordir - S4C                                                   

 

Arfordir promo - S4C                                      

 

Iolo's Great Welsh Parks - BBC2                   

 

Dudley Reseitiau Dolig - S4C                          

 

Dudley promo - S4C