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Creative Director / Camera / Writer with 19 years' experience in UK, US and SE Asia broadcast. Credits for BBC, Nat Geo, Discovery, ITV, PBS and lots more. I have filmed in deserts, jungles, mountains, forests, and on ice. From planes, helicopters, submarines and cranes. A lot of my work has been with military (Air Force, Navy, Army) police and Coast Guards, so I am comfortable with sharp objects, fast vehicles and unfriendly dogs in war-zones. I follow and tell great human stories, devise original TV formats, and bring high production values and documentary sensibilities to branded content and broadcast. I have my own 4K camera equipment and a great pool of talented fellow freelancers. This means I can offer the full suite of production services, from 30-second spots to feature-length docs. I have certification in BBC Health&Safety; Hostile Environments; Editorial Policy; am PADI dive certified and speak several languages fluently (French, Spanish and Norwegian). Resident in Wiltshire, SW England, with a base in London.

• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Translator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Digital Content Creator
• Copywriter
• Copy Editor

Rizky Rahadianto is an independent filmmaker with over six years of experience working with international media around the world, such as VICE, HBO (“The Last Cruise”), Netflix (“Human Playground”), Fairtrade (“Farmers”), Discovery (“Mystery of the Abandoned”), and Vox, among others. His work seeks to reimagine Indonesia’s hetero-patriarchal narrative through intimate collaborations with marginalized communities, from a Javanese dance troupe reviving an ancient drag tradition, to Timorese women tattooing themselves to survive sexual slavery. As a queer filmmaker himself, Rizky's ultimate goal is to create more space for nuanced minority representations and push for a more visually-just society. Rizky joined VICE as a senior producer in 2016 when the youth media company expanded to Indonesia. He helped build the Indonesia office’s video department from scratch, producing over 50 documentaries, and growing the channel from zero to over 500,000 subscribers in two years through popular series like Indonesia Riot, Akarasa, and Indopop. Since Rizky left VICE in 2019, he has continued producing content for various international media as a freelancer and screening his work at film festivals around the world, such as South by Southwest Film Festival and Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Creative Director
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Field Producer
• Documentary DP
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Fixer
• TV News Producer
• Translator
• Commercial DP
• Production Assistant

Anatole is a London-based director specialising in documentaries and branded content. Having started his career as a documentary photographer, Anatole’s work particularly focuses on the interplay between documentary naturalism and a more intentional approach to cinematography. His branded work aims to bring authenticity to a brand’s narrative, by exploring genuine human stories through the lens of the brand. Whilst first and foremost a director, Anatole has worked variously as a producer, editor, and cinematographer. As a result, he approaches a project according to its needs, sometimes shooting solo and at other times working with a crew. He is particularly interested in exploring themes relating to the climate crisis. As Creative Director, he was on the founding team of RE:TV, a sustainability channel established by HM The King in 2020. Formerly a tutor at UCL's MA in Immersive Factual Storytelling, Anatole is also an experienced 360VR filmmaker. Anatole is mixed British Chinese, and grew up between the UK, Hong Kong, and Japan. He is a cofounder and Creative Director at REN Studios (www.renstudios.com), a creative studio with particular expertise in the science and tech industries, and which specialises in non-fiction storytelling across documentary film, 3D animation, and VR/AR.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• VR / AR

For the past 11 years, Hannah's mission has been to learn firsthand the many languages of filmmaking so she can communicate with her cast and crew and create engaging stories. This challenge has seen her working with a variety of storytelling mediums including live-action, hand-painted and computer animation, stop motion, and puppetry. Hannah has directed, shot, edited, and animated commercials, music videos, fashion films, and award-winning short films. After gaining a Bachelor of Film Production she moved straight into editing and designing live-action and animated television commercials at PostBox Sydney. Since then she has collaborated with various production and post-production companies such as Film Boldly, The Gingerbread Man, and Medium Rare for an eclectic array of clients including Universal Music, 604 Records, Nike, Qantas, Vogue, Coles, Sydney Dance Company, and The Brandenburg Orchestra. Her dedication and reputation for storytelling catapulted her from Sydney to Melbourne, New York, Paris, Barcelona, and Vancouver, settling in London. Six of her shorts have been selected to screen in international film festivals such as VIFF, Flickerfest, and Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. She has been awarded Best Editing at VWIF, People’s Choice at UK Indie Festival, a Vimeo Staff Pick, the MINT Spirit Award, and the chance to take part in TedX Sydney as well as the Berlinale Talent Development program in Germany.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Copywriter

For more than a decade I have worked as a Self Shooting Director creating video content for many high-profile clients and organisations. I’ve had the opportunity to work with great institutions such as The Royal National Theatre, The Barbican, Amazon, Kiln Theatre, University of East London, The MOBO Awards amongst others. With an immense passion for filming I have shot and created work across commercials, promos, performance, documentary and short-form - motivated by my love for the art and self growth within the industry. I have extensive shooting experience across all major cinema system cameras - Arri, Sony, Canon - and currently shoot and direct with a mobile setup built around a Sony A7S iii. I find that my warm and easy going personality helps lead and collaborate within different crews and I enjoy meeting people from all walks of life. As a dedicated team player my motto is to strive towards the main goal of the client/organisation to support their vision. I actively maintain a healthy lifestyle by cycling, running and going to the gym regularly to keep my mind and body motivated. Working as a Self Shooting Director is very rewarding which stimulates my passion for filming and drive. I’m open to collaborating on all project types and take on work with an end-to-end approach.

• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

I am always looking to expand my professional and creative network. I really enjoy collaborating with creative minds and the combined process that frames into making beautiful captivating content.   I am a trustworthy, visually creative lighting cameraman and DOP with a unique eye for producing brilliant images. I always deliver in transforming my Producers/ Directors vision into beautiful pictures and sequences, am equally happy to produce and highly competent in directing my own shoots if required. I capture the finest detail and deepest emotion on every shoot I go on, I have an acute eye for delivering technically flawless stunning results.   With over 14 years of experience, I am a valued and regular freelancer for a number of independent production companies in London. On the last series I shot I was the DOP on Russell Howard and Mum USA Road Trip for Liberty Bell, which recently aired on Comedy Central. I also regularly freelance for CNNi features department and CNN digital Studios. I am the cameraman of choice with all the producers for The BBC Travel Show, and have shot 15 of the their 30 minute travel log shows with the presenter Rajan Datar over the last 5 years. My clients always say I am a pleasure to work with, I have a can-do attitude and always become a valued member of every production I work on.        I can do my own sound when required and come with a full Sony F5 camera kit plus lighting, including Canon Cine Zooms and Primes, or equally I am happy to work with kit provided by the production.  I have a deep technical understanding of camera equipment and always ensure the right kit is on a shoot to achieve the correct look and feel for the production. 

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• HD Live Operator
• Production Company

Aydin Kapancik graduated from Anadolu University, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Cinema and Television Department in 2006. In the same year, he went to Czechia, where he went with the Erasmus program, and studied cinema at the art school FAMU.In 2010, he joined the documentary channel beIN Iz Tv/Sarkuteri Production team as a cinematographer. Until 2019, he took part in over one hundred television documentaries and corporate promotional films that prepared for Turkey's well-established companies. Aydın Kapancık also directed the independent documentary films Tomorrow Was Another Day, Storm and Lost Homeland. These films were screened in many festivals and won awards. He moved to London in 2019. In the same year, he prepared the documentary of the architectural restoration project named Tamirevi, supported by the British Council and Edinburgh World Heritage. He continues to film TV programs, promotional videos, social media videos, documentaries and short films.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Plucky Films is a production company based in London and Hertfordshire. This is the new media age. And we are the new storytellers. Our global ambitions are driven by a stellar team of experienced creatives... and you better believe it. We have a multi-award-winning corporate and branded commercial division ready to bring creative solutions to businesses and organisations of all sizes. Every enterprise has a story to tell and we employ our expertise as narrative filmmakers to deliver that message in a fresh, surprising and impactful way. Together, we build brands and inspire audiences with captivating, memorable content. Be brave. Take risks. Make your message a statement. Our broadcast division will produce world-class documentaries with compelling storytelling at its heart. Returnable, multipart series across all genres aimed at domestic and international broadcasters. Above all, our films will be thought provoking and bear the hallmarks of our passion for TV. The Plucky entertainment slate will be innovative, inspiring and uplifting.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Creative Director
• Portrait Photographer
• Audio Storyteller
• Executive Producer
• Digital Content Creator
• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Sound Designer
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Post-Production Manager
• Colorist
• Copywriter
• Senior Editor
• Storyboard Artist
• Art Director

I run a small full service production company called "Out Since Tuesday" and we specialise in all things content production; film, photo, graphics and copywriting. Working on short films, music videos, documentaries, promos etc. I've worked with array of brands and artists on projects and campaigns such as ADIDAS, PRADA, NEW BALANCE, MICROSOFT, CHANNEL 4, VEVO & more. I am an addict for the visual experience in all forms. An idea forming from a bitesize piece of inspiration and team working to expand, perfect and deliver a message to an audience. The process of communicating, brainstorming and discovering ways to place a mental image onto the screen in a way that not only holds the viewers attention but leaves them astounded and hungry for more. Communicating with peers, layering ideas and concepts until a matured brainchild has been formed and we're all bearing for a common goal is what truly grips me, everyone working in perfect synergy to achieve the flawless visual experience.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

I am a filmmaker from Manchester, Northwest England. Working in the video/film industry for over 10 years I has gained a vast range of knowledge. Coming from the music industry as a studio producer at 18 years of age, I moved to the video world and had been a film maker ever since. Working in Sydney Australia for 4 years, Sothern Spain and now back in my county, England. I have worked with: The Sydney Opera House, Maserati, Boiler Room, Sony Music, London City Council, The BBC, UTMB, British Council, Arts Council, World Design Capital to name a few. I am primarily a small crew film maker, between 1 to 4 crew members and often as a lead DP however I am very happy to apart of a large team. I co-founded a creative studio with my partner called Broaden. We create Brand films, Documentaries and live music performance visuals. We focus on sustainability and humanitarian story's in both our commercial and documentary work.

• Video Editor - Documentary
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Sound Mixer
• Creative Director
• Sound Designer
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Colorist
• Video Editor - Commercial

Named after collaboration Driven to create Truly Moving Content Collaboration starts with our name… Hansa, taken from The Hanseatic league; a diverse, extensive trading alliance that lasted for three hundred years amongst the Northern countries of Europe. To this day, these countries are still respected for their commitment to design, fair-mindedness, trustworthiness and general quality. We have built a team of people with these traits, from many different disciplines – together we collaborate to create Truly Moving Content. We know that for today’s brands to succeed, they must clearly define and communicate their purpose at every opportunity. Through moving image we believe brands can tell their stories in the most powerful, authentic and entertaining way. Whether we are inspiring adventurers on to the worlds oceans, rebranding one of Europe’s biggest TV networks or helping thousands of young mums to thrive in the first few months of motherhood, we take the same approach.

• Executive Producer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Art Director
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Full-Service Live Production
• Commercial DP

Experienced documentary DP, owner operator of a Sony FS7 system. Holder of a full clean UK Driving License, both UK and EU passports, and I-visa for the US. I have come into the world of film and television after graduating Economics at The University of Edinburgh. Having worked across branded content, and broadcast TV, I know how to make pretty pictures and I am always looking to over deliver. I have experience working on property, crime, science and lifestyle shows, as well as working abroad and driving on either side of the road. I have a great interest in people’s stories and I am very keen to do more documentary work both in branded and broadcast. I am able to work in either small or big teams and I can easily adapt to the requirements of the specific production. People describe me as energetic, motivated, creative, and professional and I always try to maintain an atmosphere of collaboration and respect on location for talent, contributors and the rest of the crew.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Nick is a UK based Director/Producer with an eye for dynamic story telling. Know for creating powerful characters, fun visuals, dynamic practical FX and fun set pieces. Having left university with a music degree he began working regularly as a technical freelancer in the commercial sector before moving into more creative ventures assistant producing 2 feature films. Since then he began helming his own projects first producing 2 further features alongside creating a wide range of commercial content before heading on the road for a couple of years with his band. Returning from that he switched focus much more into directing more projects both narrative and commercial. His passion lies in the story and he has directed of substantial and award winning content for companies alongside a regular output of creative filmmaking including ambitious and well received super hero short film “The Academy” which picked up several awards on it’s festival run.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Corporate Videographer
• Creative Director
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Portrait Photographer
• Copywriter
• Documentary DP

I edit and direct inspirational documentary and brand content across commercials, branded, corporate, adventure films, music videos as well as YouTube and IGTV. I am driven to create authentic and inspirational films with meaning at their heart, films that can do a small or big bit to make this world a better place. Some of my personal highlights over the last few years include: A film about the holocaust told as an original music video, a powerful human story called ‘She Trades’ to mark International Women’s Day and an impactful Nike film about a young South African who is breaking down sporting barriers. I love researching, meeting, listening, filming, editing and sharing incredible stories that I believe will inform, educate and inspire audiences. My style is visual and energetic. I like to explore new ways of storytelling using a textural and experimental approach, seeking out original and unconventional choices of lenses, music or editing techniques. If you’re looking for someone to bring a unique emotion and energy to your brand, then don’t hesitate to drop me an email or DM. If I’m slow to respond then I’m probably out shooting, or deep in an edit, or sniffing out the next story, movement or campaign.

• Video Editor - Documentary
• Documentary DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• Commercial DP

Dean G. Moore is an award-winning multidisciplinary director from Leicester, who now resides in London. In 2018 Dean directed an interactive documentary entitled “Change Gout” that was awarded two Pharma Lions from Cannes Festival as well as producing a music video for Drake that has over 38 million views!. Dean is a graduate of University College Falmouth, Karlstad University (Sweden) and London College of Communication (M.A) respectively. Dean’s university documentary films represented both UCF and LCC at the New/Now Festival For Emerging Artists (2011&2013). Before working in advertising Dean performed as a V.J. which resulted in Dean performing a live remix of the Japanese feature film “Kakera” at the opening night of the Raindance Film Festival in 2010. Since 2011 Dean has worked exclusively as a director helming both traditional commercial campaigns and documentary projects. Creating work for a host of global brands such as Adidas, NBA, Converse, Skype, Dewars Whiskey, Vogue, and Chevrolet to name but a few. As well as working alongside NGO’s and charities. For his efforts, Dean has won a DWA Award, and a D&AD Yellow Pencil.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

As Producer I bring all of the creative ideas and thoughts from Directors and Writers together and turn them into a legitimate production that is brought to life on screen! My key roles are; - read, research and assess ideas and finished scripts - budgeting and scheduling - hire key staff, including a director and a crew to shoot programmes, films or videos - control the budget and allocate resources - pull together all the strands of creative and practical talent involved in the project to create a team - organise shooting schedules - ensure compliance with relevant regulations, codes of practice and health and safety laws - supervise the progress of the project from concept to final delivery - bring the finished production in on budget. I also co-own a Production company (Roundhouse Pictures) so I can immediately provide as much or as little needed to bring a project to screen, no matter the size or location. We provide an expert team who caters for every visual need. We can take care of as much or as little of your production as you need us to. From small local productions to large scale international production. We are an experienced team who deliver a personal yet professional service combined with an innovative creative approach that allows us to produce outstanding quality content for our clients.

• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Drone Operator
• Field Producer
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Fixer

Rupert is a director working in documentary, web series, commercials and music video. His first feature documentary, Freedom for the Wolf, premiered at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2017. Filmed in five countries and executive produced by BBC Storyville founder Nick Fraser, it tells the story of the global crisis of democracy from the Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong to the failure of Arab Spring in Tunisia to the rise of Donald Trump in America. He is currently working on a series of animated shorts on “Modern Madness” for the online documentary streaming platform Yaddo. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Little White Lies, Dangerous Minds, State of the Arts, USA Today, Mashable, Exposed Magazine, and Backseat Mafia. Rupert received a Double-Starred First in the Social and Political Sciences from the Jesus College, Cambridge, and a PhD from Harvard University in Sociology, where he was National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. After graduating, he returned to film industry, which he worked in first as a small child. He has kept his academic eye for detail as well as his passion for big ideas with global impacts. He continues to write essays and has been published in The Independent, Salon.com, Paper Magazine, Dazed and Confused, and The Huffington Post. He is also an avid photographer of social and architectural subjects, working exclusively with 35mm and medium format 120mm film.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Production Company
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

I am a video/ multimedia producer and director. I started to practice my profession after finishing my MA in Film Studies at Sussex University in 2015-16. In my professional freelance career, I've positioned as an assistant producer for a short film. Also, I directed and produced my own short film. I worked as a set photographer, which taught me how to work under pressure and develop a strong connection with the crew I worked. I've been working as a freelance for a year. Besides other individual works, I'm working as a multimedia producer with several companies as a freelancer that teaches me how to be part of pre-production, directing and post-reduction process. Recently, I worked as Multimedia Producer for the Artist Open Houses Festival. I intensely worked with artists and document, and I created a content about the artist’s work within the festival which I learned to work closely with social media manager to produce content for social media accounts. After, I worked as a head photographer for Brighton Digital Festival 2017. I also worked as a video producer for HOUSE Biennial 2017. I documented two artists’ works, Andrew Omoding and Anthony Stevens whose are commissioned artists for HOUSE Biennial and Outside In UK. For this project, I worked with other freelancers who involve in the post-production part. This project taught me how to work with as a team and producing the work in depth from pre-to post-production. I am currently working as a video producer for an independent project called The House That Bloggers Built which make me involve in preparing the shoot, structuring the narrative, drawing a strategy for online video marketing and post-production. Also, I work as a freelance lens-based media production in London/Brighton, UK. You can see my work at www.icimage.me Thank you in advance for your time. I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Idil Bozkurt.

• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Production Assistant
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP

I am an independent filmmaker and director of photography working in London and New York, and a member of the Local 600 Cinematographers Guild in the US, and BAFTA Crew in the UK. With over 15 years of industry experience, my work has been featured at the Sundance and Tribeca film festivals, broadcast nationally, and has collected numerous awards along the way. Throughout my career I have worked on projects ranging from social issue documentaries to political satire comedy shows, all contributing to a unique perspective on storytelling where compassion and humor work side by side. My most recent films American Renaissance (2015) and Bending Steel (2013) have both premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and have gone on to screen in cinemas worldwide. The feature-length Bending Steel aired on DirecTV in the US, won both the Emerging Cinematic Vision and Audience Awards at the Camden International Film Festival, and received a nomination for the Cinema Eye Honors Spotlight Award. On the small screen, I was a director of photography for the Emmy Award winning Daily Show with Jon Stewart for nearly 10 years, and have recently been brought along by former Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee to lens her new late night show on TBS, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. I am an owner/operator of the 4K capable Sony FS7 Cinema Camera, and am available for hire on both union and non-union narrative and documentary films, television productions, commercials, and branded projects.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP

I am a professional freelance director, cameraman and editor with 18 years of experience. I have worked as a supplier for well-known media companies like Demand Media Inc. and New York Times Inc. I also had many well-known clients, including the UK embassy in Budapest and BBC Entertainment. I have also filmed in the EU Parliament for EUX TV. I have experience in producing videos for charities and non-governmental organizations (March of Remembrance and Hope, Hands of Mercy, Staff of Life, Robert Burns International Foundation, etc.). I have produced corporate videos for companies from various business sectors: health and beauty, tourism, education, the construction industry, etc. I have long and diverse editing experience and have worked on both Apple Mac and PC-based editing suites and on various editing programs, including Avid, Premiere Pro and Final Cut. I have a Canon 5D Mark II camera, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM, Tokina AT-X 16-28mm F/2.8 Pro FX, Canon 50mm 1.8, lights, wireless sound, slider and editing suite - with a powerful PC and Avid Media composer. Please find my enclosed CV and a few examples of my work below: https://filmingyou.wixsite.com/mysite https://www.smartshoot.com/leopold-paul-volniansky I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Paul

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial