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November '11

This month and stretching into December i was around the world again shooting the second series of 'The Amazing Race Australia' for the Seven Network. Airing in 2012 this series travelled further and farther pushing both myself and the XDCAM800 strapped to me like an extra limb to the extremes once again. This is undoubtedly the most intense travel & adventure/reality production around!

 

October '11

A big variety of genre's and clients this month from short films to tvc's, corporate, sport and comedy finishing in the 'Fairies' christmas special. A feature length National Cinema release at Event Cinemas on multiple RED EPIC cameras.

 

September '11

A week in the outback of Western Australia shooting some documentary pieces on Gold. A mixture of ancient gold fields to superpits, underground mines to salt lakes...a great week in the bush! A little bit of shooting some i/v's on the set of 'Mental' and a great story for NBC as part of a new documentary series set to start airing in the US rounded out the month nicely with a few smaller shoots around the south east.

 

August '11

Started and completed principal photography as DOP on feature film 'Phoenix Rising' shot on the Gold Coast with my F3. 

 

July '11

Very busy month this July with a lot of shoots interstate...Sydney is becoming my second home! Some high profile advertising for APPLE, music video clips for PNAU, a few commercials, some corporate and International Rugby in Sydney for FOX Sports. A big mix of genre's but i wouldn't have it any other way!

 

June '11

A mixture of work this month with a definite highlight being a small commercial spot with Jennifer Coolidge and Svedka Vodka shooting on my Sony F3. Also just received a new PRORES recorder for the F3 which attaches directly to the camera to take advantage of the 4:2:2 output and bypassing the onboard compression to record Prores HQ files.

 

May '11

Shooting in Sydney and Melbourne this month on a variety of different jobs for clients including APPLE and a spot on the ipad2..shot on RED! Also a number of other jobs from Sports to Corporate and commercial shooting on my new Sony F3.

 

April '11

Have taken most of this month off as i enjoy the arrival of my third child. But still had enough time to buy a new Sony F3 camcorder! Available with either my PL glass or a set of Nikon primes and zooms. My own test footage is coming soon but here's a link to Sony's...www.sony.com.au/microsite/pmwf3/reels.html

 

March '11

Busy month of comprising of TVC, corporate and educational shoots. And good reliable sport OB work keeping me very busy again this month. It just doesn't seem to slow.

 

February '11

A very busy month yet again which seems to be the norm at the moment. Shoots in Brisbane, Sydney and Perth this month on a variety of genres from Comedy to Sport, TVC, Children's TV, corporate and some EPK on Foxtel's new SLiDE drama currently being shot in Brisbane and some more Prank Patrol for the ABC. Not expecting work to slow in March...which is always nice.

 

January '11

A great start to the year with multiple sports productions and a week in the Solomon Islands on a shoot. To finish out the month a start on the next ABC series of Prank Patrol.

 

November '10

MASSIVE month this entire November! I spent the entire month shooting Australia's first ever series of 'The Amazing Race'. What an incredibly challenging, difficult, exhausting yet rewarding and amazing production to work on, a definite highlight in my career. The hugely successful multi award travel adventure production is due to air on Seven early 2011.

 

October '10

Busy month again in October from Sports OB's to tvc's and corporate production. Even a day teaching Griffith Film school students on the RED One Camera system. 

 

September '10

Started shooting for 'Terranova' this month on the Gold Coast, early days yet but things are certainly picking up speed.

An assortment of tvc's and OB's scattered throughout the month with a lot of pre-production for jobs throughout the rest of the year.

Upgraded my stills camera kit to the Canon 5D MK2. New 'L' series lenses and a few other bits and pieces. 

Final pruchase for the month was a Steadicam Merlin for some slick lightweight moves on lightweight gear for a couple of jobs flowing throughout this month and next.

 

August '10

August saw in a variety of work with more TVC's for Sizzler and Suzuki Motorcycles and a series of TVC's projected for the upcoming Junior Masterchef series. 

There was of course Outside Broadcast work throughout the month consisting of NRL and the A-League, and the usual corporate work bobbing it's head up here and there.

I also was brought in as a DOP Supervisor for the 'Black Pearls' drama program. A course for Indigenous Australians endeavouring to work in the Film and Television market. An interesting and challenging few films but all in all a nice result and some students getting a good insight in the industry.

 

June '10

Busy month of June with a series of TVC's for 'Sizzler' shot on the new MX RED. As well as series of International TVC's for 'Bank of the South Pacific' airing throughout the region from Papua New Guinea to Fiji. 

A mix of promo's and corporate production as well this month with shoots in Sydney and Queensland.

Who can forget the Wallabies were in town and i was working the host broadcast on this...love my sport. 

 

April '10

No NAB trip this year as production has finally started for series 4 & 5 of "Escape from Scorpian Island". The BBC/ABC joint production produced by Freehand will be shooting for the month of April in the Gold Coast Mountains. It's great to see the production back and hopefully we can make these two series another success!

New gear...a new i7 Macbook Pro for onsite data management and rushes, loading up shortly with Final Cut Pro and with the usual software packages for secure data handling and viewing.

Deposit paid for the new EPIC camera system from Red. I'll be keeping and upgrading to the MX sensor in my current Red One as well. I will then have two Red Camera kits when the Epic does arrive, both with the same MX sensor for combining two camera shoots seamlessly. 

 

March '10

The toys just don't stop arriving...my new van has finally arrived after a long wait. Seating up to six and carrying a load of goodies in the back, i can finally fit all my camera, lighting and grip equipment into one space rather than converting the wagon into a cargo 'ship'. 

A full kit of Red Pro Primes are now available with my Red One Camera kit. 

 

February '10

A hectic start to the new year with Surf Patrol keeping me busy for 4 months over the summer and a host of corporate and sporting programs being shot in Queensland. February finished nicely with "Daimon', a trailer for a feature film funding proposal.

 

December 09

It's an ARRI month to round out 2009. A new lightweight mattebox, FF4 follow focus and baseplate/dovetail mount for my Red One are early christmas presents. Miller also got on board with a new 150mm high hat.

 

November 09

GOLD!...thank you ACS with this award for my work on Surf Patrol earlier this year. My first year of joining the ACS after 16 years behind the lens and i receive a Gold Award. Needless to say i am pretty happy about this.

Surf Patrol has started filming again on series four. Great to be back on the beach, how many jobs are there were you can wear board shorts and no shoes all day.

" I'm a celebrity get me outta here " UK series nine has commenced filming on the North Coast of NSW. This will now be my sixth season with the production. 

 

September 09

Busy start to the month with a shoot in PNG on Simberi Island, the most remote part of PNG.

World triathlon hits the Gold Coast for the first time in 18 years, i was covering the event from beginning to end.

A series of TVC's for Springfree Trampolines shot on RED, airing shortly.

Short film 'DEAD CREEK' was delivered. Footage and stills will be available on my website shortly.

Tri-Nations Rugby, A-League and NRL is on this month, i was working on the host broadcast of these matches.

The remainder of the month looks good with a mixture of corporate and broadcast work booked in.

 

August 09

Not too much on this month, mainly to the fact i was at the snow on holidays in NZ with the family for a few weeks.

Editing and Grading commenced on PFTC short film 'Dead Creek' shot on RED.

End of the month there was a mixture of Corporate, A-league and NRL to fill out the calendar month.

 

July 09

Returned home from Costa Rica filming the reality show " I'm a celebrity get me outta here " USA series one. Plus a couple of days in LA picking up some new gear, a 7inch HD Marshall monitor is now included with my kits.

Pre-production then filming on PFTC short film 'DEAD CREEK' got under way. Filmed on my own RED camera and in the depths of Springbrook National Park, it is an aboriginal supernatural thriller approximately 10 minutes duration. Most of the crew have now forgiven me for getting them to carry generators and jibs up and down the mountainside each day. 

'Surf Patrol' series 3 starts airing. I worked from beginning to end on this observational documentary for the Seven Network filmed over summer. Every weekend for four months on the beach, no shoes and board shorts...some jobs are harder than others!

And finally some tourism shooting on the Gold Coast for an American production companies travel show.

 

June 09

" I'm a celebrity get me outta here " USA series one. Filmed entirely on location in Costa Rica, i spent the month working in the jungle fighting off Howler Monkeys and wet season storms...great for the gear.

 

May 09

Two USQ tvc's for Bigfish shot on RED. Link to tvc is on my website now.

My new 18-85 RED PRO zoom lens has finally arrived. This lens is slick and in no way be compared to RED's budget zoom lenses.

Corporate and Super 14 Rugby shoots, then off to Costa Rica for the last two weeks for some reality television in the jungle.

 

April 09

The final shoot days of 'Surf Patrol' this month over Easter, it has been a long shoot but very rewarding.

Corporate and Outside Broadcasts are on as usual.

ANZAC day and around this time is always busy and this year was no different. Multiple shoots and of course live coverage for Seven on the Day.

Short fim 'Instead of Breakfast' shot on RED this month. Pre-dawn starts on the Gold Coast.

New dolly purchased... the 'Digidolly'. A lightweight system with 4m of track, stand on plate and low-mount. It's the most robust and smooth lightweight dolly system i have ever used.

 

March 09

Purchased a new camera kit, SONY XDCAM EX3. This camera is simply amazing for such a small unit. 1/2inch chips but shoots 1080p and overcranks to 60fps all to solid state cards. I went a bit overboard with this kit and its accessories but it is a great kit with mattebox, filters, radio and shotgun mics, miles of battery and storage. It is ideally suited for corporate, documentary type of work but is commonly used in all aspects of film and television acquisition...the pictures are that nice. 

Surf Patrol continues to shoot every weekend keeping me busy. Love the beach.

Also music concerts and comedy shows this month, a nice change.

And of course a couple of different corporate shoots to round out the month...busy month as usual