Summary

Worked in more than 25 countries with extensive expedition experience in Asia and West Africa. Shooting director/producer with own gear (Sony FS7 kit). I now split my time between Sierra Leone and London - available to travel worldwide.

Credits

9/15 – 10/15

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony fs7) Outbreak - Sierra Leone

PBS — TV — Tangled Bank Studios
9/15 – 10/15
8/15 – 8/15

Director (Shooting Director) Living in Fear of FGM in Sierra Leone

The Guardian — Digital — Freelance - self Details
8/15 – 8/15

Director, DoP and editor for The Guardian UK's "Living in Fear of FGM in Sierra Leone"

12/14 – 12/14

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message (2014)

Channel 4 — Live/Special Event — Channel 4 Details
12/14 – 12/14

Filming of Channel 4's 2014 Alternative Christmas Message in Sierra Leone with British Ebola survivor William Pooley

10/14 – 10/14

Director of Photography (DP) (Canon 5D) Africa United

We've Got Your Back (Ebola PSA) — Advertising — @radical.media Details
10/14 – 10/14

Director of Photography for Sierra Leone segment

9/14 – 9/14

Director (Shooting Director) I Survived Ebola

The Guardian — Digital — Freelance - self
9/14 – 9/14
3/14 – 3/14

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) Fashion on the Ebola Frontline

TV — SBS Television Austalia Details
3/14 – 3/14

Director of Photographer for the Sierra Leone segment of "Fashion on the Ebola Frontline in Sierra Leone" broadcast of SBS2 Australia

6/10 – 11/10

Head of Post Production (Data Management, Editing, and broadcast design) Alexandra Cousteau's Expedition Blue Planet 2010

National Geographic — Digital — Blue Legacy International Details
6/10 – 11/10

Supervising post-production onboard a custom bus as we travelled 20,000km+ around North America. Duties included data management, editing, broadcast design/titles, and second camera as needed.

4/09 – 7/09

Head of Post Production (Data, editing, broadcast design) Alexandra Cousteau's Expedition Blue Planet 2014

National Geographic — Digital — Blue Legacy International Details
4/09 – 7/09

Overseeing post production in the field (across 4 continents) as well as hands on data wrangling, producing dailies, editing shorts and broadcast design of web series.

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Education

Class of '03

University of Canberra

Communications/Television Production, New Media

My Gear

  • GoPro
  • Sony FS7
  • DJI Phantom 3 Professional
  • Canon EOS 6D

Skills

  • Avid
  • Post Production
  • Producing
  • Television
  • Video Production
  • AVID Media Composer
  • Editing
  • storyboarding
  • Broadcast
  • Commercials
  • Documentaries
  • Film
  • Film Production
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Media Production
  • Photography
  • Storytelling
  • Video Editing
  • Documentary
  • HD Video
  • Camera
  • Broadcast Television
  • Cinematography
  • Final Cut Studio
  • Non-linear Editing
  • Videography
  • DVD Studio Pro
  • Journalism
  • Motion Graphics
  • Film Editing
  • Green Screen
  • Photojournalism
  • Graphic Design
  • Animation
  • Adobe After Effects
  • compositing
  • Video Compression
  • cinema 4d
  • Multimedia Journalism
  • Broadcast Design