Stephen J Brand
Freelance Lighting Cameraman GBCT
Bristol & London Diary Service – Films@59 – Call Jane Murch – 0117 906 4334
Mobile: +44(0)7976 731 725 Fax:
+44(0)1454 201344
Website: www.sjbrand.comEmail: SJBRAND@DOP2000.freeserve.co.uk
BECTU & GBCT USA I VISA HOLDER
TV Features, Documentary, Docu-Soap/Ob-Doc,
Factual-Ents,
PSC, Promos, Drama, Commercials, Sport, News,
Studio
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| Experience |
Lighting Cameraman/Director, PSC - (Docu-soap inc. sound), Aerial cameraman (helicopters), Studio, Location, Hidden cameras. HDCAM, Varicam, HDV, Digital Betacam, Betacam SX, Betacam SP, DVC Pro, DVCAM, Mini-DV, Underwater, Polecam, Thermal Imaging. Mini-Cam, 180-degree widescreen - triple mini-cam, High-Speed 2k. 35mm, 16mm & Super 8 Film. |
Equipment |
Full range of broadcast equipment is available upon request, including 4x4 Crew vehicle. |
| Broadcast Credits |
BBC - ‘Wilderness Explored - Congo’ - NHU - Lighting Cameraman. BBC - ‘Pacific Abyss’ - NHU - Lighting Cameraman. BBC - ‘Racism – A History’ – Lighting Cameraman. BBC - ‘Weird Science’ - S16mm/HDV/DigiBeta - Lighting Cameraman. BBC - ‘War Stories’ – Lighting Cameraman. BBC - ‘Timeshift - Eugene Smith’/’Whatever happened to Radio 2?’– L Camera. ITV1/LWT - ‘Saturday Night Divas’ – Lighting Cameraman. Channel 4 - ‘Hollyoaks’ – Mersey TV – Director of Photography. BBC - ‘Namibia – Genocide and the Second Reich’ – Lighting Cameraman. BBC - ‘Test your Pet’ – Bristol NHU – Lighting Cameraman. BBC - ‘Casualty’ – 2nd Unit Camera Operator. BBC – ‘Children’s BBC – ‘Making It’ – ‘Newsround’ – Lighting Cameraman. BBC – ‘Thatcher and the Coup that Failed’ – RTS Nomination - L Cameraman. GMTV - ‘Great Escapes’ - ‘Spain/Greece/Cuba/China’ - Camera-Director. ITV1 - Carlton - ‘Everything Must Go’ – Lighting Cameraman. Channel 4/E4 – ‘Make my Day’ – Psc/Hidden Cameras. Sky TV - ‘Cinema Nation’ - 20 part series - Lighting Cameraman. BBC - ‘Back to the Floor’ - ‘Drop in Rank’ - Lighting Cameraman. SAT1 TV (Germany) - ‘Bl!tz’ - Lighting Cameraman. Channel 4/RDF - ‘Under the Knife’ - Lighting Cameraman. BBC - ‘Nature of Britain’ – Lighting Cameraman. BBC – ‘The One Show’ - Lighting Cameraman. ITV 2 - ‘Gatecrashers’ - ‘Cannes Film Festival’ - Camera-Director. ITV1 - Carlton - ‘Alien Nation’ - Documentary – Lighting Cameraman. |
| Commercials |
The Sun Newspaper -‘Deal or No Deal’-Lucky Elliot & Silver Films -DoP/Op. 'Winston’s Wish’/’Play’- RFU - Dair - Director of Photography/Camera OP. 'Vanish’ – Juggernaut – Director of Photography. 'Stryker’ – Big Squid - Director of Photography (Greenscreen). 'Marisota’ – The Gate Films – Director of Photography. 'London Film Commission & The Corporation of London - Promo’, 'Gucci’, ‘Baby’ & ‘Playstation - Skateboarding’- (Scalene Productions) – Cam Op '@ Bristol - Wildscreen’ – ITV – (Big Squid) – DoP/Op. Panasonic Mobile Phones – (8 in total UK, Europe &Asia) – DoP/Op. |
| Music Video |
'Santa Maria' - Receiver - Skip Films/Cup of Tea Records. Lighting Cameraman & Steadicam (SK), 'Desire’ – Mellostatics – BOVTS – DoP. |
| Feature Production |
'Hunger’ – (Hunger Ltd) - Timelapse FX Unit Director of Photography
'Benjamin’s Struggle’ – (Bens Film Company) – (Super35mm, 2.35:1) Director of Photography. Screened in 2006 - Official Selection: LA, Rhode Island, Palm Springs, Hollywood FG, Encounters & Raindance. Also – BAFTA & BSC. 'Losing It’ - (BBC FC) – (S16mm, 2.35:1) Director of Photography/Camera Operator. ‘Space Invaders’ – (Redcat Films/Films@59) – (CineAlta HDCAM)DoP – Gold Award winning – 36th WorldFest International Film Festival.Nominated – Best Cinematography – HD Short Film – HDFest – LA 2003. 'Friday Reservoir’ - (Headjar Films) – (S16mm, 2.35:1 – 35mm blow-up)Director of Photography/Camera Operator.Award winner - IFSW – Finest Films 2003. ‘Bluebell’ - (Eyefull Productions) – (Super 16mm)Director of Photography/Camera Operator. 'My Funny Valentine' - (Independent Film) - Narration by John Hurt. Award Nomination - British Independent Film Awards 1998 - BIFA.Co-Producer, Lighting Cameraman, Asst. Director, Rostrum Camera,Steadicam Focus Puller, Asst. Editor & Stills Photographer. 'Imaginatively shot and edited. Very nicely lit. Touching story, wellacted. All in a terrific realization of an excitingly, ambitious project.'- quote, Kenneth Branagh. 'All The Small Things' - (Bursteardrum Films)Director of Photography/Camera Operator. 'Open Casket’ & ‘A Very British Cult’ - (Perfect Sphere Productions)Director of Photography/Camera Operator. 'Alone' - (Carlton/HTV)Director of Photography/Camera Operator. 'The Button' - (Puffy Eyes Productions)Director of Photography/Camera Operator.Nominated – Digital Cinema Award – Raindance 2002. 'Mashed' - (Independent Short Film) - Dolly Productions. Lighting Cameraman - Commended at 1997 Plymouth Film Festival. |
| Film Training |
GBCT 35mm/16mm Camera Course @ Panavision - Training on Arriflex, Aaton, Moviecam, Mitchell & Panavision cameras. Four corners film workshop - film & lighting course - Arri SR2. 35mm film loading - BNC Mitchell (Aardman Animations). 16mm film loading - Aaton LTR, Bolex H16/RX5 & Arri SR2. BBC Passport 2003 – ‘Safe Working with Cameras & Lights’. |
| Photography |
Commercial stills photography on location. Photographs used for portfolios, newspapers, magazines, promotions, video covers, Calendars and web sites. |
| Recent Locations |
France, Holland, Croatia and Bosnia, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Grenada, Zambia, Namibia, USA, China & Hong Kong, Cuba, Cameroon, Micronesia, ‘The Times’ – 2000 Clipper Race, & most of the United Kingdom. |
| Qualifications |
BSc (Hons) Degree. Diving - PADI - open water qualified diver. References available upon request. |
| Other Information |
Clean current driving licence. Extensive experience on and off-road, cars, vans and lorries up to 7.5 Tonnes, 4x4 and quads. Bristol Old Vic Theatre School – Lecturing – Lighting Camera Techniques. Vehicle: Nissan (D22) Navara SE Twin Cab 2.5 TD 4X4 |
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| Filming for BBC 2 'Back to the Floor' | Filming on 35mm in London | ||
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| 'The Times' Clipper 2000 race | Filming 'Space Invaders' on High Definition (HDCAM) |