Director of Photography Director

Feature Films/Shorts

Candy For My Baby (2007)
The Great Aussie Superhero (2007)
Baggage (2006)
Just Business (2006)

Another Day
(2006)
The Beast (2005)
Desolation Angels (2005) (Short Feature)
Penny (2005)
Three Months At Sea (2005)
Jack Kain (2005) (Feature)
Shijak (2005)
Voodoo Baby (2005)
Wind (2004)
Happy People (2004)
Amatuers (2004)
Clean (2004) (Feature)
Colour Blind (2004)
Snap (2003)
Troll Bridge (2003)
Tara (2003)
Primary Love (2002)
In The Dark We Live (2002)

 

TVC/Series/Corporate/Doco/Drama

Melbourne Arts Festival (2007)
Airway Lanes (Music Video) (2007)
Complete Music TVC (2007)
Canadian Club Whiskey -
CCTV 20 episodes (2007)
Girl Friday
- Season 2 (8 Episodes) (2007)
Vic Roads - Eastlink Project (2007)
DeBortoli Wines (2007)
Skyy Vodka - Melbourne Fashion Week (2007)
What a Year - Channel 9 (2007)

Girl Friday
- Season 1 (8 Episodes) (2006)
Ronald McDonald House (2006) COR/DOC
Wade in the Water - Choir of the Year (2006) DOC
Transurban (2006) COR
Funtastic Toys (2006) COR
Melbourne Water (2006) COR
Street Exchange (2005) TVC
Tupperware Australia (2005) COR
Coles Myer (2005) COR
Girl Friday - Pilot (2005)
Porter Davis Homes (2005) TVC
Toyota Australia (2005-06) COR
Telstra (2005-06) COR
Commonwealth Bank (2005) COR
National Australia Bank (2005-06) COR
PWW (2002) COR
Global Rags (2002) TVC
Teds Camera Store (2002) TVC
Lego (2004) TVC

Feature Films

Welcome to the Cosmos (2008)

Short Films/Series

Three Day Growth (2008)
Broken Allegiance
(2002)
The Interrogation (1998)
The Calling (1994)
Premonition (1992)
Car Trouble (1992)
Blind Spot (1991)

Documentary/Broadcast

Digital Pastimes (2000)
Raucous - Ask Burty (2003)
Pluck (2003)
The Best of Tania Lacy (2002)

 

RESUME

EMPLOYMENT

2000-present Nick Hallam Media Services Pty. Ltd.
Freelance Cameraman/DOP - over 400 jobs in broadcast tv, corporate, advertising & creative drama.
Cameras ranging from DVCAM to Digital Betacam, HD & 16mm film.

1997-2000 Nick Hallam Media Services Pty. Ltd.
Freelance Sound Recordist - over 300 jobs in broadcast tv, corporates & advertising.

1996-97 HSV Channel 7 - Seven Nightly News
News Assistant Cameraman/Sound Recordist (full-time).
Also worked on Today Tonight and Sportsworld.

1995-96 Active Television
Cameraman and Production Assistant (casual employment)

1995-96 BBV Productions
Cameraman (sub-contracted)

1994-95 Broadcast Sound Services
Audio Assistant (full-time)

1994 Horizon Films
Assistant Editor, Property Master, Set construction (full-time)

1993-94 Dart Video Services
Camera Assistant and Sound Recordist (casual employment)

1993 Apos Production House
Video Camera Assistant (casual employment)

1991-1995 Nick Hallam Video Productions
Freelance Cameraman/Producer of Wedding, Corporate & Promotional videos.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

1994-95 Diploma of Screen Arts - Film Practice
The Institute of Lens Arts Australia
(Part time course in Film, Cinematography, Lighting and Photography.)

1993-94 Certificate in Photography
International College of Professional Photography & Cinematography
(1 year course in Photography, lighting, studio and location work)

1992 Advanced Certificate in Media
Holmesglen College of Tafe
(1 year course in Media Communications, Radio, Screenwriting, Advanced
video production, Photography, and Writing & Research.)

1991 Diploma of Visual Studies
Audio Visual College
(1 year course in all facets of Video Production)

1991 Cinema Studies - 1st year as single subject student
R.M.I.T.

1978-90 Prep to Year 12 (achieved V.C.E./H.S.C.)
Haileybury College

HIGHLIGHTS

2008 and beyond - Set to Direct "Welcome to the Cosmos" Sci-Fi Feature film in development since 2004.

2006/2007 - D.O.P. on Girl Friday comedy series. Seasons 1 & 2, 16 episodes. Distrubuted through Telstra Bigpond TV. Shot on HD.

2005 D.O.P. on feature films/short features "Clean", "Jack Kain" & "Desolation Angels". Shot on HD.

2005 D.O.P. on independant short film "Penny" winner of Melboure Underground Film Festival.

2005 D.O.P. on AFC financed short film "Three Months at Sea" shortlisted for Cannes film festival 2006. Highly commended award at Flickerfest 2007.

2004 D.O.P. on "Colour Blind" winner best film at Salt Lake City film festival.

2003 Studio Director & segment producer "Pluck" Channel 31. 10 episodes.

2003 Segment Producer/Director - "Raucous" Channel 31. "Ask Burty" 20 Episodes. inc. Rove McManus appearance.

2001-2002 Wrote, Produced and Directed large budget Independant Short Film: Broken Allegiance. Internet distributed gaining over one million downloads worldwide and featured at many Australian Film Festivals. Awards include Best Film IIFF film festival USA & finalist Australian Effects and Animation Awards 2002.

1999-2000 Produced, Directed and shot 30 minute documentary, "Digital Pastimes" for television broadcast

1991-pres. D.O.P./Camera Operator using video and film on over 30 independent short films.