Studio and Location Single and Multicamera

48 Westway Nailsea BRISTOL BS48 2NB

01275 851110. Mobile: 07802 883691. Fax 08700 553968

E-Mail:chris@seadog.demon.co.uk

v Wide experience of single camera drama lighting

v Wide experience of multicamera studio lighting

v Major series and strand set ups

v Conversant with BBC and Independent safety regulations

v Experienced console and vision control operator

v Experienced trainer in Lighting techniques

Recent Credits

Single camera

Afternoon Play 1*60 minutes, Doctors 65*30, The Bill 10*60, Holby City 1*50,Casualty 31*50,

Growing Pains 10 x 50

Multicamera.

Big Cook Little Cook 10*20, Bamzooki 4*20, Ready Steady Cook 9*30, Smart 2*25, Teletubbies 365 * 25, Teletubbies Everywhere 25*11,

The Hoobs 50*25, CBBC Xchange, CBBC Channel Links, CBBC links for BBC1 and 2, Newsround Extra, Children in Need 3*5hours, Tots TV 10*15.

That’s Ester – 25*30, What Would You Do 65 * 25, The Guest List 12*30,

The Sky 6 Show 6*45, An Evening with Charles Dickens 5 * 30, Question Time

Other studio credits include - Hartbeat, Really Wild Show, Nature, Food and Drink, Jackanory Playhouse, Take Nobody’s Word For It, Thinking Aloud. Also several productions for Music and Arts Department, including Facade, John Harle in Concert, Joshua Rifkin, Fascinating Aida and The Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

ITN News (Lighting Director/multi-skilled operator)

ITN Channel 5 News and Breakfast Show (Concept set up and rehearsals. Lighting Director)

BBC News West (Lighting Director/multi-skilled operator)

Other Experience

Senior Technical Director, Orbit Television Network, Rome. I was responsible for all the lighting originating out of the Orbit Centre in Rome. Responsible for the organisation of studio teams and forward planning with the various production channels as to their programming needs. Acting as Operations Director when necessary, responsible for the smooth running of all Broadcast Operations & Engineering effort and the station output. Skilled in all studio, EFP and OB operations.

Technical Manager, BBC Bristol (Lighting and Technical Co-ordination). Technical co-ordination on all major events, General, European and Local Elections, Children in Need and many live broadcasts from Bristol’s major studio.

Nominated for a Lighting BAFTA for Casualty

OTHER SKILLS

Lecturer at the BBC Engineering Centre at Wood Norton teaching lighting and lighting control, camera operation and picture composition.

I have run courses and seminars on lighting at BBC Centre for Broadcast Skills Training, Samuelson’s Lighting, Optex, Vision 93, Orbit Communications and at LDI in Orlando.

Operations Manager for Regional Television Bristol including creating a business plan for the region, forward financial planning, utilisation of staff and equipment, and formulating service contracts with other Business Units, along with maintaining a high quality output from the area on a day-to-day basis.

OTHER TRAINING

Instructional Techniques Course. Lighting Training Course. Engineering Management Course

Scaffolding Course. Financial and Business Planning and various Safety and First Aid courses

HOBBIES

Yachting. Narrow boats. Hockey Umpiring. Genealogy.