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Web Site |
Description |
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useful
information: |
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Broadcast
Freelancer |
very good new
database enabling employers to search credits for thousands of programmes. |
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Internet
Movie Database |
website
listing thousands of films and TV shows with details of the cast and
crew. An astonishing range of names can be found! |
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Kays |
online version
of famous database of companies and crew working in UK film and television. |
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Kemps |
long
established database of companies servicing the British film and TV industries. |
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The
Knowledge |
essential
database of leading practitioners in the British film and TV industry. |
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Mandy's |
long-established
international database for the film and TV industry. |
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StageAccess.com |
new
international database of individuals and companies working in
the entertainment industry. |
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STLD |
Society of
Television Lighting Directors. Much useful information is to be
found here including a member directory with contact details and CVs. |
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Talent
Circle |
free database
of actors and crew working in the film and TV industries |
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UK
Screen |
yet another
database of people working in the film and TV industries. |
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History
of London's TV Studios |
a little
project of mine that has kept me out of harm's way for a year or
two. Recommended for insomniacs. |
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Sarah
Kempton |
my daughter is
currently completing a three year course of training to become a
professional actor. She will kill me if I don't include a link
to her website. If you are a producer or casting director - a
look at her site is highly recommended! |
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lighting
directors and operators: |
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Jamie
Cairney |
Jamie is a
very talented lighting cameraman with whom I had the pleasure of
working on the musical special of 2 Pints of Lager.
He also shot and lit many of the location inserts for various
sitcoms I have worked on. |
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James
Campbell |
very
experienced LD, perhaps best known for many years of Later With Jools. |
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Nigel
Catmur |
Nigel is one
of the highest-regarded moving light operators in the UK. He
has also worked as LD on a few series and has much theatre experience. |
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Will
Charles |
Will is a
console op much in demand, but also lights productions in his own
right. He has succesfully lit a number of reality shows in
recent years. |
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Bernie
Davis |
Many years ago
Bernie attended the same BBC lighting course as me. He went
freelance a few years ago and specialises in lighting OB events and
performances including the Royal Variety and the Proms. |
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Andy
Dobbs |
Andy was the
original moving light operator at the BBC. Now freelance, he
has huge experience to draw upon. I have worked with Andy on many
shows over the years. |
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Martin
Hawkins |
Martin is a
cameraman who has covered the location sequences for several of the
comedies I have lit. He has also lit a few studio productions
himself including one series of Black Books but
is probably best known for his work on Extras. |
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Chris
Kempton |
Chris is my
brother and has followed a broadly similar career to mine. He
left the BBC to become a freelance LD in 1999. Chris has not
yet developed his own website so this link takes you to a page with
his contact number. |
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Mark
Kenyon |
Mark is an
ex-BBC LD well known in the industry for lighting many major
entertainment shows including Parkinson, Strictly Come Dancing
and Party at the Palace. |
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Tom
Kinane |
Tom is a very
busy LD working mostly on big Saturday night shows. Originally
with LWT he went freelance in 2002. |
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Martin
Kisner |
recently-retired
top BBC lighting director who is still available for interesting work! |
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Rob
Kitzmann |
Rob has
beautifully lit a number of highly regarded comedies in recent years
including League of Gentlemen and Little Britain. |
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Rod
Litherland
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Rod became
freelance several years ago. He lights several popular dramas
and was one of the regular LDs on the BBC's Saturday Show. |
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Ian
Reith |
Ian is a very
experienced moving light operator with such shows as the Royal
Variety Performance, Miss World and Stars in their Eyes on
his CV. He has recently invested in a Catalyst system and has a
huge range of unique graphics that he has developed. |
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Chris
Watts |
Chris is a
very experienced LD and console operator. He currently works
mostly on a mix of dramas and children's programmes whilst also
console operating on a range of shows. |
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Roger
Williams |
one of the
UK's leading automated lighting operators, now a busy LD in his own
right too. His recent LD work includes The Apprentice. |
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There
are a number of well-know LDs who do not yet have websites that I
have discovered. Names such as Chris Clayton, Dave Davey, Al
Gurdon, Gurdip Mahal, John Pomphrey,
Chris
Rigby, Mike
Sutcliffe and several others whose work I respect and admire
will surely appear here as soon as they create something to which I
can give a link! If your website is not listed here or you know
of someone I have missed please let me know. Any omissions are
genuine errors. |
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production
designers: |
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Alex
Craig |
Alex worked
with me on the four Ruby
series, the last two Shooting Stars and a Russell Brand pilot
for C4. |
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James
Dillon |
James has
designed several well-known comedies and entertainment series.
I worked with him most recently on Al
Murray's Happy Hour and
the sitcom Not
Going Out. |
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Eye-catching
design |
A group of
designers based at Pinewood. I worked with Nik Callan many
years ago on EastEnders and a year or two ago on The Keith
Barret Show with Rob Brydon. |
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Jonathan
Paul Green |
Jonathan's
work is often seen on entertainment shows on all the main
channels. I recently lit his set for Ben Elton's series Get
a Grip. |
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Andrew
Howe-Davies |
I have worked
with Andrew on several comedies including Coupling and The
Vicar of Dibley. He has a very impressive cv of
high-profile comedy and entertainment series. |
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Simon
Kimmel |
Simon's credit
as production designer seems to be on almost every major
entertainment show made on British TV. I have worked with Simon
on various programmes including Great British Driving Test and It
Started With Swap Shop. |
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Nic
Pallace |
Nic has been
Art Director or Production Designer on a large number of well-known
dramas and comedies. We first worked together on a children's
drama called The Soldier back in 1993 and a couple of
years ago on Coupling. |
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Gina
Parr |
Smart website
from one of the country's top designers. I worked with Gina on
the Standup Show. |
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Cath
Pater |
Cath's designs
are to be seen on several popular entertainment shows including Buzzcocks
and TV Heaven, Telly
Hell |
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Red
Rhino |
Red Rhino is a
group of five designers with much experience in several fields
including children's programmes such as Live and Kicking and X-change. |
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Dominic
Tolfts |
Dominic
designed the set for a panel game show for Pozzitive called Brian
of Britain that I lit. He has designed several well-known
gameshows and other programmmes in recent years. |
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There
are many excellent designers I have worked with in recent years -
such as Harry Banks, David Ferris, Dennis DeGroot, David
Hitchcock, Colin Pigott, Les Stephenson, Graeme Story, Chris Webster
and several others - who have yet to create a website. As
soon as they do a link will appear here! Please contact me if
you know of a site you think would be of interest to people visiting
this one. |