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very good new database enabling employers to search credits for thousands of programmes. |
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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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online version of famous database of companies and crew working in UK film and television. |
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long established database of companies servicing the British film and TV industries. |
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essential database of leading practitioners in the British film and TV industry. |
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long-established international database for the film and TV industry. |
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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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free database of actors and crew working in the film and TV industries |
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yet another database of people working in the film and TV industries. |
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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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my daughter has recently completed a three year course of training at the Mountview Academy 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 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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very experienced LD, perhaps best known for many years of Later With Jools. |
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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 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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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 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 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 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 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 is a very busy LD working mostly on big Saturday night shows. Originally with LWT he went freelance in 2002. |
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very experienced BBC lighting director, now freelance and available for interesting work! |
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Rob has beautifully lit a number of highly regarded comedies in recent years including League of Gentlemen and Little Britain. |
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Mark has a background in theatre lighting design but is also a TV console op very much in demand. |
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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 also invested in several Catalyst systems and has a huge range of unique graphics that he has designed and developed. |
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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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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 and The Alan Titchmarsh Show. |
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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 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 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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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'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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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'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 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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Smart website from one of the country's top designers. I worked with Gina on the Standup Show. |
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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 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 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. |
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