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Joe Russell

Joe Russell
Address: 923 The Old House
Shepperton Studios
Studios Road
Shepperton
Middlesex
Postcode: TW17 OQD
Email: joejrussell@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone: 01932 569 874
Mobile Number: 07813 844 721
Equipment: Sekonic Lightmeter
Directors Viewfinder
Description
Personal Details:
Full UK Driving licence / own car
UK Passport
Based in North East London

Education / Qualifications:
BTEC Foundation Studies in Art & Design (photography)
1st Class BA (Hons) Film and Video, Surrey Institute of Art and Design, 2000.
Film Lighting Techniques Course (inc. night shooting) NFTS, 2006
BBC Health and Safety Course

Career:
I have been working as a cameraman since 2002 on a wide variety of drama and documentary programmes, with experience on a range of formats from HDV through to Super 35 anamorphic productions.  After graduating from college I worked as a clapper loader on a number of promos and commercials before being employed as an assistant at a facilities house, where I gained experience of digital cameras and equipment. Although I have worked on a lot of drama a lot of it has been documentary style shooting, and I am just as comfortable pulling focus myself as I am working with a focus puller..

Additional Experience / Skills:


PADI Open Water Scuba Diver

Experienced rock climber

Stills Photographer

Additional Credits:

WINNER - Audience Award @ Gothenburg International Film Festival 2008 for the documentary feature Three Miles North of Molkom (www.threemilesnorthofmolkom.com)

FINALIST - Broadcast Young Talent of the Year Awards, 2004, Camerawork category

As well as my recent listed credits, I have also shot a number of short films and independent documentaries that have been screened at and achieved success at festivals across the globe..

Equipment:
Sekonic Lightmeter
Directors Viewfinder

Travel:

I have worked in Romania, Bulgaria, Sweden, the Canadian Yukon, the USA, France, Spain, Denmark, Holland, Italy, Ireland and Lappland

Referees:
Available on request..

Credits:


Category: Documentary
Title: THREE MILES NORTH OF MOLKOM
Production Co./Broadcaster: Third Eye Films
Description: Feature Documentary about Angsbacka 'No Mind' Festival in Northern Sweden. For trailer and full list of festival screenings see www.threemilesnorthofmolkom.com
Role: Director of Photography
Director/Producer: Rob Cannan, Corinna McFarlane
Awards: WINNER - AUDIENCE AWARD @ Gothenburg International Film Festival 2008 5TH PLACE - AUDIENCE AWARD - Amsterdam International Documentary Festival 2007

Category: Drama
Title: DR WHO SERIES 3, ep 10 'BLINK'. Series 4 Eps 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 and Xmas Special 2008
Production Co./Broadcaster: BBC Wales
Description: BBC Sci Fi Drama
Role: Camera Operator, 2 days as 2nd Unit DOP
Director/Producer: Dir: Hettie Macdonald, Alice Troughton, Euros Lyn, Graham Harper

Category: Feature Film
Title: STAG NIGHT
Production Co./Broadcaster: A Mark Entertainment, Rifkin-Eberts
Description: 35mm Feature - Horror/Thriller
Role: Camera Operator
Status: Post Production
Director/Producer: Dir: Peter A Dowling DoP: Toby Moore
Format: Super 35mm

Category: Drama
Title: SPOOKS, Series 6 Ep 4
Production Co./Broadcaster: Kudos
Description: MI6 Thriller
Role: A Camera Operator, 2nd Unit
Director/Producer: Dir: Stephan Schwartz
Format: 16mm

Category: Drama
Title: SUMMERHILL
Production Co./Broadcaster: Tiger Aspect - CBBC / BBC4
Description: Drama about the controversial 'progressive' school and its battle against OFSTED
Role: Camera Operator
Director/Producer: Dir: Jon East DoP: David Marsh

Category: Drama
Title: MRS INBETWEENY
Production Co./Broadcaster: Tightrope North - BBC3
Description: Comedy Drama Pilot
Role: Cameraman - Credit Sequence
Director/Producer: Dir: Paul Walker
Format: HD

Category: Drama
Title: FAIRYTALES - RAPUNZEL
Description: Comedy Drama - Ancient fairytales updated
Role: B Camera Operator
Director/Producer: Dir: Catherine Morshead DoP: David Marsh
Format: HD

Category: Drama
Title: BABY BOOM
Production Co./Broadcaster: BBC 1
Description: 1hr Drama, 'Director's Debut'
Role: Camera Operator
Director/Producer: Dir: Sarah Parish DoP: Phil Winn

Category: Feature Film
Title: TIMBER FALLS
Production Co./Broadcaster: A Mark Entertainment, Rifkin-Eberts, Film Tiger (Romania)
Description: Contemporary Horror Film, shot in Romania
Role: Camera Operator
Director/Producer: Dir: Tony Giglio DoP: Toby Moore
Format: Super 35mm

Category: Drama
Title: THAT SUMMER DAY
Production Co./Broadcaster: Hat Trick Productions / BBC1
Description: 1hr drama about the London bombings
Role: Camera Operator
Director/Producer: Dir: Jon East DoP: David Marsh
Awards: WINNER BEST DRAMA, Children's BAFTAs, 2008

Category: Drama
Title: BANGLATOWN BANQUET
Production Co./Broadcaster: BBC Birmingham
Description: Drama about female oppression amongst the muslim community on Brick Lane
Role: Camera Operator
Director/Producer: Dir: Hettie MacDonald
Duration: 1 hr drama

Category: Documentary
Title: ME, MYSELF & I
Production Co./Broadcaster: Production Company: Monkey. Broadcaster: ITV
Description: Documentary about Elton John, in which he talks about and interacts with characters from his past. Shot in Las Vegas
Role: Camera Operator
Director/Producer: Dir: James Strong
Format: HD

Category: Drama/Documentaries
Title: ANCIENT MEGASTRUCTURES
Production Co./Broadcaster: Darlow Smithson - Discovery Channel
Description: Drama reconstructions
Role: Cameraman
Director/Producer: Dir: Stuart Matthews
Format: HD

Category: Drama
Title: CASUALTY SERIES 20, 21 & 22
Production Co./Broadcaster: BBC Bristol
Role: Camera Operator
Director/Producer: Dir: Steve Kelly, Sharon Miller, Joss Agnew, Jill Robertson, AJ Quinn, Ian Barnes DoP: Steve Buckland, Simon Butcher, Jaz Castleton, Lawrence Jones

Category: Drama
Title: MAYO
Production Co./Broadcaster: BBC Detective Drama
Role: Camera Operator
Director/Producer: Dir: Metin Huseyin DoP: Toby Moore
Format: HD

Category: Drama
Title: HOLBY CITY SERIES 7, 8 & 9
Production Co./Broadcaster: BBC Elstree
Role: Camera Operator
Director/Producer: Dir: Alice Troughton, Steve Finn, Indra Bhose, Chris King DoP: Steve Buckland, David Schwartz, Geoff Harrison

Category: Drama
Title: THE LIGHTNING KID
Production Co./Broadcaster: BBC Birmingham
Description: 1hr Drama, 'Director's Debut'
Role: Camera Operator
Director/Producer: Dir: Stephen Tompkinson DoP: Phil Winn

Category: Drama
Title: FOOTBALLER'S WIVES, EXTRA TIME - SERIES 2
Production Co./Broadcaster: Shed Productions
Description: 13 Part Series - all handheld camera
Role: Camera Operator
Director/Producer: Dir: Farren Blackburn, Barnaby Southcombe, Matt Bloom DoP: Peter Butler

Category: Drama/Documentaries
Title: ALIVE - LOST IN THE SNOW
Production Co./Broadcaster: Darlow Smithson/ Channel 4/ Discovery Channel
Description: Drama Documentary set in the Arctic wilderness
Role: Camera operator/Assistant/Stills photographer
Director/Producer: Director: Mary Crisp DoP: Toby Moore
Format: HD

Category: Drama
Title: THE AFTERNOON PLAYS : THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF BILLY 2 SHEDS, TEA WITH BETTY, THE TROUBLE WITH GEORGE , THE HITCH, DRIVE, SONS, DAUGHTERS & LOVERS
Production Co./Broadcaster: BBC Birmingham
Description: 1hr dramas
Role: Camera Operator
Director/Producer: Dir: Pip Broughton, Matthew Parkhill, Neil Adams, Jon Greening, DoP: Toby Moore, Phil Winn, Jon Boyce, Jeff Chapman
Awards: FINALIST Broadcast Young Talent of the Year Awards 2004

Category: Drama/Documentaries
Title: SUPER VOLCANO
Production Co./Broadcaster: BBC Science/ Discovery Channel
Description: Drama Doc about what would happen if Yellowstone Park erupted
Role: Camera Operator, 2nd Unit
Director/Producer: Tony Mitchell
Format: HD

Category: Drama
Title: GREASE MONKEYS, SERIES 1 & 2
Production Co./Broadcaster: BBC Birmingham - BBC3
Description: Black comedy set in a Manchester garage
Role: Camera Operator
Director/Producer: Dir: Ian Barnes, Dominic Keavey, Shani Gruel Dop: Steve Buckland, Toby Moore, Jon Boyce
Awards: FINALIST Broadcast Young Talent of the Year Awards 2004

Category: Drama
Title: DOCTORS SERIES 4, 5, 6, 7 AND 8
Production Co./Broadcaster: BBC Birmingham
Description: Drama Series
Role: Camera Operator
Director/Producer: Various, inc Dir: Steve Kelly, Alice Troughton, SJ Clarkson, Neil Adams, DoP: Toby Moore, Phil Winn, Henry Marcuzzi, Steve Buckland
Awards: BAFTA 2004 Best Individual Episode FINALIST Broadcast Young Talent of the Year Awards 2004

Category: Feature Film
Title: WISH YOU WERE HERE
Production Co./Broadcaster: Versatile Film - Galileo Medien
Date: 2004
Description: Thriller set in Southern Spain
Role: Camera Operator
Director/Producer: Dir: Darryn Welch DoP: Toby Moore
Format: HD

Category: Documentary
Title: GAY - Z
Production Co./Broadcaster: Lambent Productions for Channel 4
Description: 5 - 30 min series on the lives of young gay people
Role: Cameraman
Director/Producer: Dir: Sally Ashby Prod: Lisa Fairbank

Category: Documentary
Title: EVACUATION SERIES 1
Production Co./Broadcaster: Twenty Twenty Television - CBBC
Description: 2nd Unit PTC's and GV's
Role: Cameraman
Director/Producer: Helen Soden

Category: Documentary
Title: WAKING THE DEAD INTERACTIVE
Production Co./Broadcaster: BBC Interactive
Description: Series examining real police forensic work
Role: Cameraman

Category: Documentary
Title: THE FABULOUS PICTURE SHOW
Production Co./Broadcaster: Al Jazeera International
Description: Series discussing upcoming cinema releases
Role: Lighting Cameraman
Director/Producer: Dir: Lama Matta

Category: Documentary
Title: THE CULTURE SHOW
Production Co./Broadcaster: BBC Scotland
Role: Cameraman
Director/Producer: Emma Rimmer

Category: Documentary
Title: LITTLE HANDS
Production Co./Broadcaster: Danish Film Workshop, Copenhagen
Description: Sign Language amongst the deaf children of Copenhagen, Mixed Media
Role: Lighting Cameraman
Director/Producer: Dir: Katrine Talks
Awards: WINNER - Best Documentary, Deaf Film Festival, Copenhagen

Category: Documentary
Title: FAKING IT
Production Co./Broadcaster: RDF Media/ Ch4
Description: Ballroom Dancing
Role: 2nd Camera Operator - Final Day

Category: Documentary
Title: BACK IN BUSINESS
Production Co./Broadcaster: Twenty Twenty TV
Description: Retired OAP's battle against young recruits for great jobs
Role: Cameraman
Director/Producer: Dir: Spencer Kelly, Zizi Durance

Category: Documentary
Title: QIGONG HEALING
Production Co./Broadcaster: Quantum Productions
Description: Documentary on Oriental Healing Technique, USA
Role: Lighting Camera
Director/Producer: Howard Benjafield

Category: Educational
Title: THE DUTCH DO IT BETTER
Production Co./Broadcaster: C4 Education
Description: Documentary about sex education in Holland
Role: Lighting Camera
Director/Producer: Dir: Tania Lindon

Category: Entertainment
Title: GARDEN INVADERS
Production Co./Broadcaster: Endemol UK/ Ch 4
Description: Garden Makeover Show
Role: Cameraman

Category: Entertainment
Title: HOUSES BEHAVING BADLY
Production Co./Broadcaster: BBC Birmingham
Description: House makeover show, and filming 'away day' with subject
Role: Lighting Camera
Director/Producer: Various, inc: Dir: Dan Davis

Category: Entertainment
Title: MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
Production Co./Broadcaster: BBC Birmingham
Description: Business comparison and makeover series
Role: Lighting Camera
Director/Producer: Dir: Becky Pratt

Category: Entertainment
Title: STAYING PUT
Production Co./Broadcaster: Endemol Scotland/ Ch4 Pilot
Description: Pilot - Should - couple move house or improve their own?
Role: Lighting Cameraman

Category: Entertainment
Title: NICE HOUSE, SHAME ABOUT THE GARDEN
Production Co./Broadcaster: Shine Entertainment - Ch5
Description: Tounge in cheek garden makeover series
Role: Cameraman

Category: Documentary
Title: MEET THE FOLKS
Production Co./Broadcaster: DLT Entertainment - ITV
Description: Parents choose - suitor for their daughter through - series of challenges
Role: Cameraman

Category: Documentary
Title: MY GRANDFATHER
Production Co./Broadcaster: Independent Project
Description: Animated documentary about old age
Role: Personal project
Awards: Shown at Sheffield Documentary Festival, Commended - Learning on Screen Awards
Format: Super 8