Tom Russell - Lighting Cameraman

BACKGROUND:

Has worked on a wide range of outside broadcasts, single camera dramas and studio operations. Has lit a variety of locations and situations for programmes such as The Great Antiques Hunt, (BBC), Hot Property (Ch5) and Songs of Praise (BBC). Has camera supervised some outside broadcasts and overseen corporate videos from shoot to edit.

PROGRAMMES:

Casualty (Series 7/8/11/12) (BBC 1) Credit
The Bill (ITV) Credit
Brookside (Channel 4) Credit
Holly Oaks (Channel 4) Credit
Glan Hafren (HTV for S4C) Credit
A Candle in the Dark (Widescreen Period Drama shot on location in India for Lantern Films) Credit

Documentaries/Education/Magazines

The Garden Party (Channel 4) Credit
999 (BBC 1)
Rhythms of the World (BBC 2) Credit
The Big Story (ITV)
Heart of the Matter (BBC 1) Credit
The Photo Show (BBC 2) Credit
Capital Women (ITV Carlton/Mentorn) Credit

Children's

Blue Peter (BBC 1)
The Really Wild Show (BBC 1) Credit
The Really Wild Guide to Britain (BBC 1) Credit
Record Breakers (BBC 1) Credit
FOT (False or True) (BBC 1)
Dizzy Heights (BBC 1)

Features

Antiques Roadshow (BBC 1) Credit
The Great Antiques Hunt (Series 1/2/3/4) (BBC 1) Credit
Songs of Praise (BBC 1) Credit
The Clothes Show (BBC 1) Creidt
Steil (S4C) Credit
Period Rooms (Channel 5) Credit
Hot Property (Channel 5) Credit

Natural History

Africa Watch from Masai Mara, Kenya (BBC1, TVEI, NHK, Discovery)
Nature (BBC)

Sport

Ryder Cup Golf (BBC 1)
Peugeot French Open Golf (Sky Sports)
IMB/ATP Tennis from Qatar (Sky Sports)
Wimbledon (super slo-mo camera on Centre Court) (BBC) 1998 & 1999
Rugby, England v Ireland and others (BBC)
Football (various)
Horse Racing, Cheltenham Gold Cup (BBC)
Channel 4 Athletics

Music/Light Entertainment

Noel's Addicts (BBC 1) Credit
Whistle Test (BBC 1)
Harry Enfield & Chums Christmas Special 98 (Tiger Aspect)
A World in the Part - Peter Grabiel (HTV) Credit
Rhythms of the World (BBC 1) Credit
Ar Y Prom (S4C)

Corporate

Heineken Credit
British Aerospace
ICI
Severn Trent Water Authority
Avon County Council
Ryman

Video Release

Encounters with Angels (Nelson Word) Credit
The Church That Would Not Die (Romania) Credit
The Xtra Mile (Serbia) Credit
Harvest for the Hungry 1998 (Croatia and Bosnia) Credit
CASA 1997 (Romania) Credit
Harvest for the Hungry 1999 (Macedonia & Kosovo) Credit

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

1986-1992

Television Cameraman
BBC Bristol
Trained and qualified as a Television Cameraman in accordance with the BBC's TOTSI regulations

1983 - 1986

Assistant Instructor
BBC Engineering Training Department
Supervised and lectured on Television and Radio operational training courses and was seconded to Television Sound, Telecine, Network Radio and Camera.
Produced and directed a BBC training video about Telecine operations.

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