Current Work Details
- What I do
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I'm mainly a Documentary Director but will work in any area of production and post on any form of moving image
- Company
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Polifilm.co.uk
- Website
- Where I work
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I run my own company or organisation
- Technical Skills
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I shoot on film or video on most formats, I edit on FCP and am skilled in making subtitles
- Resources / Expertise
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Have worked in most areas of production. I'm particularly keen on shooting and editing but enjoy being part of a crew and will do anything for a project I believe in (even if it's not mine). I'm good with lanuages and like to travel to shoot. subtitling is a skil I've been getting interested recently
- Availability
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Paid Work or Collaboration
Training
- 2002-2006
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Edinburgh,
Napier university, hotography, film and imaging, 2.1 BA Hons - 1996-2001
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turin Italy,
Albe Steiner, Graphics and Advertising, 100/100 high school diploma
Shooters Q&A
- Films I wish I had made
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Age of Stupid, Megacities, Working Man's Death, Laurence of Arabia, Paths of Glory, Consequences of Love amongst others...
- I cried watching
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The untouchables as a kid with my dad... when Sean Connery character is killed :( more recently I cried watching Revolutionary Road... lets face it I DO cry easily...
- I left the cinema during
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NEVER
- Directors I love
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Kubrick, Choen Brothers, Michael Glawogger, Paolo Sorrentino, Sergio Leone, Sam Peckinpah...amongst others
- Actors I admire
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Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Newman, Penelope Cruz, Juliette Binoche... am awful with names... I'm sure there are others I can't think of
- Writers I respect
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Alfredo Inarritu, Kubrick, Sorrentino...
- My desert island discs
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Bob Marley, Mozart and Billy Holliday (just cause I can listen to them a long time without getting bored)
- Books I have given my friends
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Century Photography, The Truce by Primo Levi, The Scapegoat by Pennac...
- My death row meal
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My Mum's eggplant pasta with dolcetto di Dogliani and a Tiramisú
- The best thing I own
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My dignity
- More about me
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My daughter is called Mango :) no kidding...
