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— Maxine Peake, Director
— Neasa Hardiman, Director
'Dumping Ground/Happy Valley/In The Club' etc
— John McKay, Director
'KATY / Life On Mars / Tina&Bobbi'
"Esther is an absolute joy to work with. It was my first time directing so knew next to nothing but she was there for me all the way through, problem solving and thinking on her feet. We've now done a number of projects together. She's a real colaborator, working hard to realise my vision for the pieces. Esther did an amazing job and goes above and beyond to help me create work I'm proud of."
"I worked with Esther on all three series of our BAFTA-winning BBC drama. She was consistently innovative, intelligent and creatively engaged. Her wit, energy and positive attitude was remarked on by cast and crew. Esther is a valuable addition to any creative team, and I have no doubt her talent and ambition will lead her to the top of the industry"
" Esther stepped onto a difficult and sensitive shoot with KATY and brought the huge imagination, visual flair and good humour that has made the drama a great success."
CAMERA OPERATOR & CINEMATOGRAPHER:
Drama, Documentary, Commercials, Music Videos, Factual, Live, Art pieces, Concerts, Online:
Below SECTIONS FOR: Drama, Documentary, Commercial, Factual Entertainment, Live.
D R A M A EXAMPLES
'THE FULL MONTY'
B+ C Camera Operator Dailies / 2nd Unit DOP Pickups.
'THE HUNT FOR RAOUL MOAT' ITV Series
B Camera Operator / Alexa Mini LF / DOP: Ryan Kernaghan. Director: Gareth Bryn
'AM I BEING UNREASONABLE' BBC Drama
B Camera Operator + 2nd Unit DOP Pickups / Sony Venice / DOP Tony Slater-Ling Bsc
'EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE' Working Title/BBC
B Camera Operator Daily / Alexa LF
'THE OTHER ONE' Series 2
B Camera Operator / Mini Alexa. DOP Paul O'connell. Director Holly Walsh
'THE CLEANER' Season 2, BBC Series
B Camera Operator + GV unit / DOP Ross Marshall. Director
'THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON' ITV/Drama Republic
B Camera Operator Daily / Alexa LF
'SISTER BONIFACE' Series 2 / BBC
B Camera Operator Eps 3,4,5,6 / Sony Venice
'SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY SERIES' Blk 1+2
B Camera Operator / Sony F55
'WHAT WOULD YOU DO FRIDA?’ BBC Drama Short Form Episode 4
DOP / URSA mini G2
Director: Lily Levin, Producer: Justine Potter.
'FREE REIN' Series 3 Netflix Drama
2nd Unit DOP Dailies/ Panasonic Varicam LT
Directors Angelo Abela, Beryl Richards, Iain Andrews
'LADHOOD2' BBC
DOP GV UNIT / Arri Alexa
Assistant Producer Malinda Kaur
'THE ENGLISH GAME' Julian Fellowes' Netflix/BBC Drama
B Camera Operator Daily / Sony Venice
DOP Erik Molberg Hansen, Director Birgitte Staermose
'KATY' BBC Series Drama
DOP & Camera Operator / 2 x Mini-ALEXA
Director John McKay
Producers Spencer Campbell, Jonathan Wolfman
'THE ATHENA' Sky Drama
A Camera Operator + Movi Operator / Mini-Alexa
Director Paul Walker, DOP Sarah Bartle-Smith
Producers Paul McKenzie, Foz Alan
'FINDING JOY' Drama Pilot
DOP & Camera Operator / URSA mini G2
Director Justine Potter / LA Productions
'LILLIAN BILOCCA' BBC Drama & Documentary
DOP & Camera Operator / 2 x AMIRA
Directors Maxine Peake and Vanessa Stockley,
Producer Edward Morgan
'SO PERFECT IT FRIGHTEN'S ME' New Creatives BBC
DOP & Operator / Alexa
Director Alice Cornelia
'COLD FEET' Series 6 ITV Drama
B Camera Operator Daily / Mini Alexa
Director Terry McDonough, DOP Shane Daly
'THE DUMPING GROUND' Series 6 BBC Drama
2nd Unit DOP & B Camera Operator Daily / Alexa
Director Duncan Foster & Delyth Thomas
'WOLFBLOOD' Series 5 BBC Drama
B Camera Operator Daily / Alexa
Director John Dower, DOP James Moss, Producer Jonathan Wolfman
'BLOODSTAINS' New Creatives BBC Short Form
DOP & Camera Operator / Mini Alexa
Director Carrie Battram
TRACEY BEAKER RETURNS cBBC Series
B Camera Operator Daily (Canon 5D II)
D O C U M E N T A R Y
'WELCOME TO WREXHAM' Season 2 Disney+ Documentary
DOP & A cam Operator / Ursa Mini G2. Executive Producers Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney
'LILLIAN BILLOCCA' BBC Drama & Documentary.
DOP & A cam Operator / 2 x AMIRA. Directors Maxine Peake and Vanessa Stockley,
Liam Gallagher 'AS IT WAS' Feature Film.
Camera Operator Daily / Sony Fs7
‘ALL OR NOTHING’ Amazon Prime.
DOP Camera Operator daily / MINI ALEXA Director: Anthony Philipson. Production Company: 72 Films Ltd
'DEEP IN VOGUE' documentary picked up by BBC.
DOP + Camera Operator dailies. / RED Directors: Amy Watson and Dennis Keighron-Foster
FA commission Disability Football
DOP Operator (Sony fs7 and A7SII)
'The Big Issue' Pitch documentary
DOP Operator (Sony FX9)
Director Lorna Tucker. Producer Claire Lewis
C O M M E R C I A L S
HEADSPACE
DOP+OPERATOR (Ursa Mini G2) Director Madeleine Penfold.
Shelter TV Commercial
DOP+OPERATOR (ALEXA MINI)
Director Louise Cowley. Producer Shape History
Adidas Athletics Online Commercial Series
DOP+OPERATOR (Sony A7SII + Ronin M)
PureGym Commercial Series.
DOP+OPERATOR (Sony FS7) by BrainCandy Films
Tide Bank Online Commercial Series
DOP+OPERATOR (RED EPIC)
TV Commercial 'Teaching Makes People' for Scottish Government
DOP+OPERATOR (RED Epic) by Greenroom Films
Federation of Small Businesses Commercial.
DOP+OPERATOR (Arri Mini-Alexa) by Beautiful Films
Littlewoods Topshop Launch Commercial Series.
DOP+OPERATOR (FS7) by The Gate Films
Manchester City, Eaton Commercial ~ B Camera Operator ~ DOP James Swift ~ Director Ben Jones (Alexa) by The Mob
Manchester United, LG TV Commercial ~ B Camera Operator ~ DOP Paul Mortlock ~ Director Ben Jones (Amira)
Manchester United, Gulf Oil Commercial ~ C Camera Operator ~ DOP Shaun Atherton ~ Director Ben Jones (Sony Fs7) by The Mob
'Soak.com' ~ A Camera Operator ~ (Mini Alexa) by ABF Pictures
'BOTB Dream Cars Delivered' TV commercial ~ A Camera Operator ~ (Mini Alexa) by ABF Pictures
'TOPPS Match Attax Cards' Premier League ~ DOP Operator ~ (Mini Alexa) by ABF Pictures
'A Shreddies Nana State' Commercial ~ B Camera Operator (C300)
'Very.co.uk' Just Giving Commercial Campaign ~ Operator (C300 MkIII)
'Grosure' Pack Shots Commercial DOP Operator (RED Epic) by Chief Films
M U S I C V I D E O S
Keeley Forsyth 'Debris' ~ DOP OPERATOR ~ Director Maxine Peake (FS7)
Cherry Ghost 'Clear Skies Ever Closer'~ DOP+OPERATOR+Co-PRODUCER ~ Director Maxine Peake (Arri Alexa)
Inspiral Carpets ft John Cooper Clarke 'Let you Down' Music Promo DOP+OPERATOR+Co-PRODUCER (Arri Alexa) by BLOC+BLUR
Sarah Cracknell (Saint Etienne) ft Nicky Wire (Manic Street Preachers) 'Nothin' Left to Say' DOP+OPERATOR+Co-PRODUCER (Arri Alexa) by BLOC+BLUR
Nancy Elizabeth 'Simon Says Dance' DOP+CO-PRODUCER (RED Epic) by BLOC+BLUR
LoneLady 'Hinterland' (Arri Alexa) DOP. Director Juliet Ellis
PINS 'You Don't Love Me Anymore' (Canon 5DII) DOP and Co-Producer
Louise Distra 'Shades of Hate' (Canon 5DII) DOP
L I V E M U S I C E X A M P L E S
Liam Gallagher Concert on Documentary Feature 'As It Was' ~ Camera Operator Daily
The Courteeners 'Small Bones' Music Promo ~ B Camera Operator (Arri Amira)
The Courteeners Live Concert Parklife ~ B Camera Operator (Arri Amira)
PINS live concert Beacons Festival ~ A Camera Operator
Tremonti The Ritz Concert ~ B Camera Operator
F A C T U AL E N T E R T A I N M E N T E X A M P L E S
Camera Operator for numerous VTs out in Arizona, Hungary, Ireland, Dublin and all over the UK
‘Bitz and Bob’ cBeebies Series 30 x 10mins episodes BBC
DOP Operator
Producer: Ellen Evans. Director: Angela Russell
Arizona Series with Ed Baines UKTV Food
Operator
Director: Martin Heidensohn. Production Company: Prospect Pictures
‘Underground Worlds’ UKTV channel
DOP Operator daily
Producer: Jaimi West. Production Company: Pheonix TV
Dublin City Guide presented by Clodagh McKenna
Operator
Director: Martin Heidensohn Production company: Prospect Pictures
The Underdog Show
Operator daily
BBC2 ~ Location VTs
Sweet Baby James
Operator daily
BBC2 ~ James Martin
T H E A T R E
'Chapters Festival' Series of performances of plays, artists, musicians, comedians
DOP + Operator (URSA mini G2) Director Justin O’Shaughnessy
'What If Women Ruled The World' film based on Dr. Strangelove
Camera Operator (ALEXA mini) Director Yael Bartana + Vicky Featherstone, Writer Abi Morgan
'Death of a Salesman' promo for Royal Shakespeare Company ~ A Camera Operator. (Canon 5D III)
'The Jew Of Malta' promo for Royal Shakespeare Company ~ A Camera Operator. (Canon 5D III)
S H O R T F I L M S
'Time Away' BFI Short film
DOP & Operator / Alexa
Director Maxine Peake
'Monster' BFI Short film
DOP & Operator / URSA mini G2
Director Lily Levins
'So Perfect It Frighten's Me' New Creatives BBC
DOP & Operator / Alexa
Director Alice Cornelia
'Bloodstains' New Creatives BBC
DOP & Operator / Mini Alexa
Director Carrie Battram
'Shattered' Brexit Short film for The Guardian online
DOP & Operator / SONY FS7
Director Maxine Peake
'The Pebble and The Boy' Short Film
DOP+OPERATOR / Arri Alexa
Starring Nico Mirallegro (The Village), Sally Carmen (Shameless), Lauren McQeen (The Violators) Director Chris Green
'Almost Obsolete' Short Film
DOP+OPERATOR / Sony F100
Director James Cook
'Tyven' Short Film
DOP OPERATOR / Canon 5DII
Director Adele Myers
'Madman in a Boat'
Sitcom, London Art Gallery Commission.
DOP+OPERATOR. Director Matt Stokes. (Sony F55)
B camera Operator (arri amira) Courteeners 'Small Bones'
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