“… he is well trained and well practiced. He contributed an expert mind and eye to many
of our award winning projects.
Rarely does such demeanor exist in a videographer”
“… he is a professional, collaborative, reliable and has produced outstanding work. You can always rely on Christopher to be courteous to your crew and clients as well. He's a gem”.
“… he is a terrific and very creative videographer and filmmaker".
“… he is a valuable contributor to every project, not only for his artistry and attention to detail, but because he's so darned likeable, hard working, and inventive”.
”… he has achieved so much, has such a breadth and depth of experience, and is so agreeable, that others on the crew look up to him and are inspired to do their best".
“… he is an excellent Director of Photography who always achieves excellent results. His expertise and experience make him an indispensable asset on any production. His personality makes him a joy to have on set, and I would highly recommend him to anyone”.
Many years ago I was awarded the privilege of four years of an Art/Graphic Design & Photography course at the well known Hornsey College of Art in London where I received a Diploma in Art & Design (First Class Honours). This lead to the opportunity of becoming a student at the renowned Royal College of Art, Film and Television School in Kensington, London. where I received a Master of Arts (RCA) degree.
After college I worked in London with various producers, photographers, editors. I was usually an assistant but I took a job as a clapper/loader on a low budget film and managed not to expose the film by opening the can! I had made that mistake, thankfully, in film school.
I was invited to the USA from England to teach filmmaking at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design working alongside people such as Roman Polanski and the famous sculptor, Isamu Noguchi. I taught there for two years teaching classes in film production and film aesthetics.
Since then I have been a Director/Cameraman, Director of Photography and Editor in many subject areas in education, industry, science and technology and particularly in the areas of ecology and conservation.
One of my most interesting and challenging assignments was to shoot a film on insect physiology and behavior - peering into their eyes through macro lenses. It required me to be patient and technically astute. "Insects -Secrets of an Alien World" netted dozens of worldwide awards including the Audubon Society first place award for Conservation and Ecology. It was screened at the Cannes Film Festival, the Trieste Film Festival, the Czechoslovakian Film Festival, the Hungarian Film Festival and the American Film Festival. To date , it has been the most challenging and rewarding pieces of work I have done - it took about 400 days to shoot over a period of 2 years.
The BBC presented the film to over 40 million television viewers and called upon me to photograph intricate portions of the series, "Living Planet", hosted by David Attenborough, as well as other natural history programs.