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Andrew Carolan
Producer/Director, Cinematographer
United Kingdom

Andrew's Biography

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Director/ Self Shooting Producer Director / Cinematographer

Experienced in directing and operating camera's for TV programming, promos, and corporate video. Experienced in operating the Canon 5D Mark 2, Red M-X, and achieving amazing results. Also experienced in using the Sony EX3 camera, and Panasonic HVX camera, and Digi-beta and HD-Cam camera's. Also experienced in using dollies, jibs, car rigs, underwater rigs etc.

Also experienced as a creative promo/ commercials director, working with super 16mm, alongside cinematographers, talent, and the ability to work quickly under pressure on time and within budget.

Have trained in directing and cinematography at the NYFA and Raindance Film School. Have had a short film in the Cannes Film Festival in 2010, and written a feature length screenplay with co-writer of Guy Ritchies' RockNRoller.

You will find me to be creative, organised, friendly, efficient, technical and always able to hit the floor running on any given production.
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Credits

FT - Angry Sumo , United Kingdom
2010 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Series of online videos for the Financial Times - in Pre- production.

Arctic Exploration - CNN , United Kingdom
2009 - Producer/Director
The need for energy resource looks to grow by 40% by the year 2030, this program looks at the oil industries quest to look at new areas namely the challenging Arctic Greenland in search for fossil fuels.

Arnette, Angelina Jolie - Angry Sumo , United Kingdom
2008 - Director
Commercial for fashion sunglasses, shot in the states featuring Angelina Jolie.

Esoterica - Promo - Angry Sumo , United Kingdom
2007 - Director
Music Promo of the band's launch single.

De La Rue - CMP , Unspecified
2006 - Producer/Director
Animated super hero cartoon of Microsoft's bid to overcome counterfeit software, and De La Rue's procedures to counteract this.

SteveEdwards - Promo - Angry Sumo , United Kingdom
2007 - Producer/Director
Music Promo of Steve Edwards successful single launch.

Keane - Promo - Angry Sumo , United Kingdom
2008 - Director
Promo of Keane's unplugged music tour.

Wakestock Festival - Angry Sumo , United Kingdom
2008 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Narrator led program following the yearly Wakestock wakeboarding festival following the festivities, participant interviews, and the finalist stages. Vibrant cutting, with stylised grading and effects.

Living Heritage - Kerry Media , United Kingdom
2008 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Narrator led series detailing some of the world's unique heritage sights from Italy, China, and Korea, India, and the Caribbean. Looking at art forms that have been preserved detailing them and their history, and how the trade routes have influenced various practices, story told through narrator led video, graphics, and interviews.

Korn A Phenomenon  - Angry Sumo , United Kingdom
2009 - Director
Interview led series by the peers of Korn, discussing the vibrancy and uniqueness of their style of music. Also discussing their music videos, and how they have communicated with the youth that have bought into their music.

HSBC - Jack Morton Worldwide , United Kingdom
2007 - Director
Interview of HSBC holdings chairman, following the story of the Stars event, the most talented up and coming people within the company.

Betfair  - CMP , United Kingdom
2008 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
The story of the most successful online companies, mapping the growth and uniqueness of its staff, and why people were inspired to invest, become part of the company and use its services.

BP - Stone , United Kingdom
2006 - Director
Following a staff member who builds a 'Second Life' presence of BP in the virtual world, highlighting the obstacles and opportunities.

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Employment History

Am a confident self shooting producer and  director, having started with Endemol, Molinare and Discovery, I became an editor, client manager, then soon moving into directing and producing video for programs, commercials and promo's.
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Education

Directing/ Cinematography/ Script Writing Diploma - Raindance Film School

Certificate in Producing - NFTS

Diploma in Directing - NYFA

Lighting on the move - Ravensbourne College

Certificate in Directing for TV - City & Islington College

TV Technolgy Certificate - The Moving Image Society

BA honors degree in Film and Music - Brunel University
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Industry Qualifications

Skilled in directing, producing, camera, lighting and editing.

Directing/ Cinematography/ Script Writing Diploma - Raindance Film School

Certificate in Producing - NFTS

Diploma in Directing - NYFA

Lighting on the move - Ravensbourne College

Certificate in Directing - City & Islington College

TV Technolgy Certificate - The Moving Image Society

BA honors degree in film and music - Brunel University
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Technical Equipment

Proficient in operating the Canon 5D Mark 2, Red M-X, Sony EX3, EX1, Z1 and DVW790 (Digi-beta) camera and DSR- 570. Can edit on Final Cut Pro and Avid, and compositing skills on After Effects and Motion.

Am also experienced in directing productions with HD cameras, Super 16mm and 35mm film cameras, in conjunction with a cinematographer.
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Affiliations

BECTU & PACT
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Referees

Available on request.
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Industry Awards

Short film written, produced and directed by myself, featured in the Cannes Film Festival in 2010. Sponsored by Panasonic to produce a music video and showcase their new camera, having produced & directed the video it represented the UK as part of the High- Def section at the IBC conference.
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Skills

Skilled in directing, producing, camera, lighting and editing.
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Additional Information

Industries

  • Animation, 
  • Commercials, 
  • Corporate, 
  • Film, 
  • Mobile Content, 
  • Music Promos, 
  • Online, 
  • TV, 
  • web video content, virals, actors show reels, Canon 5D Mark 2 operator, Red M-X operator

Programme Types

  • Animation, 
  • Arts, 
  • Biography, 
  • Business, 
  • Comedy, 
  • Commercial, 
  • Community Progs, 
  • Cookery, 
  • Corporate, 
  • Current Affairs, 
  • Daytime, 
  • Development, 
  • DIY, 
  • Documentary, 
  • Docusoap, 
  • Drama Reconstruction, 
  • Drama: Feature Film, 
  • Drama: Short Film, 
  • Drama: Television Serial, 
  • Dramatised Documentary, 
  • Education, 
  • Enhanced TV, 
  • Entertainment, 
  • Environment, 
  • Events, 
  • Food, 
  • Health, 
  • Historical Documentary, 
  • Interactive TV, 
  • Investigative, 
  • Leisure, 
  • Magazine, 
  • Mental Health, 
  • Motoring, 
  • Music, 
  • Music Promo, 
  • Natural History, 
  • New Media, 
  • Observational Documentary, 
  • Outside Broadcast, 
  • Property, 
  • Reality TV, 
  • Religion, 
  • Science, 
  • Science Fiction, 
  • Sitcom, 
  • Social Action, 
  • Sport, 
  • Studio Debate, 
  • Style, 
  • Travel, 
  • Youth

Organizations

  • BECTU

Specialisms

  • Advertising, 
  • Architecture, 
  • Art, 
  • Art History, 
  • Arts, 
  • Asian Britain, 
  • Aviation, 
  • Business, 
  • Cars, 
  • Celebrity, 
  • China, 
  • Cinema/Film, 
  • Clubbing, 
  • Comedy, 
  • Community, 
  • Computer Gaming, 
  • Consumer Affairs, 
  • Cookery, 
  • Copyright Clearance, 
  • Corporate Films, 
  • Crime, 
  • Current Affairs, 
  • Dance, 
  • Design, 
  • Digi Beta, 
  • Digital Special Effects, 
  • Disability/Special Needs, 
  • Drama, 
  • Drugs, 
  • Ecology, 
  • Economics, 
  • Education, 
  • Electronics, 
  • Engineering, 
  • Enhanced TV, 
  • Environment, 
  • Ethnic, 
  • Events, 
  • Fashion, 
  • Final Cut Pro, 
  • Finance, 
  • Food, 
  • Football, 
  • Genetics, 
  • Geography, 
  • Have trained in directing and cinematography at the NYFA and Raindance Film School. And had a short film in the Cannes Film Festival in 2010., 
  • Health, 
  • Heritage, 
  • High-Definition, 
  • History, 
  • Human Rights, 
  • Industry, 
  • Interactive TV, 
  • Interior Design, 
  • International Affairs, 
  • Internet, 
  • Journalism, 
  • Latin America, 
  • Legal/Business Affairs, 
  • Literature, 
  • Location Filming, 
  • Medicine, 
  • Mental Health, 
  • Middle East, 
  • Motorbikes, 
  • Music, 
  • Natural History, 
  • New Media, 
  • News & Current Affairs, 
  • People Finding, 
  • Philosophy, 
  • Photography, 
  • Police, 
  • Politics, 
  • Popular Culture, 
  • Programme Development, 
  • Programme Formatting, 
  • Psychology, 
  • Puppetry, 
  • Religion, 
  • Science, 
  • Shopping, 
  • Social Anthropology, 
  • Social Issues, 
  • Sociology, 
  • Sport, 
  • Technology, 
  • Tourism, 
  • Transport, 
  • Travel, 
  • Undercover Investigation, 
  • USA, 
  • Wine, 
  • Writing

Languages

  • English, 
  • French

Permits

  • EU

Licenses

  • Basic Driving (PLG), 
  • PADI Diving licence