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DOP / CAMERAMANList Item 1
I am a cameraman with 20 years of experience across most genres and formats. My broadcast work has featured on all of the UK terrestrial channels as well as many satellite and overseas networks. I am happy to work as part of a team or self-direct.
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AERIAL FILMINGList Item 2
I have been using drones with cameras for around 8 years now and I am still blown away by the results. Working as a one or two person crew with DJI Phanton 4 Pro of DJI Inspire drones. Licensed for Night Time operations.
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EDITINGList Item 3
Starting in the cutting rooms of Soho I have edited on film, tape and of course now non linear. Working on commercials, movies, dramas, documentaries and TV programmes. After 15 years of working on Avid I made the jump to FCP and have been with FCPX from the start.
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C A S E S T U D I E S
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STANLEY'S WARList Item 1
CINEMA DRAMA-DOCUMENTARY (UK/ MOTION EAST 2018) 54 minutes
Tales of love and sacrifice from World War One through the lives of two Suffolk families.
Tim Curtis credit Director and documentary cameraman and drone operator
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BRITAIN'S POPPIES: The First World War RememberedList Item 2
ITV NETWORK DOCUMENTARY (UK/SHIVER 2018) Director Jemma Martinez 65 minutes
After the public outpouring of emotion at the Tower of London for the Poppies art instalation it was decided that the Poppies would tour the UK. And over 4 years, 4.5 million people visited 19 locations to see them. ITV made a documentary about the poppies and the tour.
Tim Curtis was the official cameraman for 14-18 NOW. ITV credit DOP/ Drone Camera
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LIFE ON THE DEBENList Item 3
CINEMA DOCUMENTARY (UK/MOTIONEAST 2017 ) 100 minutes
A film about a beautiful Suffolk river. Two-years in the making and still screening to sell-out audiences in regional cinemas.
Tim Curtis credit Director / Cameraman
“Tim is a highly talented and experienced film-maker who worked with 14-18 NOW over a four year period from 2015-2018 to film a documentary record of the Poppies Tour and created multiple promotional films in 19 locations.
I have no hesitation in recommending Tim for future work”
Nigel Hinds OBE
Executive Producer, 14-18 NOW
"Tim's camerawork was singled out for praise by the well known French documentary maker, Marcel Ophuls. Tim has good editorial judgement and I relied on it a great deal. He is excellent company, especially when conditions are bad. I enjoyed working with Tim immensely."
John Simpson , BBC World Affairs Editor
"Tim is thoroughly professional, wholly reliable and great to work with..."
Robert Peston, BBC Business Editor
"Working with Tim is always a pleasure. He's efficient, focused, creative, he is the first person we call"New Paragraph
Libby Jukes, Producer, BBC The Andrew Marr Show
“Your expertise and professional guidance have been, and continue to be invaluable.”
Damian Horner
Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer
at Real Vision
“Video East were fantastic throughout the entire process. Professional, calm, highly responsive, Tim produced an excellent film in very challenging circumstances (Galapagos) and we are very grateful to him for all his hard work and high quality deliverables. We would be happy to recommend him to any of our corporate clients.”
Dr Tom Woollard
Environmental Resources Management
"Tim is one of the best Cameramen / Editors I have worked with.
He has a tremendous eye for composition and is a wizard on the Avid, but most of all he's a journalist with a nose for a great story and the determination and people skills to develop ideas into great television.”
Sandy MacIntyre, Director of global video news, AP
"McCarthy takes you on a fascinating insightful journey along one of England's most historical rivers, all seen through the eyes of Curtis' breathtaking cinematography. An ode to the significant natural beauty
of our forever changing landscape.” -
Neil McGlone, film critic, Sight & Sound Magazine on Life on the Deben
