Steven Gardner CV

 

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Below is a fairly comprehensive list of productions I've worked on over the last few years.

 

 

Click on a heading below to see my work within that role.

 

 

 

keeping it sharp on a VW commercial

 

 

Fucking Sheffield

 

 

with camera operator Simon Tindall in Almeria on Four Lions

 

 

With Werner Herzog and Gabriel Beristain in Scotland for Incident at Loch Ness

 

 

The smiling camera crew of StarHyke Dec 2004

 

 

Scumball Rally 3000. Shooting at The Nurburgring, Germany

 

 

'Blow Dry' 1999

 

 

Actor Kevin McKidd is pushed about by grip Tim Proctor on the set of 'Does God Play Football'

 

 

With focus puller Liz Hoar on Stary Hyke

 

 

The Wreck of the Mary Celeste

 

 

 

 

Incident At Loch Ness

 

 

Does God Play Football?

 

 

The Battle of Orgreave

 

 

On a commercial for Imperial Leather in Manchester

 

 

 

 

Werner tells me which way the pinhole camera should point!

 

 

Taking aim at Rachel Grant on StarHyke

 

 

The pick-up crew of Star Hyke, 2005

 

 

 

 

DoP Philip Robertson and actor Kevin McKidd on the set of Does God Play Football

 

 

Checking the camera with DoP John Bailey ASC on Loch Ness

 

 

Up a ladder pod with DoP Lol Crawley on 'Keel' June 2008

 

 

As Focus Puller

Director

This is England '86

Warp Films for Ch4. Follow up tv series to the critically acclaimed feature film. REDCam.

Shane Meadows

DoP - Danny Cohen BSC

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

Oxford Film & TV for BBC. Single drama about the 'first modern lesbian' and her 4 million word diary. REDCam.

James Kent

DoP - Lukas Strebel

Four Lions

Warp X. Satire feature film documenting the last days of four suicide bombers.

Chris Morris

DoP - Lol Crawley

Married Single Other

Left Bank Pictures for ITV. The lives and loves of a group of Manchester thirty somethings. REDCam. 1 episode

Charles Martin

DoP - Steve Lawes

Waterloo Road 5

Shed Productions for BBC. The continuing stories of Waterloo Road Comprehensive. HDCam. Dailies.

Matthew Evans

DoP - Simon Butcher

Powder

Feature film about two rock bands as they reach world-wide fame and fortune. Red Union Films. HDcam. B camera

Mark Elliot

DoP - Mark Waters

Ingenious

Lime Pictures for BBC. One-off Christmas drama written by Jeanette Winterson. HDCam. Dailies

Brian Kelly

DoP - Andy Whitby

Five Days II

BBC Drama. Second series of the popular BBC1 drama. 16mm. 2nd Unit

Toby Haynes

DoP - Sarah Bartles-Smith

Summertime

Tornado Films. Gritty musical set in Port Talbot, Wales. Feature film. REDcam

Maxine Evans

DoP - Ben Jones

Psychosis (formerly 'Vivid')

Kingsparrow Films. Horror feature film based on "The Dream House". Starring Charisma Carpenter and Paul Sculfor. 16mm

Reg Traviss

DoP - Bryan Loftus BSC

A Boy Called Dad

Wonderboy / MadeUp North Pictures. Feature film about a teenage boy who becomes a father. Starring Ian Hart. 16mm. Dailies

Brian Percival

DoP - David Katznelson

Shameless (Series 6 & 7)

Company Pictures for Ch4. The never ending trials and tribulations of the Gallaghers and The Maguires on The Chatsworth Estate. HD. Dailies

David Threlfall, Tony Slater-Ling, Paul Walker

DoP - Andrew McDonnell, Donal Gilligan, Gordon McGregor

Blue Murder (Series 5)

ITV Granada. Drama series starring Caroline Quentin. 16mm. Dailies

Sue Tully

DoP - Andrew McDonnell

Bunny & The Bull

Feature film produced by Warp X. The Mighty Boosh people make a big film! HDCam. Dailies.

Paul King

DoP - John Sorapure

Apparitions

TV drama produced by Lime Pictures for BBC1. HDCam. Dailies.

Joe Ahearne

DoP - Adam Suschitzky

Wired

Drama series for ITV. HDCam. Dailies.

Kenny Glenaan

DoP - Tony Slater-Ling

Charlie Noades R.I.P.

Feature film written by and starring Neil Fitzmaurice. With John Thompson and Dave Spikey. A family of scrapyard merchants need some cash, fast. Will they find the gold before it's too late....? Hi-Def (Sony 900)

Jim Doyle

DoP - Rupe Whiteman

Keel

Short film about a young girl on holiday in Finland. Will she end up drowning like Anna? HDCam

Ian Cottage

DoP - Lol Crawley

Mr Bojagi

Short film shot on HD starring Brian Blessed as a magical shop owner.

Marco Van Belle

DoP - Alex Veitch

Arwyr (Heroes)

Drama for S4C (Wales). 5 friends go on a journey of self rediscovery in The Brecon Beacons. HDCam (Sony 900)

Huw Chiswell

DoP - Ben Jones

Skins II

Company Productions for Ch4. Teenage drama series. HD. Dailies.

Harry Enfield

DoP - Nick Dance

Cold Blood 3

Granada TV drama starring Matthew Kelly, John Hannah and Jemma Redgrave.

Suri Krishnammam

 

Dailies. 16mm

Stuart Orme

DoP - Tony Coldwell

Britz

Produced by Mentorn Barraclough Carey for Ch4. A tough drama set in Bradford and India about race relations. Shot with the new Arriflex 416 16mm camera. Dailies.

Peter Kosminsky

DoP - David Higgs

Y Pris II (The Cockle Farmer)

Fiction Factory for S4C (Wales). "Soprano's by The Seaside" TV drama series with plenty of sex, drugs and rock and roll... and guns!. Dailies. HDCAM

Dave Evans

DoP - Steve Lawes

Mobile

High profile Granada TV drama series starring Keith Allen and Michael Kitchen . Dailies. 16mm

Stuart Orme

DoP - Tony Coldwell

The History of Mr Polly

Feature length ITV drama starring Lee Evans. Dailies. 16mm

Gillies MacKinnon

DoP - Nigel Willoughby

Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution

Feature film starring Catherine Tate produced by Assassin Films for Warner Bros. Released in summer 2007. B Camera. 35mm

Bille Eltringham

DoP - Sean Bobbitt BSC

Incident At Loch Ness

Feature film starring Werner Herzog as himself as he sets out to make a documentary called The Enigma of Loch Ness. But all is not what it seems... Shot on 16mm & MiniDV more

Zac Penn

DoP - John Bailey ASC & Gabriel Beristain ASC, BSC

The Innocence Project

BBC1 drama about a hotshot team of legal students. Dailies.

Peter Hoar

DoP - Ian Adrian

Don't Trigger, Trust - A Hip Hop Opera

Feature length Hip Hop, reggae, R n B and soul music based opera as part of The Government Anti-Gun Campaign 2007. Filmed in South London. 6x35mm promos & DigiBeta inserts

Raymond Stevenson

DoP - Ben Philpott

Sleep Furiously

Feature length documentary following the lives of a small farming community in and around Aberystwyth, Wales. 16mm

Gideon Koppel

DoP - Gideon Koppel

My Dangerous Loverboy

HDCam short exposing the trade of sex trafficking and grooming of young girls in the UK. To be shown in high schools throughout the UK.

Virginia Heath

DoP - Paul Wiseman

Touch Down

16mm short about a couple and the birth of their baby and the effects this has on their lives. A tough story set in the rough end of Manchester.

Mike Lacey

DoP - Dan Lightening

King Ponce

HDV short film set in Sheffield using the MovieTube system with 35mm Zeiss Superspeed lenses.

Sam Donovan

DoP - Fabian Wagner

Sorted

BBC1 Drama. Set in a Royal Mail sorting office in Manchester. Dailies. Shot on HD.

Ian B. McDonald

DoP - Nick Dance

D-Day

Feature documentary with dramatic reconstructions of the D-Day landings in northern France, to commemorate the 60th Anniversary. Produced by Dangerous Films for the BBC. more

Kim Bour

DoP - Steven Songhurst

Does God Play Football

35mm short film starring Kevin McKidd (Trainspotting, Rome) as a priest returning to his home town to find out he has a son. Winner of The Glass Bear for Best Short Film at The Berlin International Film Festival (2005) and the Special Jury Award Winner at the WorldFest in Houston (2004).

Michael Walker

DoP - Philip Robertson

Evening Caller

35mm short film made in Syria. A family struggle surrounding the disappearance of the eldest daughter.

Ghassan Abdallah

DoP - Tanja Koop

The Battle of Orgreave

Artangel for Ch4. Documentary staging a re-enactment of the battle between striking miners and police during the 1984 miners strike.

Mike Figgis

DoP - Mike Figgis

Little Scars

A feature length drama about a Czech woman struggling to find happiness in London with her boyfriend. Winner of The Student Award for Best Non-Factual Film at The Royal Television Society Awards (2004) Digibeta.

Jan Bauer

DoP - Tanja Koop

Rufus

35mm short comedy drama about a young man obsessed with the colour red.

Sebastien Dewing

DoP - Oliver Loncraine

The Jealous God

A period feature film set in 1950's Rochdale. 2nd Unit. 35mm

Steven Woodcock

DoP - Dan Rack & Gordon McGregor

Cook in the Castle

Cookery show pilot starring TV chef Brian Turner as he explores traditional old English cuisine. Produced by Silver Cloud TV.

Jonathan Brown

DoP - Philip Robertson

Thicker Than Water

Gritty Super 16mm drama about race relations within inner city life.

Moses Muwanga

DoP - Oliver Loncraine

Lie of the Land

Short Super 16mm drama shot in Yorkshire. Who owns our lands - the landlord and the worker fight it out...

Yoav Factor

DoP - Philip Robertson

10 Bulls

An art installation shot on Super 16mm in a disused power station. more

Kim Bour

DoP - Matthew Whyte

Good Night

Short drama shot on Super 16mm about the experiences of a Chinese girl working in an old peoples home in Britain. Nominated for BAFTA Best Short Film Award (2003)

Sun-Young Chun

DoP - Anne Boyle

Drive

Short 16mm drama set in 1970's Sheffield about a young boy and his hero-worship fantasies. Starring Michelle Holmes (Rita, Sue & Bob Too) and produced by Sheffield Hallam University for The Fujifilm Scholarship Awards.

Andrew Morgan

DoP - Philip Robertson

Palletline - The Overnight Success Story

Promotional film for the large logistics company presented by Lisa Rogers. Produced by Silver Cloud TV. Digibeta

Jonathan Brown

DoP - Philip Robertson

Pulp

Fulcrum TV (North) for Ch4. Book review program. DigiBeta.

Paul Oremland

DoP - Mark Parkin

commercials include...

Volkswagon - The Mob Film Company. DoP Adam Hall. 35mm

Jason Fisher-Jones

Pizza Hut - Tomboy Films. DoP Henry Braham BSC. 35mm

Shane Meadows

ICS Brand - Greenroom Films. DoP Martin Testar. REDcam

Alex Pillai

Nike - Outsider UK. DoP David Luther. 35mm

Jorn Threlfall

George of Asda - Tomboy Films. DoP Simon Coull. RED cam

Shane Meadows

Moben Kitchen - BCMB. DoP Geoff Boyle. 35mm

Richard Pilkington

Act on CO2 Campaign - Tomboy Films. DoP Danny Cohen. 16mm

Shane Meadows

Nike - Mustard Film Co. DoP Adam Hall. HDCam

Johnny Maginn

SCS Sofas - The Mob Film Company. DoP Adam Hall. 35mm

Michael Williams

Evans Women's Clothing - RSA. DoP Adam Hall. 35mm

Babak

Panasonic Sponsors Sky Movies - Sky Creative. DoP Geoff Boyle. 35mm

James Shillaw

Sharps Bedrooms - BCMB. DoP Geoff Boyle. 35mm

Richard Pilkington

The Co-operative Society - MatteBlack Films. DoP Matt Fox. HDCam

Michael Williams

Welsh Education Dept. - JM Creative. DoP Geoff Boyle. 35mm

Noel Kearns

Marks & Spenser - Vertica Productions. DoP James Henry. 16mm

Phil Taylor

Tampax - Production International. DoP Fabian Wagner. DigiBeta

Adam Johnson

Downtown Garden Centre - Mezzo Studios. DoP Fabian Wagner. HDCAM

Michel Gemmel

British Army - COI. DoP Adam Hall. VariCam HD

Robin Garton

Ikea - Bare Films. DoP Mike George. HDCAM

Mary-Sue Mason

Pritt Stick - Chief TV. DoP Karl Watkins. 16mm

Matthew Follows

Husky Beer Fridges - The Gate. DoP Dan Lightening. 16mm

Dave Mills

VK Vodka - Songhurst Warren. DoP Steven Songhurst. DigiBeta

Andrew Warren

Mars Bar -Laylo Productions. DoP Philip Robertson. 16mm

Yoav Factor

Legalise Prostitution - Laylo Productions. DoP Philip Robertson. 16mm

Yoav Factor

Gaynor Faye Fitness DVD - The Mob Film Company. DoP Matt Fox. HDCAM

Jason Fisher-Jones

music videos

Richard Hawley - Tonight The Streets Are Ours. Warp X. DoP Adam Hall. DVCAM

Tom Geens

The Contra Band - Death of a Raver. Silver Cloud TV. DoP Philip Robertson. 16mm

Moses Muwanga

Thea Gilmore - God Knows - Pheonix Music. DoP Paul Wiseman. 16mm
James Brailsford

As Focus Puller | As Camera Operator | As DoP | Top

As Camera Operator

Director

Light Years

35mm short drama about a young maths genius who builds a time machine.... Will it work?

Steve Nesbit

DoP - Geoff Boyle

Ma Boy

Short drama, shot on HDCam 900 CineAlta, about a young girl, her boyfriend and mother as they cope with living closely together in a remote Scottish town. Starring Shirley Henderson (Harry Potter, Bridget Jones, Trainspotting)

Amy Neil

DoP - Philip Robertson

Starhyke

6 x 30minutes. Sci-fi comedy series for the Sci-Fi Channel following the adventures of the crew of The Nemesis as they do battle with the evil Reptids, before Earth is taken over by joy and pleasure. Starring Claudia Christian (Babylon 5), Suanne Braun (SG-1) and Jeremy Bulloch (Star Wars). more

Andrew Dymond

DoP - Edward Wright

A Quiet Drink

Drama about two recovering alcoholics as they battle to stay sober by playing board games and testing each others will. Shot on HDCam Sony750

Mark Gillis

DoP - Philip Robertson

The Wreck of the Mary Celeste

A day out by the sea goes tragically wrong when Celeste encounters a familiar group of men. Short drama shot in HD in Hull during a freezing cold October.

Eddy Marshall

DoP - George Steel

Smoking Cessation DVD

NHS Anti Smoking Promotional film shot on SonyZ1 HDV. Produced by MTP Glasgow.

Ian Single

DoP - Philip Robertson

VK Vodka - Fire & Ice

Commercial shot on miniDV. Produced by Songhurst Warren.

Andrew Warren

DoP - Steven Songhurst

As Focus Puller | As Camera Operator | As DoP | Top

As Director of Photography

Director

Makeida - Sugar Love

Music promo filmed on the volcanic island of Tenerife. Shot with the new Canon 7D

Guillermo Ibanez

Paula

The story of Paula and her attempt to break the cycle of child abuse. Produced by The Northern Media School. HDV

Guillermo Ibanez

Scumball Rally 3000

5 countries in 4 days! A poor mans version of The Gumball Rally, over 100 vehicles travel through France, Luxembourg, Germany and The Netherlands for charity. HDV documentary. Produced by Lightworx Media for MTV.

Andrew Dymond

Fucking Sheffield

Feature documentary focusing on the underbelly of Sheffield life. The sequel to the critically acclaimed Tales From A Hard City. Produced by Picture Palace North for Ch5. TX Summer 2007.

Kim Flitcroft

Bedroom Confidential

Interviews as part of a documentary following a young man and his string of older lovers. Produced by Anglia TV for Ch5. TX summer 2000.

Pete Everett

The Beat is The Law

Follow-up documentary to the award winning Made in Sheffield, concentrating on the indie music scene in the 1990's. more

Eve Wood

2Be

A powerful and dynamic documentary-musical about human rights following the writing, rehearsing and filming of a series of musical set-pieces, based on the experiences of a group of immigrant schoolchildren.

Eleni Christopoulou

Giants On My Shoulders

Feature length documentary detailing the experiences of world class female conductors and composers. Shot on the Sony HDCAM 750.

Eleni Christopoulou

The Kashmir Delegation

Documentary following a group of campaigners as they take aid relief to the earthquake striken areas of northern Kashmir. DVCAM

Bridget Kelly

Iraqi Culture in Exile

A series of short documentaries focusing on the work of Iraqi artists as they chronicle the war and their experiences through their work. DVCAM

David Jarvis

Fisherman's Friend

Short comedy about two inept bank robbers as they try for one last heist before escaping on a canal barge. Starring The Grumbleweeds.

Steve Martin

Lost and Found

An intimate short drama about a priest, an American and a writer as they each struggle to overcome a moment of crisis in their lives.

David Jarvis

Residential

Documentary following a group of inner-city teenagers as they spend a week at an outdoor pursuits centre in The Peak District. DVCAM

Robin Forsyth

Breathe The Music

Short promotional film following world renown conductor and harpsichordist Trevor Pinnock MBE as he rehearses for a series of concerts. DVCAM

Dervil Quigley

Stirring Dutch

16mm comedy drama about a Dutch girl and Japanese boy sharing a house, and how her cheese-making skills brings them together.

Eleni Christopoulou

Glo' Beat World Music Concert

Concert film at The Merlin Theatre, Sheffield celebrating Britain's diverse musical culture.

David Jarvis

Home

This documentary looks at the problem of homelessness in a small seaside town and the work of one church group attempting to alleviate the problem. Winner of the Youth Trophy awarded by The South East Region of the Institute of Amateur Cinematographers (1995). Shot on good old reliable Hi8 video.

Steve Buck

The Light in the Dark

Feature length documentary about the process of film editing seen through the eyes of some of the worlds finest editors. Produced by Uyarra Films

Esteban Uyarra

Mark in Time

Super 16mm documentary exploring the theory of time and how various people perceive it.

Pete Everett

Abbeyfield Multi-Cultural Festival 2001

Documentary, shot on 16mm, in a 'Woodstock' style account of this colourful festival in Sheffield. Produced by Workhorse Short Film Projects.

Robin Forsyth

Reversal of Power & a Bear

Super 16mm surreal short comedy about two car mechanics, a woman in a bikini and a bear.

Nick Simpson

Four Eyes

Powerful drama about Joe and his new glasses and how they affect his behaviour. Shot on Super 16mm.

Awoba-Bob Manuel

Revs!

Motorcar based magazine style program, produced by Bloomsbury Media for Cable TV. BetaSP. TX autumn 1999.

Stewart James

Markings

Short 16mm drama about a bunch of schoolkids playing football in the local park. A Sheffield Independent Films Production.

Pete Mooney

The Barley Shakes - Chillagoe Dive

Super 16mm music video, filmed in Dublin and the beautiful Wicklow mountains.

Fran Menis

Why Did You Stop Me Mother?

Short 16mm drama about the disappearance of a teenage boy and his eventual return to the fold. Produced by the Northern Media School.

Massimo Garlatti-Costa

Commercials as DoP

Director

Leo Abse & Cohen Solicitors (Wales)

Lightworx Media Ltd. HDCam. Dual language.

Andrew Dymond

Ariel Washing Tablets

Test commercial shot on HDV. Production International

Laurence Glover

The Archives Network (Wales)

Lightworx Media Ltd. Digibeta. Dual language

Andrew Dymond

Red Square

Bloomsbury Media. MiniDV

Stewart James

David Mellor Cutlery

Humble Faces Films. DVCam

David Jarvis

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©Steven Gardner 2007