Danny Gagatt
Camera Operator - 1^st Assistant Camera – Digital Imaging Technician (DIT) - HD Specialist

Mobile : +44 (0)7712 893 503    E-mail :  gagatt*at*yahoo.com    Web :  www.gagatt.com    (Central London)

FEATURE FILMS

Malice in Wonderland
Future Films / Sony Pictures – Assistant Camera – Arri D21 / SRW1
DP: Chris Ross

Sugarhouse
Slingshot / Lunar Films / BBC - B Camera – 1^st Assistant Camera – F900R
DP: Dan Bronks
Starring Andy Serkis

Are You Ready for Love?
Carnaby Films - 2nd Unit - Camera Operator
1^st Unit - B Camera – 1^st Assistant Camera
DP: Nick Tebbet - Winner : Best Cinematography Monaco Film Festival

In the Name of
Tiger Ventures – 1^st Assistant Camera (HDCAM)
DP: Radek Pełczyński

The Mexican Stand Off
Channel 4 / Johnson Family Films – 1^st  Assistant Camera (S16mm)
 
Gladiator
Dreamworks SKG / Scott Free Films- Rotoscoping – Commotion - Mill Film
Academy Awards Oscar Winner – Best Visual Effects

The World is Not Enough
Eon Productions / United Artists - Digital Effects Artist – Commotion

COMMERCIALS

Heat Magazine – Katie Price
Hotspur & Argyle – DIT – Red One
DP: Martin Testar

Experian Credit Expert 'Cyclist'
Dab Hand Media – DIT – Red One
DP: Martin Testar

Post Office 'Suave' - Roger Moore + 'Over 50's Life Insurance'
Moon – DIT – Speedgrade / Cinetal LUT Management – D21 / SRW1
DP: Zubin Mistry

Sun-Life Direct 'Thousands Update' – Michael Parkinson
Hubbleberry Stiltskins - 1^st AC – Sony F900R
DP: Geoff Boyle

Rolex - Gary Player – IMG Beijing Exhibition 2009
IMG - 1^st AC – Sony F35 / SRW1
DP: Dan Mulligan

Asda – Shopping
Ridley Scott Associate Films – Lead D.I.T – 2 x Red One
DP: Ed WIld

Hong Kong Sevens – Cathy Pacific / Credit Suisse
Ridley Scott Associate Films – D.I.T – Red One
60” TVC (Hong Kong) / Stadium Jumbotron footage
DP: George Steel

Sir Tom Baker - Viral
Watermills - D.I.T - Red One
DP: Bertie Miller

Pedigree Chum 'Marley & Me'
Crossroad Films – D.I.T – 2x Red One
DP: Ed WIld

London Olympics  2012
Love Film Productions – Focus Puller – RED One - DP: Deane Thrussell

Capital One
Vampy - Bikini Films - 35mm

Typhoo
3x Theatrical / TVC + 10x inserts (S16mm)

Typhoo ' Whats Up?' - Garratts (S16mm)

Beijing Form
Red Radar Films – 1st Assistant Camera - S16mm

Lynx
Lever Faberge - Harry Nash – Camera Assistant

Surf
Lever Faberge (S35mm) - Thomas Thomas Films

Campbell / Batchelors Super Noodles
'Salsa' - Harry Nash -
Winner Silver Cannes Advertising Awards (S16mm)

Nike / Foot Locker
Mayhem - Harry Nash (35mm)

S Club 7
S Club 7's 8th Member - 303 Productions (S16mm)

IDENTS

BBC Worldwide – Captivating Faces
Tilt Design - 1^st AC – Red One
DP: Martin Testar

Channel 4 - Tea on the Beach - Weston Super Mere - All festival featured artists (Music Festival)
D.I.T / VFX Supervisor – 2x Thomson Viper / SRW1 – Rogue Element Films
DP: August Jakobosson

Red Bee Media – BBC Electric Proms – D.I.T – RED One
DP: Tom Townend

TV
Bookaboo
Happy Films / ITV / Digital Imaging Technician – Red One
13 x 10’ Episodes - DP: Trevor Forrest / Martin Testar

Bloomberg (5 years freelance)
Various news / press release / conference coverage - Camera Operator

The Charlotte Church Show (Series 1+2)
Monkey Kingdom - Liza Minnelli – Camera Operator – Digi Beta

British Soap Awards
ITN Archives – Cameraman

BBC Liquid News (1 year freelance)
BBC – Entertainment News - Camera Operator – Digi Beta

War on Iraq – London Demonstrations
ABC News (USA) – Camera Operator - DVCAM

Crime and Punishment
Showcase Productions - Camera Operator – Digi Beta

Sorted
Studio 13 / Sky TV - Camera Operator

Psazz TV (USA)
12 x 30' series Psazz TV (USA) Lead Cameraman – Digi Beta / DVCAM

World Travel Awards
Psazz TV (USA) Lead Cameraman (Travel Industry Oscars – Dorchester Hotel, London) - Multicam Digi Beta

Gimme 6
8 x 30 TV Drama (USA) Common Ground Productions / Sesame Workshop / United Nations – Digi Beta
Dir: Rita Lynn

Straight as Folk
Fulcrum TV – Observational Documentary - Lighting Camera – DVCAM - Dir: Fiona Blair

The English School
The Bournemouth Film School – BPCAD – Observational Documentary - Lighting Camera - DVCAM

CORPORATE

Cooke 5i / Pancro / PF Track IBC launch footage
Cooke Optics - 1^st AC – Sony F35 / SRW1
DP: Geoff Boyle

London Eye 4D
Centre Screen Productions  – Digital Imaging Technician / Unit Technical Supervisor / 1^st AC (Steadicam day only)
8x Arri D21 / SRW1 - HDCAM SR - 3D stereoscopic narrative film  with 2D elements
DP/Stereographer : Sean MacLeod Phillips.

XBOX 360
Microsoft - Director / Camera
Internal corporate with affiliate games manufacturer coverage - HDCAM

Sybase
Sybase - Director / Camera - Fortune 500 I.T Provider – HDCAM

Spiralling
Yeast Culture – 1^st Assistant Camera – HDCAM – (Drama) Domestic Violence Awareness Video
DP: Charlie Kinross

Hampton Court Music Festival
Gala International – 1^st Assistant Camera (Steadicam) - Digi Beta
Steadicam Operator: Leo Bund

Nationwide Building Society - Nationwide TV – 1^st Assistant Camera (Steadicam) - Digi Beta
Stock Footage Flagship branch coverage around UK
Steadicam Operator: Leo Bund

Nokia
Albert Stewart Features – 1^st Assistant Camera – 35mm

Sybase
Sybase Worldwide Management Report - Lighting Camera – Digi Beta

NHS
St Georges Hospital, Tooting, London 2^nd Camera Operator - DVCAM

Somerset County Council
Health & Saftey - Lighting Camera –DVCAM - DSR 500

MUSIC VIDEO

The Codine Velvet Club – Vanity Kills
Rebel State Films / Universal / Island Records – Digital Imaging Technician – Red One
DP: Sam Brown

Emiliana Torrini – Jungle Drums
Ridley Scott Associate Films – Digital Imaging Technician – Red One
DP: Adam Firsch FSF

Marc Bolan Tribute Concert @ The Shepherds Bush Empire
Dash Productions – Camera Operator – 10 x HD

Superstitious Minds
Amazonian - Director of Photography - S16mm

Moon Kingdom – Oceanic
Bliss Records - Director of Photography - S16mm

Gecko Beatz - New Dimensions
MTV - Director of Photography - Digi Beta

FABBA
Live! – ABBA tribute band - Camera Operator

Anthoney – Reset to Zero
Static Films – DeAngelis Records – Focus Puller – Z1 & P+S Teknik Mini 35
DP: Stuart Biddlecombe

Prodigals
Public Pictures – 1^st Assistant Camera – S16mm Anamorphic Arri SR3.
DP: Merrit Gold

Teasers – Sooner or Later
Amber Films – DIT – Red One - DP: John Ferguson

SHORT FILMS

The Poem - ePareli Productions - Director of Photography - Digi Beta

Statuesque – Endor Productions / Sky – Camera Supervisor – 2x Sony F23 / SRW1 / Cinetal
DP: Henry Braham BSC
Starring Bill Nighy

Knock Knock – (Key) 1^st Assistant Camera – HDCAM - F900
Starring Peter O’Toole

Baghdad Express – Pulse Films – Additional Camera Operator / 1^st Assistant Camera – Panavised F900F
UK Film Council / Film London – London Film Festival 2008 – British Screen Representation 2009
DP: Stuart Biddlecombe - Steadicam Operator: Mike Scott

Medium Rare – Fingerstore Films – (Key) 1^st Assistant Camera – 35mm
British Screen representation 2008 - Palm Springs International Film Festival
DP: Paul Jenkins

Extraordinary Renditions - Chawton Wood Films – 1^st AC –Thomson Viper / HDCAM SR
Thomson Viper Showreel Material
DP: Pete Davies

Sick - Patchwork Productions - (Key) 1^st Assistant Camera – Panavision Platinum 35mm
British Screen representation 2007 / BAFTA short list
DP: Sam Garwood

Bilingual – 1^st Assistant Camera - Best in Category @ Munich Film Festival ‘03 – HDCAM

Fathers Day – Hanover Films - 1^st Assistant Camera – Red One
DP: Ali Asad

Souvenirs – All Films – (Key) 1^st Assistant Camera / (Dailies) D.I.T – RED One
DP: Andy Horner - Palm Springs International Film Festival '09 / Audience Award - London Independent Film Festival '09

Toshi – Pulse Films – Digital Imaging Technician – RED One
DP: Chris Ross – Palm Springs International Film Festival 2009

The Space You Leave – 1^st Assistant Camera / HD Technician – HDCAM
Camerimage 2008

TRAINING

Sony F35/ 23 / S.Two – Rogue Element Films – Dan Mulligan
Thomson Viper – Manufacturer trained
Sony F900 HDCAM Prototype Test Team
Aimimage Camera Company (Film/Video) - Facility assistant - 1999 - March 2000
Discreet – London - smoke*, flame* and edit* training course 1999/2000 - Steve Holyhead & Richard Bainbridge
The Bournemouth Film School 1999 – The Arts Institute at Bournemouth - Film & TV Production - Cinematography - BECTU & BKSTS Validated
Connections ’96 – Beta SP Video Production - Skillset Validated Course - NVQ
London College of Printing & Distributive Trades - Media School -   BA Foundation - Media Studies.
Elected modules Journalism, photography, video production and animation.

SKILLS

FILM:

Arri SR, BL, 435, 535, Arricam ST/LT, Aaton Super 16 XTR Prod, 35mm IIIa, Panavision Millenium, Platinum, Mitchell and Bolex.

VIDEO:

Thomson Viper, Arri D21, Panavision Genesis, RED One, Sony HDCAM SRW1, F23/35, HDW900R/3, HDW 750, Varicam, Digital Betacam, IMX, SX, SP, DVCAM, DVC Pro, Mini DV, Cinetal Cinemáge / waveform monitors.  Various decks.  Have served as HD consultant to some broadcast rental houses.  Rogue Element Film DIT for 4 years.

POST:

Digital film workflow / data content management experience with a good understanding of telecine and visual effects techniques. 
Software – Iridas Speedgrade On Set, Avid Xpress Pro, Media Composer, Final Cut Pro.  Adobe After Effects, Photoshop. Red Cine, Red Alert (Uncredited rotoscoping and compositing work on promos and features using commotion and flame*).  Strong I.T skills – System builder level.  Experienced with IPTV, TCP/IP configuration.

SOUND:

Narga, HHB Portadats, SQN, Sound Devices 442, RMS Audio 2020 Radio mics etc.Have previous experience as a sound recordist

TEACHING

Guild of British Camera Technicians - HD/35mm Workshop 2009 (HD module only)
Alongside tutors: Sue Gibson BSC (President), Dean Thompson (Camera Operator) and Michael Green (1^st AC).