Colin Laidlaw
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My Contact Number:
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Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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| 2010 |
Camera Operator
Commercials & Industrials |
Graduation Ceremony Goldsmiths First Sight Media |
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| 2010 |
Director of Photography
Film |
Making Ugly Andy Niblo / Squarebox Yellow |
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| 2010 |
Cinematographer
Video |
The fives / It's What You Do Ambrose Yalley |
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| 2010 |
Camera operator
Commercials & Industrials |
Graduation Ceremony Kings First Sight Media |
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| 2010 |
Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
Presentation The Human Culture Collective |
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| 2010 |
Cinematographer
Video |
Bear Mist Hunger / First Super Ambrose Yalley |
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| 2010 |
Cinematographer
Video |
Bear Mist Hunger / Me As You Ambrose Yalley |
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| 2010 |
Camera operator
Video |
Event Infactuation Productions |
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| 2010 |
Editor
Video |
Bat Mitzvah film Anna Shelmerdine / Memory Box |
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| 2010 |
cinematographer
Video |
Girl Mountain / Portals Ambrose yalley / Ambrose Yalley |
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| 2010 |
Director, editor
Commercials & Industrials |
A Lecture Upon a Shadow Colin laidlaw / Barefaced Theatre Company |
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| 2009 |
Cinematographer
Film |
Angie si wall / Si wall |
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| 2009 |
Camera operator
Event |
Event filming Shakespeare Workout |
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| 2009 |
Camera operator
Event |
Ceremony filming Henley and White |
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| 2009 |
Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
Westminster Council Filmworks trust |
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| 2009 |
Director of Photography
Film |
short film John Crewe |
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| 2009 |
Editor
Film |
Film about heroine Beck Mase |
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| 2009 |
cinematographer, editor, director
Event |
Personal biography Susan Chick |
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| 2009 |
self shooting producer/director
Commercials & Industrials |
deepesh media4charity |
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| 2009 |
Editor and Grader
Film |
Get Used To Marcio Rodrigo Delgrado |
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| 2008 |
Director, cinematographer, editor
Commercials & Industrials |
child oplacement scheme The Railway Children |
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| 2008 |
Director, cinematographer, editor
Commercials & Industrials |
educational programme The Railway Children |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | BA Hons in communication | London Guildhall University |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit: Octocore Mac and FCP
I can use: Octocore Mac And Fcp
About me
Colin Laidlaw is a highly resourceful individual whom holds great passion as a digital cinematographer and editor. He has experience with many cameras, lighting setups and genres and has a stout and inspirational vision that brings emotion to the screen. Further to this he runs a FCP and colour grading studio. As a producer/director he is a versatile and highly organised leader, and shows great responsibility and strong communication in all that he does.Referees:
Andy Niblo - Director of Making Ugly feature film.
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Acted as DOP for the London shoot.
Ambrose Yalley Producer and Director of music videos.
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Acted as DOP on 4 of Ambrose's music videos.
Richard Belcher - Owner of First Site Media
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Acted as Camera operator, filming ceremonies.
Anna Shelmerdine - Producer and Director for Memory Box
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Acted as editor for her ceremony videos.
Berri George - Producer for the Barefaced Theatre Company
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Acted as Director on promotional film.
Rob Capener - Head of Communication at The Railway Children
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Produced, directed, filmed and edited their promotional films.
Additional information:
I operate as a digital cinematographer and self shooting producer/director and run a FCP edit suite in South London. I specialize with the Sony EX3, Z1, DSR and Canon 5Dmkii cameras, and can configure lighting for drama, documentary, corporate and music video. Further to this, I run a not for profit production company (www.media4charity.org) which specialises in films for charities.
Edit suite: Final Cut Pro and color grading suite, located in SE22.
Camera experience: Canon 5dmkii DSLR, Sony Ex3 and Letus depth of field adapter, Sony DSR, RED ONE, Z1, A1E, PD170, Panasonic DVX. Grip: Glidecam stabilizer, track and dolly, crane. Stills: Nikon D200, Olympus c5050 and underwater housing.
Software skills: Final Cut Pro; Color; Motion; DVD Studio Pro; Photoshop; Final Draft; MS Project, MS Excel and Word. Programming: HTML, Unix, MySQL.
Industry Training: Apple Pro: Final Cut Pro editing and Color | VMI: Red One and DIT: lighting for digital cinematographers; EX3 - Letus adaptors and 35mm lenses; HDV cinematography. DV Talent Shooting and directing on Z1 | EX3 Conversion course
Location experience: India (Mumbai and Patna); LWT and Mirror Group studio environment; multi and single camera outside broadcasts; documentary, music video and drama.
Further skills: Underwater photography; PADI Divemaster; first aid qualification; full car and motorbike licenses. Lecturer in scriptwriting.
License & Passport
| Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
| Secondary Job Title | Editor (Final Cut Pro) |
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| Job Titles | Camera Operator, Technical Director / Vision Mixer, Lighting Tech / Operator, Gaffer / Lighting Director, Camera Assistant, Photographer, Director of Photography (DOP), Cinematographer, Video Editor, Producer, Director, Script Reader, Script Editor, Writer, Script Writer, Colorist |
| Years in industry | 3 to 6 years |
| Organisations / Memberships | Shooting People (UK) |