Dan Parkes

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: Canon EOS C300 Mark III camera x 2 (A and B cameras), DJI Mini 3 Pro drone, DJI Ronin Gimbal, Panasonic Lumix GH5 (C CAM), range of lighting options (Rotolight, Dedo, Neewer etc) range of sound kit. Macbookpros for editing.

I can use: DJI RONIN GIMBAL, Panasonic Lumix Gh5 (C Cam), Zacuto Z-C3M3-P2 Recoil Rig Pro (For Canon Eos C300 Mark Iii Camera), Canon Eos C300 Mark Iii (B Cam), Canon Eos C300 Mark Iii (A Cam), Atomos Shogun And Ninja Monitors Including Wireless Hdmi, Rotolight Annova Led Light, Follow-Focus System, Hague D5 Dolly And Track, Jvc Dt-V17L2D 17-Inch Field/Studio Hd Monitor, Lightwave G5 Carbon Fibre Boom Pole, Sennheiser Me-66 Shot Gun Microphone + K6 Power Supply + Rycote Softie With Pistol Grip / Suspension, Rotolight Neo 3 Light Kit, Macbook Pro / Laptop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro

About me

Born to British parents in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1976, I have been camera operating since the age of 15, an early success being a 30 second cat food commercial that went on to win on TV3’s Worlds Most Wanted Ads television program.

Later moving to Japan, I filmed a 45-minute low-budget Japanese language action/drama which helped me gain entrance into a film school in Brighton. There I shot a one-minute film that became one of the top ten international short films of 2006, a 16mm documentary 'Peerless' (2006/UK), about Brighton's derelict West Pier, became available in local Brighton retail outlets. 'A.R.P' (2006/UK), and a short film about an air raid warden during the second world war, was developed into an educational pack used in schools through the south east of England.

Since 2007 I have been a camera operator and DoP on more creative and corporate productions than I can remember! Notably I pioneered the use of 35mm lens adapters (before the DSLR revolution) on a short comedy, ('Tenacity', 2008) a music video ('Innercircles, Outerfences', 2008) and a low budget feature film, 'Ambleton Delight' (2009), which went on to win Best Feature Film at the British Independent Film Festival 2010.

Soon after I began using Canon DSLRs on documentaries and corporate productions, explored the use of 3D and VR and now regularly shoot 4K on most productions with the Cinema line of Canon cameras. I also enjoy using a DJI Ronin gimbal (digital steadicam) and a DJI drone to add to the creative possibilities.

I often travel the world, filming all over Europe, in the United States, Russia, Thailand, China, Japan and Singapore. I am dedicated, professional, creative and reliable, with a clean drivers license and used to working internationally with sometimes limited kit and low budgets.

For more showreel examples etc visit my website: www.danthecameraman.co.uk

Additional information:
Known by many as "Dan-the-Cameraman," I have over ten years of professional experience in creative and corporate film and video production. I specialise in many types of broadcast quality production including 4K and 3D, as well as gimbal (steadicam), virtual reality and a full trained drone operator.

I am based in the Brighton, UK area, work extensively in London and travel internationally.

Contact me here or via my website www.danthecameraman.co.uk

License & Passport

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Camera Operator
Job Titles	Aerial / Drone Operator, Director of Photography (DOP), Cinematographer, Camera Operator, Director, Writer, Animator, Video Editor
Years in industry	6+ years
Musical Skills	Piano/Keyboards