Leander Ward

Director (Self Shooting)
Director of Photography
Location: Ashington, England, UK

Credits

Year	Job Title Project Type	Project Name Director / Company
2022	Director/ DP/ Editor Performing Arts	The Cinematic Orchestra - Live at the Royal Festival Hall Leander Ward / Wayfarer Media Ltd
2021	Drone Operator/ Still Photographer Commercials & Industrials	Brockenhurst Leander Ward / Wayfarer Media Ltd
2021	Director/ DP/ Editor/ Drone Operator Commercials & Industrials	Hampshire Private Estate film Leander Ward / Wayfarer Media Ltd
2021	Director/ DP/ Editor/ Drone Operator Commercials & Industrials	Slape Manor Leander Ward / Wayfarer Media Ltd
2021	Director/ DP/ Editor/ Still Photographer Commercials & Industrials	Hyde Mill Leander Ward / Wayfarer Media Ltd
2019	Director/ DOP/ Editor Commercials & Industrials	Humans of Fashion Interviews (various) Leander Ward / Humans of Fashion
2019	Director/ DOP Event	Circus Film development materials Leander Ward / Obsession Pictures
2019	Content Producer, Director, DP, Editor, Website Designer, Marketing Consultant Commercials & Industrials	Nsele Private Reserve wesbite Leander Ward / Nsele Private Reserve
2018	Director of Photography/ Editor Event	Micah Sanders-Silva Presenter Talent Tape (filmed in Morocco) Danny McGrath / Snowmag
2018	Director/ Producer/ DP/ Editor Commercials & Industrials	Skandel Boathouse Norwegian Expedition Leander Ward / Skandel Media
2017	Director/ Producer/DP/ Editor Television	Moto Mongolia - Gobi Desert Tour Leander Ward / Wayfarer Media Ltd
2016	Director/ Producer/ DP/ Editor Commercials & Industrials	Leobo Private Reserve Leander Ward / Leobo Private Reserve
2009	Co-director/ Producer/ Camera Operator Television	The Crimson Wing - Mystery of the Flamingos Leander Ward/ Matthew Aeberhard / Disneynature

Education

Year	Qualification	Where
2017	NVQ course for drone theory leading to CAA PfCO	UAV Academy
1994	BA Hons Film production	University of Southern California

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: Canon 18mm L series, Canon 24-70mm L series, Canon 85mm 1.2 L Series, Canon Cameras, Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8 L IS II USM Lens, Canon FD 150-600mm lens, DJI Phantom 4 Pro, Konova K2 motion control slider and remote head for time-lapse, Pilotfly H2 3 axis gimbal, Sony Cameras, Sony F55

I can use: Sony Cameras, Konova K2 Motion Control Slider And Remote Head For Time-Lapse, Pilotfly H2 3 Axis Gimbal, Canon Ef 70-200Mm F2.8 L Is Ii Usm Lens, Canon 85Mm 1.2 L Series, Canon 24-70Mm L Series, Canon 18Mm L Series, Canon Fd 150-600Mm Lens, DJI Phantom 4 pro, Sony F55, Canon Cameras

About me

Leander co-directed, produced and filmed The Crimson Wing, a visually stunning look at life and death for the flamingos of Tanzania’s Lake Natron. As the 2009 premiere release of the new documentary feature strand, Disneynature, it garnered glowing press reviews and collected awards at both The Jackson Hole and Wildscreen wildlife film festivals and at The International Festival of Music and Cinema in Auxerre, France. With 20 years experience on productions for Disney, National Geographic, and the BBC, as well as a range of branded content for clients including the Natural History Museum, Leobo Private Reserve and Above Magazine, Leander’s creative choices with a camera, in the editing room or in a music studio recording a score demonstrate a distinctive personal sense of drama and appeal. In September 2009 Leander produced a live performance of The Crimson Wing’s award winning score by The Cinematic Orchestra, which played with picture to a sold-out crowd at London’s celebrated Union Chapel. Leander graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts (1994) and makes his home in Somerset, England with his wife Laura and daughters Leyla and Alana.
Referees:
Available on request

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Director of Photography
Job Titles	Video Editor, Marketing / PR, Aerial / Drone Operator, Videographer, Director of Photography (DOP), Cinematographer, Camera Operator, Producer, Director
Years in industry	6+ years