Nicky Elliott

Camera Operator (HD)
Editor
Location: New South Wales, Australia

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About me

With over 20 years experience in radio, television, print and film, the novelty has never worn off. I love the thrill of turning ideas into something real, and making audiences care. I have a ridiculous amount of energy. In radio, I worked as an announcer, talk producer and news reporter. In television, I traveled extensively as a producer for prime time shows, writing and shooting up to four stories each week. As a writer, I have burned the midnight oil as a features writer and columnist on national publications, with a couple of hundred articles to my credit. For more than a decade, I have operated Monkey Pants Media in Port Stephens, shooting, writing and editing everything from the ground up. Two years ago, I took myself off to EICAR, the International Film School of Paris, to learn how to do it all properly. I am a visual person and I need to be constantly creating, so when I’m not shooting I’m creating virtual theatre sets, movie posters and trying to take the ultimate photo.

Skills

Secondary Job Title Editor

Highlights

  • OWNER/OPERATOR, MONKEY PANTS MEDIA, 2002 to present.
    Short films, news footage, live performance DVDs, corporate videos, music clips, TV commercials and much more. Clients have included National Nine News and Today Show. I write, shoot, and edit, as well as working as a photographer and graphic designer.

    FILM CREDITS
    "The Kill Zone" (Zayed Rizwan) - Production Design
    "Avec Mes Souvenirs" (Vinayak Radhakrishnan) Production Design, Wardrobe, Camera Operator (pre-production), Rolling Titles
    "The Day I Killed My Conscience" (Martin Grigorov) - Associate Director
    "La Fin" (Andre Lopes) - Production Manager
    "The Beginning Of The End" (Nicky Elliott) - Camera Operator, Director, Narrator, Editor
    "One Minute of Eternity" (Aamir Nawab) - Camera Operator
    "Behind the Mask" (Divye Dixit) - Continuity
    "Routine Loneliness" (Nora Stankovic) - Assistant Editor
    "Le Mariage de Chloe" (Bruna Rodruiges) - Continuity

    TELEVISION
    TV producer for Bright Ideas (Channel 10), Good Medicine, Animal Hospital, Our House and Renovation Rescue (Nine Network). Writer/Director on TV series Nature’s Born Killers (Mike Willesee, Channel 7)

    RADIO
    Music announcer, voiceovers and newsreader 2SM. Radio producer 2GB, incl. associate producer, Hinch program. Freelance producer, 2UE.

    FREELANCE WRITER
    Freelance writer & columnist for national publications including Take 5, Practical Parenting, Slimming Magazine. Some articles syndicated internationally.

    GEAR:
    Canon EOS Mark iii
    Sony ASX-2000
    Miller Tripod
    Manfrotto Tripod
    Fly Cam
    Zoom H2 recorder
    Green Screens
    Reflector
    Black/White Screens
    Fog Machine

    WHAT I DO BEST:
    Production Design
    Graphic Design
    Camera Operator
    Documentary Work
    Professional Writer
    Strong Instinctive Editing
    Production Assistant
    Camera Assistant
    Still Photos
    Poster Design

    STRENGTHS
    Energy
    Intelligence
    Creativity
    Imagination
    Problem Solving
    Multi-Tasking
    Common Sense
    Humour
    Generosity Towards Others