‘Golden Tripod’ (Neil Davis International News Category) – National ACS awards 2012 for ‘Libya Hotel Attack’
‘Golden Tripod’ (Best News Story category) – National ACS awards 2006 for ‘Baxter Riots’
Best News Story – National ACS awards 2014 for ‘Christmas Island Detention’
Best News Story – ACS awards 2013 for ‘Christmas Island Detention’
Highly Commended – National ACS awards 2014 for ‘Election Rural’
Gold – ACS awards 2017 for ‘Environmental Award’
Gold – ACS awards 2014 for ‘Fiji Sugar’
Gold – ACS awards 2013 for ‘Election Rural’
Gold – ACS awards 2013 for ‘Christmas Island Detention’
Gold – ACS awards 2013 for ‘Ukraine Wheat’
Gold – ACS awards 2012 (Documentary category) for ‘The Road to Tripoli – Going Home’
Gold – ACS awards 2012 for ‘Afghanistan Power Transfer’
Gold – ACS awards 2012 for ‘Kabul Paralympic Swimmer’
Gold – ACS awards 2011 for ‘Libya Hotel Attack’
Gold – ACS awards 2010 for ‘China School Stabbing’
Gold – ACS awards 2009 for ‘Postie Bike Run’
Gold – ACS awards 2006 for ‘Duck Season’
Gold – ACS awards 2005 for ‘Baxter Riots’
Best News Story – ACS awards 2005 for ‘Baxter Riots’
Silver – ACS awards 2014 for ‘Tuvalu Sea Levels’
Silver – ACS awards 2013 for ‘Sweet Poison’
Silver – ACS awards 2013 for ‘Mitrovica Bridge’
Silver – ACS awards 2010 for ‘Expo Demolition’
Silver – ACS awards 2010 for ‘Japan Tuna’
Silver – ACS awards 2008 for ‘Stabbing’
Bronze – ACS awards 2011 for ‘North Korea 65 Years’
Bronze – ACS awards 2010 for ‘Taiwan Tribes’
Bronze – ACS awards 2009 for ‘Mongolian Cyclecross’
Bronze – ACS awards 2007 for ‘Irish Pub’
Delivery of the final product is also your choice, with a range of options including xdcam disc, hard drive, or even FTP/remote delivery, in any codec or format needed.
Below is a current kit list of equipment I own, and I can also supply whatever is needed above this, hired in from local rental companies.
Sony PXW-FS7 4K Super 35mm sensor camera, with XDCA-FS7 camera back, and various lenses including
Canon CN-E Prime lens kit; 14mm, 24mm, 50mm & 85mm lenses
Canon CN-E 15.5-47mm t2.8 lens
Sony PDW-F800 XDCAM HD Camcorder, with
Canon HJ22x7.6B IRSE HD lens
Canon KJ10x4.5B IRSE HD lens
Sony A7s Full Frame mirrorless HDSLR (HD & 4K equipped) with adapters for Nikon and Canon lenses
Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS, Canon 24-105mm f4 IS and Canon 16-35mm f4 IS
Various other lenses inc. primes; 28mm f2, 35mm f2
DJI Mavic Pro with Polar Pro cinema filters
3 x GoPro 4/5 – 4K/HD and mounts, shockproof/waterproof
2 x Litegear LED LiteMats with soft boxes and honeycomb grids (bi-colour, high CRI)
1 x BB&S Area 48 Soft light with soft box and honeycomb grid (bi-colour panels, high CRI)
4 x Dedolight DLH4 lights with dimmers and barn doors
1 x Dedolight Gobo projector attachment
1 x Lupolux Dayled 1000 Fresnel
2 x 4 bank Kino Flo light with diffusion
1 x mini Yegrin high CRI bi-colour on camera LED light panel and mounting arm
2 x Yegrin MegaLED high CRI mini light panels
1 x Chimera style soft box light
DOP Choice 5′ Octa soft box for Area 48 Soft light
Various scrims including meduim Scrim Jim diffusion, bounce and netting
Various stands, reflectors, gels and grip equipment
Sony URX-P03D slot in digital hybrid wireless dual receiver
Sony URX-S03D digital hybrid wireless dual receiver
2 x Sony UWP-D series bodypack transmitters and receiver systems
1 x Sony UTX-P1 plug on transmitter for hand mics
1 x Sony UTX-M03 handheld mic
Sony XLR-K2M and SMAD-P3/D adapters for FS7 / A7s professional audio acquisition
1 x Sennheiser ME66/K6 microphone with handle and Rycote softie
1 x Beyerdynamic M58 mic
1 x RE-50 hand mic
ECM-77B wired lapel mic
Letus Helix Jr Gimbal system
Sachtler 20p tripod head with quicklock legs and mid-spreader
Miller Air carbon fibre tripod
Manfrotto lightweight stills tripod
Bright Tangerine Misfit swing away matte box system
Chrosziel 415 matte box and rails
Dolly with 3 metres of flexible track
Wally Dolly
Teradek Bolt uncompressed wireless tranmitter/receiver
Easyrig Cinema 3
Dynacore, IDX and Pro-X batteries
2 x Sony dual battery chargers
Apple Macbook Pro 17″ with Final Cut Studio, FTP, BGAN and other software
Atomos Shogun 7″ 4K monitor/recorder
‘SMALL HD’ AC7 OLED broadcast monitor and mount
Wireless “directors monitor” set up
Full size (head to toe) roll out green screen with frame and clamps
Pelican and Portabrace cases, camera covers and bags