Simon Richards

Director of Photography

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NHS (commercial) dir: Arthur Studholme

Santander (commercial) dir: Guy Manwaring

Emirates (commercial) dir: Ben Cronin

Birra Moretti (commercial) dir: Vesa Manninen

ASDA (commercial) dir: Steve Rogers

Credits

Commercials

Production Company Notes
NHS Magna Studios

Dir: Arthur Studholme
WAITROSE XMAS Biscuit Filmworks

Dir: Molly Manners
TESCO New-Land TV

Dir: Jonathan Gregson
SANTANDER Merman

Dir: Guy Manwaring
WOMENS AID Merman

Dir: Guy Manwaring
M&S Bite

Dir Gus Filgate
M&S Merman

Dir: MJ Delaney
ALDI Moxie

Dir: MJ Delaney
WAITROSE XMAS Smuggler

Dir: Lucy Forbes
ALDI Thomas Thomas

Dir: Tiny Bullet
UN Development Fund Blink

Dir: Dougal Wilson
COMIC RELIEF Weilands

Dir: Max Weiland
SANTANDER Merman

Dir: Declan Lowney
WARBUTON'S Another Film Company

Dir: Declan Lowney
THATCHER'S CIDER Another Film Company

Dir: Declan Lowney
ASDA Another Film Co.

Dir: Steve Reeves
VIRGIN Another Film Co.

Dir: Steve Reeves
VODAFONE Another Film Co.

Dir: Steve Reeves
SKY Another Film Co.

Dir: Steve Reeves
NOW TV Merman

Dir: Juliet May
KELLOGGS Merman

Dir: Juliet May
CITY FIBRE Another Film Company

Dir: Sam Cadman
SUBWAY Another Film Company

Dir: Sam Cadman
KFC Biscuit

Dir: Jeff Low
GRANOLA Les Telecreateurs

Dir: Jeff Low
EMIRATES Untold Studios

Dir: Ben Cronin
ZOE Tantrum

Dir: Stephen Pipe
TEMPTATIONS Tantrum

Dir: Stephen Pipe
FARROW & BALL Bite

Dir: Gus Filgate
OCADO Bite

Dir: Gus Filgate
McDONALDS Bite

Dir: Gus Filgate
KFC Bite

Dir: Gus Filgate
CO-OP Darling Films

Dir: Gus Filgate
LU BISCUITS Outsider

Dir: Jim Gilchrist
SKY RSA

Dir: Adrian Moat
ICELAND Chief

Dir: Mark Ingham
FRUIT OF THE LOOM Smuggler LA

Dir: Benji Weinstein
THINKBOX Smuggler London

Dir: Benji Weinstein
Centraal Beheer Biscuit

Dir: Clay Weiner
HONDA Nexus

Dir: Smith & Foulkes
KELLOGGS Nexus

Dir: Smith & Foulkes
LAND ROVER HLA

Dir: Simon Ratigan
VODAFONE HLA

Dir: Simon Ratigan
ROBINSON'S Blink

Dir: Max Sherman
SUBWAY Blink

Dir: Max Sherman
MCDONALDS Blink

Dir: Max Sherman
DYSON RSA

Dir: Nick Livesey
DYSON RSA

Dir: Adrian Moat
DYSON The Mill

Dir: Andrew Proctor
DYSON Rogue

Dir: Nicholas Barker
DYSON The Mill

Dir: Russell Tickner
SAMSUNG MPC

Dir: Henry Littlechild
DOVE Rattling Stick

Dir: Ed Morris
NESCAFE Furlined USA

Dir: Stuart Parr
B&Q Stink London

Dir: Christian Bevilacqua
POT PASTA Blink

Dir: Java Jacobs
SAMSUNG Blink

Dir: Alyssa McClelland
ADIDAS Knucklehead

Dir: Siri Bunford
KFC Knucklehead

Dir: Ben Gregor
TRAVELODGE Knucklehead

Dir: Ben Gregor
PFISTER Knucklehead

Dir: Ben Gregor
MORETTI The Family

Dir: Vesa Manninen
FREEVIEW Stink

Dir: Ne-o
WALKERS Weilands

Dir: Paul Weiland
HYUNDAI Gorgeous Enterprises

Dir: Frank Budgen
X BOX 'Water Ballons' Gorgeous / Anonymous Content

Dir: Frank Budgen
*Bronze for Cinematography – Cilo Awards
*BTA Craft Awards for Best Camera Operator
WOOLWORTHS PWFC

Dir: Frank Budgen
*Bronze – D&AD
*Bronze – Creative Circle
OLYMPUS PWFC

Dir: Frank Budgen
SAMARITANS PWFC

Dir: Frank Budgen
HOLSTEN PILS Weilands

Dir: Frank Budgen
*Gold – BTAA
*Silver Lion – Cannes
*Bronze – Creative Circle & D&AD
MSC CRUISES The Family Ltd

Dir: Anthony Atanasio & Valerie Martinez
*Winner of Media Star Award for ‘Best Cinematography’
REEBOK Tomboy Films

Dir: Kirk Jones
* Bronze – BTAA
* Bronze – Creative Circle
* Winner – Eurobest
MCDONALDS Tomboy Films

Dir: Kirk Jones
* Bronze – BTAA
AA Tomboy Films

Dir: Kirk Jones
EVEREST Tomboy Films

Dir: Kirk Jones
PRUDENTIAL Tomboy Films

Dir: Kirk Jones
RADIO SHACK Tomboy Films

Dir: Kirk Jones
MULINO BIANCO BRW, Milan

Dir: Kirk Jones
PIZZA HUT Godman

Dir: Edgar Wright
SKY DIGITAL Blink

Dir: Kevin Thomas

* Diploma – BTAA
NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweet Media

Dir: Steve Green
Silver Irish TV Craft Award for Best Direction
Bronze Irish TV Craft Award for Best Editing
HARLEY DAVIDSON Stark Films

Dir: Joe Public
* Gold – BTAA
BARNARDOS 'Break The Cycle' & 'What We Hear' Sonny

Dir: Jeff Labbe
*Gold Cannes
*Gold- ANDY Award
*Gold- Creative Circle
*Silver- BTAA
*Bronze-BTAA
*Yellow Pencil- D&AD
*Silver-ONE Show NY
*Diploma-BTAA

UBS BANK Gorgeous / Anonymous Content

Dir: Peter Thwaites

Drama

Production Company Notes
"HEATHENS"
20min Black Comedy 		DROLL TROLLOP

Dir: Hedvig Andersson
Prod: Joshua Smith
WE ARE MONSTER
Theatrical Release Feature Film 		Unstoppable Entertainment & Terra Rossa Films

Dir: Antony Petrou
Prods: Dean O’Toole, Jean Pierre Magro, Noel Clarke, Phil Dore, Jason Maza
Writer/Prod: Leeshon Alexander
*Nominee Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature, Edinburgh Film Festival
MY BUTTERFLY
Feature Film Pilot 		Terra Rossa Films

Dir/Writer: Matt Diss
Prods: Leeshon Alexander, Anthony Petrou, Noel Clarke
With Leeshon Alexander, Emma Rigby & Noel Clarke
VERA "The Dark Wives"
The Final Episode
1x90min Film 		ITV Studios/Silverprint Pictures

Dir: Paul Gay
Prod: Will Nicholson
VERA "Salt & Vinegar"
1x90min Film 		ITV Studios

Dir: Paul Gay
Prod: Will Nicholson
OUR GIRL
90min Pilot Film 		BBC FILMS

Dir: David Drury
Prod: Ken Horn
VERA "Rising Tide"
1x90 min Film 		ITV Studios

Dir: Paul Gay
Prod: Debbie Shewell
VERA "Blue"
1x90 min Film 		ITV Studios

Dir: Khurrum M. Sultan
Prod: Debbie Shewell
THE PARADISE
8 X 90min Drama
Eps 2, 3, 7 & 8 		BBC DRAMA/MASTERPIECE (PBS)

Dir: David Drury (Eps 2, 3 & 8)
Dir: Marc Jobst (Ep7)
Prods: Sue Hogg, Simon Lewis
* Award Nomination for the Guild of Television Cameramen Awards (Ep 2)
VERA "Witness"
1x90 min Film 		ITV

Dir: Paul Gay
Producer: Will Nicholson
VERA “Changing Tides”
1 x 90 min Film 		ITV

Dir: Marek Losey
Producer: Margaret Mitchell
MIDNIGHT MAN
150 min Drama 		Carnival Film and Television

Dir: David Drury
Prod: Willy Wands
With James Nesbitt & Catherine McCormack
FALLEN ANGEL - THE ROTH TRILOGY
3 x 90 min Drama 		IWC / ITV

Dir: David Drury
Prod: Dave Edwards
With Charles Dance & Emilia Fox
LOVE LIES BLEEDING
2 x 90 min Drama 		Granada

Dir: David Drury
Prod: Richard Broke
With Martin Kemp & Hugo Speer
DAYS OF DARKNESS
30 Minute Drama / Documentary 		Unique for ITV

Dir: Jenny Ash
Prod: Lesley Stevenson
With Lesley Sharp
WIRE IN THE BLOOD
"Nothing but the Night"
60 Minute Drama 		Coastal for ITV

Dir: Andrew Grieve
Prod: Phil Leach
With Hermione Norris & Robson Green
THE MURDER ROOM
2 x 90 min drama 		BBC

Dir: Diarmuid Lawrence
Prod: Richard Broke
With Martin Shaw
CARLA
90min drama
2003 		RDF / ITV

Dir: Diarmuid Lawrence
Prod: Alison Jackson
With Lesley Sharp, Helen McCrory & Iain Glen & Michael Fassbender
HAPPINESS
Series I & II 6 parts 		BBC

Dir: Declan Lowney
Prods: Paul Whitehouse, David Cummings & Rosemary McGowan
With Paul Whitehouse
LOVE ME TENDER
30min drama 		BBC Scotland

Dir: Pat Harkins
Prod: Christine Maclean
With Julie Graham and Stuart McQuarrie
* Winner: Best Production – BAFTA Scotland
NIGHTLIFE
40min drama 		BBC Scotland / Initial

Dir: Pat Harkins
Prod: Christine Maclean
With Jane Horrocks, Katrin Cartlidge & Peter Mullan

Other

Production Company Notes
Second Unit DOP & AC:
DUPLICITY Universal
2nd Unit DOP London and Zurich

Tony Gilroy
Prods: Kerry Orent
Laura Bickford
Jennifer Fox
DOP: Robert Elswit ASC
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS Fox London Productions Ltd
As Director Of Photography, Tests

Dir: Matthew Vaughn
D.O.P: Ben Seresin ASC BSC
FLYBOYS
HD 		MGM
2nd Unit DOP

Tony Bill
Prods: Dean Devlin
David Brown
Marc Frydman
DOP:Henry Braham BSC
THE FINAL CURTAIN DNA Films/ Universal
2nd Unit DOP

Pat Harkins
DOP: Oliver Curtis
CIRCUS Columbia Tristar
2nd Unit DOP

Rob Walker
DOP: Ben Seresin ASC BSC
MOBY DICK
2 x 90 Min Drama 		Gate Filmproduktion
2nd Unit DOP

Dir: Mike Barker
Prods: Herbert G. Kloiber & Rikolt von Gagern
DOP: Richard Greatrex BSC
With Ethan Hawke, William Hurt & Donald Sutherland
WATERLAND Palace Productions
Inserts unit DOP & Assistant Cameraman

Stephen Gyllenhaal
DOP: Robert Elswit ASC
THE SECRET GARDEN Warner Bros/ American Zoetrope
As Assistant Cameraman

Agnieska Holland
DOP: Roger Deakins BSC ASC
JACK AND SARAH Granada Films Ltd
As Assistant Cameraman

Tim Sullivan
DOP: Jean-Yves Escoffier
ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL Beautiful Films
As Assistant Cameraman

Barry Devlin
DOP: Declan Quinn
RUNNING LATE Cinema Verity Ltd
As Assistant Cameraman

Udayan Prasad
DOP: Jason Lehel
IN BED WITH MADONNA Propaganda Films
As Assistant Cameraman

Alex Keshisian
DOP: Toby Arnold
ERIC THE VIKING Prominent Viking
As Assistant Cameraman

Dir: Terry Jones
DOP: Ian Wilson BSC
LADDER of SWORDS Film Four / British Screen
As Assistant Cameraman

Dir: Norman Hull
DOP: Thaddeus O’Sullivan

Short Films

Production Company Notes
MODERN LOVE STORIES - CHAPTER III Blink

Dir: Max Sherman
VOICES OF THE AMAZON - DANCE FILM TRAILER Sisters Grimm

Dir: Pietra Mello-Pittman / Ella Spira
INALA
3 X DANCE FILMS 		Sisters Grimm (Supported by the Royal Ballet and Rambert)

Dir. Christopher Nunn
Prod: Pietra Mello-Pittman/Ella Spira
LITTLE WHITE LIES
12 mins 		South West Screen & UK Film Council

Dir: Stuart Napier
Prod: Raymond Day
Featuring Christine Bottomley, Joe McFadden, Nehemiah Goodridge, William Wright-Neblett
*Winner At The Media And Innovation Awards In The Independent Film And Video Category
BREATHER
3D ART INSTALLATION
http://dougfoster.net/breather.html

Dir: Doug Foster
Exhibited at:
*Elton John’s White Tie & Tiara Ball
*The Old Vic’s Tunnel 228
*Only Human-FAS Contemporary, London
*The David Roberts Foundation, London
*The Mill Post Production, London

BOB
CYCLICAL ART INSTALLATION
http://dougfoster.net/bob.html

Dir: Doug Foster
Prod: Michelle Jaffe
Exhibited at:
*Only Human-FAS Contemporary, London
*The David Roberts Foundation, London
MOTION CONTROL
DANCE FOR CAMERA
15 Min DANCE FILM 		BBC

Dir: David Anderson Prod: Andy McClean
*Czech Crystal Best Original Dance & Music – Golden Prague International TV Awards
*Paula Citron Award for Choreography for the Camera – Moving Picture Film and Video Awards Toronto
*Special Jury Golden Award – World FilmFest Houston
*Best Female Film – Mediawaves Hungary
ANNOTATIONS
10 mins 		Poisson Rouge Pictures / Scottish Screen

Dir: Christophe Gerard
Prod: Christopher Granier-Deferre
With Jonathan Stone
BREAK-IN & OUTBREAK
2x 3min shorts 		Tomboy Films

Dir: Tom Shankland
Prod: Glynis Murray
THE FAST SHOW
5min Special 		BBC

Dir: Chris Gernon
Prod: Jon Rowlands
With Robbie Williams
STILLNESS & LIFE
12 mins 		Urban Films

Dir: John Dutchie
Prod: Caroline Barrett
With Richard Pasco
NARANCE
10 min Tartan Short 		BBC Scotland

Dir: Pat Harkins
Prods: John McVay Jo Spreckley
With Katrin Cartlidge & Peter Mullen
* Special Jury Prize, Celtic Film Festival
THE LAST TEN MINUTES Figment Films / Carlton

Dir: Pat Harkins
Prod: Fran Robertson
With Robert Carlyle

Documentaries

Production Company Notes
AD MEN R.S.A. Films for Sky Atlantic
Additional Photography
(Ridley Scott/ Hugh Hudson)

Dir: Mandy Chang
Prod: Caspar Delaney
GEORGE MICHAEL: A Different Story Fullview Productions
Orchestra at Air Studios Unit

Dir: George Michael
Prod: Caroline True
THE SITCOM STORY BBC

Dir: John Birkin
With Dawn French
NEFERTITI RESURRECTED
Final Drama Sequence 		Discovery / Atlantic Productions

Dir: Nick Livesey
Prod: Frances Costelli
CITY LIVES - BERLIN EuroArt / Hope & Glory Films

Dir: Veit Helmer
Prods: Trisha Clarke & Sophokles Tasioulis
THE LAST AMERICAN FREAK SHOW BBC

Dir: Mike Barker
Prod: Tim Breadin
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