About
Mike has been viewing life through a lens for more than 40 years. The “creative itch” started early growing up among the jungles and beaches of Bougainville Island in PNG where he would sneak off with his dad's Canon Super 8MM.
A graduate of the UCSQ’s (University College of Southern Queensland) Film & TV department, he started capturing images professionally in 1991, working for various Broadcast TV Networks’ production departments, filming commercials and shows for national, state and regional broadcast.
With a 2 year stint in London working with diverse range of clients (BBC, Channel 5, ITV, Czech TV, ZDF, WTN, APTN, Disney and Star TV Athens) and projects all over Europe he focused on documentaries, creating beautiful moving images and telling compelling stories.
With over 25 years experience & now based in Sydney Australia, he is renowned for innovative, creative and collaborative cinematography to help make captivating narratives. His eye for composition and lighting, enthusiasm, attention to detail and technical skill have earned him a long list of devoted clients both here in Australia and abroad. Working with agencies, productions companies, producers and directors he has established himself as a "first choice" DP for TVC’s, Branded Content, Corporate and Online Videos, Documentaries and Short Films.
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Gear
BlackMagic Design Ursa Mini Pro 4.6K G2
BlackMagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (BMPCC 4K) with Metabones MFT to EF speedboost adaptor
BlackMagic Design Production Camera 4K
Canon EOS C300
DJI Osmo / Zenmuse X5pro + wireless Follow Focus kit with 15mm f1.7 lens or 14-42mm f3.5 lens
DJI Osmo / X3 - Integrated hand held 3-axis stabilised gimbal camera system with 20mm f2.8 lens
Other formats available on request
AJA Ki Pro Mini (Apple Prores 422/DNxHD)
Canon CN-E Cine Prime Kit - (14mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, 135mm)
Canon CN-E 30-105mm T2.8 Compact Telephoto Cinema Zoom
Canon CN-E 18-80mm T4.4 Compact servo zoom
Zeiss ZE Prime Kit (18mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm & 100mm macro)
Canon 24 - 70mm L series zoom
Canon 70 - 200mm L series zoom
Canon EF 2 x III extender
Tokina 11 - 16mm Pro DX wide-angle zoom
Sigma 18 - 35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art series zoom
Lens Baby 35mm & 85mm Kit (Tilt shift)
Chrosziel MB450 Matte Box 2 stage 4x4, 4 x 5.65 with Polar, ND, Grads Pro mist
Chrosziel 206 Studio Follow Focus
Sony PVM 1741 17" OLED HD
Marshal 7" LCD HD
Small HD 6" LCD HD
Dell Ultrasharp 25” HD LCD
Decimator Quad 4S HD video splitter
Paralinx Arrow+ HD wireless video link system (inc. Crossbow SDI-HDMI adaptor)
Miller Arrow / 2 stage CF tripod system (mid spreader)
Miller Compass 25 / 3 stage CF Solo tripod system
Manfrotto Hi-Hat
Zhiyun-Tech CRANE 3 LAB - Handheld Gimbal stabiliser with built in wireless TX (up to 4.5kgs)
Wally Dolly 10’
Kessler cine slider 3’ with Hercules 2.0 head
EasyRig Cinema 3 400N (stabilising camera support for 8-10kg cameras)
Cine Saddle large
2 x Litepanels Astra BiColor 1x1 LED’s
2 x Litepanels Astra EP BiColor 1x1 LED’s
1 x Fiilex 360 bicolour LED
1 x Litepanels Sola ENG LED
1 x Ianiro Aladino cam light/sun gun 50W LED (dichroic)
3 x comer LEDs (55K) (200HMI) in Brisbane
2 x BrightCast 1x1 LEDs (1 x bicolour, 1 x bifocus daylight)
2 x 6 bank flouro
1 x 12 bank flouro
4 x Dedo DLH4’s 150w
1 x Gemball 30" lantern/China ball 1000w
2 x FilmGear Fresnel's 650w
2 x Lowell tota's 800w
1 x ArriLite 2000w
Chroma Key Digital Background (with stands) - 6’ x 6’ & 10’ x 10’
4x4 / 6’ x 6’ Scrim Jim (Silk, China, ND)
Adjustable 4’ x 4’ - 8’ x 4’ Scrim Frame (Silk, China)
C-Stands, Combo Stands, Crossover arm Stand, Air-Cushioned Stands, Arms, Poly, Reflectors etc.
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