David Le May
About:  I Have 10 years experience in film and video working in a range of genre's from Documentaries to independant (funded) feature films. I have experience in both anamorphic and Super 35mm, Super 16mm, Digibeta and hidef formats. My last 12 months has seen several documentaries broadcast, cinema ad campaign and my short film "Dutch Bird winning 4 US filmfestival awards. Categories:  Camera Operator, Director of Photography eMail:  http://www.ukscreen.com/contact/dlm WWW:  http://www.ukscreen.com/crew/dlm Address:  Greater London United Kingdom Company:  Catchlight Productions (Australia) Date of Birth:  1968-04-21 Nationality:  United Kingdom Experience:  10 yrs Languages:  English Affiliation: BECTU, IAC
Training and Skills
Formal Training:  Media Studies [Camera based] BTEC. Luton Univ. Cinematography Lab.[short] Sony imaging betacam course [short] Australian Film Television and Radio School - Creative coverage short PAC workshop (Australia) Working with actors. Other Skills:  Experienced in Chromakey, digital effects capture,skip bleach by-pass technique, Frazier lens system, Arri Varicon system and Arri Shift and tilt lenses. Operating : Moviecam 35mm SL & Compact, Arri 535 / 435 / BL4 / SR3 & 2 Video: Sony 900 series HDCAM, 750 HDCAM and Sony 790 Digibeta and 35mm Anamorphic (2:35) filming
Additional Information
"Dutch Bird"(best foreign short) NY Long Island film festival USA. "Dutch Bird"(Best Short) Napa Valley Film festival USA. "Smoke yourself thin" (best short comedy) Chicago gigglesfest USA "In The Name of God" critically acclaimed controversial Pakistani feature film. (Theatrical release) "Fated" UK theatrical release Nov 2006 "Summer Breeze" Short Nominated: Byron Bay FF, Official selection St Kilda FF, 2007 National tour of best 16 Australian shorts.
Credits
Type Production Name Company Role Year Documentary Y-21 (Generation Y series) SBS Australia DOP/Operator 2008 Documentary Y-God (Generation Y series) SBS Australia DOP/Operator 2008 Feature Film Something in the water (Documentary feature) WBMC Joint DOP 2008 TV JTV - "Auggie March live" ABC (australia) Lighting Camera 2007 TV World Serries of Backgammon - XDCAM WSOB/ Eurosports DOP 2007 Commercials M.O.D campaign - Super35mm Cheerful scout DOP/Operator 2006 Documentary Discovery investigates - Helios September films UK DOP 2006 Documentary History of the London Taxi New age productions DOP/Operator 2006 Music Video Radio Orient "unbreakable" S16mm EMI / Dir Seb Dove DOP 2006 Short Film Summer Breeze -S16mm catchlight pictures DOP 2006 Feature Film In the Name of God - Anamorphic 35mm Shoaib Mansoor Khan DOP/London 2005 Feature Film Mousaka and Chips - HDCAM Dir.Danny Patrick D.O.P/London 2005 Short Film The world acording to Liam Lovelle Northwest vision DOP/Operator 2005 TV High Stakes - DVCAM 8mm for the Gamming channel DOP 2005 Commercials Metro Newspapers - HDCAM Metro Lighting Camera 2004 Commercials Talk Sport Radio -HDCAM Sky sport / TS D.O.P/Operator 2004 Documentary Ernie's Game - Digibeta 8mm Bcast. BBC Lighting Camera 2004 Feature Film Fated - S16mm ACE - pictures Joint DOP 2004 Music Video Street Symphony "straight up Now" - S16mm Belly - Sony Music DOP 2004 Short Film Dutch Bird - 35mm Onetake pictures DOP 2004 TV Bad Girls - Digibeta Shed Production - ITV Camera Operator / Dailies 2004 TV SKY Horror channel - Digibeta SKY Lighting camera 2004 TV SKY Travel Show - S16mm Royal Caribbean Int. / Positive Thinking Lighting Camera 2004 Corporate easyJet Airline - HDCAM easyjet/JHolland Lighting Camera 2002 Short Film Smoke yourself Thin - S16mm Dir Lee Chambers DOP/Operator 2002 Short Film The Park - S16mm Northen film network-film council DOP/Operator 2002 Commercials Frank Harper - 35mm Sixfoot high films DOP/Operator 2001 Commercials Kinofilm Trailer - S16mm Kinofilms / MIDA D.O.P/Operator 2000 Corporate Standard Life Investments - Digibeta Hawkshead- Endermol lighting / camera 2000
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