DAVID ANDREW HEATH
Shooting PD/Wildlife cameraman
Email: davidheathuk@yahoo.co.uk, Website: www.adventurousfilms.co.uk, Mobile: +44 7802 942 786
BROADCAST EXPERIENCE
Production company work
Keo Films – PD/wildlife camera – mid-June 2014 to mid-September 2014
 “The Ladykillers” (BBC2) - TX 2014
o Shooting PD (on C300) on science films for each episode
o Specialist camera operator eg. thermal (Flir 640) and infrared macro (Canon 5d)
o Advisor on specialist camera equipment across series
BBC Natural History Unit – Story Director – mid-May 2014 to mid-June 2014
 “Springwatch” (BBC2) - TX 2014
o Directed eight story developers/camera operators
o Acted as interface between story truck, editorial team and editors
Silverback Films – Director/wildlife camera/AP – February 2014
 “The Hunt” (BBC1) - TX 2015 (resigned due to family reasons)
Outline Productions – Shooting PD/DV Director – July 2013 to October 2013
 “Great British Garden Revival” (BBC2) - TX December 2013
o Set up, directed and filmed approx. 20 two minute VTs (on Sony F800)
o Shot 2nd camera on presenter links days (on Sony F800 + Canon 5d)
Outline Productions – Self-shooting AP/ Wildlife Camera – July 2012 to July 2013
 “Britain’s Big Wildlife Revival” (BBC1) – 6 x 1 hour - TX August 2013
o “Assistant Producer” credits on “Woodland”, “Urban” and “Farmland”
o Devised series content – habitats, species and talent - and shooting schedule
o Researched and/or set up and filmed 15+ sync VTs/links for the series, shooting
second camera on Sony F800, Canon 305 and Sony XDCAM HD350
o Worked with many leading wildlife presenters
o Made staffing recommendations and interviewed researchers
o Drafted scripts in collaboration with Series Producer and rough cut one sequence
o “Wildlife Camera” credits on “Rivers”, “Coastal” and “Wetlands” shooting on Sony
F800 + HJ14/18 lenses
Outline Productions – Assistant Producer – May/June 2012
 Development
o Developed a new wildlife series format for BBC1, generating all research, writing
the bulk of the pitch document and taking part in the pitch at the BBC
o Series on BBC1 prime time commissioned: “Britain’s Big Wildlife Revival”
Silverback Films – Assistant Producer – March to May 2012
 Development
Silverback Films – Series Researcher - February 2010 to February 2012 – TX May 2013
 “North America” – “Episode 1: Born to be Wild”, “Episode 3: Learn young or die” and
“Episode 4: The Savage Edge” (Discovery)
o Researched, set up and/or directed approximately 25 sequences
o Directed sequences involving high speed (phantom flex, 640 and gold), cineflex
aerials, P2 varicam, makohead on zodiac, macro, jib, polecam and cable dolly
o Worked in rainforests, mountains, cliffs, icefields, beach and ocean
o Set up extreme weather, time lapse, lapsed time and pick-up shoots
o Rough cut sequences and drafted sections of script
BBC Natural History Unit/Parthenon - Researcher – Jan 2003 to Dec 2004
 “Wild Caribbean” (BBC1) ; “Tiger Shark Attack – Beyond Fear”, (Discovery – Shark
Week); “The Natural World – Lions – Out of Africa” (BBC2); “Animal Camera” (BBC1);
“Bill Oddie with penguins, parrots and whales” (BBC2); “Wildlife on One” reversions of
“Dung beetles” and “Giraffes” (BBC2) – archive shows
Other camera operating/assisting
 Two “Additional Camera” credits on Bayerische Rundfunk/ARTE programmes, for footage
of anteaters and jaguars (2009)
 Assisted on “Nature of Britain” (BBC1) - hares, “TNW: butterflies” (BBC2), Springwatch”
(BBC2) - foxes, peregrines, Simon King ptcs, “TNW:Wild Wood” (BBC2) - badgers (2005)
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“Credit” - low budget feature film (non-broadcast) (2004)
OTHER MEDIA
Self-shooting AP/editing
 V and A – DoP on video to accompany exhibition entitled “The Half” (Dec 2009)
 VMI HD camera rental company - checking in/checking out kit (Nov-Dec 2009)
 “London Music Masters” and “Les Talens Lyriques” – classical music videos (Oct 2009)
 “Chasing the Monsoon” – presenter-led web film, Western Ghats, India (June 2009)
 Made series of short film about Pantanal jaguars, giant otters, giant anteaters, Los
Llanos and animal attacks on humans in India (2003 -2008)
COURSES
 Intensive DV directing course and lighting for DV camera operators - Bill Curtis Assoc.
 National Film and Television School – 16mm/35mm Camera Familiarisation
 Camera and Lighting Foundation Diploma – London Academy of Media, Film and TV
 Frank Nash writing course, Wildeye sound course and RED DIT course
KIT
 Own equipment: Camera Sony XDCAM HD350L + lens Canon KH21ex5.7 IRSE SX12,
microphone ECM-778, tripod Sachtler Video 18 SB monitor LMD 9050, microdolly, Apple
Mac Final Cut Pro, Canon XL1, Canon 7d.
Familiarity with: C300, Sony F800, Canon XF305, P2 Panasonic Varicam, Phantoms
Flex, 640 and Gold, GoPro Hero 3, Canon 105 infrared, tracks, polecam, ABC Crane.
CONSERVATION WORK
 Lions - Tanzania (2001), Rhinos - Swaziland (2000), Biodiversity study - Sulawesi (2000)
TRAVEL
 Overland trips: Patagonia to Lima, New Delhi to London, Florida to Alaska, London to
Morocco, London to Russia. Other travel: Galapagos, New Zealand, Indonesia
FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE
Deutsche/Bankers Trust/Crane Capital/Bear Stearns/JP Morgan (1996-2002 and 2005-2009)
Associate Director
Origination, distribution and project management of private equity fundraising mandates
 Secured approximately USD$250 million of commitments from investors
 Wrote marketing documents and presented private equity managers to investors
EDUCATION
Birkbeck College, London University, Certificate of Biology (2002 to 2004)
Mansfield College, Oxford University, English (M.A.), 2:1 (1992-1995)
King’s College School, Wimbledon (1980-1991)
 S level: English (Distinction)
 A levels: Art, English, Geography, Latin, (plus Biology at night classes in 2001)
 13 GCSEs/Additional levels
OTHER SKILLS / INTERESTS
 Languages: Spanish and basic French
 University activities: college tennis captain, squash team, chess, rowing, film extra
 Interests: painting, literature, piano, opera, writing, stills photography, rescue diver