Lighting and Cinematography
Master of Mechanical Engineering by Research
Certificate in Small Business Management
Bachelor of Electronic Engineering
AEDC - Australian Electronics Development Center Certificate
Bachelor of Arts ( Film / Music)

To create interesting and thought provoking media.

To create a social network of cooperation amongst people with a desire to express themselves creatively or with a passion for the arts.

Stanley Kubrick
Alfred Hitchcock
Martin Scorsese
Steven Spielberg
George Miller
Peter Weir
Akira Kurosawa
Quentin Tarantino
Robert Rodriguez
Paul Thomas Anderson
The Wachowski brothers

PROFESSIONAL DV CAMERA KIT
Panasonic AG-DVX100E (PAL) camcorder
Panasonic AG-LA7200G 16:9 Conversion Lens
Panasonic AG-MC100G XLR Microphone
2 x CGP-D28 Batteries (2800 mAh)
1 x CGR-D16s (1600 mAh)
AC Adapter/Battery Recharger w/ AC and DC cables
7” LCD High Resolution Camera-mountable Monitor
KATA CC-193 Soft carry case for camera and accessories
Manfrotto Fluid Head Tripod
Adapter Plate for Miller 30 fluid head

FILM AND TELEVISION CAMERA KIT
Canon 21x7.8 IFxs broadcast lense w/hood and UV filter
Canon 16x8 BIRS broadcast lense w/ Vocas professional MB-320 2-filter stage mattebox and UV filter
RED S35 18-50mm zoom lense
RED S35 300mm prime lense
RED Universal Mount
15mm rail system with Bridge Plate/lense support
CINE 15mm/19mm WIDE ANGLE MATTEBOX with (4x5.65) and (4x4) rotating filter stages
CINE 15mm/19mm DUAL FOLLOW FOCUS unit (gears: 0.8, 0.65 & 0.45) and 15" whip
2 x Swit SC-200B on Camera Super Focusing Light
6 x 95WHr Anton Bauer mount batteries
2 X Powertech 12V (4 Amp) (XLR4) Switchmode power supplies for Broadcast cameras
4 channel/mount SCA4A Anton Bauer battery charger/ AC Adaptor
1 channel SC1 Anton Bauer battery charger/ AC Adaptor
1 channel Dyna core D-Adapter AC240 - DC 12V 50W Power Supply

AUDIO KIT
Oade hardware upgraded Tascam Professional HD-P2 24bit/192Khz recorder with Class A recording fidelity (equivalent to Sound Devices 700 series recorders)
SanDisk Card Storage Media: 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Porta brace soft carry case
1 x Sennheiser MKH-416 Broadcast Level shotgun microphone
1 x Rode NTG-3 Broadcast Level Shotgun Microphone
1 x Audio Technica AT-4053a Hypercardioid microphone
2 x Rode NTG-2 Shotgun Microphones
2 x GlobalMediaPro Shotgun condenser microphones
Mounts & Pistol grips for microphones
Sennheiser HD-433 head phones
Sennheiser HD-280pro head phones
Sennheiser HD-202 head phones
Sennheiser HD-205 head phones
Rycote Softie Wind Cover
Rode WS7 Deluxe Windshield
Rode Blimp Suspension Windshield System (Zeppellin)
Rode dead-Cat Wind Cover
Gitzo 557 Fishpole boom pole
Manfrotto high end 3.6m 5 stage Carbon fibre boom pole
20+ Various length XLR extension cables for microphone
Microphone Stand
2 x Sennheiser series 100 wireless systems
2 x Sennheiser ME-2 lapels
2 x Sennheiser MKE-2-ew GOLD Broadcast lapels
Behringer MicroAMP HA400 4 channel headphone amp

TRIPODS
Miller 2 stage Series II Tripod w/shoulder strap Miller System 30 Fluid Head and Miller Lightweight Spreader and soft porta brace carry case
Miller 1 stage Series II Tripod w/shoulder strap Miller System 50 Fluid Head and Miller Lightweight Spreader
Miller HD (931) 1 Stage heavy duty Tripod
Gearnex geared camera Head (tilt:64 degress, pan:360degrees)
Sachtler ‘mini’ 1 stage 100mm bowl Tripod and Sachtler spreader
Miller M.D. Dolly II Tripod Dolly
Manfrotto 114MV Heavy Duty Dolly

DOLLY, JIB and STEADICAM
FS PRO SM1 2009 edition Steadicam unit for cameras from 5-20 pounds, customised with 4 Anton Bauer Battery mounts and 7" Monitor

Losmandy 4 wheel spider Dolly
Dolly Push-bar
DV Adjustable Column
100mm Top for DV Column
Swivel Seat Mechanism
Single Pivot Adjustable Seat
Custom rubber lined Dolly Platform w/ tripod Tie-downs
Low shot kit
Set of 4 platforms
2 x 40’ FlexTrack
15 x 3' FlexTrack Channels
3 x FlexTrack Spacers
14 x FlexTrack Channels supports
Large number of leveling Pine Wedges and Blocks

EZFX Jib System (supports cameras up to 23 Kg)
EZFX Jib 6’ extension for 15’ reach
York Counter Balance Weight Kit: 2 x 15 kg, 2 x 10 kg, 2 x 5 kg, 4 x 2.5 kg, 4 x 1.5 kg, 2 x 0.5 kg, 30 x 0.05 Kgs

LIGHTING
5 x 800W Redhead Lights w/ with safety glass/mesh and barn doors
6 x 2000W Blondie
1 x 6 bank (3200k) dimmable Fluorescent light
4 x 1000W Fresnel
4 x 2000W Fresnel
8 x 650W/500W/300W ARRI Fresnel Lights
2 x Mole Richardson Baby Solar Spot 1000W Fresnel Lights
3 x DHL4 24v 150W Dedolights w/barn doors and DT24-1 Dimmers
1 x 300W/650W Lilliput w/ mesh and barn doors
4 x 500W Industrial flood light w/ stands

Practical Bulbs: Photocrescenta, Photoflood, HalogenA
Chinese Lanterns for diffuse lighting (various sizes)
1 x 40cmx40cm Ianiro SoftBox for Lilliput w/ Speed Ring and CTB Gel
3 x Photoflex medium Silverdome nxt softbox w/Redhead Speed Rings and CTB Gels
3 x Grids for Silverdome nxt and Cinedome Softboxes
1 x Photoflex Large Cinedome Softbox w/ Solar Spot Speed Ring
1 x Photoflex Dome Accessory kit for Silverdome nxt softboxes
1 x Minolta Auto Meter VF Light Meter
3 x Sony HLV-IRM Infrared lights for night-vision cameras
2 x Dynalite 2.4kW Dimmers

GRIP EQUIPMENT
4 x 004 (air cushioned) Manfrotto stands for lights
2 x 004 (standard) Manfrotto stands
7 x Generic light stand (similar to 004)
2 x 007 Manfrotto combo stands
2 x LS6 (Tall Boy) heavy duty combo stands
2 x Generic combo stands (similar to 007)
1 x 645 Manfrotto heavy duty combo stand
1 x Manfrotto Light Boom w/ Pivoting Clamp and Counterweight
10 x 40” Avenger C-stands
1 x Ground level mini Backlite Stand
9 x Avenger Gripheads
7 x Avenger 40” Extension Grip Arms
8 x Manfrotto super clamps
20 x Assorted sizes Spring Clamps
8 x Snap-in Spigots for Super clamps
2 x Adapter Spigots
1 x Joining Stud for Superclamps (0 degrees rotation)
6 x Avenger C700 Square Clamp with 5/8" spigot
4 x Avenger C720 Square Clamp with 5/8" spigot
1 x Avenger F1000 (Car Rig) Suction Cups
5 x Avenger F1100 (Car Rig) Suction Cups
1 x Avenger Sparrow Plate
1 x C500 Pelican Gaffer Grip
2 x C033 Gaffer Grip
1 x Avenger E100 Special Adapter
1 x Avenger Baby Wall Plate (6")
2 x Rapid Adapter
1 x 3/8” Adapter
1 x 10mm Socket Adapter
1 x Flexion Arm with Mini-clamps
2 x Pivoting clamp Boom Clamp
1 x Panel clamp
1 x Manfrotto Flextension French Flag
2 x Magic Arms
3 x (3’x3’) custom made Taffeta scrims
3 x (48” x 48” ) Floppies
3 x (40” x 40”) Floppies
7 x Various Sizes Black Flags
1 x (24” x 36”) Arri Scrim
1 x (39” x 39”) Photoflex Silver/Gold Reflector
4 x (77” x 77”) Textile Blacks w/ Eyelets and Velcro
2 x (4m x 3m) Textile Blacks w/ Eyelets
3 x (6’ x 6’) Diffusers
1 x (10' x 10') Diffuser
12’ x 12’ Chroma Green Screen w/Velcro
5 x (77” x 77”) Collapsible frames
1 x 3' Collapsible frame
2 x cucoloris (cookies) (Arbitrary and Tree patterns)
6 x(12" x 24") Black Wooden Flags w/10mm spigot
2 x (9.5" x 24") Black Wooden Flags w/10mm spigot
2 x (12" x 36") Black Wooden Flags w/10mm spigot
2 x (18" x 24") Black Wooden Flags w/10mm spigot
13 x Big Show 10Kg Shot bags
Matthews Frames Kit: 16 x (1 1/4") Black Sqaure Corners, 8 x (1 1/4") Black Frame Ears, 80 x Matthews quality tie-downs.
Heavy Duty (3mm) (1 1/4") pin-lock Black Aluminium Sqaure tubes (in lengths of 20 x 6', 24 x 4', 8 x 2' and 8 x 40cm. This combination can be used to construct multiple frames in the following sizes: (1m x 1m), (2m x 2m), (4'x 4'), (6'x 6'), (12'x 12'), (12'x 20'), (18' x 18'), (20' x 20'), (20'x 30'), (20'x 40'), etc.
17" LCD Monitor Yoke for mounting on C-stand

ADDITIONAL POWER SUPPLIES
9 x 7AH 12V Lead Acid Batteries for lights or camcorder
2 x 12V battery holders w/ shoulder strap
4 pin XLR connector and cable for batteries
2 x 4AH Rechargers for Lead Acid Batteries

CABLES AND CONNECTORS
Over 100 different cables of all lengths including BNC, XLR, RCA, S-Video, USB, Firewire
A wide range of connectors/adapters for mating the above cables to different systems
Over 40 AC Power Extension cables and power boards/adapters

MISCELLANEOUS
Hoodman H700 7" LCD Monitor Hood
Hoodman E1323 13" - 23" LCD Monitor Hood
Sobrante Film Clapper Board w/ Colour reference
Professional translucent powder and applicator for talent makeup
2 x Prosound 700w smoke machines
1 x Jem Smoke Fluid
1 x AUTOCUE QTV FDP-6 camera mount ‘beam splitter’ TELEPROMTER
5 x Director's Chairs
7 x (20” x 48”) Lee diffusers (Cut): 2 x Full, ¾, 1/2, 3/8, ¼, 1/8, 1/16 grades
Various cut CTB, CTO, ND and Colour effect gels
Cinefoil Rolls (12” x 50’ and 24” x 25’)
Adhesive tape (gaffer, PVC and others); Chamois and wipers; Self-adhesive labels, etc.
Wooden and Plastic Pegs; cue markers; 30m fiberglass measuring tape
3 sets of heavy duty leather gloves for grip safety
2 heavy duty fold down handle trolleys for transporting equipment
3 Magic Cart lightweight collapsable trolleys
6 x George Ind. orange reflector witches hats
2 x Orange reflector safety vests

VIDEO MONITORS
Various sizes professional Sony HRTrinitron / Panasonic and Sony LMD series professional monitors

Blackmagic HDLink Pro for monitoring SD/HD/2K footage in the editing suite and on locations.

POST PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT
Intel 2.66Ghz Quad Core based Grass Valley Edius 4.6 Professional Editing Workstation with DVStorm2 and Blackmagic Decklink SDI cards

Intel 2.83Ghz Quad Core Adobe CS4 based finishing suite with Blackmagic Decklink HD Extreme 3 Hardware for SD/HD and 2K/4K Film projects including support for RED Camera Technologies. Softare includes: After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, SoundBooth, Audition 3, Onlocation, Encore, etc.

DVD Authoring and FX Workstation w/ Wacom tablet

2.8 GHz Dual Xeon 24bit/192Khz Audio Workstation w/ Gigastudio / NI Kontakt v3.0 based Music and Sound Effects engine and Roland A-70 advanced midi controller interface. Various professional sound sample libraries.
M1 Active Alesis and Rockit KR6 KRK monitors for sound monitoring

All systems are networked via a gigabit switch with overall storage capacity of 10TB

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Passionate about film-making

Started off in the creative arts
Then moved into the area of engineering
Now have come full circle returning to the creative arts

Reality TV Series, Corporate, Promo, Event and Narrative

Completed over 140 commercial jobs including work for Incitec Pivot, Jim’s Antennas, Mitre 10, City Central, Mornington Council, Hickenbotham Winery and Amcor.

Bi-lingual
Like the outdoors
Always like meeting new and interesting people

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