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BEN BISHOP
+44 (0)7949 217 153
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Observational storytelling, documentary filmmaking and short form content.
I work as a Cameraman and Aerial Photographer for television, commercials and Online clients.
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EQUIPMENT
Cameras – Sony F55, Alexa, Red Weapon, Sony PDW-F800, FS7 and Minicams
Steadicam Operator and Gimbals – Red Weapon, Sony FS7, Sony FS5
Certified Drone Pilot – Aerial Photography operating sub 20kg UAVS
Specialist Camera rigging – Extreme sports, Planes, Cars, People etc
360 VR Filming – Multiple camera rigs to create Immersive VR Content Editing
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Work
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Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean – 2nd Camera and Aerial Photography
Burning Bright Productions London, UK – ITV
Director – Ewen Thomson
DOP – Will Churchill
Travel documentary following Joanna Lumley journeying through Cuba and Haiti
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Gordon Ramsay:Uncharted – Cameraman
Studio Ramsay, UK – National Geographic
Director – Jon Kroll
DOP – Will Churchill
Filming globetrotting celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay serves up epic adventures meeting with indigenous people to learn about their foods and cultures.
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The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan – DOP
Rumpus Media London, UK – BBC and Netflix
Director – Chris Cottam
I shot the UK section of the show including Survival training and Romesh at home.
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Tom Hardy’s War on Poaching – 2nd camera, Camera Assistant, DIT
Burning Bright Productions London, UK – BBC
Director – Ewen Thomson
In search of Poachers in southern Africa
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Ben Fogle – New lives in the country – Cameraman
Renegade Pictures London, UK – Channel 5
Director – Nicola Tremain, Sean Conway
Following Ben Fogle as he helps out families living off grid.
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Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road – 2nd Camera and Aerial Photography
Burning Bright Productions London, UK – ITV
Director – Ewen Thomson
DOP – Will Churchill
Travel documentary following Joanna Lumley journeying along the Silk Road.
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Penelope Keith’s Coastal Villages – Cameraman and Aerial Photography
Reef Television London, UK – Channel 4
Director – John Hodgson
Travel documentary following Penelope as she explores Coastal Villages
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Flying Across Britain with Arthur Williams – Cameraman and Aerial Photography
Reef Television London, UK – Channel 4
Director – Alex Hearle, Richard Max
Travel documentary following Arthur as he explores the airfields of the UK
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‘Hotel Secrets’ Richard E Grant – 2nd Camera, Steadicam
Burning Bright Productions London, UK – Sky
Director – Barbie MacLaurin Exploring the Hotels of Tokyo and Hong Kong
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The Girl Effect with Anne Hathaway – Cameraman
Quite Frankly Productions London, UK
Short exploratory films about the problems of 3rd world education
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Joanna Lumley’s India – 2nd Camera and Aerial Photography
Burning Bright Productions London, UK – ITV
Director – Ewen Thomson #
DOP – Will Churchill
Cameraman: |Ben Bishop
Travel documentary following Joanna Lumley journeying through India
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Inside the Ambulance – Cameraman and Minicam supervisor
Brown Bob Productions London, UK – W hd
Director – Jacqueline Hewer
Following the work of the West Midlands Ambulance service
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Asian Provocateur – Romesh Ranganathan – DOP
Rumpus Media London, UK – BBC and Netflix
Director – Ben Green, Mus Mustafa
DOP: Ben Bishop
Following Romesh and his mother as the explore Sri Lanka
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50 Ways to kill your mammy – Cameraman and Aerial photography
Brown Bread Productions / Burning Bright Productions Dublin/London, UK – Sky and Amazon Prime
Director – Barry Regan, Ewen Thomson
Travel program about adventures of an Irish 40 year old and his Mammy
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Dangerous Roads ‘Ho Chi Minh trail’ – Liza Tarbuck/Sue Perkins – Minicam, DIT
Renegade Pictures London, UK – BBC
Director – Ewen Thomson
Travelled the Ho Chi Minh Trail through Laos to Southern Vietnam.
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Joanna Lumley’s Trans-Siberian Adventure – 2nd Camera and Aerial Photography
Burning Bright Productions London, UK
Director – Michael Waldman
DOP – Will Churchill
Travel documentary following Joanna Lumley on the Trans-Siberian Railway
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Educate a Child – Cambodia/Lebanon/Chad – Camera and Aerial Photography, Editor
Quite Frankly Productions London, UK
Director – Jez Frankel
Short films about the problems of 3rd world education
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OMEGA timekeepers Winter Olympics – Camera, Editor
Quite Frankly Productions London, UK
Director – Jez Frankel
Following OMEGA through the Winter Olympics in Sochi
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‘Art of China’ Andrew Graham-Dixon – Camera, Steadicam
Renegade Pictures London, UK – BBC
Director – Mike Christie
Investigating ancient art across China
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Joanna Lumley’s ‘The Ark’ – 2nd Camera, Steadicam
Burning Bright Productions London, UK – ITV
Director – Matt Bennett
DOP – Will Churchill
In search of the Ark across Turkey, India and Oman
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REFERENCES
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Ewen Thomson – Director
Clive Tulloh – Managing Director @ Burning Bright Productions
Will Churchill – Managing Director @ Second Wave Films