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Jim Watters
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Name: Jim Watters
About Me: Hi. An experienced Cameraman working on Broadcast and
Corporate projects. Continually keeping up to date with new technology and formats, such as the Sony EX3. A creative person, with energy and a history in Photography, my passion being landscapes and travelling to new lands. New horizons.
On the social trail my interests are film, books and more travel. Good food and conversation.
Simple philosophy: people are what makes us what we are.
Contact me on jimwatters54'at'googlemail.com
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JIM WATTERS CV Lighting Cameraman. Studio & Locations Sound Recordist, Stills Photographer.
BROADCAST. STUDIO. EVENTS. CORPORATE. MUSIC. INDUSTRIAL. TRAVEL. INTERVIEWS.
EXPERIENCE DVCAM, BETASP. DIGIBETA. HD.
Location & Studio cameraman with lighting experience for interviews, internal & external.
EX3/DSR570/450 DSR500 DSR300 DigiBeta790 Z1 Z7 PD170 PD150 PD100 BetaSP300/400
HVRS270E HD. JVCDY-HD200 DVCPro Range. Studio Cameras Ikegamis / Sony etc.
Sound Recordist as required for interviews etc SQN, mikes etc.
Broadcast and Corporate productions. Over 500 live to screen conferences, and corporates in the last 10/12 years.
Topics covered: Travel, Science, Industrial, Business, Health & Safety, Live Music. Film & Theatre, Country and Environment, Medical. Events. Politics for SKY News.
PSC trainee work experience on FIVE '5's Company' LIVE afternoon programme at Pearsons. Channel 5 Launch Day.
Also worked within top marketing companies for magazines such as FM, IPC Ignite and NME 'Bringing Rock Back', where I filmed The Foo Fighters in Edinburgh.
Don't laugh....Interviewed to work as a Cameraman on BBC's Teletubbies, shortlisted but unfortunately it never materialized.
EMPLOYMENT 1992-94 Windsor Television Studio & Location plus inserts for a weekly live programme.
Training under a volunteer learning basis.
1995-96 HTV Hybrid TV Studio based live programme with Sacha Baron Cohen, prior to the AliG metamorphosis.
1996-09 Freelance working for SKY News, Production companies in a Broadcast and Corporate Cameraman role
Added to that work has come from established production houses in London and the home counties.
DRAMA
Made in Hull. Pilot for short film. Camera/Sound Recordist working as a team in a small crew on location in Dorset
Drugs In Clubs. Drama style corporate utilising actors in realistic role plays, showing the harsh side of bouncer life
SPECIAL PROJECTS Honda Accord. Launch Baden Baden
Nike 10K Run OB London 09
Interview: Jim Henson's Creature Shop for film SFX US film pre-production
Richard Dreyfuss in conversation with Andrew Marr. Old Vic London.
Live8 Interviews backstage, Madonna, Paul Mc Cartney, Midge Ure, Snow Patrol, etc
Terminal 5 Gas Farm Fire
H&S Muller Dairy Controlled Demolition
Film Make up and Prosthetics Time lapse
British Waterways
Festival of Speed
Thompson & Morgan Gardening Programme Seeds for the Future Presented by Julie Peasgood
Goodwood Film Dunlop
Guinness. New Media (Awarded)
Demolition. EDF building in Peterborough. American company promotion (cameras to destruction)
McNicholas plc Controlled Demolition
KFC H&S DVD's
Latitude Festival, Arctic Fire 3 day event
Ford Fiesta London Car ShowAlesha Dixon
Starlight Foundation. Mark Knopfler, Emma Samms, Spandau Ballet.
LIVE / BROADCAST PRESENTATIONS
ABV Rock Saudi Arabia Buraidah 08
Rolex World Tennis Masters Monte Carlo April 09
Saudi Strategic Storage Project. Medina 5 Weeks November 07
ABTA. Travel post 11th September. Bob Geldof.
Lisbon BT. World Conference. Natascha Kaplinski. Paris & Prague
Microsoft. Bill Gates.
Prague Stryker Conference.
Herbalife World Conference. Bologna
Broadcast Awards. Bob Monkhouse. Grosvenor House.
London New Woman Awards. Emma Bunton. The Dorchester.
London London Motor Show Excel Ford Stand
2008 Heat Awards. Darius. The Grosvenor.
London Swinton. Jonathan Ross. Celtic Manor. Newport. Wales
World Economic Forum. Jeddah. Saudi Arabia
Prudential ‘Awards to the Stars’. Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Phantom. Cats. Royal Albert Hall. 5 Camera shoot
Royal British Legion. Alastair Stewart. The Guildhall.
Music Manifesto. Abbey Road Studios. Introduced by Sir George Martin. Presented by Fergal Sharkey. (Footage used on BBC’s Newsnight).
TRAVEL PROGRAMMES AND BROADCASTERS
Lost Treasures of the Ancient World series ‘Empires of the Americas’
Travelling in the footsteps of the Inca crushing Conquistadors on location in Peru and the Amazon jungle, Machu Picchu, Cuzco,
Puerto Maldonado and the Manu Biosphere Reserve ecosystem along the wondrous Tambopata River. Sole crew member. Discovery Channel. 9 days location.
Broadcast on History Channel. DVCAM.
Cleo Worldwide with Nicky Haslam.
Buenos Aires, one of Latin America’s greatest cities.
The daring dance of The Tango and the colourful corrugated arts quarter of La Boca. Visiting this ‘Paris of the South’ with it’s
chic district of Recoleta where generations of the elite repose in the grandeur of ostentatious mausoleums, including the embalmed body of Eva Peron.
Travelling up the River Plate Delta into Uruguay. Meeting the originator of Diana Princess of Wales's silver rose and how it was designed & produced, within his studio.
Presented by Cleo Rocos 7 days location The first pilot of eight for Five.
DigiBeta DVW 700 Sound and Camera.
Only Food for Forces.
6 Part series showing the culinary skills of the armed forces whilst in Afghanistan.
Carlton DigiBeta Broadcast
presented by Judy Spiers
TravelTelevision Universal Resorts Maldives 6 Islands in 10 days. Filming Chefs, Wealthy holiday makers, celebs, scenery etc
Travelled to India. South America. Canada BC, Ontario, Manitoba,Hudson Bay, Saudi Arabia, Europe, Russia, N. Africa.
Showreel can be posted, or emailed. Quicktime movie
Daily rate open for discussion
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December 2011
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