Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS)
Member 2024 to current
Approved for Vicscreen's Professional Attachment (Camera Department)
Feb 2025..
Director of Photography with experience across narrative films, music videos, commercials, documentaries and branded content. Additional experience as a Director, Producer, Gaffer, 1st AC, Sound Design and Colourist provides a practical understanding of production from pre production through to delivery.
Selected Credits
Director | Director of Photography | Gaffer | Colourist
1.5 day production | July 2026
Outer Worlds – "Awakened" (Official Music Video)
Post-production | August 2026
Cinematographer
4 Day Shoot/ Pre Production 2026 Principal Photography, Sept 19th - 23rd
Unspoken Goodbye Short Film
Director: Alexander Benezra
Cinematographer
2 day shoot/ pre production 2026
Midnight Games Short Film
Director: Elijah Manssour
Gaffer and 1st AC
Day Shoot
Asahi Beverages Calrton Black 8 - 10 sec advert
Director: Matthew Werkmeister
DOP: Shaun Herbertson
Cinematographer, Gaffer
1 Day Shoot 2026
Clean Break Short Film
Director: Robert Spence
Filmonik 72 hour Short Film Festival
27th March - 31st March
Director | Producer | Concept Creator | Cinematographer | Gaffer | Sound Design | Colourist.
2025/2026
Self funded short film, “Two Shots”
Al Pal Productions, Pre prod June 2025/ Production September 2025/ Post Jan - March 2026 Completion
Award Winner Best Cinematography: Athens International Monthly Awards Film Festival
Honorable Mention: Best Cinematography, New York International Film Festival, April 2026
Award Winner: Lighting in a Short, Sound Design in a Short, Original Score in a Short: Chris Woodhouse, Acting Duo in a Short: Claire Duncan & Madeleine Mason and Crime Drama Short, Cinema WorldFest Awards, 2026.
Assistant Camera and Lighting
1 day shoot 2026
The Bridge Disability Assist Corporate Video
Director Shaun Herbertson
Huddle Productions
DP: Shaun Herbertson
1st AC/ Focus Puller
1 day shoot 2025
Music Video ‘Come On Baby” for Lara De Koster
Directors, Lara De Koster and Emel Berdilek
DP: Emel Berdilek
Assistant camera and lighting
1 day shoot.
Director James Lawler, Woodlea 10 Years documentary. October 2025
DP: Shaun Herbertson
2nd Camera Operator and Camera assistant
Subaru Video at the AARC Testing Facility, VIc.
Bright Island Marketing,
Director: Shaun Herbertson, August 2025
Gaffer & Camera Assist
2 day shoot
Armstrong Flooring Advert
Huddle Productions
Director: Shaun Herbertson, June 2025
Cinematographer & Gaffer
3 day shoot
Fractured Mind short film.
Writer Rosie Probyn, Probyn Productions
Director Thomas Gottliebson, April/ May 2025. Currently in post.
Cinematographer, PT Gaffer
3 days, 3 locations,
ONTIC short film,
Director Tai Paulo, Feb March 2025.
Honourable Mention, Vantra Film Festival 2026
Cinematographer, Gaffer & colourist
2 day shoot
Reignited short film,
Director Kenneth Edwards, August 2024. Finished and doing short film festivals.
Camera Assistant
day Shoot
CMC Markets/ St Kilda FC
DP Shaun Herbertson,
Director: Dean Codrington, Bravada Films
Cinematographer, Director, Colourist, Editor,
Chantelle Peck promotional video, Jan 2025 (45K views in 94 days)
Cinematographer, Colourist, Director & sound design
Elsbeth Lawson, One Take Hectic Scene, 2023 (43K views in 92 days)
Cinematographer, Director, editor, colourist
Michelle Rook, promotional video, Dec 2024
Cinematographer, Gaffer
10 day shoot, 12 locations,
'Screaming Under Water', documentary on neurodivergent women,
Director Jane Prince, ABC, Compass, Feb - May 2023 In post production.
Cinematographer/ Gaffer
1 day shoot,
Plastic: Safer With A Gun music video,
Director Robert Spence, Jessica Rae 2022
Cinematographer & Gaffer
2 day shoot, 5 locations,
Punjabi music video, artist Billataggar, 2021
Drone Cinematographer
Blvck Gold, short film,
DP Victor Ng
Sami Obama Studios & Next In Colour, 2021,
Director Ez Eldin Deng
Official Selection: St. Kilda Film Festival/ Toronto Black Film Festival/ Montreal International Black Film Festival/ Flickerfest 32nd International Short Film Festival/ Durban International Film Festival/ Afrika Film Festival/ 3th Silicon Valley African Film Festival/ South African Indie Film Festival/ 13th Annual Bronze Lens Film Festival/ 30th Anniversary of the Pan African Film Festival
Gaffer
Cark It 2 and Cark It 3, short web series films,
Director/ Writer, Robert Spence, 2023/ 2024.
1st AC
Backyard Trader short film,
DP Victor Ng
Director Jonah Elias, 2022
Gaffer, 1st AC
Race For Life short film, 72 hr Film Fest Filmonik,
Director Dylan Tyncherov, 2025.
2nd AC
Tether, short film,
Director Brayden Alder, 2022
Skills
Cinematographer/ Director of Photography, using Red, Black Magic Design, Canon, Arri. Various lenses primes, zooms and anamorphic.
Gaffer. on the majority of the shorts, music video, corporate videos I have shot using my own lighting kit.
1st AC, using own equipment, wireless ff, monitors and video tx/rx, assist in camera build.
Camera assist and gaffer for dp Shaun Herbertson on Corporate interviews and promotional adverts. Armstong Flooring, Cape Hotel, Flow Power, St Kilda FC Advert for Bravada Films and doco for ‘Woodlea 10 Years’ Director James Lawler.
Drone Cinematographer, dji phantom 4 pro, ipad
Use Davinci Resolve 20.2.2 for editing, sound design and colour grading.
Photographer, canon R6, plenty of lenses.
Use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for ready to print files.
Audio engineer, recording and mixing bands, v.o and artists, using many different mics for various instruments, outboard gear... Pro Tools Software
Link to IMdb:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13318459/
Education and Training
Electrical Safety Test and Tag Certificate July 2025
Shotclass Cinematographic Lighting Cert with DP Jeremy Rouse ACS, "Still Call Aust Home" and Telstra b&w phone on silent movie theatre adverts, Gaffer Sam Jellie, Wolf Man, Sweet Tooth, The Hobbit, The Meg. June 2025
EWP Boom Lift >11m current Jan 2025
Yellow Card Scissor lift <11M current Nov 2024
White Card current Sept 2024
Working With Children volunteer upgrading to full
RePL/ Remote pilots lic sub 25 kilos current Ace Aviation
AROC/ Aeronautical Radio Operators Certificate current Ace Aviation
REOC/ Remotely Piloted Aircraft Operations Certificate current FPV Aust
Chief Remote Pilots Certificate current FPV Aust
Diploma in Audio Engineering SAE
Audio Producers Certificate SAE
Diploma In Foundation of Photography
Set Educated Certificate Screen Careers 2025
Full Drivers Lic Victoria current
Steadicam Intense Training Certificate instructor Louis Puli
REFERENCES
Professional references available Upon request