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Philip Millard has been working in the film and television industry for over 20 years . Starting out as a film electrician and gaffer in London before going on to work as an assistant cameraman, he now works
internationally as a freelance lighting cameraman.
While continuing to work out of London, Philip is now offering his services in Paris and throughout France. Completely bi-lingual, he has built up contacts
with a network of facilities, companies and technicians in Paris and over recent years has shot for international clients including : BBC, PBS-WNET, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, History Channel,
Biography Channel, C4, Disney, CNN, MTV, Sky1 , Arte, France 5, France 2, France 3, Canal Plus, WDR.
With a strong background in lighting and observational documentaries, Philip has developed a thorough
knowledge of the latest equipment and techniques. With an ability to communicate and collaborate with colleagues, he is used to working at speed whilst maintaining a visual consistency with his work.
Since
2003 Philip has become increasingly involved in the shooting of High Definition images, working on a number of documentaries and commercials shot with the Sony HDCAM and Panasonic DVCPRO HD cameras and operating on
HD multi cam concert shoots including : Audioslave in Havana, Nigel Kennedy in Carcassonne, Beyonce, Jay Z, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes in Lagos.
As well as shooting for the broadcast industry, Philip has
shot a number of projects for the internet, most recently a co-production between the BBC and the Open University shot on Digi Beta and a series of advertising campaigns for American retailer Target shot on HDCAM
and DVCPRO HD.
Corporate clients : Pfizer, IBM,Virgin, Shell UK, American Express, Johnson & Johnson, Intel, Nestle, Merk. HD corporate : M&C Saatchi, Virgin soft drinks, Thomson Europe,
UEFA, Bang & Olufsen.
Philip has the experience of directing a large crew and on numerous shoots in Paris has put together multi skilled teams including bilingual camera operators, sound recordists,
electricians, make up artists, grips and assistants.
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