Michael Downey
Director Of Photography
Pro
About Me
Michael Downey is a director and DOP whose client list includes Channel 4, the BBC, The New York Times, VICE, PBS and other media outlets.Over the past 10 years, Downey has covered major events in the MENA region such as the 2020 Beirut blast, the civil wars in Libya and Syria, the Syrian refugee crisis, the 2011 Arab Spring uprising in Egypt, as... Read More
Michael Downey is a director and DOP whose client list includes Channel 4, the BBC, The New York Times, VICE, PBS and other media outlets.
Over the past 10 years, Downey has covered major events in the MENA region such as the 2020 Beirut blast, the civil wars in Libya and Syria, the Syrian refugee crisis, the 2011 Arab Spring uprising in Egypt, as well as the conflict in Iraq; and most recently the war in Ukraine for NYT and now for a feature documentary.
Downey has also worked on several feature documentaries and series. In 2022, he was approached by Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker Rita Baghdadi to assist as an additional cinematographer on "Sirens", a coming-of-age documentary that has since been selected by Sundance. In 2018, he worked as DOP with award-winning Chef Nigel Slater OBE on the "Nigel Slater's Middle East" TV miniseries. In 2016, he worked alongside Academy Award-winning Director Eva Orner on her film "Chasing Asylum", which won an AACTA Award for Best Feature Length Documentary.
In 2022, he received the Picture of the Year International’s Documentary Award of Excellence for his short documentary on the dying bird language in northern Turkey. Michael is currently working on a blue-chip series focusing on the Arctic and
scheduled to air in 2023. Read Less
Professional Training
Course / Qualification | Training Provider / Institution | Year |
---|---|---|
HEFAT - Hostile Environment and First Aid Training / BBC / 2018 | ||
HEFAT - Hostile Environment and First Aid Training | BBC | 2018 |
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Media I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Commercials
Feature Film
Online Content
Short Film
Non Broadcast
Video on demand
Locations I can work in:
Work Anywhere
Language:
Arabic (Conversational)
English (Fluent)
Skills/Permits:
Driving Licence
Drone Pilot (CAA PFAW)
Edit Producing
First Aid
FX9
Glider Pilot
Hostile Environment
I Visa USA
PADI Diving Licence
Script Writing
Secret Filming
Skiing
Snowboarding
Storytelling
Technical Skills:
4K
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere
Arri Alexa Mini
Arri Alexa XT
Arri Alexa XT M
Arri Alexa XT PLUS
Arri Alexa XT Studio
ARRI AMIRA
Canon 5D MKIII
Canon C300 Mark II
Canon C300 Mark III
Canon EOS C100
Canon EOS C100 MKII
Canon EOS C300
Colour
DaVinci Resolve
DSLR
FCP
Final Cut Pro X
Fixed Rig Experience
GoPro
Lighting
Lighting Camera
Lighting Camera Person
Multicamera Directing
Phantom HD High Speed
Red EPIC-M
Red EPIC-X
RED One MX
Red Raven
Red SCARLET-W
Red Weapon Forged
Red Weapon Magnesium
Red Weapon Woven
Remote Location Training
Self Shooting
Single Camera Directing
Sony a7S II
Sony PMW-F55
Sony PXW-FS5
Sony PXW-FS7
Sony PXW-FX9
Steadicam
Studio Experience
Underwater Filming