Michael Downey
Director/DOP
Pro
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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 |
Michael was my DOP in some extremely challenging locations on a blue-chip series Lift The Ice. Our shoot in Arctic Bay on Baffin Island required hours of travel across the ice before we even started shooting and our shoot in Svalbard meant climbing across a glacier in order to access certain shots I required. Michael was resilient, resourceful and full of ideas in terms of the landscapes and the complex sequences we had to shoot, as well as keeping the rest of the team buoyed up with a great sense of humour, a quality often overlooked. Michael also offered great editorial suggestions for me and delivered shots of a very high standard consistently. Michael is a team player and brings much more than his excellent technical ability to the film which is unquestioned but his personable nature as well. I felt completely confident and able to do my job better with him at the helm of the camera team. As you can probably guess I strongly recommend him and very much look forward to working with him myself again in the near future. Elliot Kew (Director)
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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:
Adobe Premiere
Arri Alexa Mini
ARRI AMIRA
Canon C300 Mark II
Canon C300 Mark III
Canon EOS C100
Canon EOS C100 MKII
Canon EOS C300
DaVinci Resolve
DSLR
Final Cut Pro X
Fixed Rig Experience
GoPro
Lighting
Multicamera Directing
Phantom HD High Speed
Red EPIC-M
Red EPIC-X
RED One MX
Red SCARLET-W
Remote Location Training
Self Shooting
Single Camera Directing
Sony PMW-F55
Sony PXW-FX9
Steadicam
Studio Experience
Underwater Filming
4K
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop
After Effects
Arri Alexa XT
Arri Alexa XT M
Arri Alexa XT PLUS
Arri Alexa XT Studio
Avid
Canon C300mk3
Colour
Data Wrangling
Final Cut
Final Cut Pro
Lighting Camera
Lighting Camera Person
Red Raven
Red Weapon Forged
Red Weapon Magnesium
Red Weapon Woven
Sony PXW-FS5
Sony PXW-FS7
Sony PXW-FX6
Sony VX1000
Sony VX2000
Sound Mixing
Sound Recording
Stills
Awards:
Picture of The Year International 2022 Documentary Award of Excellence