Richard Mitchell
Director / Self-Shooting Director / PD / DoP
About Me
I had my first 35mm SLR camera when I was 16; it kicked off my interest in photography and visual story telling that I have been following since.I have directed and shot commercials, promos, docs and a variety of fresh and exciting content for TV, cinema and digital platforms - working with BBC, BBH, Fallon, DKLW Lowe, Mother, The Viral Factory, ... Read More
I had my first 35mm SLR camera when I was 16; it kicked off my interest in photography and visual story telling that I have been following since.
I have directed and shot commercials, promos, docs and a variety of fresh and exciting content for TV, cinema and digital platforms - working with BBC, BBH, Fallon, DKLW Lowe, Mother, The Viral Factory, Al Jazeera and many others. Making documentaries and story packages as well as commercials, promos and content for brands such as VW, Flora, Greenpeace, Rexona, Conran, VIASAT, Canon, Rimmel and the DCMS.
I was an early guinea-pig/adopter of HD and digital formats; my University of Arts graduation film being one of the first to be shot and then projected in full HD at the BFI (NFT1)
I started my Directing career shooting music videos for Rob Dickens (former CEO of Warner Music). I went on to get signed by Tantrum Productions as a Commercials Director. At the same time I was shooting documentaries, promos and digital content including presenter led pieces, obs-doc, nature, beauty, re-enactment and much in-between.
Using drones, underwater cameras, low loaders, gimbals, bicycles, hot air balloons and even a tripod – I employ whatever technology is best used to tell the story and increase the production value – always striving to make the maximum visual impact with the budget and time available.
I have taught short courses on Cinematography at the NFTS for Directors moving from Reality/News/Documentary to Drama. I have also taught at the Central Film School, creating modules on Cinematography, Directing and Visual Story Telling for their BA course.
Previous films I have worked on have won awards, been official selections at major film festivals around the world and have accumulating millions of hits on YouTube. Read Less
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Media I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Commercials
Corporate Communications
Feature Film
Music Promos
Short Film
Online Content
Other
Locations I can work in:
Africa
Asia
Australia
East Anglia
Eire
Europe
London
Midlands
North America
North East
North West
Northern Ireland
Scotland
South America
South East
South West
Wales
Skills/Permits:
Driving Licence
Technical Skills:
16mm
35mm
Canon 5D
Canon 5D MKII
Canon 7D
Adobe Premiere
Panasonic AG-HPX500
Panasonic AJ-HPX200
AJ-HPX2700 P2 Varicam
Panasonic AJ-HPX3700
Arri Alexa XT Studio
Bolex
Digitising Rushes
DSLR
Sony PMW-EX3
FCP
Final Cut
Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro 7
GoPro
HD
HDCAM
Lighting
Lighting Camera
PADI
Panasonic AJ-HPX2700 P2 Varicam
Panasonic AJ-HPX3700
RED One MX
Self Shooting
Sony PMW-EX3
Sony HDW-F900R
Sound Recording
Canon EOS C300
Canon XF305
Awards:
3 x Promax Awards for "Dexter at Xmas" campaign<br /> <br /> No.2 in The Guardians "Best Virals of the Year" for "100 Years of Fashion / Westfield"<br /> <br /> Foreign Press Awards Nominated for "Best Science Story" for Al Jazeeera's "The Cure: Drug Resistant TB"<br /> Won World Film Festiveal <br /> <br /> "Best Short Drama" for <br /> Soho Shorts nominated for "Best Broadcast Design" for "Conrad: Freerange"<br /> <br /> Soho Shorts nominated for "VIASAT: Not your everyday, everyday" series of promos