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STEADICAM PORTFOLIO

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DRAMA


 

LET EACH ONE GO WHERE HE MAY (16mm 134 mins)

Five weeks shooting on location in Amazon Rainforest. Film consists of a series of ten-minute Steadicam takes crossing piraña-infested creeks, delving illegal goldmines, and navigating thronged streets.
Director: Ben Russell
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Dimeshow

Grand Prize Winner of the 2010 Pamplona Punto de Vista Film Festival

International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Award for Best Film of the 2010 International Film Festival Rotterdam

2010 VPRO Tiger Award Nominee

 



DIVA (DV 8 mins)

Short film about a young transvestite escaping small-town mentality on a day trip to Paris. Shot entirely on location on the streets of Montmartre.
Director: Josephine Mackerras
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Onearth Productions


Official Selection in over 60 Film Festivals
Winner Best Short, Accolade Film Awards 2007

 


 

DAGLICHT (16 mm 25 min)

Short film film about waking up beside someone you don’t remember meeting the night before.
Director: Michiel Rummens
DP: Roel van 't Hoff
Production: Nederlands Film Academie

 


 

HANDSFREE SEGWAY TEST SHOT (DV 1.30 mins)

Exploring the possibilities of the Steadiseg.
Steadivision

 


 

MAYFLY (DV 16 mins)

Short film of a young woman running from an unseen pursuer.
Shot entirely on the Steadiseg
Director: Ron Bunzl
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: split2ndfilms

 


 

VOICES OF THE CITY 3: TEENAGERS DREAM (HD 16 mins)

Third in the VOTC series about stories from the city of Amsterdam, dealing with the aspirations of teenagers.
Director: Ron Bunzl
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production:
Artfreaks

 


 

HOLY ROLLER at OEROL (DV 4 mins)

An incredible artwork rolls across a deserted beach, stamping out religious symbols in the sand.
Director: Sietske Tjallingii
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Eric Staller

 


 

GoDDoG (HD 12 mins)

Short dance film dealing with madness, shot on location in a Dutch mental institution.
Director: Susanne Ohmann
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Het Vijfde Seizoen

 


 

LUCAS CAN'T FLY (HD 17 mins)

A pregnant woman faces up to the fact that her unborn baby curtails her peregrinations.
Director: Ron Bunzl
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: split2ndfilms

 


 

CIRC/US (DV 6 mins)

Short Film about a blind woman’s ambition to walk the tightrope.
Director: Ron Bunzl
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: split2ndfilms
Ron Bunzl

 


 

VOICES OF THE CITY 2: SPEED (HD 17 mins)

Short Film by Ron Bunzl for
Second in the VOTC series about traversing the city at speed.
Director: Ron Bunzl
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: split2ndfilms

 


 

IMPAIR (DV 35 mins)

Short dance film about alienation in the urban environment.
Director: Tabea Martin
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Rotterdamse Dansacademie

 


 

SURABAYA JOHNNY (DV 7 mins)

Short Film about a puppeteer stripping off her on-stage persona,
Director: Ron Bunzl
Production: Bewegingsalarm

 


 

VOICES OF THE CITY: JUST MY IMAGINATION (HD 17 mins)

First in the VOTC series about dealing with city life.
Director: Ron Bunzl
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: split2ndfilms

 


 

THREE SOLOS: CONSTR/CTION (DV 15 mins)

Short film of 3 women dancing in domestic situations. Shot on location in a bathroom, a kitchen, and a living room.
Director: Sarah Manya
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Frascati

 

DOCUMENTARY


 

KINDEREN VAN STALIN / CHILDREN OF STALIN (HD 60 mins)

Shot over 3 weeks living on location in a residential mental hospital in the ex-Soviet Republic of Georgia.
Director: Harrie Timmermans
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Egmond Film & Television

 


 

STRANDBEEST (HD 90 mins)

Following the inventions of artist Theo Jansen—giant wind sculptures that walk the wild beaches of North Holland.
Traveling shots on the Steadiseg.
Director: Alexander Schlichter
DP: Alexander Schlichter
Production: Alexander Schlichter

 


 

IS IT POSSIBLE? (HD15 mins)

Short Documentary featuring Strandbeest.
Traveling shots on the Steadiseg.
Director: Alexander Schlichter
DP: Alexander Schlichter
Production: Discovery Channel


 

ONVERWACHT / UNEXPECTED (HD 50 mins)

A woman foces a difficult choice in her life: Whether or not keep her unplanned pregnancy.
Director: Maria Ramos
DP: Nicole Batteké
Production: Selfmade Films

 


 

SYMPHONY ARABICA in the TROPENMUSEUM (HD 90 mins)

Documentary by Saskia Habermann featuring Featuring  Shadia, Merlijn Twaalfhoven, and Wissam Murad preparing for and performing a tribute to Palestine.
Director: Saskia Habermann
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: La Vie sur Terre

 


 

YDU in the VAN GOGH MUSEUM (DV 20 mins)
 

Young fashion designers stage a fashion show in the iconic museum.
Director: Connie Fluhme
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Tutch Communication

 


 

GLISSSSSSSSSENDO (DV 20 mins)

Orchestra Fanfare Le Snob perform at the Carnevale di Venezia in the Piazza San Marco, Venice.
Director: Ulik Kahlert
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Ulik
Productions

 


 

DOUBLE SKIN/DOUBLE MIND

Emio Greco teaches his world-famous dance technique at the AHK.
Director: Emio Greco/PC
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Emio Greco/PC

 


 

THE KAIN PROJECT (DV 90 mins)

Following Kain, the first rapper, in exile from NCY.
Director: Ron Bunzl
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: split2ndfilms

 


 

SYMFONIE VOOR IEDEREEN / SYMPHONY FOR EVERYONE (HD 46 mins)

Merlijn Twaalfhoven performs his ambitious musical adventure joining enthusiastic schoolchildren with experienced orchestral musicians.
Director: Saskia Habermann
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: La Vie sur Terre

 



OPENING (DV 20 mins)

Night theatre, the Sugar Factory opens its doors for the first time.
Director: Peter de Goede
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production:
Sugar Factory

 


 

MONCADA 5 (DV 6 mins)

Artist Frank Plant surprises the public with his interactive sculptures.
Director: Frank Plant
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production:
Rotterdam Art Museum

 

COMMERCIAL


 


ARMENIA (35mm)

Commercial for Armenian wine.
Shot mostly on the Steadiseg.
Director: Aram Karapetian
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Final Entertainment

 


 

BELFAST VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU (HD)

Tourist Board commercial featuring Belfast attractions.
Shot partially on the Steadiseg.
Director: Larry McGarry
DP: Jamie Flint
Production: Street Monkey / Ardmore Advertising



 

GALGORM RESORT & SPA (HD)

Commercial for rural hotel.
Shot mostly on the Steadiseg.
Director: Larry McGarry
DP: Jamie Flint
Production: Street Monkey / Ardmore Advertising

 


 

CANCO / ELEMENT (HD)

Real-estate commercial for luxurious New York apartments.
Director: Michel Mein
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: The 7th Art

 


 

ADIDAS ORIGINALS (HD)

The Making of Adi Dassler.
Director: Eric Tu
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: 180 Amsterdam

 


 

AMSTEL FILTERED (HD)

Global Marketing Film.
Director: Eric Tu
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: 180 Amsterdam

 


 

 TRAINING PROFESSIONALS (DV)

Commercial for training institute.
Director: Assi Weitz
DP: Assi Weitz
Production: SAE Institute

 

LIVE PERFORMANCE


 

ROSIE WOOFF at SCHOK 2010 (Live Projection)

Video–dance improvisation.
Director: Rosie Wooff
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Rosie Wooff

 


 

SHEDERVISH (DV 8 mins)

Short performance by Dervish dancer Valentina Lacmanovic.
DP: Chris Fawcett (not Steadicam)
Production: Steadivision

 


 

GUTSMAN DE VOORSTELLING / GUTSMAN THE PLAY (HD 60 mins)

Dance performance bringing cartoons to life on stage.
Director: Job Cornelissen
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Danstheater Link

 


 

BATTLE OF AMSTERDAM (Live Projection)

Four hours continuous shooting of the Krump Kings performing on stage in Amsterdam.
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Melkweg

 


 

23 / 73 (DV 45 mins)

Interactive Dance Project.
Director: Nicola Balhuizen Hepp
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Dance Unlimited

 


 

ME TOO (DV 18 mins)

Puppeteer Ulrike Quade explores her alter ego.
Director: Ron Bunzl
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Bewegingsalarm

 


 

GLI SCAMPI DELLA LUNA (DV 6 mins)


Two dancers perform in a half-demolished theatre.
Directors: Simon Rowe & Dorit Weintal
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: The Dam Company

 


 

MAAK EEN KUNSTWERK VAN JE LEVEN (DV 55 mins)

Thirteen very different women find they have a lot in common in this stage drama.
Director: Nelys Velazquez
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Art to Grow

 


 

ENTRE TU Y YO / BETWEEN YOU AND ME (DV 25 mins)

Fashion design meets dance in a ‘flash’ performance.
Director: Cristina Peralta
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Stamppot Studio

 


 

CLOSE (DV 60 mins)

The audience members become performers when dancers ‘cross the line.’
Director: Nicola Balhuizen Hepp
DP: Chris Fawcett
Production: Dance Unlimited

 

 

OTHER CLIENTS


 

BBC Newsnight

Channel 4 Dispatches

BBC Open Space

Deutsche Welle

Nova

RTL

Desmond Wilcox Productions

Agtel

BBC World Service Television

Channel 4 News

CNN

AP

Ulster Television News

Peakviewing Transatlantic

Mudlark Productions

Viewing4Leisure

Acorn Productions

Miracles Productions

British Telecom

National Lottery

Roche Pharmaceuticals

Disney Corporation

Stirling International

 

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