graeme beck pty ltd
Freelance Camera Crews
Graeme Beck is a Multi Award Winning Cameraman and Sound Recordist for Television, TVC's, Documentaries and Drama. "I always make you or your product look good, no matter what." Graeme is also known as a Lighting Cameraman, Cinematographer, Camera Operator, DOP, DP and Director of Photography and is extensively equipped with location equipment.
Canon 5DMKII 35mm Cinematography at its best with single system sound and
battery powered lighting kits for assistant less shooting.
Awards
New York Film & Video Festival - Best Cinematography - 'Fragments' -
Short Drama
ACS Gold Award: 'Whipchecks' - Industrial
ACS Silver Award: 'Bonaire' - TVC
ACS Silver Award: 'Princess Margaret Hospital' - Corporate
ACS Silver Award: 'The Prospectors' - Dramatised Documentary
ACS Award: 'Zip Heaters' - Industrial
ACS Award: 'Ironstone' - TVC
ACS Award: 'The Westralian' - Corporate
ACS Award: 'Harvey Dam' - Industrial
TVB Retail Advertising Award: Carmichael Ford - Best of all Regions - National
TVB Retail Advertising Award: Mission Beach Resort - Best of Region
OLD FILM FACTS
The first feature film (commercially made film over 1 hour in length) was
the 1906 Australian film "The Story of the Kelly Gang."
The largest number of cameras used in a single scene was 48 for the sea battle
in Ben Hur. 42 were employed in the Chariot Race with the operators shooting
53,000 feet of film in a single day.
The shower scene in Hitchcock's Psycho involved 70 set ups over seven days
for 45 seconds of edited footage.
The most edited film was Howard Hughes "Hell's Angels" which consumed
2,254,750 feet of film with a continuous running time of 23 days.
The greatest number of known retakes was 342 for the blind flower girl scene
in Chaplin's "City Lights."
Marilyn Monroe did 59 takes in 'Some Like it Hot" in which her only line
was 'Where's the bourbon.'
The most costly news story ever was the Centenary Air Race in Melbourne where
160 frames were transmitted to Britain over 68 hours at a cost of US
$30,000 in 1934. It was shown in 1500 cinemas within 48 hours.
"Jurassic Park" cost $90 million dollars to make and $98 million
dollars was spent in publicity.
The funeral scene in "Gandhi" contained around 300,000 extras, 94,560
contracted and over 200,000 volunteers.
Contact
Graeme Beck
mobile: 0411 82 7799
Calling all Crew: 9436 2111
after hours: (02) 9980 7733
email: graeme@dop.net.au
Sydney AUSTRALIA
GRAEME BECK PTY LTD