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PAUL WHEELER
BSC FBKS GBCT
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
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Credits include:
KING LEARStaring: Sir Ian McCellan
Shot in High DefinitionDirected by: Trevor Nunn / Chris Hunt
Produced by: Richard Price, Chris Hunt
And Andy Picheta
THE OPTICIANDirector: Jane McGee
Shot on High Definition
THE MERCHANT OF VENICEThe Performance Company
Film for TelevisionDirectors:Trevor Nunn
Chris Hunt
Producer:Richard Price
COR BLIMEYCompany Television
2hr Film for TelevisionDirector:Terry Johnson
Producer:Margaret Mitchell
OKLAHOMA!Primetime TV
Film for TelevisionDirectors:Trevor Nunn
Chris Hunt
Producer:Richard Price
1999 International Emmy Award - Performing Arts
2000 U.S. International Film & Video Festival – Golden Camera Award
THE ABBA STORYDirector / Producer:Chris Hunt
90 minute special for televisionIambic Productions
1999 BAFTA Nomination
CARGOYellow Productions
Shot on Mini DVDirector:Andy Reiss
Producer:Karen Vaughan
BIRTHDAYSScreen 2 Screen
Short for the CinemaDirector:Chris Atkins
Shot in High Definition
SMALL HOTELCommotion Pictures
1hr DramaDirector:Jamie Payne
Producer:James Harris
THE GREATEST STORE IN THE WORLDFilm and General Productions/BBC
Single DramaDirector:Jane Prowse
Producer:Gillian Gordon
Cont.
ROUGH MAGICKBubblehead Productions
1hr Drama - pilot for 13 part seriesDirector:Jamie Payne
Producer:Stephen Parsons
PEOPLE’S PASSIONSVC Screen Entertainment Ltd
Musical DramaDirector:Tony Cash
Producer:Tim Woolford
THE PRECIOUS BLOODBBC
Screen 2Director:John Woods
Producer:Tony Rowe
Emmy Nomination and Prix Italia Nomination
HUNTING VENUSBuffalo Pictures/YTV
Single DramaDirector:Martin Clunes
Producer:Phillippa Braithwaite
NEVILLE'S ISLANDPrimetime TV/ITV
90 minute DramaDirector:Terry Johnson
Producer:Judy Craymer
THE QUEEN'S NOSEFilm & General Productions/BBC
Series I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VIIDirectors:Carol Wiseman,
David Skynner
Series VII shot in High DefinitionProducers:Clive Parsons
Devina Belling
1998 INDIE Award for Best Digital Cinematography (Series II)
1999 INDIE Award for Best Digital Cinematography (Series III)
GHOSTBUSTERS OF EAST FINCHLEYBBC
6 part Television SeriesDirector:Jim Gilliespe
Producer:Andree Molyneux
GHOST HOURBBC
One off films for televisionProducers:Andree Molyneux
Ruth Baumgarten
"Blood & Water"Director: Terry Johnson
"I’ll be Watching You"Director:John Strickland
"Three Miles Up"Director:Lesley Manning
"Blood & Fire"Director:Terry Johnson
U.F.O.Working Title Films
Feature FilmDirector: Tony Dow
Producer: Simon Wright
EYE OF THE STORMChildsplay Productions
Drama Serial for ChildrenDirector: Peter Taburn
Producer: Hugh Warren
Cont...
PIRATE PRINCE Thames Television
Film for TelevisionDirector: Alan Horrox
Producer: Julie Baines
TIME RIDERSThames Television
3 x 1hr SerialDirector: Michael Winterbottom
Producer: Alan Horrox
INSPECTOR MORSEZenith Entertainment
Producer: David Lascelles
"Sins of the Fathers"Director: Peter Hammond
"Infernal Serpent"Director: John Madden
"Driven to Distraction"Director: Sandy Johnson
"Masonic Mysteries"Director: Danny Boyle
1991 BAFTA Nomination for Best Cinematography
LORNA DOONEWorking Title Films
2hr FilmDirector: Andrew Grieve
Producer: Anthony Root
INSPECTOR MORSEZenith Entertainment
Producer: David Lascelles
"Second Time Around"Director: Adrian Shergold
"Fat Chance"Director: Roy Battersby
"Who Killed Harry Field"Director: Colin Gregg
"Greeks Bearing Gift"Director: Adrian Shergold
1990 BAFTA Nomination for Best Cinematography
THE SAINTProducer: Christopher Neame
Television SeriesDirectors: Ian Toynton
Henry Herbert
THE DARK ANGELBBC
3 - Part FilmProducer: Joe Waters
Director: Peter Hammond
CHELWORTHBBC
Producer: Jonathan Alwyn
"Coming Home"Director: Brian Farnham
"A Wonderfully Wrong Thing"Director: Brian Farnham
THE DOROTHY L. SAYERS MYSTERIESBBC
Producer: Michael Chapman
Director: Chris Hodson
BIG DEALBBC
Producer: Terry Williams
"The Big Sleep"Director: Jeremy Summers
"The 'Z' Team"Director: Jeremy Summers
"Playing the Ace"Director: Jeremy Summers
"Innocent OK"Director: Jeremy Summers
Cont…
"Down and Under"Director: Jeremy Summers
"Breakthrough"Director: Derek Lister
"Home and Dry"Director: David Reynolds
"The Video Man"Director: Chris Menaul
"One Good Turn Over"Director: John Glenister
CALL ME MISTERBBC
Producer: Bob Banks Stewart
"Running Time"Director: Peter Ellis
BERGERACBBC
Producer: Jonathan Alwyn
"Chrissie"Director: David Reynolds
"Come Out Fighting"Director: Robert Young
LOVEJOYBBC
Producer: Bob Banks Stewart
"The Real Thing"Director: Roger Tucker
TENKOBBC
Producer: Ken Riddington
Directors: Jeremy Summers
Michael Morris
GIVE US A BREAKBBC
Producer: Terry Williams
"Business is Business"Director: David Reynolds
PRIDE AND PREJUDICEBBC
Producer: Jonathan Powell
Director: Cyril Coke
FAWLTY TOWERSBBC
Directors:John Howard Davies &
Bob Spiers
Commercials include:Director/Production company
Ford Mondeo “Senses”Paul Street, Streetlight Films
Adams Children’s clothes x 2Young Guns
COI, Ministry of Information x 4Paul Street, Streetlight Films
Starburst – “Green with Envy”David Skynner, Sneezing Tree Films
Starburst – “Beat it!”David Skynner, Sneezing Tree Films
Countries worked in:
Australia, Bangladesh, Denmark, France, Germany, Check Republic, Holland, Italy, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, Slovakia, USA, Venice.
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Background:
Paul Wheeler started his career as a junior member of the BBC’s film department and, twenty six very happy years later, having become a Senior Drama Film Cameraman, resigned to pursue a freelance career.
Since leaving the BBC Paul has won many awards and shot some fascinating productions covering almost every format from DV to 65mm film including HD.
Training:
While at the BBC Paul was seconded to Television Training where, as Senior Lecturer, Film he spent two years trained the incoming new directors in the art of shooting with a single camera.
After leaving the BBC Paul has twice been Head of Cinematography at the National Film and Television School (NFTS). He has also been Head of Cinematography at the Royal College of Art (RCA) and devised and run many courses both in both film and Digital Cinematography at the National Short Course Training Program (NSCTP). He has also taught at the London International Film School (LIFS).He has also been the tutor in Advanced Cinematography at the New York Film Academy in London.
As well as the above Paul is currently Head Of Curriculum, Cinematography, at the Metropolitan Film School at Ealing Studios in London and takes classes in general Cinematography at the London Film Academy as well as Maser Classes in High Definition Cinematography and 35mm Motion Picture Cinematography.
Publications:
PRACTICAL CINEMATOGRAPHY, Second Edition– ISBN 0 240 519620 – published by the Focal Press. Published in several languages including Japanese and Korean.
DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY – ISBN 0 240 51614 1 – published by the Focal Press. Published in several languages includingJapanese and Pharisee
HIGH DEFINITION CINEMATOGRAPHY, Second Edition– ISBN 0-24-052036-0 – published by the Focal Press. Also Published in several languages including Spanish.
Qualifications:
Paul Wheeler became a Fellow of the British Kinematograph, Sound and Television Society (FBKS) in 1990 awarded the honour both for the quality of his photography and his contribution to the society’s training program. He became a member of the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) in 1991. Paul is also a member of the Guild of British Camera Technicians (GBCT) and has an NVQ in Camera, level 4.
Paul is a professionally qualified trainer having successfully completed the NSCTP Training for Trainers course.