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Logistics & Film Consultancy
Phil provides professional and cost-effective solutions for your production and location needs. He has a proven track record of organising equipment and supplies in some of the most remote and inaccessible places on earth.
In addition to this extensive experience Phil was the former Managing Director of Location Logistics a specialist media services company supplying location, production and consultancy services to the film, broadcast and advertising industries.
Phil has worked as Associate Producer, Logistics Coordinator, or Production Consultant on the following productions and expeditions.Associate Producer, former Managing Director of Location Logistics a specialist media services company supplying location, production and consultancy services to the film, broadcast and advertising industries.
NEW EARTH FILMS & DEEPEEI FILMS / AVRO
Associate Producer & Location Camera, Behind The Scenes on ‘Going North’ a documentary series following ‘Project Inland Ice’ an ambitious attempt to cross the Greenland Ice Cap raising awareness of climate change in the process. Co production with Deepeei Productions. Broadcaster Dutch Broadcaster Avro & International Sales – TX 2008
BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY (BAS)
Location Director Cameraman shooting stock footage and stills during the International Polar Year 2007 / 2008. Worked as a Field Guide for the British Antarctic Survey safeguarding international research scientists in the field and completed comprehensive training in polar survival, travel and advanced first aid with paramedic skills. Stock Footage & Photography Shoot 2007
TIGRESS PRODUCTIONS / DISCOVERY CHANNEL
Location Director Cameraman on series 2 of ‘Everest Beyond The Limit’ shooting for 8 weeks on location on the Tibetan side of Everest up to 8,000m down to minus 18°C. This land mark series follows the trials and tribulations of an international expedition as they attempted to climb the highest mountain on earth. Broadcaster Discovery Channel International – TX 2008
KEO FILMS / BBC
Location Director / Cameraman on ‘Blizzard Race to The Pole’, a 6 part BBC2 / History Channel series in shot in arctic Greenland. Work involved filming (and sound recording) the Scott and Amundsen teams and travelling on the ice cap over 11 weeks in temperatures down to minus 35°C. Broadcaster BBC 2 & History Channel International Coproduction – TX 2006 / 2007
OXFORD SCIENTIFIC FILMS
Associate Producer / Camera Assistant on ‘A Feast of Dates’ a 4-week shoot in The United Arab Emirates for the UAE Government and Discovery Channel International. Broadcaster UAE National Screening – TX 2002
CHANNEL 9 AUSTRALIA / CHANNEL 5
Producer / Director / Cameraman on the documentary special ‘Ice Break Heart’ following Peter Bland’s quest to be the first Australian to walk to the Magnetic North Pole. Phil filmed on location in the high Canadian Arctic for over 4 weeks in conditions down to minus 38°C. Broadcaster ABC Australia / BBC 2 – TX 1999
TYNE TEES TV / CHANNEL 4
Location Cameraman on ‘Challenge 8000’ following Al Hinkes’ quest to be the first Britain to climb all 14 8,000m peaks. Work involved climbing up to 7,000m on Makalu 8,463m, Nepal and filming and photographing Alan as he attempted the fifth highest mountain in the world. Broadcaster YTV / C4 – TX 1997 /1998
PELOTON PRODUCTIONS / DISCOVERY ANIMAL PLANET
Location Producer on ‘Pet Hero Awards’ factual entertainment show filming in numerous locations across UK and Northern Ireland. Broadcaster Animal Planet UK – TX 2002
Oxford Scientific Films
Associate Producer / Camera Assistant on ‘A Feast of Dates’ a 4-week shoot in The United Arab Emirates for Discovery & UAE Government.
Broadcaster UAE National Screening – TX 2002
Maiden Media
Production Consultant on ‘A Southern Challenge’, an adventure travel doc following a team of sailors, adventurers and scientists on an expedition to the Antarctic island of South Georgia.
Gale Productions / BBC
Production Consultant on ‘Travel Bug’, family adventure-travel series fronted by former Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan. Worked with the team to make innovative use of mini DVCAM cameras.
Broadcaster CBBC – TX 2003
Transfrontier International
Development Producer for a major educational and adventure broadcast event set in Antarctica developed for multinational Blue Chip client.
Transatlantic Films
Production Consultant on ‘Trailblazers’, Discovery International doc following reindeer herders of Arctic Siberia. Advised on filming and personal equipment and down to minus 50 °C.
Broadcaster Discovery Channel International / The Travel Channel – TX 2000
Transworld International
Production Consultant on ‘Everest 2000’, a Sky doc special. Worked with the producer and film team to ensure required shots and sequences were obtained on the mountain.
Broadcaster Sky – TX 2000
Girls on Top
Associate Producer / Location Filming Consultant on a British women’s attempt to walk the full 450 miles to the Geographic North Pole. Team members Lucy Roberts and Victoria Riches were both on the successful British McVite’s Penguin Polar Relay, which reached the North Pole in 1997.
Location Logistics
Head of Production of specialist media services and production company offering a comprehensive portfolio of consultancy, management and production services to national and international clients. Employment 1995 to 1996;
