Jan Pester Credits

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DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
DOP – SHORTS
DIRECTOR/DOP
DOCUMENTARY CAMERAMAN
STEADICAM OPERATOR
COMMERCIALS & MUSIC VIDEOS
CORPORATES

 

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS

ProductionCastDirector Producer

IMPOSTERS

10x40' Neo-Noir TV drama-comedy
Rob Heaps
Inbar Lavi
Uma Thurman
Marianne Rendon
Parker Young
Stephen Bishop
Adam BrooksUniversal Cable Productions for Bravo
Adam Brooks/
Paul Adelstein

THE LADY IN THE VAN(2nd Unit)

Feature Film-Comedy
Maggie Smith
Alex Jennings
James Corden
Jim Broadbent
Dominic Cooper
Nicholas HytnerKevin Loader
Damian Jones
Nicholas Hytner

SWANSONG

Feature Film
Comedy Thriller
Eva Birthistle
Paul Hilton
Antonia Campbell-Hughes
Matt Berry
James Lance
Douglas M. RayJonathan Rawlinson

THE SECRET AGENT (2nd Unit)

3x1hr. TV Thriller
Toby Jones
Ash Hunter
Vicky McClure
Ian Hart
Charles McDougallPriscilla Parish
Claudine Sturdy

GARY: TANK COMMANDER 3

6x30' Comedy Series
Greg McHugh
Scott Fletcher
Robbie Jack
Stuart Bowman
Miles Jupp
Noddy DavidsonRab Christie
Susan Haynes
The Comedy Unit
BBC

THE WICKER TREE

Feature Film
Thriller/ Film Fantastique
from director of the original
Wicker Man.
Sir Christopher Lee
Brittania Nicol
Henry Garrett
Graham McTavish
Honeysuckle Weeks
Clive Russell
Robin HardyPeter Snell
Peter Watson-Wood
Alastair Gourlay
British Lion Films

DINOSAPIEN

15x30’ live/animation/CGI
family drama series
EMMY nominee 2008
Outstanding achievement in
Single Camera Photography
Bronson Pelletier
Britney Wilson
Brendan Meyer
James Coombes
David Winning
Dean Bennett
Brendan Sheppard
Pat Williams
Rick Siggelkow
Jim Corston
Jayne Schipper
Jordy Randall
CCI Entertainment for
Discovery and BBC

WILD COUNTRY

Feature Film: Horror
Winner Best Cinematography,
Estepona Film Festival 2006
Martin Compston
Peter Capaldi
Craig StrachanRos Borland
Gabriel Films

SHOEBOX ZOO 2

13x30' live/animation drama series

Peter Mullan
Gordon Tootoosis
Jason Connery
Vivian Endicott-Douglas
Alan Cumming
Rik Mayall
Simon Callow
Siobhan Redmond
Bill Paterson
Justin Molotnikov
Dean Bennett
Francis Damberger
Grant Harvey
Claire Mundell
Christine Shipton
Noreen Halpern
Tom Cox
Jordy Randall
John Morayniss
BBC/Blueprint Entertainment

SHOEBOX ZOO 1

13x30'live/animation
(BAFTA Winner)
Peter Mullan
Jason Connery
Vivian Endicott-Douglas
Alan Cumming
Rik Mayall
Simon Callow
Siobhan Redmond
Bill Paterson
Justin Molotnikov
James Henry
Claire Mundell
Christine Shipton
Noreen Halpern
Tom Cox
Jordy Randall
John Morayniss
BBC/Blueprint Entertainment

GHOST RIG

Feature Film
Occult Thriller
Jamie Bamber
Kerry Norton
Heather Peace
Jaason Simmons
Julian KeanGraeme Clapperton
KCD Films

HOGFATHER
(snow unit)

2x120' Christmas Drama
(BAFTA nominee-
Best Cinematography)
David Jason
Michelle Dockery
Ian Richardson
Joss Ackland
Vadim JeanRod Brown
Ian Sharples
Mob Films
for Sky 1

YO DIARY!

13x30' Teens Comedy
Martin BurtColin Gilbert
Ron Bain
The Comedy Unit for CBBC

THE LITTLE VAMPIRE
(2nd unit
Director-DoP)

Feature Film-Family
Richard E. Grant
Jim Carter
Jonathan Lipnicki
Alison Krige
Uli EdelRichard Claus
Anthony Waller
Cometstone Films

THE DEBT COLLECTOR
(2nd Unit)

Feature Film
Thriller
Billy Connolly
Ken Stott
Francesca Annis
Anthony NeilsonGraham Broadbent
Damian Jones
Dragon Pictures

SWEPT FROM
THE SEA
aka AMY FOSTER
(2nd Unit)

Feature Film
Period Romance
Rachel Weisz
Vincent Perez
Sir Ian McKellen
Joss Ackland
Kathy Bates
Beeban KidronPolly Tapson
Charles Steel
Phoenix Pictures

DEADLY VOYAGE
(2nd Unit)

Feature Film-Thriller
Omar Epps
Chiwitel Ejiofor
David Suchet
Joss Ackland
Sean Pertwee
John MackenzieBrad Adams
John Goldschmidt
Union Pictures for HBO

AN ENGLISHMAN WHO WENT
UP A HILL
AND CAME DOWN
A MOUNTAIN
(2nd Unit)

Feature Film
Period Romance
(Nominee Golden Frog Camerimage 1995)
Hugh Grant
Tara Fitzgerald
Colm Meaney
Ian Hart
Chris MongerSarah Curtis
Sally Hibbin
Bob & Harvey Weinstein
Parallax Pictures
Miramax

THE MISSION
(2nd Unit)

Feature Film-Period Epic
(OSCAR winner
Best Cinematography 1987,
LAFCA winner
Best Cinematography 1986,
BAFTA and BSC
nominee
Best Cinematography 1986)
Robert De Niro
Cheri Lungi
Liam Neeson
Jeremy Irons
Roland JoffeDavid Puttnam
Fernando Ghia
Goldcrest/Enigma

RESTLESS NATIVES
(2nd Unit)

Feature Film-Comedy
Terri Lally
Vincent Friel
Mike HoffmanRick Stephenson
Andy Paterson
Oxford Films

 

DOP CREDITS – SHORTS

ProductionCastDirectorProducer

THE HAPPINESS
SALESMAN

Horror
Christopher Eccleston
Archie Panjabi
Krishnendu MajumdarArif Hussein
Kaos Films

THE ELEMENTAL

Horror
Louise LudgateRobert Sproul-CranKatie Crook
Northlight Productions

THE HARD CASE

Caper Thriller
Guy RitchieRebecca Green
Scar Films

JOE SMEAL'S WHEELS

Comedy
Ricky Callan
Stephen McNicoll
Michael NormandAshton Radcliffe
Location Pictures

HIDDEN

Horror
Tommy FlanaganCraig StrachanRos Borland
Gabriel Films

RHYTHMS

B/W Arthouse Drama
Martin WallaceCompulsive Viewing
for Channel 4

THE CHALK MARK

Arthouse Drama
Bernard RuddenBen Gibson
for BFI

MENINX

Modern Dance piece
Choreographer
Ted Stoffer
Bob BentleyArts Council
for Channel 4

THE JOURNEY

14hrs Docu-Drama
Peter WatkinsPeter Watkins

 

DIRECTOR/DOP CREDITS

TitleDetailsProducer

THE LITTLE VAMPIRE

Feature Film: Family
2nd Unit Director-DoP
with Richard E. Grant
Jim Carter
Jonathan Lipnicki
Alison Krige
Richard Claus
Cometstone Films

COMPAQ

Corporate FilmsJan Pester
Ros Lambert
GHS/Lamberts Creative

KAL

Corporate FilmsPaul Fennon
Aravinda Korala
Jan Pester
EVM

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH:
ARCTIC JOURNEY

1x50'
Documentary:
Siberia to North Pole
on foot
Allen Jewhurst
Chameleon TV
for Channel 4

DE A-NIS

10x 5'
Children's Wildlife Inserts
BBC Scotland

EYEWITNESS-ELEPHANT

1x30'
Wildlife

Bill Butt/Steve Segaller
Dorling Kindersley/
BBC Wildvision
USA PBS Network

THE HIGHEST COURT


2x60'
First ever documentary
to gain access to
Scottish Supreme Courts
(WINNER Silver Quill Award 1994)
Maxine Baker
Scottish Television

GLEANNTAN ECUADOR

2x30'
Documentary on
radical priest in Quito's shantytowns
(WINNER Spirit of the Festival, Celtic Film Festival)
Allan MacDonald
John Carmichael
MNE
for Scottish Television

PARAMEDICS

5x30'
The first "ambulance-chasing"
Action Documentary Series
but made with kindness and respect
John Brown
Maxine Baker
Lomond TV
for Scottish Television

CLASSIC ADVENTURE:
GREENLAND THE HARD WAY

1x30'
Sailing, Ski-ing and Climbing
with Chris Bonington and
Robin Knox-Johnston
Co-director:Allen Jewhurst
Colin Luke
Mosaic Pictures
for BBC/
National Geographic

FOCAL POINT:MIND YOUR LANGUAGE

1x 30'
On Gaelic language broadcasting and its funding
Tom Kinninmont
Independent Image
for BBC Scotland

VOYAGER:JOHN HARRISON
EXPLORER
aka Return to Malaria Creek

1x30'
Adventure doc. on
Amazonian canoe traveller
and environmentalist
John Gau
Paul Cleary
John Gau Productions
for Central TV
National Geographic

THE PARSEES:
ZOROASTRIANS OF BOMBAY

1x60'
Religion and Multicultural Doc.
Richard Harris
Jan Pester
GHS Ltd
for Channel 4

A BOOK of LAW-
A BOOK of LIFE

1x30'
The Quran,
Salman Rushdie-
Islamic tolerance
Richard Harris
Jan Pester
GHS Ltd.
for Channel 4

 

DOCUMENTARY CAMERAMAN CREDITS (selected)

ProductionDirectorProducer

AN IDIOT ABROAD 2

8x1hr "The Bucket List"
Comedy Travel Series with
Ricky Gervais
Stephen Merchant
Karl Pilkington
Richard Yee
Krish Majumdar
Jamie Jay Johnson
Luke Campbell
Ben Green
Richard Yee
Ricky Gervais
Stephen Merchant
Karl Pilkington
RiSK Productions for
SkyHD

AN IDIOT ABROAD

8X1hr "Wonders of The World"
Comedy Travel Series with
Ricky Gervais
Stephen Merchant
Karl Pilkington
Krish Majumdar
Luke Campbell
Jamie Jay Johnson
Richard Yee
Richard Yee
Ricky Gervais
Stephen Merchant
Karl Pilkington
Mentorn Media for
SkyHD

THE WORLD'S SMALLEST
MAN AND ME

1X45’ journey in Nepal, China
and Taiwan
with Mark Dolan
Krish MajumdarRichard Yee
Firefly for C4

CHEVOLUTION

Feature Film Documentary:
The story of Che Guevara's
iconic photo.With:
Antonio Banderas
Gael Garcia Bernal
Sylvia StevensTrisha Ziff
Sylvia Stevens
Faction Films
Berlin 212
Netflix

SWEET SUCCESS

Profile of the 15yr old Martin Compston.
Included in the DVD of
Ken Loach's "Sweet Sixteen"
Krish MajumdarBBC Artworks

TO DIE FOR

Cigarette Culture worldwide
Simon FinchHamish Barbour
Ideal World
for Channel 4

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

Football nationhood
Richard AlwynRuth Pitt
Real Life
for Channel 4

WHO'S APING WHO?

Great Apes and Humans
Kate BartlettTigress
for National Geographic

JOURNEYS INTO THE OUTSIDE

Outsider Art with Jarvis Cocker
RTS Award
Martin Wallace
Jarvis Cocker
Illuminations
Nova
for Channel 4

SIGNS OF THE TIMES

Ground-breaking Arts series
about domestic taste
Nick Barker
John Alexander
BBC

PARCEL O' ROGUES

Series on the Devolution story
Alex Harvey
Simon Finch
Mentorn Barraclough Carey
for Channel 4

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH:
ARCTIC JOURNEY

Siberia to North Pole
on foot
Allen Jewhurst
Jan Pester
Chameleon TV
for Channel 4

DUNBLANE:
REMEMBERING OUR CHILDREN

Bafta Nominee
Allen JewhurstChameleon tV
for ITV

NETWORK FIRST:
RETURN TO THE PLACE OF THE DEAD

Retracing near-fatal exercise in Borneo jungle
Peter DaveyLWT

LOANSHARKS

Bafta Nominee
Rob RohrerHalcyon Productions
Cutting Edge
Channel 4

90 DEGREES SOUTH

A South Pole expedition in the footsteps of Amundsen
Alan RavenscroftDavid South
John Gau
John Gau Productions
for Assignment Adventure
Channel 4
National Geographic

 

STEADICAM OPERATOR CREDITS

ProductionDirector / DoPProducer

ALIENS

Feature Film
Sigourney Weaver
James Cameron /
Adrian Biddle Bsc
Gale Anne Hurd
Walter Hill
20th Century Fox

JUST CAUSE

Feature Film
Sean Connery
Kate Capshaw
Laurence Fishburne
Ed Harris
Scarlett Johansson
Arne Glimscher /
Lajos Koltai Asc
Lee Rich
Steve Perry
Warner Bros

SHINE

Feature Film
Geoffrey Rush
Sir John Gielgud
Winner AFI
Best Cinematography,
Winner Bronze Frog
Camerimage 1996
Scott Hicks /
Geoffrey Simpson Acs
Jane Scott
Momentum Films

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

Feature Film
Emma Thompson
Kate Winslet
Hugh Grant
Alan Rickman
(OSCAR,BAFTA
and BSC nominee best Cinematography 1996)
Ang Lee/
Michael Coulter Bsc
Lindsay Doran
Columbia Pictures

THE EAGLE

Feature Film
Jamie Bell
Channing Tatum
Mark Strong
Kevin Macdonald/
Antony Dod Mantle Bsc Dff
Duncan Kenworthy
Focus Films
Film Four
Toledo Productions

THE DECOY BRIDE

Feature Film
David Tennant
Kelly Macdonald
Alice Eve
Sheree Folkson/
Nanu Segal
Douglas Rae
Paul Ritchie
Ecosse Films

SHELL

Feature Film
Chloe Pirrie
Joseph Mawle
Scott Graham/
Yoliswa Gartig
Margaret Matheson
David Smith
Bard Entertainment
Brocken Spectre

HALLAM FOE aka MISTER FOE

Feature Film
Jamie Bell
Ciaran Hinds
Claire Forlani
Sophia Myles
David Mackenzie/
Giles Nuttgens
Gillian Berrie
Duncan Reid
Peter Touche
Sigma Films

AN ENGLISHMAN WHO WENT UP A HILL AND CAME DOWN
A MOUNTAIN

Feature Film
Hugh Grant
Tara Fitzgerald
Colm Meaney
Ian Hart
(Nominee GOLDEN FROG
CAMERIMAGE 1995)
Chris Monger/
Vernon Layton Bsc
Sarah Curtis
Sally Hibbin
Bob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Parallax Pictures
Miramax Pictures

THE CRYING GAME

Feature Film
Stephen Rea
Forrest Whittaker
Miranda Richardson
Neil Jordan/
Ian Wilson
Stephen Woolley
British Screen
Channel 4 Films

RESTORATION

Feature Film
Robert Downey Jr.
Sam Neill
Mike Hoffman/
Oliver Stapleton Bsc
Garth Thomas
Andy Paterson
Bob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Oxford Film Company
Avenue Pictures
Miramax

COMPLICITY

Feature Film
Jonny Lee Miller
Brian Cox
Gavin Millar/
David Odd Bsc
Richard Jackson
Brad Adams
Carlton
Talisman

DAVID COPPERFIELD

Feature Film
Hugh Dancy
Nigel Davenport
Sally Field
Paul Bettany
Peter Medak/
Elemer Ragalye Hsc
Greg Smith
John Davis
Robert Halmi Jr.
Hallmark

MANSFIELD PARK

Feature Film
Frances O'Connor
Harold Pinter
Patricia Roxema/
Michael Coulter Bsc
Sarah Curtis
Bob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Miramax
Hal

MARY REILLY

Feature Film
Julia Roberts
John Malkovich
Stephen Frears/
Philippe Rousselot Asc Afc
Norma Heyman
Hyde Films

SWEPT FROM THE SEA aka AMY FOSTER

Feature Film
Rachel Weisz
Vincent Perez
Sir Ian McKellen
Joss Ackland
Kathy Bates
Beeban Kidron/
Dick Pope Bsc
Polly Tapson
Charles Steel
Phoenix Pictures

THE WINTER GUEST

Feature Film
Emma Thompson
Phyllida Law
Alan Rickman/
Seamus McGarvey Bsc Asc
Ken Lipper
Edward Pressman
Alan J. Wands
Steve Clarke-Hall
Fine Line Features

REGENERATION

Feature Film
Jonathan Pryce
James Wilby
Nominee Best Cinematography GENIE award
Gillies MacKinnon/
Glen MacPherson Csc Asc
Peter R. Simpson
Alan Scott
Rafford Films
Norstar, BBC

COLD COMFORT FARM

TV Feature Film
Kate Beckinsale
Rufus Sewell
Sir Ian McKellen
John Schlesinger/
Chris Seager Bsc
Alison Gilby
Antony Root
BBC Films
Thames TV

PERSUASION

Feature Film/TV Drama
Amanda Root
Ciaran Hinds
Corin Redgrave
Fiona Shaw
BAFTA WINNER Best Cinematography 1996
Roger Michell/
John Daly Bsc
Fiona Finlay
George Faber
BBC/WGBH

HOLLOW REED

Feature Film
Martin Donovan
Ian Hart
Joely Richardson
Angela Pope/
Remi Adefasarin OBE Bsc
Elizabeth Karlsen
Nik Powell
Stephen Woolley
Scala
Channel 4 Films

LOCH NESS

Feature Film
Ted Danson
Joely Richardson
Ian Holm
John Henderson/
Clive Tickner Bsc
Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Nicky Kentish-Barnes
Polygram
Working Title

FATHERLAND

Feature Film
Rutger Hauer
Miranda Richardson
Michael Kitchen
Chris Menaul/
Peter Sova Asc
Ilene Kahn
Frederick Muller
HBO

YOUNG INDIANA JONES CHRONICLES

TV Mini-series
Carl Schultz/
David Tattersall Bsc
George Lucas
Rick McCallum
Lucasfilm
Amblin
Paramount

VICTORY

Feature Film
Willem Dafoe
Sam Neill
Rufus Sewell
Charles Dance
Irene Jacob
Mark Peploe/
Bruno de Keyzer Bsc
Simon Bosanquet
Jeremy Thomas
Bob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
British Screen
Canal +

FAIRYTALE:A True Story

Feature Film
Harvey Keitel
Peter O'Toole
Paul McGann
Bob Peck
Charles Sturridge/
Michael Coulter Bsc
Bruce Davey
Wendy Finerman
Icon

BHAJI ON THE BEACH

Feature Film
Gurinder Chadha/
John Kenway
Nadine Marsh Edwards
Channel 4 films

THE BUCCANEERS

TV Miniseries
Carla Gugino
Mira Sorvino
Cheri Lunghi
Philip Saville/
Remi Adefasarin OBE Bsc
Philip Saville
Rebecca Eaton
Philippa Giles
BBC/WGBH

QUEER AS FOLK

TV miniseries
Aiden Gillan
Craig Kelly
Sarah Harding&Charles McDougall/
Nigel Walters Bsc
Nicola Schindler
Red for Channel 4

 

COMMERCIALS AND MUSIC VIDEOS

I’ve shot many COMMERCIALS for companies including:

The Annex, Radical Media, Partizan, Tomboy, Brewer’s,RSA, Young and Rubicam, Outsider, The Producers,Voyager, MTP,Pzazz, Sheldon & Co., HLA, Blink, Hungry Eye, Dark Star, The Shop, STV, Muckle Hen

MUSIC VIDEOS as DoP include:

David Bowie
Stereophonics
Tindersticks
Ultrasound
The Proclaimers
Chemical Brothers

 

CORPORATES

Title/Client/DetailsDirectorProducer

EVM

A series of short films for Effective Visual Marketing...a company specializing in high end Signage, Bespoke Corporate Furnishings and Window Manifestations.
Jan PesterJan Pester Pictures

ABSINTHE HARVEST

Pernod-Ricard Bar-tender training inserts
Erica Cochrane
Jan Pester
The Gate Films

MITSUBISHI POWER SYSTEMS EUROPE

Video Presentation of Offshore Wind Turbine Project featuring Dr.Vince Cable, UK Business Secretary
Hannah CurrieShona Donaldson
Muckle Hen

FACE THE CHALLENGE

14' shot for MOD competition to invent
anti IED devices in warzones
Screened on 40' video wall
throughout 1 week OB on Salisbury Plain
Ashton RadcliffeAshton Radcliffe
Location Pictures
for Ministry of Defence

UK LABOUR PARTY POLITICAL BROADCAST

A day in the lives of
Gordon Brown (PM)
Harriet Harman(DPM)
Jacqui Smith(Home Secretary)
Alan Johnson (Health Minister)
in the run-up to
local elections
Krish Majumdar
Hattie Dalton
Mark Lucas
Silverfish Media

KAL

Profile of ATM software company
providing services to banks
globally
Jan PesterAravinda Korala
Jan Pester
Paul Fennon
EVM

COMPAQ COMPUTERS

In-house films highlighting
Compaq's superb
working environment
Jan PesterJan Pester
Ros Lambert
GHS Ltd
Lambert's Creative

BP DIVER TRAINING

Training films for offshore diving work
Jan PesterPeter Mayo
GHS Ltd.
for BP

HBOS

Mortgage Finance worldwide
Films on Mortgage services to business in Amsterdam
Vienna and Las Vegas
Andrew MackintoshShona Donaldson
Muckle Hen
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