Posted by Darren Jamieson on 14th Mar 2013
Cameraman of the Month - March Mike Garner, Arc Video
March Cameraman of the Month - Mike Garner, Arc Video
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| Name: | Mike Garner |
| Job Title: | DOP/Lighting cameraman |
| Filmography: | Started as a news cameraman with ITN from 1982-89, went freelance in Sept 1989. Moving from news to documentaries in early 90 's. I have done top end documentaries for the last 18 years working for BBC, ITV, Sky, CH4, CH5 indies, Discovery, and National Geographic. Subjects include Science, History, Arts, Travel, Obs docs. I have worked as series cameraman with David Dimbleby, Jeremy Paxman, Dan Cruickshank, on various series over the years.I now also do aerial photography using a Hexacopter remote control helicopter which is getting a lot of interest, this has been used by BBC, Top Gear, Oxford Film and TV, Pioneer productions, Electric Sky, Arrow Media,Atlantic productions and more. |
| Q1: What’s the best thing you’ve ever watched? |
| England rugby team beating the All Blacks last year |
| Q2. Who was your idol when you were growing up or who is your idol now? |
| Jimmy Connors |
| Q3. What was the first camera you ever bought or used? |
| A Minolta SLR |
| Q4. What is your favourite camera and why? |
| Sony CX740 it has amazing stabilisation and sensor, it is great for the Hexacopter |
| Q5. What’s the most bizarre/funniest/favourite thing to happen whilst on a shoot? |
| Being followed by the Syrian secret police down a motorway the wrong way as our driver was lost! |
| Q6. What’s your favourite or worst place to film and why? |
| Favourite place is India - it is so colourful with amazing street life where ever you look.Worst place is Russia - difficult, miserable people who rip you off a lot of the time. |
| Q7. Who is the most interesting person you have worked with? |
| Jeremy Paxman and Dan Cruickshank |
| Q8. Name one unnecessary item that you cannot do without on a shoot? |
| A good cereal bar |
| Q9. What would you like to film that you haven’t already? |
| A Vietnamese cooking programme in Vietnam. Any famous architectural site with the Hexacopter, like the Great Wall of China. Extreme sports |
| Q10. What job would you be doing if you couldn’t do what you do now? |
| Who knows |
| Q11. What’s one piece of advice you would give to an aspiring Cameraman? |
| Persistence |
Visit Mike Garners website for more information