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Commercials 1997-2011 (short selection)

Nintendo dir. Jon Harvey Kream
Nintendo dir. Tim Kirkby Kream
Virtua Tennis dir. Rheea Arana & John Hill Maverick Media
Nationwide dir. Armando Iannucci Moon
Burger King dir. Tim Kirkby Dab Hand Media
Sony Ericsson dir. Jim Lee Dab Hand Media
ICS dir. Chris Stevenson Green Room Films
Articulate dir. Gareth Gwenlan Green Room Films
Powerade dir. Calle Astrand Dab Hand Media
Feasters dir. Chris Stevenson Hanrahan
Credit Expert dir. Mark Williams Splinter
Guardian dir. Mikko Lehtinen Tantrum
Parentcare dir. Adrian Shergold 24FPS
Bounty Roll dir. Christine Hanscomb The Producers
McDonalds dir. David Hartley Bikini
Paramount dir. Alex Pillai 24FPS
Batelco dir. John Taylor Central Films
Postal Scams dir. Nick Bye COI
Omnitel dir. Ham Addiction
Smirnoff dir. Ivan Bird Rattling Stick
Direct Line dir. Sam Miller Mustard
Organics dir. Victoria Pile Sneezing Tree
Diet Coke dir. James Bobin The Producers
BMW dir. Brian Griffin IPG
American Express dir. Priyadarshan Mad Films Mumbai

Artists Films 2002-2011 (short selection)
'Falling Bird' Phantom HD Ori Gersht
'Running Thunder' 16mm Steve McQueen
'Oblique' 35mm Knut Asdam
'Cinema Museum' Super 16mm Mark Lewis
'Burlesque' Super 16mm Tim Shore & Gary Thomas
'Family History' Super 16mm & digibeta Gillian Wearing
'Big Bang' Phantom HD Ori Gersht
'The Forest' Super 16mm Ori Gersht
'Looking for Alfred' (winner of the International Media Award (ZKM, Germany) in 2005 and Brooklyn International Film Festival 2006 Super 16mm Johan Grimonprez
'Spill 2' Super 16mm Graham Gussin
'Isosceles' Super 35mm Mark Lewis
'Finally' 35mm Knut Asdam
'Roundabout' Super 16mm Mark Lewis Super 16mm Mark Lewis
'Histrionics' Super 35mm Mark Lewis
'Children's Games' Super 35mm Mark Lewis
'History Painting' Super 35mm Roderick Buchanan
'The Carriers' Prayer' HD Cam Nick Crowe & Ian Rawlinson
'Birdsong' Super 16mm Sutapa Biswas
'I Can't Make You Love Me' Super 16mm Breda Beban
'The Meal' Super 16mm A K Dolven
'It Could Happen to You' Super 35mm A K Dolven
'Horse & Dog' Super 16mm Boyd Webb

Short Films (short selection)
2007 "Meaningless 2" dir. Joji Koyama Production Nexus music Matthew Herbert
2004 'Big T'(pilot) super 16mm dir. Adrian Shergold featuring Mark Benton
2002 'Watchmen' 35mm dir. Paloma Baeza featuring Cilliam Murphy, in competition at Edinburgh, Turner shorts @ LLFF, Cork, Galway, Sundance, etc.
2001 'Venkel' Syndrome' DV & 35mm dir. Vito Rocco winner at Vallodid & Motovun film festivals
       
Second Unit/camera (selection)      
'Spy Games' dir. Tony Scott    
'Room for Romeo Brass' dir. Shane Meadows    
       
TV      
2009 "Bookaboo' title sequence Red camera dir. Iam Emes production Happy Films
2007 "Uncle Rubbish presents Shit Club" 30mins super 16mm dir. Tim Kirkby production Roughcut TV
       
Documentary (selection)      
“Fallen Women & Virtuous Wives” Recital by Dame Felicity Lott & Graham Johnson dir. Jonathan Hills  

“I'm King Kong!"
The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper”(part) dir. Kevin Brownlow  
“Voice of Dissent” (part)   dir. Carlo Nero  
“Paul McCartney 2004 Abbey Rd” MPL Super 16mm dir, Brian Griffin  
       
TV Idents & Sponsorships (selection)      
Paramount Comedy Channel dir. Jon Harvey Kream  
Grolsch 'Channel 4 comedy dir. Tim Kirkby Dab Hand Media  
Nintendo 'Gladiators' dir. Tim Kirkby Kream  
Kleeneze "How clean is your house" dir. Colin Melville Original Concept  
Channel 5 'CSI' dir. Nick Esdaile Dab Hand Media  
Betfair dir. Mark Williams 24FPS  
Ned I, Ned 2 dir. John Taylor Kemistry  
TV4 Sweden dir. Rheea Aranha Kemistry  
CBBC dir. Alex Winter BBC  
Music Live dir. Theo Delaney BBC  
Rugby World Cup dir. Colin Melville ITV  
CBBC
dir. Paul Donnellon Chris Horton Films  
       
Corporate Films (selection) 2002-2011      
ABB dir. Nick Bye The Edge medal winner at IVCA
 
Sofani Aventis dir. Nick Bye The Edge medal winner at IVCA  
Royal Navy dir. Patrick Drummond The Edge medal winner at IVCA  
Transco dir. Paddy Veale PCI-Live  
Coca-Cola ‘Japan’ dir. John Taylor Imagination  
One & Only Hotels dir. Henry Peplow Park Ave  
BA Cargo dir. Robert Butcher Park Ave  
       

From 1989-1997 Martin worked as a camera operator. During this period he worked with
Jonathan Glazer on many commercials, promos, and short films. He also regularly worked with Theo Delaney, Alex Winter, John Lloyd, Bryce Attwell, Michael Haussman, Daniel Kleinman, and Patricia Murphy.

Before that he was a focus-puller and completed many feature films and TV films/series.
This involved working with cinematographers such as double Oscar winning Billy Williams, Mick Coulter, John Coquillon (Sam Peckinpah’s favourite DOP), and Ernie Vincze,





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