Stephen J Brand GBCT Associate ACO - DoP |DOP

Stephen is a creative and resourceful DoP. He is a highly adaptable camera operator with 23 years filming experience, having worked on film and in the digital domain across multiple genres, including; drama, documentary and commercials. His extensive credits include work for many major UK and international broadcasters, bringing a wealth of technical expertise, including Ronin gimbal operation and the latest VFX shooting techniques, to a wide range of productions, from large scale cinematic projects to fast-turnaround TV documentaries. 
With his collaborative approach, he has built a reputation for shooting as imaginatively and efficiently as possible, always on budget and on schedule. He is known for remaining calm and focused in delicate and difficult situations, helping to put actors and presenters at ease. So, whether filming on a remote Pacific island; a crowded city; or a hi-tech studio sound-stage, Stephen's inventive, informed and passionate approach to cinematography will ensure that any production gets the finest images and sequences required to transform their vision into reality onscreen.

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Selected Credits

Feature Films

SIDESHOW DoP & Camera Operator
Cymru Films | Directed by Adam Oldroyd
Produced by Adam Oldroyd & Michael Riley

THE FILM MAKER'S SON  DoP & Camera Operator 
Triptych Productions | Directed by Bart Gavigan 
Produced by Gregg Burton, Patricia Beall Gavigan & Linda Mitchell 

HUNGER DoP | Time-lapse Unit: Maze Prison 
Film 4 | Directed by Steve McQueen 
Produced by Robin Gutch & Laura Hastings-Smith
DoP: Sean Bobbitt
 

TV

ANDY'S AQUATIC ADVENTURES
Series 1 & 2 | 30 Episodes
DoP
BBC Studios for CBeebies | Directed by Adam Oldroyd
Produced by Mark Jones

DREAMFLIGHT
- Ep #1.20
- Ep #1.18
- Ep #1.15
DoP
True To Nature for Sky TV | Directed by Adam Oldroyd
Produced by Caroline El-Marazki

THE BIG FAMILY COOKING SHOWDOWN
Series 2 | 10 Episodes
Camera Operator & Gimbal Op
Voltage TV for BBC / Netflix | Directed by Cher Adamson, Hermione Drew, Alex McCarter, Claire O'Sullivan & Emma Reynolds

EGYPT'S UNEXPLAINED FILES
Series 1 | 10 Episodes

DoP
Rare for Science Channel | Produced by Denis Minihan

ANDY'S SAFARI ADVENTURES
Series 1 & 2 | 30 Episodes
DoP & Camera Operator 
BBC for Cbeebies | Directed by Adam Oldroyd 
Produced by Mark Jones | BBC Natural History Unit 

ROMEO: SHAKESPEARE LIVES  DoP & Camera Operator 
Stranza Media for BBC | Directed & Produced by Chris Hunt 

ANCIENT BLACK OPS: SPARTANS DoP & Camera Operator 
World Media Rights | Directed by Chris Lethbridge 

A VERY BRITISH CULT DoP & Camera Operator 
Perfect Sphere | Directed by Adam Oldroyd 
Produced by Benjamin Carter 

KING JAMES BIBLE: THE BOOK THAT CHANGED THE WORLD DoP & Camera Operator (Stirling Castle)
BBC | Directed by Norman Stone 
Executive Producer: Debbie Dubois 
Winner: 'Epiphany Prize' ($100,000), 2012 

THE REBEL 
Series 1 & 2 | 9 Episodes
DoP & B Camera Operator | 2nd Unit 
Retort for UKTV Gold | Directed by Vadim Jean 
Produced by Ben Walker & Vadim Jean 

PORTERS
- Ep #1.3
- Ep #1.2
- Ep #1.1
DoP & B Camera Operator | 2nd Unit (inc Stunt/Green-screen)
Dancing Ledge Productions | Directed by Vadim Jean 
Produced by Simon Lupton

HENRY IX
3 Episodes
DoP & B Camera Operator | 2nd Unit 
Retort for UKTV Gold | Directed by Vadim Jean 
Produced by Tanya Qureshi & Pete Thornton 
Winner: Rose D'Or - Sitcom - 56th Annual Awards in Berlin 2017

THREE GIRLS
- Ep #1.3
'News' DoP & Camera Operator 
Studio Lambert for BBC | Directed by Phillipa Lowthorpe 
Produced by Simon Lewis 

MY WONDERFUL LIFE
4 Episodes
Co-DoP, Camera Operator & Ronin Gimbal Operator 
Chalkboard TV for Sky | Directed by Warwick Banks 

HOLLYOAKS  DoP 
Channel 4 | Directed by Colin Buchanan & Alex Kirby 

PACIFIC ABYSS  Lighting Cameraman 
BBC Natural History Unit | Directed by Lucy Meadows 
Series Producer: Dale Templar 

LIVE: GORDON RAMSEY'S CHRISTMAS COOK-ALONG Lighting Cameraman 
One Potato for Channel 4 | Directed by Studio

GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF
Season 3 
Camera Operator (Handheld)
Love Productions | Directed by Scott Tankard 

Short Films

HOODIE DoP & Camera Operator 
Hooded Films | Directed & Produced by Patrick Finnegan 
Winner: BFSD: Galway 2010 Film Festival  
SPACE INVADERS  DoP & Camera Operator 
Directed by Barry Hecker | Executive Producers: Gina Fucci & Mike Prudence
Gold: 36th WorldFest & Nom Best Cine: HDFest 2003
BENJAMIN'S STRUGGLE DoP
Carolina Street Productions | Directed by James Breese 
Produced by James Breese & Rebecca Tranter 
Winner: Encounters Film Festival Audience Prize 

Other Credits

Driving Plates - Custom 11x 4K camera car rig | 360 degree driving footage for Virtual Production, green-screen and rear projection plates | Plates Cinematographer & Camera Operator Producer: Ian Sharples

LIFT Driving Plates Array Cinematographer
Netflix | DOP Bernhard Jasper
Directed by F. Gary Gray
ANGEL Driving Plates Array Cinematographer
Apple TV/BBC | Produced by Tim Manninon
LEGACY Driving Plates Array Cinematographer
BBC
RED ROCKS CANYON, LAS VEGAS STRIP & MAGICBOX STUDIO DEMO Driving Plates Array Cinematographer
DOP Plates and Live Action
REBUS Driving Plates Array Cinematographer
Eleventh Hour Films & Viaplay | DOP Giulio Biccari
Directed by Niall MacCormick
DAMAGED Driving Plates Array Cinematographer
High Five Films | DOP Matthias Pötsch
Directed by Terry McDonagh
Starring Samuel L. Jackson
PISTOL Driving Plates Array Cinematographer
FX Network | DOP Anthony Dod Mantle
Directed by Danny Boyle | VFX Supervisor Adam Gascoyne
HAPPY VALLEY
Series 3
Driving Plates Array Cinematographer
Lookout Point TV for BBC | DOP Johann Perry
CULPRITS Driving Plates Array Cinematographer
Starz / Disney | DOP Philipp Blaubach
Directed by Saul Metzstein | VFX Supervisor Salvador Zalvidea
CITADEL Driving Plates Array Cinematographer 
Amazon Prime | DOP Michael Wood
Directed by Brian Kirk
SEX EDUCATION Driving Plates Array Cinematographer
Netflix | DOP Oli Russell
Directed by Ben Taylor
RUTH JONES & ROB BRYDON
Pilot
Driving Plates Array Cinematographer
Tidy Productions for BBC | Produced by David Peet 
DRIVING PLATES
Train Plates: New train rig testing and filming
Driving Plates Array Cinematographer
R&D for the Bluebell Railway | Produced by Ian Sharples
TRAIN STORIES: 'DREAMCATCHER' Driving Plates Array Cinematographer
Rebellion Studios | DOP Gavin Finney
Directed by Vadim Jean | Produced by Ian Sharples

Documentaries

BIG WEEK AT THE ZOO Camera Operator
Daisybeck Studios | Directed by Peter Emina & Joseph Hassell
Produced by Claire O'Connor
ROSS KEMP AND THE ARMED POLICE  Camera Operator & Gimbal Op 
Renegade Pictures | Directed by Jamie Batten
WILDERNESS EXPLORED: CONGO DoP & Camera Operator 
BBC | Directed by Rob Hifle 
VFX Projects Unit: Cameroon 
BRITAIN'S GREATEST GENERATION Lighting Cameraman 
Testimony Films | Directed by Steve Humphries 
Executive Producer: Martin Davidson 
Winner: Silver World Medal for History & Society at the New York Film & Television Festival, 2016
Winner: Silver World Medal for Education at the New York Film & Television Festival, 2016
FILMING OUR GREATEST GENERATION  Lighting Cameraman 
Testimony Films | Directed by Steve Humphries 
Executive Producer: Martin Davidson 
Nomination: Children's BAFTA, 2015
PANORAMA: COLIN NORRIS Lighting Cameraman 
BBC | Directed by Mark Daly 
Winner: BBC Ruby Award 
THE GIRL WHO FORGAVE THE NAZIS Lighting Cameraman 
Testimony Films for Channel 4 | Directed & Produced by Steve Humphries 
Winner: Gold World Medal for History & Society at the New York Film & Television Festival, 2017
SURVIVING ABERFAN  Lighting Cameraman 
Testimony Films for BBC | Directed & Produced by Steve Humphries 
Winner: Bronze World Medal for History & Society at the New York Film & Television Festival, 2017 
NAMBIA: GENOCIDE AND THE SECOND REICH & RACISM: A HISTORY Lighting Cameraman 
Directed by David Olusoga 
THE OTTOMANS: EUROPE'S MUSLIM EMPERORS  Lighting Cameraman (Green-screen) 
BBC | Directed by David Olusoga 

Commercials

MCVITIES MEDLEY DoP & Camera Operator | Pangaea | Directed by Glen Lear 
THE SUN: DEAL OR NO DEAL DoP & Camera Operator | Lucky Elliot / Silver Films | Directed by Bluey Durrant
VANISH  DoP & Camera Operator | Juggernaut Commercials | Directed by Bluey Durrant 
MARISOTA  DoP & Camera Operator | The Gate Films | Directed by Bluey Durrant 
TUI Co-DoP, Camera Operator & Ronin Gimbal Operator | Manna Creative | Directed by Andrew Brooking 
OAKHOUSE & CLARKS VILLAGE Camera Operator | Pangaea | Directed by Craig Holdsworth | DoP: Matthew Davison 
M&S CHRISTMAS  B Camera Operator 
The Outfit | Directed by Sarah O'Gorman | DoP: Clive Norman 

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