Hi! I'm a filmmaker based in Melbourne Australia.
I work with story everyday. Whether it's shooting, producing, directing or editing, storytelling and creative communication is what gets me up in the morning and keeps me awake at night.
As a freelancer I shoot factual and documentary content for broadcast, and through my production company Thirdrow Films I shoot and produce content for an array of great clients. I count myself lucky to be able to combine all my skills to produce work in a medium that I love. Mostly it loves me back!
Originally from London I’ve worked at major post-production houses and production companies. Over my career to date I’ve cut over a thousand TVC’s and music videos, had a feature script green-lit for production, directed an award winning short film, won a BAFTA award for a short screenplay, written an afternoon play for BBC Radio 4, co-directed a SBS TV stand up comedy series. I also edited, shot B-cam and co-produced MIFF award winning feature length dance documentary 'Graceful Girls' and have won a couple of other awards along the way. I’m also in the Guinness Book of Records, but that’s another story.
SHOOTER PRODUCER | CINEMATOGRAPHY SHOWREEL
Gear List
Cameras
Sony ILME-FX6 Full Frame Camera
Sony Alpha A7C Compact Full-Frame Camera
GoPro Hero 9
GoPro Hero 10
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Vocas Loupe Assist
Tilta Mirage VND Matte box
Tilta Polariser Filter
Vaxis Pure Mist Filter
Tilta Mini follow focus
Tilta Nucleus Nano follow focus
Monitoring
Atomos Ninja V 5inch 4K HDMI Monitor
Vaxis Atom 5 Dual wireless monitor kit
LUT6S - FeelWorld 4K HDMI/3G-SDI Touchscreen Monitor
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Lenses
Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS Lens
Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens
Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G Lens
Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Lens
Sony 28-60 FE 4 - 5.6 / 28-60
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art Lens
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG DN Art Lens
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Canon EF 24-105mm L ID USM
Audio
Rode NTG1 Shotgun Mic
Rode NTG 2 Shotgun Mic
Rode Go Compact Wireless Mic System
Rodelink Filmmaker Kit
Zoom H6 Black Handy Recorder
Oricom UHF 2 Watt UHF CB radios x 2
Sennheiser HD 300 Headphones
Lighting & Grip
Aputure Amaran 200D Lighting Kit:
Light Dome SE Softbox
Amaran P60C LED lamp, soft box, light stand
Nanlite PavoTube II 6C
C-stands
Light stands
Sandbags
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Sachler FSB 6 Fluid Head DJI Ronin RS3 Pro
Manfrotto 190 TripodPower cables
Cine saddle
Easyrig Minimax
Drone &
Gimbal
DJI Mini 3 Pro Drone
DJI Ronin RS3 Pro
Tilta Basic Ring Grip Plus
OTHER STUFF
Apart from my love of motorbikes...
...I'm also a world record holder! As one of fifty screenwriters who contributed to the portmanteau feature film 50 Kisses. A crazy but brilliant competition where people voted online for the best short scripts which were then uploaded for anyone to direct. My script Neil was the most chosen project and went on to be made into eight different versions! Such a great learning opportunity! One version was eventually chosen to be included in the final feature, comprised of films of all fifty short scripts.
In my music video editing days I was lucky enough to cut Banksy's only known music video (yes I know what he looks like!). I remember as I attended the online at MPC London (who were doing us a great deal in overnight downtime) he would sneak off to work on one of his artworks on a wall downstairs. The management went ballistic when they walked in the next day to find someone had "graffittied" the wall! They actually moved a photocopier in front of it until the "youngsters" clued them in.
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WRITER
AUSTRALIAN WRITERS GUILD
MONTE MILLER SHORT FORM AWARD WINNER
LOVE HURTS
Short screenplay
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER
GRACEFUL GIRLS
Feature documentary. MIFF 2015
Producer/editor: Nigel Karikari
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MELBOURNE DESIGN AWARDS
GOLD MEDAL WINNER
ALFRED HEALTH "RIGHT WORD.RIGHT TIME"
Best Viral Video. Online Campaign
Writer/director: Nigel Karikari
GOV AWARDS GOLD MEDAL WINNER
ALFRED HEALTH "RIGHT WORD.RIGHT TIME"
Online Campaign
Writer/director: Nigel Karikari
BAFTA
FOCUS ON TALENT SCREENWRITING AWARD WINNER
STATIC
Short screenplay
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IN THE BIN FILM FESTIVAL
BEST SHORT FILM AWARD WINNER
THE DEAL
Starring Australian legend Glenn Robbins.
Writer/director/editor: Nigel Karikari
