Jack Girvin - Freelance Camera Operator
Bases in London and Bournemouth
Job History
- Freelance Camera Operator (from June 2022 - Present)
- Premier League Productions (August 2021 - May 2022) - Camera Operator operating full-time during the 21/22 football season across all of PLP’s studio shows.
- CTV Cazoo Wales Open 2021 (21.07.21 - 25.07.21) - Camera Assistant assisting the operators and during TX pole pointing and assisting the RF Camera Op at Celtic Manor.
- CTV The 149th Open (11.07.21 - 19.07.21) - Camera Assistant working with the TopTracer team for CTV/world feed in Sandwich, Kent.
- CTV 2021 Scandinavian Mixed Open (08.06.21 - 14.06.21) - Camera Assistant assisting the operators and also mic holding during TX following the golfers round the course in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Premier League Productions (September 2020 - May 2021) - Junior Camera Operator operating full-time during the 20/21 football season across all of PLP's studio shows.
- Premier League Productions (July 2019 - July 2020) - Junior Camera Operator operating full-time during the 19/20 football season across all of PLP's studio shows.
- EFL Highlights Show on Quest (October 2019 - March 2020) - Camera Operator for the 19/20 football season at IMG Studios.
- CTV Cricket (May 2019 - August 2019) - Camera Rigger rigging and FACS checking the match cameras around the grounds for T20s, ODI's and Test Matches.
- Premier League Productions (July 2018 - May 2019) - Junior Camera Operator operating full-time during the 18/19 football season across all of PLP's studio shows.
- EFL Highlights Show on Quest (August 2018 - May 2019) - Camera Operator occasionally for the 19/20 football season at IMG Studios.
- CTV The 147th Open (18.07.18 - 23.08.18) - Junior Camera Assistant working with the TopTracer team for CTV/world feed in Carnoustie, Scotland.
- CTV Cricket (May 2018 - August 2018) - Camera Rigger rigging and FACS checking the match cameras around the grounds for T20s, ODI's and Test Matches.
- UFC Fight Night 127 Werdum vs Volkov (March 2018) - Following on from last year's event, I was again Production Assistant on this live event at the O2 Arena, Greenwich.
- Premier League Productions (July 2017 - May 2018) - Studio Runner full-time for PLP at IMG Studios working with alongside the FM & talent and supporting the studio and gallery crew. Began shadowing the Camera Operators.
- CTV Cricket (May 2017 - August 2017) - Umpire Camera Operator for the domestic T20 cricket season and Camera Rigger rigging and FACS checking the match cameras around the grounds for T20s, ODI's and Test Matches.
- UFC Fight Night 107 Manuwa vs Anderson (March 2017) - Production Assistant for IMG Studios on this live event at the O2 Arena, Greenwich.
- UFC (February 2017 to August 2019) - Camera Operator & Studio Runner for UFC: Inside the Octagon at IMG Studios, relinquished the runner part of the role from July 2018.
- Commercial 'Costa Coffee - Never a Dull Cup' (August 2016) - Somesuch - Camera Trainee 2nd AC for B Camera Unit.
- Premier League Productions (February 2016 to May 2017) - Studio Runner freelancing for PLP at IMG Studios working alongside the FM & talent and supporting the studio and gallery crew.
Work Experience
- Short Film 'The Light Refracts Into the Shadows' (August 2016) - NFTS Postgraduate Short Film - 2nd AC duties included camera notes, clapper loading and lens changes.
- Short Film 'Bluebird' (July 2016) - NFTS Postgraduate Short Film - Camera Trainee duties included doing camera notes as it was shot on 16mm film on an Arri Alexa SR3, I was also clapper loading and providing general assistance.
- Short Film 'Faithful' (September 2015) - NFTS Postgraduate Short Film - Camera Trainee duties included rigging monitors, cable bashing and providing general assistance.
- Shadowing (August 2013) - Shadowed an Editor for a day at Aurora Media in Baron's Court.
- Web Series 'The Football Virgin' (July/August 2013) - Copa90 / BigBalls Films - Camera Operator on two episodes of this football-fan based web series whilst I spent two weeks at Copa90. I was also tasked with researching for future web content.
Student Projects
- Multicam Sitcom 'The Charity Shop' (March 2017) - 3rd Year University - Camera Operator for the location shoots and also in the studio whilst also helping with casting and set building.
- Multicam Programme 'Rewind the Generation' (February 2017) - 3rd Year University - Camera Operator on a 90s throwback gameshow.
- Documentary 'Stage 22' (December 2016) - 3rd Year University - Camera Operator, Glidecam Operator and Editor for our character driven doc on British junior rally champion Chris Ingram and the WRC Wales Rally GB.
- Multicam Programme 'How to Survive: A Zombie Apocalypse' (April 2016) - 2nd Year University - Shot and Edited the VT packages for the magazine show and was a Camera Operator for the 20 minute live studio show which featured two scripted music performances.
- Commercial 'NHS Smokefree Advert' (February 2016) - 2nd Year University - 40 second quit smoking advert made entirely independently.
- Short Film 'WAIT' (November 2015) - 2nd Year University of Westminster - Director of Photography for a single camera short film featuring physical theatre.
- Documentary 'Stalked' (October 2015) - 2nd Year University of Westminster - Director of Photography for a documentary on deer culling.
- Television Drama 'The Play's the Thing: Episode Three' (April 2015) - 1st Year University of Westminster - Director of Photography for a 25 minute single camera television drama.
- Television Drama 'Class A - Pilot' (May 2014) - Bournemouth University 3rd Year TV Pilot - Runner duties including set dressing, managing extras and driving.
- Short Film 'Canned' (April 2014) - BFI Craft Skills Residential delivered by the NFTS - One of two cinematographers on a dark comedy short film which was produced, shot and edited during a two week residential course at the NFTS.
- Short Film 'Hope's Last Hour' (March 2014) - A Level Media Studies - Co-Cinematographer & Co-Editor on this single camera apocalyptic short film.
- Short Film 'Perennial' (February 2014) - BFI regional academy course at White Lantern Film in Bournemouth - Director of Photography for a zombie romance single camera short film.
Independent Projects
- Music video 'Slow Dance' by father (July 2016) - Camera Operator for signed Atlanta-based artist father on a 1 day music video shoot.
- Music video 'Petite Mort' by AKA LEÓN (January 2016) - Glidecam Operator for a music video and also assisted the cinematographer.
- Short Film 'All the Dead Deer' (August 2015) - Glidecam Operator and Camera Assistant
- Music video 'Like That' by Fresh Suede (May 2015) - A music video I shot & edited for two music students.
- Music video 'Lucy' by Plastic Flowers (May 2015) - Camera Assistant on a music video for Plastic Flowers.
- Short Film 'Nepenthe' (July 2014) - Wrote, Directed & Edited this no-budget short.
- Short Film 'The Bird Nerd' (July 2014) - Stills Photography and also shot and edited behind the scenes content for a comedy short film on location in Hereford.
- Short Film 'Chimera' (May 2014) - Director of Photography & Editor for a single camera short film for My Rode Reel.
- Short Film 'Bad Trip' (November 2013) - Director of Photography & Editor for a halloween single camera short film.
- Music video 'What If Money Was No Object' by Luca Infante (October 2013) - Glidecam Operator, Director of Photography and Editor for a single camera music video.
Misc
- Full clean driving licence held since 2014.
- Graduated from the University of Westminster with an Upper Second Class Honours BA Television Production degree in 2017.
- BFI Craft Skills Residential Course delivered by the NFTS.
- Completed GCSEs and A-levels at Poole Grammar School.
Interests
- Football / Sports
- Photography
- Travel / Wildlife