Martin Testar - Lighting cameraman

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Artist's films (selection)


"Running Thunder" 16mm 2007                          Steve Mcqueen

“Family History” 2006  Super 16mm  & digibeta    Gillian Wearing

"Pomegranate"  2006   HD Ori Gersht

"Here I Am"                  Super16mm    2007                     Roddy Buchanan

"Spirit & the Letter"       HD Cam  2007                            Matthew Buckingham

"Big Bang"   2006 HD Ori Gersht

“The Forest”  2005     Super 16mm Ori Gersht

“Looking  for Alfred”2004  Super 16mm  Johan Grimonprez

(winner  of the International Media Award (ZKM, Germany)

in  2005 and Brooklyn  International Film Festival  2006


“Spill  2”  2006    Super  16mm  Graham Gussin

“Remote  Viewer” 2002  HD Cam Graham Gussin                   

“Finally” 2006   35mm  Knut Asdam

“Blissed”  2005  35mm   Knut Asdam

"Smithfields"                Super 35mm  2007                      Mark Lewis

“Rush  Hour”  2005    Super 35mm  Mark Lewis

“Northumberland”2005    Super 16mm  Mark Lewis

“Harper  Row” 2004     Super 35mm   Mark Lewis

“Churchyard  Row” 2003   Super 35mm  Mark Lewis

“Children’s  Games” 2002   Super 35mm  Mark Lewis                    

“History Painting“ 2005   Super 35mm  Roderick  Buchanan

“Harriers” 2003      Super 35mm  Roderick Buchanan               

“Two Burning  Bushes” 2003 Super 35m  Nick Crowe &  Ian Rawlinson

“Birdsong”  2004   Super 16mm  Sutapa Biswas

 “I Can’t Make You  Love Me”2002     Super 16mm           Breda Beban

“The Meal” 2003    Super 16mm                 A K Dolven                    

“It Could Happen to You”  2002  Super 35mm A K Dolven               

“Horse & Dog” 2002  Super 16mm    Boyd Webb


TV


"Shit Club" Channel 4 Comedy Lab 07  28mins  super 16mm - dir Tim Kirkby         Roughcut TV


Short Films (selection)  


for Becks Fusions 2007 Joji Koyama & Matthew Herbert  HDV Nexus Productions


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.


"Venkel's  Syndrome - Dir. Vito Rocco - (shot on various DV formats and transferred  to film). 

Winner at Vallodid & Motovun film  festivals & in official selection Berlin


Second  unit camera (selection)


"Spy Games"                        Dir. Tony Scott

"A Room For Romeo  Brass"  Dir. Shane Meadows


Documentary (selection)


“Fallen  Women & Virtuous Wives” 2006 Recital by Dame Felicity  Lott & Graham Johnson  HD Cam  dir. Jonathan Hills

 “I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper”(part)  2005 dir. Kevin Brownlow

“Voice of Dissent”  (part) 2005 dir. Carlo Nero prod. Vanessa Redgrave  DV  Cam

 “Paul McCartney 2004  Abbey Rd”  dir. Brian  Griffin MPL  Super 16mm



Commercials (short selection 1995-2007)

Poweraid dir. Calle Astrand Dab Hand

Feasters  dir. Chris Stevenson Hanrahan

Articulate  dir. Gareth Gwenlan Greenroom Films

Spiderman dir. Chris Watson Hanrahan

Arnold Clark dir. Chris Stevenson Greenroom Films

Parentcare            dir.  Adrian Shergold 24FPS

Guardian       dir. Mikko  Lehtinen  Hungry Man

Bounty Roll          dir. Christine  Hanscomb The Producers

Paramount dir. Alex Pillai 24FPS

Batelco    dir. John Taylor Central Films

Postal Scams  dir. Nick Bye   COI

Smirnoff  dir. Ivan Bird   Serious Pictures

Direct Line  dir. Sam Miller Mustard

Diet   Coke  dir. James Bobin  The Producers       

Whiskas  dir. Brian Griffin Douglas Jones         

American Express  dir. Priyadarshan Mad Films Mumbai

McDonalds dir. David Hartley  Brave Films

Organics dir. Victoria Pile  Serious Pictures

Toyota Qualis dir. Abhinay Deo  Mad Films Mumbai

American Express - dir. Priyadarshan Mad Films Mumbai

Omnitel  dir. Ham      Addiction

Bajaj Motorbikes dir. Anand  Sorapur Mad Films Mumbai

UK  Living dir. David Hartley Brave Films

Toyota dir. Vito Rocco Partizan

Nationwide dir. Theo Delaney  Tomboy

Mirror  dir. Andrew Gillman  Union

The Link dir. Alex Winter Brave Films

Curries dir. Brian Griffin  Douglas Jones

Ministry  of Sound  dir. Mark Nunnelly  RSA

Comet dir. Theo Delaney   Tomboy

BMW  dir. Brian Griffin Douglas Jones

Pot  Noodle  dir. Mick Rudman  Park Village

Maltesers dir. David Hartley  Brave Films

Reach Powerbrush  dir. Sally Aprahamian 24FPS

Club 18-30  dir. Theo Delaney   Tomboy

Independant dir. Malcolm Venville Malcolm Venville

The Euro  dir. David  Hartley Brave Films

Autoglass dir. David Hartley  Brave Films

Lotus Esprit      dir. Malcolm Venville      Malcolm Venville

Penaten dir. Patricia Murphy  Patricia  Murphy Films

Ferrari F50 dir. Theo Delaney  Spots Films  


Music  Videos 1995-2007 (short selection)


Ocean Colour Scene  "I told you so" dir. Tony Briggs 

Mark Owen "Makin’ Out" dir. Paul Donnellon/Mark Owen

Kate Winslett "What If" dir. Paul Donnellon

The Cardigans "Love Fool" dir.  Bjorn Lindgren

Mogwai  "Xmas Steps"  dir. Brian Griffin

Another Level - "Be Alone No More" dir. Barry  Dyer

St. Etienne  "Sylvie"  dir. Bjorn Lindgren

The Levellers "Celebrate"  dir. Paul Donnellon

Gina G - "Ti Amo" dir. Matt Broadley

Space  Hog "Carry On"  dir. Mark Adcock

Morcheeba "Part of the Process" dir. Jes Benstock

Wagonchrist   "Lovely" dir. Sean Broughton

Cecil "My Neck" dir. Tim Royes

Room 8  "Make Love"  dir. Vito Rocco



TV  Idents  (short selection)


Discovery Channel "Falklands"        dir. Colin Melville  Original Concept

Kleneeze "How Clean is my House?"      ..    .. Original Concept

Betfair      dir. Mark Williams            24FPS

Nat West  dir. Mark Williams 24FPS

Ned  I, Ned 2     dir. John Taylor      Kemistry

TV4 Sweden    dir. Rheea Aranha        Kemistry

CBBC          dir. Alex Winter        BBC

CBBC x 3 -         dir. Alex Winter  BBC

Music Live        dir. Theo Delaney     BBC

BBC-Children in Need  dir. Ron Scalpello   BBC

National Lottery      dir. Ham Addiction

Rugby World Cup    dir. Colin Melville         ITV

CBBC    dir. Paul Donnellon  Chris Horton Film

MTV  dir. Jon Harvey Jam


Corporate   Films (short selection 2002-2007)


ABB Corporate Image Film dir. Nick Bye The Edge

Sofani Aventis         dir. Nick Bye                      The  Edge

   (Gold Medal Winner in IVCA awards New York 2007)


Royal Navy              dir. Patrick Drummond         The Edge

Transco                   dir. Paddy Veale                      PCI-Live

Thomson                 dir. Paul Katis                             Pukka Films

Coca-Cola ‘Japan’    dir. John Taylor                     Imagination

Orange                   dir. Henry Peplow                       Park Ave

BA Cargo               dir.  Robert Butcher                      Park Ave




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