Toby Heslop

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BASED OUT OF SYDNEY AUSTRALIA, TOBY HAS WORKED AS A FREELANCE LIGHTING VIDEO CAMERAMAN, DOP, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR & ANIMATOR/COMPOSITOR FOR A VARIETY OF CLIENTS ON PROJECTS RANGING FROM NETWORK TV SHOWS, DOCUMENTARIES, SPORTING EVENTS, BRAND & CORPORATE VIDEOS, MUSIC VIDEOS, EPK'S, VNR'S, BRANDED CONTENT STRATEGIES & ONLINE VIDEOS.

TOBY'S PRIMARY FOCUS IS BASED AROUND CAMERA WORK, AND OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS HE HAS BEEN DEVELOPING THESE SKILLS AT A HIGH LEVEL OF EXPERTISE. AS A OWNER/OPERATOR OF A RED EPIC 4K DIGITAL CINEMA CAMERA AND USER OF MANY BROADCAST, COMPACT AND SPECIALTY CINEMA CAMERAS HAS ALLOWED TOBY'S INVOLVEMENT AS A DOP/LIGHTING CAMERAMAN GROW TO BE THE MAIN ASPECT OF HIS WORK. WITH A KEEN EYE FOR DETAIL, A LOVE FOR STORYTELLING, ART AND ARMED WITH EXTENSIVE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE IN ALL THINGS VIDEO, TOBY CONTINUES TO BE A VALUED MEMBER ON EACH AND EVERY PROJECT.

WITH EXPERIENCE IN POST PRODUCTION AS A DIRECTOR, EDITOR & MOTION GRAPHIC & COLOURIST, TOBY IS CAPABLE OF MANAGING SMALL PROJECTS WITH TIGHT TURNAROUNDS TO A LARGE BUDGET & TEAM OF ARTISTS. COMBINING FORCES WITH SOME OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS & UTILIZING TWO FULLY EQUIPPED IN-HOUSE EDIT SUITES IN A STUDIO SETTING HAS ALLOWED TOBY'S PASSION FOR FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION TO EVOLVE INTO MANY ROLES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PRODUCTION AND POST PRODUCTION.

PROJECTS THAT TOBY WORKED ON THROUGH 2005, 06 & 08 WON ASTRA AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS. (AUSTRALIAN SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION & RADIO ASSOCIATION).

TOBY OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF EQUIPMENT AND FURTHER OPERATES A SELECTION OF CAMERAS & LENSES SOURCED THROUGH MAJOR RENTAL COMPANIES.