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BRIAN CAIRNEY

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY,
LIGHTING CAMERAMAN & VISION MIXER


If you can't be bothered reading my patter, please flick through my CV or read my CREDITS instead!

Welcome! You have arrived at the website of Brian Cairney, Director of Photography, Lighting Cameraman, Vision Mixer, Conspiracy Theorist, inventor of the Tinned Banana®, discoverer of humour, poetry and grief - basically an all round nice guy.
I now split my time between my home in Scotland and my base on the north east coast of Brazil.
Totally committed with a proven track-record, clean driving licence, Public Liability Insurance, Health & Safety certified, BECTU membership, reliable, efficient and trustworthy.

I have freelanced in the Film & Television Industry for over 20 years as both a Cameraman and Director, now adding Vision Mixing to my repertoire.  My  forte is Lighting for Film & Video productions and I am fully qualified at under achieving. With an artistic eye, a knowledge of composition,  a wicked sense of humour and a love of music I basically bring quality moving images to those who do not want them. Without a doubt well experienced, well travelled and well hung. 


I own my own Sony HVR Z1E HD/DVCAM Camera equipment and Red Rock Micro prime lens adaptor,  I shoot on both Film and all Digital Video formats in studios or on location at home or abroad.  I’ve worked on Dramas, Paranormal Investigations,  Television Documentaries,  Music & Arts, Light Entertainment,  Scientific & Technical,  Travel Films,  Corporate & Commercials and  Low Budget Feature productions. I am also happy to shoot worthwhile charity productions free of charge; I climbed Africa's highest mountain, Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise over £3'500 for charity. I believe inside every great artist there is a madman therefore inside every great madman there is an artist.

 In the spring of 2007 an intense fire completely gutted a storage unit at Fenton Barns and my entire 25 year archives of master tapes, edited films, showreels, 16 mm film projects, film memorabilia and documents were completely destroyed in less than 30 minutes. All the lost material is irreplaceable.

If I may leave you with one thought  remember the Universe started from bugger-all !

I have a vast list of credits and a selected recent list is available

For information about the Red Rock Micro system - with video clips - visit www.reel5.biz

To email myself; brian.cairney@btinternet.com
To phone me; +44 (0)7831 201 696