Chris Bairstow

Hi and welcome

News

If you watch Shipwrecked, on Channel Four Sundays at 12.30 pm, you can see how I coped with filming on a remote tropical Island in the south pacific for ten weeks.

I have just finished filming Baboon Woman in South Africa for Firecracker Films as a self shooting producer/ director. A 60 mins doc on extreme animal/ human interaction for C5 and Animal Planet.

I currently have a short drama, Seams, which was shot on HDCAM, in post production. A dark tale of a woman and the inner working of her mind.

Profile

As an experienced director of photography my goal is to make visually and emotionally engaging films, so that the audience can fully immerse themselves in the world of the story and characters.

I have considerable experience of shooting observational, format and presenter led documentaries for BBC, ITV, Channel Four and Sky. Including the Bafta winning series

The Trust for Channel Four.

I have travelled extensively, visiting some of the most remote and hazardous countries of the world e.g. China, Russia, Cameroon, Rwanda, Uganda, Irian Jaya, Mexico, Cook Islands - South Pacific.

I am experienced in using many different camera formats including film, HDCAM, HDV, DSR 570, Z1, mini cams and the latest P2 card cameras.

I can light for both intimate interviews and larger drama sets. When required I can record sound.

My camera and recent directing experience enable me to explore the script and collaborate with the production team and contributors so that we can produce the most fully realized experience for the audience.