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BIOGRAPHY

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                Mike Jackson
Jungle Drum Media and Jackson Pictures

I have been working in the film and TV industry for many years in such roles as Lighting Cameraman, Director of Photography and Director.I trained as a cameraman at Australia's largest TV network TCN 9 and remained there for nine years. I was then asked to join several commercial production houses such as VideoPak ,ECV/Apocalypse/ Digital Pictures) where I served as an in house DOP over 5 years shooting documentaries, commercials and music video's.I went freelance  in 1992 and have worked  and travelled extensively for many varied clients worldwide .
Also have experience in underwater and aerial cinematography.

Credits

2022

Guy Sebastian Live  Music video- senior cam op.

Australia's Got Talent - Cam oOp

Ninja - Nine Network _ Cam Op

I would do anything for Love ,USA  Pilot - ITV - ENG 

Hosting's for Deb Hutton's Dream Home series - Lifestyle - Foxtel - DOP

Voice - ENG - Seven Network

Q&A - ABC

 

2021

Hosting's with Deborah Hutton for "Dream Home " series -  Foxtel - DOP

Woolworths Xmas - Agency ; Suddenly - DOP

ABC kids NYE inserts on Panasonic LT.

Q&A - ABC

The Set - Music Program - ABC - Hand held cam op

Eurovision Clip for Montaigne's entry into European show - Supervising Cameraman

Married at First Sight - Eng operator - Nine Network

Ninja 

Artificial Intelligence  - Doco inserts for Montreal  production - DOP

Wentworth - Where we are now with Pamela Rabe -Foxtel - DOP

Breville Coffee (Sage) for UK web -High Speed content on Phantom ,Lighting Director

Licor 43  Web content - Phantom and Red camera - Agency ; Now we Collide - Lighting Director

Balance Water -  TV and Web  High Speed content on Phantom camera-Lighting Director

The Voice -Seven Network-Cam op

Dean Lewis - Ellen Degeneres show performance - DOP

Dean Lewis - Live stream world convert Promo and Performance - Rider on the Sun -DOP

Vera Blue splendour covid set - Riders on the sun - DOP

Cube -Ten Network -Cam Op

Frogger - American Game show - ENG crew

Tim Minchin ' Together Apart"  Studio session .Global stream - cam op 

Tim Minchin Sessions CBS America -cam op

Tim Minchin "talk to much and stayed long" music vid for James Corden Tonight Show USA--cam op

Name that Tune - USA - cam op

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2020

Nat Geo USA  pilot

Brandenberg Orchestra XMAS Recital

Hoodoo Gurus music video - "Get out of Dodge"- Riders on the Sun- DOP

America's Got Talent semi final seg for Sheldon Riley 

Equifax corporate video- DOP- Valverde Productions- Atlanta USA

Guy Sebastion Special- Cam op on stage. Nine Network

"Screen" with Margaret Pomeranz and  Grahame Blundell -Foxtel-DOP

     

" Saturday Night at the Movies" with Grahame Blundell- Foxtel-DOP

Foxtel Music Promos- DOP

Foxtel Movie show promos- DOP

"The Voice" ITV Camera op and ENG op

Memory Lane - hosted by Richard Wilkins - Beyond Productions - Nine Network-DOP

Hay House Publishing Corporate-DOP

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2019

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Foxtel Music Promos- DOP

Foxtel Movie show promos- DOP

Web Comedy series Ep-Bullet Pudding-DOP

"Masterpiece" with Margaret Pomeranz Foxtel Movie Channel- DOP

"Screen" with Margaret Pomeranz and  Grahame Blundell -Foxtel-DOP

     

" Saturday Night at the Movies" with Grahame Blundell- Foxtel-DOP

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"The Voice" ITV Camera op and ENG op

"Island Parties" Foxtel Music Channels DOP

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2018

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Michael Buble in 4K- Foxtel 4K Channel

Foxtel Music Promos- DOP

"Screen" with Margaret Pomeranz and  Grahame Blundell -Foxtel-DOP

     

      " Saturday Night at the Movies" with Grahame Blundell- Foxtel-DOP

   

      CMC Promos- Foxtel -DOP

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     Vera Blue Live Private- UniversalMusic- DOP

  

      V Island Parties -Foxtel music-DOP

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​    Tomra corporate-Situation Room

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      Web Comedy series Ep-Bullet Pudding-DOP

     

        Movie Juice -Context Media- Channel 9

        

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  • 2017

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  • Lorde On Cockatoo Isle-DOP Optus- Universal Music

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  • Preatures Live Album Launch- DOP-Optus -Universal Music

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  • Avalon Now -Series 2 -DOP -Situation Room/Domain-Won 4 of 6 Noms at LA Web Awards

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  • Domain Real estate TVC's- DOP

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  • Senior Camera operator and supervisor for Madonna "Rebel Heart" tour  DVD in Australia-York Productions.

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  • Stage & Screen with Deborah Hutton - DOP-Arts ChannelFoxtel

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  • 2016

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  • Senior Camera Operator and supervisor for Taylor Swift "1989 tour " in Australia - itunes -Director Jonas Ackerland

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  • Second unit attachment for "Janet King" -ABC-Screentime

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  • Northside Montessori  school  cinema commercial

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  • 2015

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  • 3 music video commercials for Ronin Keating and Boyzone Motown album -  DOP - Warner's London

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  • 4k Rotoscope inserts on TVC for Bayer - DOP - Brand New Media

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  • Selling Houses Promos series 8 -  2nd unit DOP - Lifestyle Channel Foxtel

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  • Avalon Now - Short film and winner of Avalon Film Fest ( Best Film)-Web series-DOP

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  • Australia The Story of Us - Factual DOP - Essential Media/Seven Network

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  • Dinner 3 Ways- Ensemble Productions-MLA Web series

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  • Bachelor 2015

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  • The Voice

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  • X Factor

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  • 2014

  • Lifestyle Channel Xmas promo "snow dome" - 2nd Unit DOP - Foxtel

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  • Katie Perry Prism tour 4k DVD - Cam Operator - Done and Dusted London

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  • Inside Story - DOP and Director on  some crime  recreation scenes - Nine Network

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  • Selling Houses Special "Worst Houses" - DOP - Beyond Productions/ Foxtel

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  • Beyoncé "Miss Carter Tour"Sydney - Cam Operator Alexa - Done and Dusted London/New York

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  • Ghost Stories ColdPlay Max Sessions DVD -DOP - Foxtel

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  • Stereophonics Max Sessions - DOP - Foxtel

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  • John Butler Trio Max Sessions - DOP -Foxtel 

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  • Neil Finn Max Sessions - DOP - Foxtel

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  • Montessori Schools corporate- Montessori Pymble

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  • 2013

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  • Foo Fighters "Wasting the Light" special on Goat Island - Aria Award- DOP- Foxtel

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  • Music Cities of the World- DOP- music documentary series - Foxtel

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  • B430 - Youth travel series around the world- DOP- Foxtel

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  • Pre 2013

  • Max station Promo- Gold Promax Award- DOP- Soma Films/ Foxtel 

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  • Human Nature/ Wildlife series hosted by Olivia Newton John - ONJ's DOP & Dive Camera- Discovery/Nine Network

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  • Quest-  Cousteau style Marine wildlife series in the Americas'- Topside DOP - Beyond/ Discovery/Animal Planet

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  • Ultra Science- Science based series  on new tech worldwide-DOP- The Learning Channel/ Discovery

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  • "No Matter What You Do " music video by Olivia Newton John -DOP 16mm- EMI

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  • In Search of Excellence - music documentary following INXS on Kick world tour- DOP -TEN

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  • Live Earth concert Sydney. Al Gore's  live concert handover around the world. DOP Sydney.

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  • My First Gig -  3xSeries with Jimmy Barnes and Musician Guests .DOP -Foxtel

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  • More credits on request.

 
 
 
 
 
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