Experience in a variety of genres has given Esther a stash of creative ideas and techniques - she is able to vary her style & adapt to each specific project. Coming from a small and rural ex-mining village far from anywhere in the northeast, she was that kid with a camcorder that filmed everything & has since worked hard to create her own opportunities. After gaining a first class chemistry degree, she entered the world of media and worked as an AD as well as an operator for factual & self-shooting researcher. She has steadily worked her way up through the camera department, gaining an understanding of how to work at a fast & efficient pace whilst collaborating & getting the desired creative results. Documentary observational work has provided her reactive & instinctive experience which feeds into her drama shooting & she explores possibilities of camera movement in collaboration with action, space and rhythm. Esther brings with her a vast knowledge of equipment & an overall understanding of the production process.
Production Credits
THE LAST TESTAMENT OF LILLIAN BILOCCA
DoP / Operator
Drama Documentary
Northen Town
BBC Three
Prod: Edward Morgan
Dir: Maxine Peake
Dir: Venessa Stockley
THE ATHENA
A Camera & Movi Operator
Episodes 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11
Bryncoed Productions
Sky One
Prod: Paul Mckenzie
Dir: Paul Walker
DoP: Sarah Bartle-Smith
THE ENGLISH GAME
B Camera Operator
6x60'
42 Management Production
BBC Drama
Netflix
Prod: Rhonda Smith
Dir: Birgitte Staermose
DoP: Erik Molberg Hansen
FREE REIN
Series III
2nd Unit DoP / Operator
Episodes 1,3, 6, 9 & 10
Lime Pictures
Netflix
Prod: Tim Compton
Dir: Angelo Abela
Dir: Beryl Richards
Dir: Mark Losey
DoP: Phil Wood
KATY
DoP & Movi Operator
3x30'
BBC Studios
CBBC
Prod: Jonathon Wolfman
Dir: John McKay
FREE REIN
Series II
2nd Unit DoP / Operator
Episode 11
Lime Pictures
Netflix
Prod: Tim Compton
Dir: Marek Losey
DoP: Phil Wood
COLD FEET
Series VI
Camera Operator
8x45'
ITV Studios
Prod: Rebecca Ferguson
Dir: Terry McDonough
DoP: Shane Daly
WOLFBLOOD
Series V
Camera Operator
10x30'
BBC Studios
CBBC
Prod: Jonathan Wolfman
Dir: John Dower
Dir: Steve Hughes
DoP: James Moss
THE DUMPING GROUND
Series VI
2nd Unit DoP / B Camera Operator
BBC Studios
CBBC
Dir: Duncan Foster
Dir: Delyth Thomas
TRACEY BEAKER RETURNS
Series I
Camera Operator
Episodes 1, 2, 3 & 4
BBC Studios
CBBC
Prod: Gina Cronk
Dir: Neasa Hardiman
DoP: Chris Goodger
ALL OR NOTHING
Tottenham Hotspur
Documentary
Camera Operator
72 Films
Amazon
Prod: Charlie Ferriday
Prod: Phillip Wood
Prod: Leo Fawkes
Prod: Clare Cameron
Prod: Felicity Cross
Dir: Antony Philipson
DEEP IN VOUGE
Documentary
Camera Operator
FilmRise
BBC Three
Prod: Danny Fisher
Dir: Amy Watson
Dir: Dennis Keighron-Foster
DoP: Shaun Atherton
LIAM GALLAGHER 'AS IT WAS'
Feature Documentary
Camera Operator
Screen Media Films
BBC Two
Prod: Skoti Collins
Prod: Liz Stirling
Dir: Charlie Lightening
Dir: Gavin Fitzgerald
SAKINA & THE LIONESS
Documentary
DoP / Operator
Short Form Films
BBC
Dir: Isobel Williams
BLOODSTAINS
Short Film
DoP / Operator
New Creatives
BBC Arts
Prod: Naomi Ayres
Dir: Carrie Battram
SO PERFECT IT HURTS
Short Film
DoP / Operator
New Creatives
BBC Arts
Prod: Barrington Paul Robinson
Dir: Alice Cornelia
TIME AWAY
Short Film
DoP / Operator
Vox Pictures
BFI
Prod: Adrian Bate
Dir: Maxine Peake
SHATTERED
Short Film
DoP / Operator
Guardian Media
Prod: Laurence Topham
Dir: Maxine Peake
THE PEBBLE AND THE BOY
Film Promo
DoP / Operator
Dir: Chris Green
FINDING JOY
Pilot Taster
DoP / Operator
LA Productions
Dir: Justine Potter
SHELTER
TV Commercial
DoP / Operator
Shape History
Dir: Louise Cowley
LITTLEWOODS TOPSHOP LAUNCH
Online Content
DoP / Operator
The Gate
Dir: Rhiannon Lewis
WHAT IF WOMEN RULED THE WORLD
Live Theatre Show
Camera Operator
Live Theatre Show
Dir: Yael Bartana
Dir: Vicky Featherstone
PUREGYM
Commercial Series
DoP / Operator
BrainCandy Films
Dir: James Clancy
KEELEY FORSYTH
'Debris'
Music Promo
DoP / Producer
Bloc & Blur
Dir: Maxine Peake
ADIDAS ATHLETICS
Online Campaign
DoP / Operator
Rosco Productions
EVERTON FC
Promo Campaign
DoP / Operator
Ahoy Creative
Dir: James Kennedy
CHERRY GHOST
'Clear Skies Ever Closer'
Music Promo
DoP / Producer
Bloc & Blur
Dir: Maxine Peake
SARAH CRACKENLL FT NICKY WIRE
'Nothin' Left to Talk About'
Music Promo
DoP / Producer & Director
Bloc & Blur
Dir: Louise Cowley
TIDE BANK
TV Commercial
DoP / Operator
Sidekick
Prod: Rupert Mason
THE COURTEENERS
'Small Bones'
Music Promo
B Camera Operator
Chief Productions
Dir: Joe Connor
TEACHING MAKES PEOPLE
For the Scottish Government
TV Commercial
DoP / Operator
Greenroom Films
Dir: Mark Lediard
INSPIRAL CARPETS
'Let You Down'
Music Promo
DoP / Producer & Director
Block & Blur
Dir: Louise Cowley
TOPPS MATCH ATTAX CARDS
Online Content
DoP / Operator
ABF Pictures
Dir: Matt Barraclough
KING PONG
Online Content
DoP / Operator
Greenroom Films
Dir: Mark Lediard
BOTB DREAM CARS
TV Commercial
Camera Operator
ABF Pictures
Dir: Matt Barraclough
DoP: Tim Follin
LONE LADY
'Hinterland'
Music Promo
DoP / Producer
Block & Blur
Dir: Juliet Ellis
NANCY ELIZABETH
'Simon Says Dance'
Music Promo
DoP / Producer & Director
Block & Blur
Dir: Louise Cowley