AWARDS - WINNERS & NOMINATIONS

Sunderland & South of Tyne NHS Trust

&

Wearside NHS Trusts - ‘TAKE A STAND’

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DOP)

Cinema release commercial: to de-stigmatise the subject of mental health.

Target audience: School children

Awards:

1, Royal Television Society - Best Broadcast Promotional 2005

2, Channel 4 - Best Short Film 2005

3, Saville Audio Visual - Trophy 2005

Anne, The Princess Royal, was the Guest of Honour at the Premier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4ISKj0zoS0

Horror Channel - 'FEAR'

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DOP)

TV commercial: to promote a Horror movie series

Award:

1, Royal Television Society - Best Broadcast Promotional 2004

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF9mECeLs8s

OTHER CREDITS

Channel 4 / Whisper - 'PARALYMPICS OPENER'

GAFFER

DOP - Chris Hyde

My role was to supply lighting equipment and light every scene using a combination of the fixed studio lighting rig and desk, with my floor-standing equipment.

Greenscreen shoot of Presenter Ade Adepitan driving a Channel 4 branded Citroen 2CV van from London to Paris for the 2024 Paralympics.

https://youtu.be/T9wbFqsxoo8

Ryvita / Bear Jam / Nodachi - ‘FEEL GOOD LIVE’

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DOP) & SOUND

I was responsible for providing all lighting and camera equipment for the Edinburgh kitchen location, for filming Peter showing Davina how to make some tasty Ryvita open sandwiches, and for feeding my pictures live to London.

Live, 2-location, food show with Davina McCall in London & Peter Sawkins of Great British Bake Off, in Edinburgh.

http://www.ianmccann.com/news

ON-X Maetro - 'PRE-PAID CARD'

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DOP)

Green screen commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ralz1Y-Y2uI

Horror Channel - 'NEIGHBOURS FROM HELL

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DOP)

I used regular TV lighting combined with a powerful studio flash unit to create the lightning effect.

Promo commercial for a series of Horror movies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc0LhghAFDk

UEFA / Saatchi / Whisper - ‘FANTASY FOOTBALL’

GAFFER

I was responsible for working with the DOP on the preshoot planning of the lighting and working with 2 other gaffers during the shoot, to light several scenes around the stadium at Harrogate Town FC. We used a diverse set of lights, including a high-powered HMI reflected through an upstairs window using a windup stand, a 4x4 soft key with a 2x1 fill, an Aputure 600D Pro for the car shoot, several Titan tubes, Dedolights, and, for good measure, a Hazer.

Commercial for UEFA/Fantasy Football.

Nutribullet - 'FAMILY BLENDER'

CAMERA OPERATOR & GAFFER

DoP - Jonathan Young

I lit the Kitchen using space lighting: 2 flat panel bicolour lights on booms just under the ceiling, a pair of Litepanel 2x1 Gemini bicolour lights as key lights, and a 1x1 hard near the stove. I rigged 2, 1x1 hards outside the small feature windows to add a sense of warm daylight and character when they appeared in shot. I also operated camera 2.

2-camera promo shoot for Nutribullet food blenders.

Am I Normal (Comic Relief) - 'HEARING VOICES'

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DOP)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RZK3Pxyoxs

Frank's Flooring - 'POSSESSION'

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DOP)

I asked my dear friend, horror movie fan, and creative genius, Andy Lovatt, to direct and edit this one-of-a-kind TV commercial.

The client had long wanted to commission commercials for his flooring retail business in the horror movie style. However, he was not sure if it would work, so we made one for him. Shot at Pride Studios (Stonehills), this was a low-budget proof-of-concept film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWe_LxdUPOc

Horror Channel - 'GOTHIC WEEKEND'

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DOP)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6iEF33x3Uc

Glasshouse Media - 'Jack's War'

CINEMATOGRAPHER

I lit all scenes and filmed everything except the steadycam shot.

Feature film, pilot/teaser for a biopic WW1 movie, true story of love, courage, and desertion.

https://vimeo.com/189625391

New Bee Jane - ‘THE VEIL’

FILMMAKER, DIRECTOR, CINEMATOGRAPHER

Music Video for amazing singer-songwriter New Bee Jane.

https://youtu.be/TwNwbzjlQdE

InCruises - 'PARTNERS REPS REEL'

PD & Sound

I was commissioned by Kees Jan de Maa, the Media Director of InCruises, an American Cruise holiday club, to identify and book a location for a set of 3 exterior PTCs to be presented by the CEO of the finance company Trust My Travel, and to Direct and shoot the pieces for inclusion in sales and marketing videos featuring several other similar pieces. It was October and cold, but I made it look like a glorious summer evening.

https://youtu.be/kO2KQk0FK3A?si=Q34ynfCUjWtwPwSC

Fenwick / Vivid - ‘CHRISTMAS WINDOW REVEAL 2025’

CAMERA OPERATOR

I operated camera 2. My main task was to shoot the MC and all other performers on stage, with constantly varying wide and mid shots, and to capture the window and crowd during and after the reveal. After watching a rehearsal we were briefed, and then rigged the cameras and then waited for the crowds to enter the cordoned off area of the shopping street and the MC to open the show.

A 4-camera live stream of the 18-minute live festive themed show in Northumberland Street, Newcastle, which culminated in the Fenwick department store's 2025 Christmas window reveal.

https://www.youtube.com/live/lp2AqfOLnVI?si=QXZwVHc_SnDOYqCH

Fenwick / Vivid - ‘CHRISTMAS WINDOW REVEAL 2024’

CAMERA OPERATOR

I operated camera 3. My task was to shoot the storefront, signage, the MC and performers on stage, the band, the crowd, and the reveal.

A 4-camera live stream of the 8-minute show in Northumberland Street, Newcastle, which culminated in the Fenwick department store's 2024 Christmas window reveal.

https://youtu.be/xW-5Q2N5uxY

Samaritans - 'TALK TO SOMEONE'

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DOP)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWLze1j3rjw&t=3s

God Channel - 'CHRISTMAS PROMOTION'

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DOP)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHw3o6mzutk

Bloomberg - 'ESG House Conference, Cannes'

STREAMING PRODUCTION LEAD & LIVE-U OPERATOR

I provided Live-U streaming equipment and operation for a 5-day multi-camera shoot of a conference in the grounds of a villa in Cannes, France, so the production team stateside could tx the event to their worldwide network audience. I flew in and went straight to the villa to set up and check everything was working properly, which, as the camera crews were also setting up, took several hours, but by bedtime, all was set, tested, and working. The next day, day 1 of 4, went without a hitch, as did all subsequent days. I was asked to stream an additional session on the morning of my early afternoon flight home, which I did, and after a stressful wait for my Uber, I was the last person allowed on my flight home. All told, a great success.

Evolution Power Tools - 'AND ALL WITH A SINGLE BLADE'

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DOP)

https://vimeo.com/137436246

CF Fertilisers - 'MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER WORKPLACE'

FILMMAKER, DIRECTOR, DOP, SOUND, EDITOR

Corporate Communications Film

https://vimeo.com/201018179

Samaritans - 'THERE'S ALWAYS A CHOICE'

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DOP)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLjaHuHHwfE

TVA - 'THE MAGIC OF THE ARTS'

FILMMAKER, DOP & EDITOR

I was commissioned to make this commercial using TVA's image library assets, which I animated using Adobe After Effects.

Teaser Film about TVA's work.

https://vimeo.com/215693607

TVA - 'MAKING AN IMPACT'

FILMMAKER, DOP, SOUND & EDITOR

I was commissioned to shoot interviews to structure the short film and to use images from TVA's digital image library for the B-roll, which I animated using Adobe After Effects.

Teaser film about TVA's work.

https://vimeo.com/215693459

TVA - 'THE ART OF CHANGING LIVES'

FILMMAKER, DOP, SOUND & EDITOR

I lit and shot the interviews with key TVA people and used TVA's image library for the B-roll material, which looks amazing, especially after I animated it in Adobe After Effects.

Corporate Image Film

https://vimeo.com/215691130?from=outro-local

Building The Legend - 'BUILDING THE LEGEND (PART 1)’

FILMMAKER, DIRECTOR, DOP, SOUND & EDITOR

I created this film in a mixed style, contemporary but with a 60s vibe, as the subject is a 20th-century project, but recreating an iconic 1960s car.

A documentary style film: celebrating the recreation of the legendary 1960s Jaguar XJ13 Le Mans racing car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w02XIcX7g1Q&t=4s

Building The Legend - 'SHAKEDOWN AT CURBOROUGH'

FILMMAKER, DIRECTOR, DOP, SOUND & EDITOR

I shot, edited, and graded the film to give it a 1960s period, 8mm film LOOK, wobbly handheld shots, reduced contrast, muted colours, and a faded old film vibe.

A passion piece film: about Neville Swales taking his masterpiece Jagual XJ13 recreation on a shakedown test drive around the Curbolough Sprint Circuit, and having some fun with old mates from back in the day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I8S0omb3AY&t=317s

Bucketfest - ‘IAN McCANN’S BUCKET LIST’

FILMMAKER, CONCEPT, SCRIPT, DIRECTOR, DOP, PHOTOGRAPHER, EDITOR, AUDIO POST, ADR, VOICEOVER

A short film by invitation, discussing my bucket list, featuring my landscape photography and voiceover work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIAyC3ugaGM

IAN McCANN’S CLASSIC CAR PORTRAITS (INTERNATIONAL)’

FILMMAKER, DIRECTOR, DOP, PHOTOGRAPHER, SOUND & EDITOR

Using a set of high-resolution classic car portraits, I animated a very brief film together with some uber-cool music, then edited a 2nd scene, using BTS pictures shot by my daughter, who is such an artistic young woman.

A short documentary-style film: to introduce my car photography service.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4wQsvFbZJw

Johnson Controls / Electro Media AV - 'FIRE TEST'

COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER & PHOTO EDITOR

I was commissioned to shoot high-resolution documentary-style and BTS photographs of a 3-camera crew filming airport firefighters testing a new extinguisher foam on an aircraft fire, at Teesside Airport's International Fire Training Centre. I used my 50 megapixel Canon 5Ds and L series zoom lenses, which were perfect for a rapid-fire shoot such as this. Each of the two planned tests was expected to last no longer than a few short minutes. So, I worked handheld. As I was photographing a film crew, I had to shoot without fill-in flash.

Documentary-style photography of an aircraft fire being extinguished using a new fire-extinguishing foam being launched by Johnson Controls. I also captured BTS shots of the film crew shooting a promo.