Neil Cunningham
Visual Effects Supervision - Photography - Film-making
CV Summary
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Visual Effects specialist - providing creative, technical and production expertise for features, commercials, broadcast drama and docu-drama, and corporate projects in the UK and overseas.
Extensive experience of working with clients from pre-production - devising visual effects, breakdowns and costing - through to delivery, including directing, on-set supervision, planning and problem solving, managing post-production schedules and co-ordinating teams in various locations.
Work with international and local crews and proven success in finding practical solutions to creative challenges at short notice on location. I have managed and mentored technical and creative teams.
On-set supervision and production on shoots in countries including: UK, Kosovo, Saudi Arabia, Portugal India, Thailand, South Africa, Morocco, Namibia, Malawi, Tunisia, Egypt, Ukraine, Malta, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Austria, Finland, Norway, Bulgaria, Hungary, Argentina
Technical photography for photogrammetry, matte painting and CGI.
TV includes:
Slow Horses (Series 6) for Apple TV, Dir. Adam Randall – In production
The Witcher Season 3 - Everyone’s Enemy Hocus Pocus Productions for Netflix. Dir. Bola Ogun; DoP: Mike Spragg (Winner BAFTA TV Awards for VFX 2024)
Mary & George for Sky Atlantic, Dir. Oliver Hermanus
The Confessions of Frannie Langton for Drama Republic (for ITV Studios). Dir: Andrea Harkin
Black Doves for Netflix, Dir. Alex Gabassi
Succession Season 2 for HBO. Dir: Becky Martin/Kevin Bray; DoP Christopher Norr
Sex Education 4 for Netflix. Dir. Dominic Leclerc; DoP Andy McDonnell
The Last Kingdom Season 5 for Netflix. Dir. Jon East; DoP Mike Spragg
Sexy Beast for Paramount. Dir: David Caffrey; DoP Mattias Nyburg
Avenue 5 Series 1 for HBO. Dir: Various
The Death of Bunny Munro for Sky Atlantic. Dir. Isabella Eklof - in production
The Dream Lands for BBC. Dir. Erika Calmeyer & Miriam Raja - in production
Funny Women 2 for Sky, Dir. Oliver Parker
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Colour National Geographic 2024 , Dir Adeyemi Michael
Midtown for Netflix. dir. Seb Thiel; DoP Sam Heasman
Extraordinary Sid Gentle Films for Disney+. Dir: Toby MacDonald/Jennifer Sheridan, DoP: Dan Stafford Clark (VFX supervision representing Atomic Arts and Flying Colour Company)
Consecration (in production) for AGC Studios/BigScope Films/Moonriver Content. Dir: Christopher Smith; DoP: Rob Hart/Shaun Mon
Worzel Gummidge – 2021 specials Leopard Pictures for BBC. Dir: Mackenzie Crook
The Peripheral for Amazon Studios. Dir: Vincenzo Natali/Alrick Riley; DoP Stuart Howell
Barbarians Rising (8 hours of drama/documentary for October Films for History Channel. Dir. Simon George/Declan O’Dwyer/Maurice Sweeney. DoP: Gary Clarke/Richard Kendrick. 450 VFX shots, 3 month shoot in Bulgaria. On set supervisor and VFX producer.
Others include: Britannia (Amazon/Sky); And Then There Were None (BBC); The Roman Mysteries (BBC); To the Ends of the Earth (BBC); Hornblower: Duty and Loyalty (ITV); Young Dracula (BBC)
o the Ends of the Earth (BBC); Hornblower: Duty and Loyalty (ITV); Young Dracula (BBC)
Film includes:
The King's Speech for Momentum Pictures. Dir. Tom Hooper
The Great Escaper for Ecosse Films production for Pathe, BBC Film and Ingenious Media Dir: Oliver Parker; DoP Christopher Ross
Giant (2025) for Balboa Productions. Dir. Rowan Athale - in production
Jingle Bell Heist (2025) for AQCE Entertainment. Dir. Michael Fimognari – in production
CC: Emily for Working Title Films. Dir. Alicia MacDonald – in production
The Pearl Comb (short). Stigma Films. Dir. Ali Cook
This is the Night Mail for Unquiet Skulls. Dir: Joanne Reay/Andrew Goth; DoP: Beatriz Sastre. VFX producer/supervisor.
As VFX supervisor for Lipsync Post: on-set and post-production, assigning tasks in Shotgun, part of wider production management team, involved in scheduling and as appropriate in grading, sound, graphics and final conform. Various productions including: Boogie Man (Dir. Andy Morahan, for The Little Film Company) – shoot and post supervision; Hurricane (Dir. David Blair) – shoot supervision; City of Lies (Dir. Brad Furman, for Good Films) post production supervision with a coordinator; Living the Dream (TV series for Sky) – post supervision; Rise of the Foot Soldier 3 (Dir. Zackary Adler for Carnaby International) – post supervision.
Post-production VFX Supervisor/producer: DXM (Feature for Terra Mater Factual Studios, Dir. Andrew Goth) - 400 shots, 6 month post in Vienna;
VFX producer/director for Thoda Pyaar, Thoda Magic (Kunal Kohli Productions, Dir. Kunal Kohli) - 600 shots, shot in India and Thailand, post-production for Prasad Corp
Creative Director for Reliance Media, Mumbai – leading a 60 person visual effects team. Managing budgets, workflow and post-production, as well as supervising shoots. Devised and introduced a man-days billing system which significantly improved internal controls and client trust. Films for Indian and international release including: The Dirty Picture (Dir. Milan Luthria); Zindegi na Milegi Dobara (Dir. Zoya Akhtar); Game I (Dir. Abhinay Deo); Beja Fry 2 (Dir. Sagar Ballary); Stanley Ka Dabba (Dir. Amole Gupte); Urumi (Dir. Santosh Sivan); Saat Khoon Maaf (Dir. Vishal Bhardwaj); Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (Dir. Madhur Bhandarkar)
On set supervision for other features including: Ironclad (Dir. Jonathan English); Another Mother’s Son (Dir. Christopher Menaul); Fade to Black (Dir: Oliver Parker); Agent Crush (Dir. Sean Robinson); A Very Social Secretary (Dir. Jon Jones); In the Spider’s Web (Dir. Terry Winsor) – VFX production co-ordinator); Les Fils du Vent (aka Sons of the Wind, the Great Challenge) (Dir. Julien Seri)
Drone shoot supervision including for Barbarians Rising, and Dogs: An Amazing Animal Family for Offspring Films
Commercials and promos include
Recent on-set supervision including working with Unit TV; Covert; JamVFX; Rascal; The Mill; Coffee & TV, Electric Theatre, Glassworks, No 8 London, Bubble TV and others for:
Surf; Apple; Liptons; Genera; ASDA; Samsung; Dettol; East Midland Railways; ITV Postcode Lottery, Snickers; Airtasker; Old El Paso; Madri; Tesco; TK Maxx; Halifax; Loewe AirUp; New Balance; Electoral Commission; Pension Bee; Shell; BBC; ITV; NHS; Samsung; SkyBet; Stella Artois; Amex; Aramco; Wren Kitchens; Toyota; Virgin Media; Dunelm; FIFA; LNER; H&M; BetFair; Currys; LiveScore; JustEat; Sofology; Camelot; Lidl; Mattel; Castrol; AXA; KFC; Amazon; Rolls Royce; Next; EastEnders; USwitch; Department for Education; Deutsche Telekom; Calvin Klein; Dreams; Starling Bank; Sky Sports; IQOS; Rimmel; Debenhams; M&S; Glo Oxygen; Pampers; Nivea; JD Sports; Royal Mail; SMA; Ikea; Esso; Jo Malone; Crew 2; iZettle; Nike; Baileys
After completing an HND in Broadcast Engineering at Ravensbourne College of Art and Design I worked initially in TV broadcasting. I then worked in postproduction facilities in London, editing commercials, music promos, TV idents and title sequences before becoming a specialist in visual effects.
I was awarded an MA with distinction in Digital Documentary from Sussex University in 2014. Alongside my visual effects work I undertake commissions for documentaries, promotional films and photography, mainly for not-for-profit organisations.