Neil Cunningham
Visual Effects Supervision - Photography - Film-making
I provide creative, technical and production expertise for feature film, broadcast, commercial and corporate projects in the UK and overseas. I have filmed in: South Africa, Namibia, Malawi, Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia, India, Thailand, Malta, Bosnia,
Slovenia, Rumania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Finland, Norway
I have 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. I also enjoy the creative challenges of low budget projects where unconventional solutions and adaptability are required. I have managed and mentored technical and creative teams.
I supervise drone shoots and undertake technical photography for photogrammetry, matte painting and CGI.
DRAMA AND DOCUMENTARIES
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On-set Supervision for Giant (Biopic, feature, about Naseem Khan, in production); Jingle Bell Heist (feature, in production); Funny Women 2 (Sky Original - to be shown late 2024); Black Doves (Series for Netflix in production Dir. Alex Gabassi); Erased: WW2's Heroes of Colour (National Geographic 2024); The Pearl Comb (Stigma Films in production); Mary & George (Sky); The Witcher - Series 3 (Netflix); Supacell (Netflix); The Great Escaper (2023); Consecration; Worzel Gummidge Series 2; The Confessions of Frannie Langton (series); The Last Kingdom (Series 5); The Peripheral; VFX Supervision and Production for This is the Nightmail; VFX supervision for Avenue 5 and Succession Series 2 (both for HBO); Hurricane (dir. David Blair). On-set VFX supervisor and producer: Barbarians Rising (8 hours of TV for History Channel) - 400+ shots. See here for the 'Making of...' (Moonraker VFX).
Post-production VFX Supervisor: MindGamers (Feature for Terra Mater Factual Studios) - 400 shots
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VFX producer/director: Thoda Pyaar, Thoda Magic (Kunal Kohli Productions) - 600 shots
Creative Director for Reliance Media, Mumbai - leading a 60 person visual effects team. Managing budgets, workflow and post-production, as well as supervising shoots. Films for Indian and international release including:
The Dirty Picture, Zindegi na Milegi Dobara, Game, Beja Fry 2, Stanley Ka Dabba, Urumi, Saat Koon Maaf, Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
Drone shoot supervision including Dogs: An Amazing Animal Family for Offspring Films
On-set supervision also including Britannia (Sky Atlantic 2018), Ironclad (feature), The King's Speech (feature)
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Colette
And Then There Were None (TV drama for BBC)
Another Mothers’ Son (Feature)
The Roman Mysteries (5 TV episodes)
Young Dracula (BBC)
Agent Crush
Fade to Black
In the Spider’s Web (visual effects production co-ordinator – Bangkok)
A Very Social Secretary (TV)
To the Ends of the Earth TV mini-series
Les Fils du Vent (aka Sons of the Wind International: English title)
Hornblower: Duty and Loyalty (TV)
The Mandy Moore Project - Chasing Liberty
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Compositing for features, and TV:
La leggenda del pianist sull’oceano aka The Legend of 1900 (UK)
Lost in Space
Inside the Ultimate (Granada)
The Human Mind (BBC)
The Bunker (BBC)
Titles for BBC, idents for Sky films
BARBARIANS RISING
MINDGAMERS
THODA PYAAR THODA MAGIC
IRONCLAD
HURRICANE
BRITANNIA