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Name:                                     Andrew Godfrey

E-mail:                                    andrew@andrew-godfrey.com

Tel:                                         (+44) (0)1494 – 676512

Mobile:                                    (+44) (0)7850 – 690050

Date of birth:                          16 December 1947

Marital status:                         Married; two adult children

Driving licence:                       Full, clean

Profile

You get very adept at understanding the needs of the various types of production and adapting to changing filming techniques by trying things out and building up a tremendous wealth of experience to draw on.  I can use all of that on whatever production I’m working on to deal with challenges, budgetary constraints and the inevitable problems, and hopefully realise the director’s intentions.   I don’t think my approach has changed much over the years – it’s more a case of fine tuning and maximising the potential of new equipment and appreciating different styles:

 

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‘They (Westminster Abbey Press Office) were very impressed and so were we with the excellent material Andrew & crew managed to get for us in a very short time’

‘Stone of destiny’ BBC Scotland.  Director: Eleanor Yule

‘I’ve just been watching the rough cut and it prompts me to write immediately to thank you for some of the best rushes I’ve seen on ‘Songs of Praise’.  Every shot was nicely lit, well composed, and movements of both camera and lens were well controlled’.
Roger Hutchings   BBC Songs of Praise

I am well aware that (it) is rather a difficult place….thank you for sailing through it all and providing us with some splendid pictures.  It made life so much more enjoyable to know that through it all I had the backing of such a stalwart team….we survived and brought back such excellent film thanks very much to you and I am much indebted to you’.
David Harrison BBC/Time Life ‘The Africans’ series
 

The MLS team at the seminar included their cameraman, Andrew, whose contribution to the finished product cannot be overestimated. During the lunch break delegates were able to talk to him about his particular contribution to the many DVDs that MLS have produced.  He, too, like the director, interprets, gives visual re-enforcement of messages, and offers elements of contrast and shading.

Peter Anwyl,  President,  Association for Marketing & Development in Independent Schools
 

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