Paul Richards

Director of Photography

PO Box 4207 - Auckland, Auckland - 1140 - New Zealand

"As a documentary director and producer I’ve worked regularly with Paul Richards for nearly ten years. He creates great images that cut into meaningful sequences. He brings intelligence and flexibility to all kinds of shooting situations.

I have shot successful historical, personal and sporting films with Paul. Every one of them owes something to Paul’s eye and insight.

As much as he knows about lighting, framing and operating in formal set ups, Paul can walk into any situation, start rolling quickly and elegantly capture the heart of a scene.

Recently, Paul and I collaborated on two 50-minute science films for Discovery. Over a few days in Boston, Paul dealt brilliantly with the extremely limited filming conditions of an operating theatre during deep brain surgery - high contrast and different coloured lights, limited access, unpredictable action on both small and large scales, tense and nervous subjects. He also lit and shot beautifully crafted sequences in a brain bank and a studio. Few cinematographers are capable of excellence over such a range of conditions.

I feel lucky to have been able to work with Paul for so long. I look forward to shooting with him again soon."
- Alan Erson. Click to e-mail Alan Erson.

*Experience*	DOP 35 years as Film & Video. Producing images for a multitude of happy clients
*Education*	At the coalface, learning from top Directors, Gaffers and Grips world-wide
*Speciality*	TVC, Documentary
*Hardware Proficiency*	FCP, High Definition, XDCAM, XDCAM-HD 4:2:2, XDCAM EX-3

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Submitted by Paul Richards on Aug 9, 2009

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PO Box 4207 - Auckland, Auckland - 1140 - New Zealand


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