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Nathan Spencer is
37, lives in Los Angeles and has been working in the Film &
Television Industry since 1992. He is primarily an RF Technician
specializing in Video Transmissions for Video Assist during Movie shoots. He is a member of IATSE Local 600 (International Cinematographers Guild) as a First Assistant Cameraman and can work union and non-union Movies & Commercials, as well as Television.
Nathan
began his career in TV, working with miniature cameras and microwave links for Motorsport coverage. Then, while working for the Canadian 'Wescam'
group, worked extensively with Helicopter mounted Gyro-stabilized
cameras and live link systems for many Broadcasters & Security Agencies
around the World.
In 1998, he formed his
own London based company to provide specialized television production
equipment and services. He was involved as Engineer, Camera
Operator and / or Project Manager for hundreds of Entertainment, News,
Sports and Special Events shows, working in more than
40 countries.
Notably, he was Outside
Broadcast Engineering Manager for the UK Channel 4 entertainment show 'V
Graham Norton'. With the BBC, he was involved in many
entertainment and sports shows and was also one of the few production
personnel granted permission to work closely with members of the British
Royal Family (including HM The Queen), covering many royal engagements
for news and documentary series.
In sport, as well as his
work at the Olympic Games, Asian Games & Special Olympics he has covered
events including Soccer, Cricket, Rugby, Athletics, Powerboat Racing,
Boxing, Car & Motorcycle Racing, Marathons, Cycling, Sailing, Skiing,
Rowing and Horse Racing... to name just a few! In addition, he was
responsible for the live wireless camera systems
used for coverage of the European & Asian Tour Golf tournaments from
2006 to 2008.
In film, he began working
on numerous commercials and short films, progressing through work on
projects like 'Mission:Impossible' and 'The Beach' (often using
helicopter based wireless video assist systems). In 2003, he acted
as consultant and designed & built a groundbreaking Digital Wireless
Video Assist system for
Warner Bros. which was used for the filming of 'Harry Potter and the
Prisoner of Azkaban'. He now works almost exclusively as a 1st AC / RF Technician on Movie projects in Los Angeles, New York and around the USA with recent work including Chris Nolan's 'Inception', Steven Soderbergh's 'Haywire' and 'Salt' with Angelina Jolie. |