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Monika Davies

Monika Davies

Videographer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Cinematographer / DOP / Camera Operator. BAFTA Connect, Illuminatrix Rising, WFTV

  • Education

    • Kingston University

      2014 - 2017
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Television and Video Technology 1st Class

      Activities and Societies: Vice President of Film Production Society, Course Representative

  • Experience

    • Kingston University Creative Content Team

      Dec 2014 - Jul 2017
      Videographer

      Live Event VideographyMarketing Videography Social Media content creationDocumentary FilmmakingVideo EditingBackstage VideographyVideos that I film and edit are used by University Marketing on official social media and for course promotion purposes raising awareness of the events organised by Kingston University and widening the audience reach by the general marketing

    • BBC Worldwide

      Aug 2016 - Aug 2016
      Lighting Assistant

      Lighting Assistant for series of programmes - IQ2 Debates- Rigging - Focusing of lighting at rehearsals- Working as part of a large crew- Interpreting a lighting designer's plan

    • Self-employed

      Sept 2016 - now
      Freelance Cinematographer

    • Corrino

      Dec 2016 - Dec 2016
      Culture Club Live - SSE Wembley Arena - 2nd AC

      - Assisting Dolly Camera Operator- Wrap - camera de-rigging, tidying cablesVideo Documentation will be used on DVD distributed Worldwide, Film Crew was made of 40 members, 10 RED EPIC Cameras were used including dolly and crane

    • Signature Pictures

      Jan 2017 - May 2021
      Freelance Videographer

      Freelance Videography with own equipment.Shooting various commercial projects. Clients Include:-Old Vic Theatre-Sadlers Wells-Google-Kew Gardens

    • FIGURE - Dance Short Film

      May 2018 - Jun 2018
      Cinematographer

      Figure (Dir: Lanre Malaolu) explores how early detachment from a father figure affects emotional growth and engagement with the world. The film uses a dynamic fusion of physical theatre and hip-hop dance. Shot on a gimbal. FESTIVALS/AWARDS:Aesthetica Film Festival, 2018Hackney Shorts BEST NARRATIVE DRAMA AWARD, 2018New Renaissance Film Festival, BEST DANCE SHORT AWARD, 2018 Lights Dance Film Festival, AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD(Toronto, Canada), 2018

    • The Circle - BFI DocSociety Funded Short

      Nov 2018 - Dec 2018
      Cinematographer

      THE CIRCLE (Dir: Lanre Malaolu) is a bold and lyrical portrayal of two brothers, living on a Hackney council estate.The film gives a compelling insight into their family and friendships, the stigmas they face daily, their mental health, and how they process their emotions - embodied through vivid movement sequences.FESTIVALS/AWARDS:SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST, (World premiere, 2019)Film The House, Parliament film awards, BEST SHORT FILM WINNER, 2020Leeds International Film Festival, BEST UK DANCE SHORT WINNER, 2019.IDFA festival, (International premier), BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY (NOM).Encounters film festival - BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY (NOM), 2019.STREAMING NOW VIA THE GUARDIAN. Show less

    • Don't Wait - Video Music

      Jun 2020 - Jul 2020
      Cinematographer

      A collaboration between Lanre Malaolu and Regé-Jean Page. Don’t Wait confronts the unchartered space between grief and acceptance. Featured in:EllePeopleBattersea Art Center

    • Royal Court Theatre

      Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
      Cinematographer

      I periodically shoot and edit some of the video content for the theatre. That includes: Behind the scenes content,Rehearsals Theatre trailersInterviewsOn stage QA

    • HALFBREED - BBC4 - Factual-entrainment Feature

      Apr 2021 - Apr 2021
      Cinematographer

      HALF BREED, Produced by TIGERLILLY for BBC4 Dir. Miranda Cromwell - Was originally a one-woman theatre show that was commissioned to be a TV capture for the Culture in Quarantine series for BBC4. Filmed in a 2-camera setting across 3 days. Featured in the following: Soho Theatre on Demand ★★★★The Times★★★★The Evening Standard

    • The Yard Theatre

      Jun 2021 - Jun 2021
      Cinematographer

      I was a cinematographer for the trailer and all of the marketing campaign videos for the Samskara at the Yard theatre editor.

    • HARM - BBC4/ All3Media - TV Feature

      Aug 2021 - Aug 2021
      Cinematographer

      A razor-sharp, twisted comedy that explores the corrosive effects of social media and isolation.Originally a theatre script converted into a TV fiction feature shot on location during the lockdown. Shot on 2 cameras. Harm was part of the Culture in Quarantine season for BBC4 and it received the highest viewing figures in the whole season.

    • HAPPINESS IS TO BUILD A SNOWMAN - Short Documentary

      Apr 2022 - Apr 2022
      Cinematographer / Co-director

      A short film co-directed with Coral Brown. "Happiness is to Build a snowman" is a documentary about people from Ukraine, that shows love, hope, and relationships that give us hope for the future regardless of the hardship of being a refugee.

    • Channel 4 Feature Documentary - YBR with Zeze Millz

      Jul 2022 - Jul 2022
      Camera Operator

      I worked as a camera operator on a factual-entertainment, run-and-gun type documentary feature for Channel 4 (currently featured on Apple TV).It's a presenter lead show with Zeze Millz who explores what it means to be young, Black and right-wing in Britain. She meets right-wing groups, uncovers their views, and considers where she is on the political spectrum.

    • Hatch Films CIC

      Oct 2022 - Oct 2022
      Camera Operator

      I've been creating all of the social media and documentary content for FRIEZE London and FRIEZE Masters, for both 2021 and 2022 editions, as well as FRIEZE Sculpture 2023.

    • Hatch Films CIC

      Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
      Cinematographer

      Short Commercial Documentary filmed with Her Royal Highness Princess of Wales and amazing organisation Dadvengers, who provide community and support to Fathers.

    • Young Vic

      Sept 2023 - Sept 2023
      Camera Operator

      I was a camera operator and editor for the stage trailer of Beneatha's Place.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Stage Lighting Design

      National Youth Theatre
      Jul 2017

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Monika Davies
      Juror at 2022 - BAFTA TV Craft Awards - Photography & Lighting: Fiction BAFTA Apr 2022 This year I had a very surreal and humbling experience of being part of BAFTA judging panel for TV Craft Awards in the category of Photography & Lighting: Fiction.The process was really inspiring and the conversation with such an incredible panel of judges and creatives made me feel like part of this incredible industry like never before!