DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Owen is a dedicated director of photography who is passionate about his craft and the art of film making, with over 10 years of experience as a Broadcast television Lighting Cameraman, Cinematographerand First Assistant Camera Technician/Focus Puller. He is a full member of the Guild of Television Cameramen. Owen saw the tail end of Analogue cameras and briefly working with Beata Cam SP cameras however he predominantly gained much of his experience is on HD broadcast format cameras before jumping across to shooting drama on big censor digital cinematic movie cameras.
Owen has gained a solid understanding of all roles within the Camera and Electrical department during his career as Both a First and second AC as well as a Camera Grip. Owen prides himself in having an understanding of all roles within the camera and electrical department.
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Owen has been operating a Red Camera since 2010 Owen has shot on commercials, high-end promo's,several feature films and has been Director of Photography on over 20 short films.Owen has experience on working with a number of big censor cinematic digital cameras, such as the Red Camera range, Arri Alexa, Sony F5, Sony F3 as well as a varying assortment of Sony ENG broadcast digital HD cameras plus the Panasonic P2 600 and Canon
C-300 as well as several other cameras. Owen has had training in lighting and camera grip work, he is able to put his years of experience to good use in his role as Director of Photography/Cinematographer.
Additionally Owen has thousands of flying hours and been trained in both Civil and Military Aviation and is an Ex RAF Commissioned Officer and Ex Airline technical flight crew. Making him fully conversant in aviation communications with the pilot when shooting areal camera footage from a helicopter which allows Owen to communicate exactly what he needs from the pilot to do to put the aircraft in the exact position needed for the shot subject to the Air Navigation Order adding to Owen's skills set as a Cinematographer.
DIRECTOR
Owen is a Fully Accredited Member of The Directors Guild of Great Britain. He has directed hard hitting and controversial documentaries as well as music promos and has also worked as first assistant director and script writer for both drama,documentaries and consumer programming.
Thank you Owen for your experience skill and help in shooting my short film, I could not have done it with out you or your guidance and vision.
Scott Rodriguezs DirectorAn extremely professional camera operator and D.O.P and a highly skilled media professional .
Anthony James Director & Producer at Red Skin Media LtdOwen is one of the most knowledgeable DoP's I have ever met, his experience shows with every shot he sets up
Owen A Smith is a fantastic camera man with years of experience, which can be seen by the multitude of films and TV on his imdb that he has shot, DOP'd and directed. Owen is always using the most initiative techniques to tell the most visually enhancing story with in his shots.Creating a rich and diverse tapestry with in the canon of his work.
James T Ward ProducerI find Owen to be a great team player when I work with him, his ability to work to the situation and still deliver the look, feel and coverage we need is great. His camera teams always present themselves well and are meticulous in the care for the kit, the talent and the rest of the crew – but without being stand offish. Working with Owen and his team give me confidence that we will get the work done and to a consistent standard – dispite some of the curve ball we get throw. With a positive attitude like Owen’s you can be sure that the camera unit will have your back – which is really important to me.
Lewis Webster Director of PhotographyOwen A Smith is a highly experienced and professional cinematographer with a fantastic energy. He is also a pleasure to work with and manages and inspires his camera crews extremely well. He has great synergy with The Community Broadcast Channels’ ethos of skills-training. I have witnessed this first hand through working with him on a short-film community project, and was delighted to observe his ability to mentor those who had little or no experience before. I highly recommend him
Sachia Mooney Producer & Founder of The Community Broadcasting Channel