Hitesh Makan CV Director of Photography. Director of Makan Films Ltd 27 Mount Pleasant Rd Ealing London W5 1SQ +44 (0)7973 463235 h@makan.tv www.makan.tv

Profile Enthusiastic and accomplished DOP/LIGHTING CAMERAMAN with over 17 years of experience gathered from a variety of roles. Ability to work in unusual circumstances, under pressure, under direction or as a leader. Enjoys new challenges and is seeking new roles to explore, expand and create by bringing proven technical and visual skills to the task. Worked on established major television series alongside smaller projects allowing investment of personal ideas and innovation.

Awards: BAFTA for Photography - Wildlife on ONE ‘Polar Bear Special’ BAFTA nomination - ‘Really Wild Show Tiger Special’ BAFTA nomination - Series 18 ‘The Really Wild Show’ Emmy Nomination - Series 7 ‘Mythbusters’ Missoula Wildlife Film Festival - Best Children’s Series Award - ‘Inside LIFE Asian Television Award-Best Natural History Programme- ‘Malaysia From Below” Asian Television Award-Highly Commended for Cinematography- ‘Malaysia From Below” BAFTA nomination - ‘Minibeast Adventures with Jess’

Expertise • Thorough and highly qualified experience in use of professional High Definition broadcast

quality video cameras ranging from DSLR’s to C300, F5, F55, Arri Alexas and Amira.

• Proven artistic ability with respect to lighting and composition of images

• Operational and established working knowledge of sound recording and equipment

• Naturally intuitive, instinctive knowledge and understanding of camera and sound technology

• Excellent and proven knowledge of production and post-production processes

• Editorial ability and creative foresight when shooting

• Highly technical, able to and enjoys troubleshooting technical issues

• Reliably meets demanding deadlines and targets when working under pressure

• Able to take direction, lead and assist in team situations, work under pressure and bring both personality and responsibility to the work place

• Ability to clearly explain, mentor and offer guidance on available skills to peers and junior team members

• Cherishes new challenges, able to confront problems with patience and extremely people/child/animal friendly

• Working knowledge of Final Cut Pro, Compressor, Motion, Quicktime Pro, Word, Pages. Experienced user of PC and Macintosh OS

• Owns variety of broadcast quality cameras, lighting equipment, dolly/jib, radio mics, Macbook Pro and Macbook air

• View my website: www.makan.tv

Selected Credits

’Holiday Makers’ (working title) ITV. Studio Lambert. Following 5 families as they experience are variety of holidays.

’10,000 BC’ Ch5. The Garden. Opening sequence and GV’s. A group of people experience life in the woods as stone age man would.

‘The Kitchen’BBC2. Studio Lambert. Following the lives of eight families at the heart of the house-The Kitchen.

‘Natures Weirdest Events’ BBC2. Chris Packham tries to explain some of natures weirdest events.

‘Britain Beneath Your Feet’ BBC1. Dallas Campbell takes us on a journey of hidden underground Britain.

‘Sony World Photography Awards Master Classes’ 2013-2015 You Tube. Each month the winners of each of the categories of the Sony World Photography Awards gives a masterclass on how they took their winning photo.

‘Grand Designs’ 2010-2015 C4. Boundless/Talkback. Ongoing Series. Following the progress of ambitious self builds around the country

‘Gigglebiz’ Cbeebies. Children's comedy sketch show with Justin Fletcher

‘Secret of Bones’ BBC2/4. Evolutionary biologist and master skeleton builder Ben Garrod begins a journey to discover how bones have enabled vertebrates to colonise and dominate practically every habitat on Earth.

‘Talk to the Animals’ BBC1. Boundless. Real life Dr. Doolittle and Zoologist Lucy Cooke goes on a mission to answer one of life's mysteries - can we really talk to animals?

‘Mums at Work’ One Show strand BBC1. A group of office workers are visited at work by their mothers and are advised on ways to improve efficiency and working conditions.

‘Minibeast Adventure with Jess’ BBC Cbeebies. Kindle. Zoologist Jess French takes pre school children on adventure to discover the insects and other minibeasts in their gardens.

‘The Chelsea Flower Show’ 2013-2015 BBC2. An annual look at some of the best garden designs at this prestigious event.

‘Russell Norman: The Restaurant Man’ BBC2. Restaurant guru Russell Norman imparts his knowledge to help new startup restaurants be successful.

‘The Burrowers: Animals Underground’ BBC2. Dragonfly Productions. Chris Packham undertakes one of the biggest natural history experiments ever by shedding light on the magical underground world of three iconic British animals-badgers, water voles and rabbits.

‘British Big Wildlife Revival’ BBC1. Outline Productions. A range of well know wildlife expert champion their choice of British wildlife in an attempt to encourage the public to help keep it thriving for generations to come.

‘Malaysia From Below’ National Geographic. Scubazoo. Wildlife expert Nick Baker and Jacques Cousteau's grand daughter, Alexandra Cousteau, explore the underwater world of Malaysia

‘The Hidden Talent Show’ Ch4. Silver River Productions. Everyday people are tested to see if they have hidden abilities such as rock climbing, freediving or even language skills and then tested to the extremes.The results are amazing!

‘B&Q Online ‘How to do it’ B&Q’s You tube channel. HD (Alexa). Alan Tichmarsh, Kirsty Alsop, George Clarke, among others, share their wealth of gardening, design and DIY knowledge

‘Will It Snow?’ BBC Scotland. Kate Humble and Adam Rutherford try to answer a question that is on every mind this winter

‘Digging for Britain’ BBC1. 360 Productions. Dr Alice Roberts unearths the treasures of Britain

Jimmy Doherty’s ‘A Farmer’s Life for Me’ BBC2. Splash. 9 Couples are trained in the art of modern farming and then tested to win a dream farm for a year

‘Mythbusters’ Discovery. Beyond. Quirky investigative science programme exploring the misconceptions and myths created on the big screen...often ending in a big explosion!

‘The Private Life of Pigs’ BBC 2. Pigs get a bad press, they’re smelly, dirty and not the prettiest animals but the influences they have on the world of science are pretty impressive. Jimmy Doherty of ‘Jimmy’s Farm’ fame investigates‘Building of the Year’ C4. Talkback. Kevin McCloud looks at the finalist for the prestigious architectural award, The Stirling Prize

‘Farm Camp’ ITV. CITV. 9 children from the city are given the experience to see where most of their food comes from...the farm

‘Wildest Dreams’ BBC1. Do 9 contestants have what it takes to win a year long contract with the prestigious BBC Natural History Unit? Set in Botswana, South Africa, Zanzibar and Kenya they come face to face with lions, rhinos and killer bees

‘The Barristers’ BBC2. Documentary following the work of barristers and their pupils who aspire to this prestigious profession

Natural World ‘Jimmy and the Honey Hunters of Nepal’ BBC2. Pig farmer Jimmy Doherty meets the brave people of Nepal that collect honey from the towering cliff tops.

‘Industrial Revelations Europe’ Discovery. OSF. A look at the huge effects of the Industrial Revolution on Europe

‘Inside Life’ BBC. Various children follow the ‘Life’ team from the BBC Natural History Unit. Watching them in action and learning new skills, they explore the extreme environments that will be part of the next BBC NHU blockbuster

‘Springwatch, Springwatch Live & Autumnwatch’ 2005-2015 Bill Oddie and Kate Humble track the progress of the best of Britain’s wildlife live through Spring and Autumn

‘A Passion for Plants’ BBC 2 Documentary following the work of the Royal Horticultural Society and its members

‘Bill Oddie Wild Side’ BBC2. Bill Oddie’s rather quirky look at wildlife in the UK in this magazine show

‘Bill Oddie Back in the USA BBC 2. Bill Oddie goes on a road trip to retrace his route around America from his 1960’s Goodies Tour but this time stopping to admire the wildlife

‘Orangutan Diary’ BBC 1. The Orangutan and its habitat are on the verge of extinction. The work of Lone Droscher at the Nyaru Menteng rehab centre in Borneo is documented in this programme revealing these amazing creatures and there plight

‘Big Bear Diary’ BBC 1. The Polar Bear is a formidable creature roaming the Arctic regions. Many small towns in Alaska routinely live along side them but sometimes things get too close for comfort!

‘Really Wild Show’ BBC 1. World famous children’s wildlife magazine show reporting from all around the globe

‘Big Cat Week’ BBC 1. The African Savannah is home to the Lion, Cheetah and the elusive Leopard. Three teams follow the progress of these three groups as they hunt and play on a daily basis

‘Wild West Country’ BBC 2. Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan takes us on a journey of the wildlife found in the West Country

‘Wild in Your Garden’ BBC. The start of Springwatch with Bill Oddie and Kate Humble following British Wildlife in your garden

Natural World: ‘Canine Conspiracy’ BBC 2. Are dogs just loyal pets content with playing fetch all day? Or very clever wolves that have realised that man is a push over and making friends with them means no more hard work to get fed as it’s given to them on a plate?

‘The Really Wild Show Special - Marathon De Sable’ BBC 1,2. Nick Baker runs The Marathon De Sables, an endurance race across the Sahara desert, in a Rhino suit!! all in the name of ‘Save the Rhino’

Wildlife on One: ‘Polar Bear Special’ BBC 1. The magical moment a Polar bear gives birth is very difficult to observe as it takes place in a snow den deep under the surface. Recreating that environment with cameras inside is one way