Professional profile of:
TONY GORDON
Tel: 0408 779 179
AUSTRALIA

  Tony Gordon

CREDENTIALS AS CONSULTANT IN PRODUCTION OF FILM AND VIDEO PROGRAMS

Freelance Film & Television Field Producer / Director – DOP specializing in broadcast standard documentary, film, commercial and network television productions. Work on independent and commissioned corporate, documentary, feature and multi-media projects. Promotional projects including creative concept design, production management, script-writing, directing, camera, editing, marketing, financial management and accounting. Extensive field acquisition experience in Sony F800 Cine Alta HD, On-Line editing with Final Cut Studio, DPS Velocity, Adobe CS Creative Suite, MS Office, Excel, Power Point, MYOB. Full MAC / PC compliant.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND INDUSTRY TRAINING

Certified Tyler Nose & Middle Mount Helicopter Installation Technician and
Camera Operator
Certified HEUET (Helicopter Emergency Underwater Escape Training) qualified
Certified Helicopter Winch Training qualification Bell 412 Emergency Management Qld
Experienced in following helicopters Squirrel / Bell 412 / Bell Jet Ranger /Bell Longranger /
Robinson 44/Robinson 22
International open water scuba diving with over 300+ dives
Engineering / Paint / Custom Technical Set-up Sony Cine Alta HD Cameras
On-Line Editing and composting experience in DPS Velocity / Final Cut Studio Pro
Experienced with HMI / Tungsten Lighting + power DB - Wilco, Joy and Camlock.
Licenses for operating - heavy vehicle, articulated trolleys, motorcycles, cars, boats.
Japanese Language (Institute of Modern Languages James Cook University).
Experience with Software  Mac/PC - Final Cut,  DPS Velocity, Digital Fusion, Sound Forge, Macromedia Authorware, Director.

AWARDS

Australian Cinematographers Society Silver Award – Chopper Rescue Series
Queensland Multimedia Awards – Best International Media Advertisement
Australian Cinematographers Society Highly Commended Palm Cove ACS
Australian Cinematographers Society Highly Commended Terrestrial ACS
Tourism Tropical North Queensland Awards—General Tourism Services
Telstra Media Awards —Best Interactive Multi Media
18th (ATOM) Australian Teachers of Media Awards Finalist—Multi Media
Asia Pacific IT Awards Finalist —Games/Arts/Media/Entertainment
Magnetic North Tourism Award  – Tourism Services
Magnetic North Tourism Award  – Film & Television Production

BROADCAST TELEVISION PROJECTS/CREDITS

Documentary

Mega Animal Moves – National Geographic USA 
Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Fish out of Water – Kimberleys ‘One Tree Beach’ Admiralty Gulf
Producer / Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Violent Earth – Granada media UK Rabaul Volcano eruption PNG
Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Barry Humphries – Life Story   Production Co Walt Disney Company Etal
Field Producer / Director / Director of Photography  Tony Gordon

Australia Family Century – SBS/AFC/PFTC Co-Production
Produced By Richard Dennison   Directed by Julie Nimmo
Production Manager Tony Gordon

Alcan Gove – YNOT Indigenous Training Program  for Téléciné Multimédia inc. Montréal Québec Canada Producer Normand Giguere  Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Outback heroes
The last of the tent fighters Larry Dulhunty
Producer / Director / Director of Photography Tony Gordon

TV Series

Dangerous Drives – Speed network USA 
Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Race Car Driver – Paul Tracy / Mario Dominguez profile AMS Texas USA
Producer Mark McGovern Camera Operator Tony Gordon

Biggest Looser Series 3 – Fremantle Media  - The Castaways - Fitzroy Island
Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Scorpion Island – Bridges and Links CBBC UK
Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Biggest Looser Series 2 – Fremantle Media Producer JessTandurella
Director of Photography Tony Gordon

De-Mol – Avro Netherlands Series 1 & 2
Location Coordinator Tony Gordon

Chopper Rescue - Big Island Pictures / ABC TV - TVS
Producer Mark Chapman,  Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Jet Set – BBC1 London Shoot/Aerial/Underwater/Seaplanes/Editing On Location – Live link via Satellite to UK for National Broadcast to 6 Million Viewers.
Director of Photography / Editor Tony Gordon

Beyond Hot Jobs Footy Fever /  Sea Change Shoes Optional Production Manager Sophie Seaborn Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Queer Nation ‘Livingstone Productions’ New Zealand TVNZ
Producer Robin Paterson, Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Queer Eye for Muster Guy Channel V
Producer Gerry Caulfield, Director of Photography Tony Gordon

I’m Still Alive – AE Smith & Weed Productions New York
Reality television production the sinking of the Yacht Endurance whilst demasted at sea.
Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Caught on Camera – CourtTV /Nash Entertainment USA
Field Producer/Director/ Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Hot Property Reality Television - Beyond Productions
Producer Belinda Seaman, Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Secrets Best Of -  Van Ness/Foxstar/Discovery Prod.
Cairns Great Barrier Reef. Field Producer/Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Global Challenge – CNN USA – DOP Environmental Program Curan Cove Resort on Stradbroke Island.
Producer Jenifer Skiff, Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Love You to Death – Hong Kong Underwater Camera
Game Show for Mainland China shot along the East Coast of Queensland, Cairns to Gold Coast.
Underwater Camera Tony Gordon

Wild Things – 3 Months Diving around Australia for USA TV Series
Whale Sharks/ Manta Rays – Exmouth, Great White Sharks /Neptune Islands, Humpbacks/Ulladulla, Grey Nurse/Foster, Giant Squid/Sydney Harbour, Seals/Kangaroo Island, Wombats/Adelaide Hills
Crocodiles/ Mary River NT.
Underwater / Topside Camera Tony Gordon

Current Affairs Stories

Sunday Night – Seven Network palm island boxing troupe
Camera Operator Tony Gordon

Today Tonight 7 Network Santa’s Sacked
Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Today Tonight 7 network – Journalist David Clarke – E-Bay Swindle
Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Today Tonight 7 network -  Producer Robecca Bird – Tax File Number
DOP  - Field Producer – Director Tony Gordon

Today Tonight 7 network – 000 Emergency producer Karyn Cooper Channel 7
Fire in Kurramine Beach Motel re-enactment
Director of Photography / Field Producer Tony Gordon

News

ABC TV – Missing Person at Babinda boulders 
Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Fox Sports Basketball links Taipans V’s Bullets TVNZ
Director of Photography Tony Gordon

ABC-TV 7.30 Report National Broadcast Current Affairs Sim-Sat Interview Reporter Alison Caldwell Producer Pip Quinn ABC Sydney
Director of Photography Tony Gordon

ABC – TV Test Cricket Press Conference – Shane Waugh
Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Commercial

Toyota NQ Dealers Commercial Series featuring The Cowboys
Producer Shane Edgley, Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Coca-Cola NQ dealers
Producer/Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Corporate

Accor Premier Vacation Club  - Impact UK ‘Ernie Dingo’ Stand-ups
Producer Simon Parris London, Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Classic Hotels Group Impact Moving Images UK
Director of Photography Tony Gordon

Twin Waters – Accor Premier Vacation Group – Director Mike Richards UK
Director of Photography Tony Gordon for Impact Productions London

Jukenen – Tourism Tropical North Queensland Japan marketing production.
Producer /Director of Photography/Editor Tony Gordon, Field Producer Dion Eades

Palm Cove Tourism Corporate
Producer / Director of Photography / Editor Tony Gordon

Cooktown Re-discovery – a live reenactment of the landing on the banks of the Endeavour River
Directed by John MacDonald,  Director of Photography / Editor Tony Gordon

Laid in Earth - Queensland Music Festival
Director of Photography Tony Gordon

AIS Enterprises – Autochlor / Ecoline product launch DVD
Producer / Director Tony Gordon