born and raised in Wermelskirchen / Germany
... Citizenship:::
German >>> Residency::: Australia (since 1989)
... Education::: FHS Koeln - administrative Diploma >>> Police NRW graduated to Kriminalkommissar
trainer licence (sports) . Martial Arts qualifications (also instructor 1984-1989)
>>> Film Industry since 1990::: Camera Trainee >>> 2nd Asst. Camera
>>> 1st Asst. Camera / Focuspuller [selected credits]:::
THE MATRIX (all 3 films) ... DEEP BLUE SEA ... ANNA AND THE KING ... DARK CITY
... also hundreds of commercials.
>>> CAMERA OPERATOR [selected credits]:::
SUPERMAN RETURNS (2nd Unit, add.)
STEALTH (add. / also add. Photography)
THE MATRIX-REVOLUTIONS (2nd Unit / part., otherwise 1st A.C.)
THE BITE (B-Cam., otherwise 1st A. C.)
... DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY since 2001 (Commercials / Image - Drama - Musicclips)
... Favourite Dish::: Mum’s Hot Goulash with Cold Potato Salad
... Frank is available for commercials, long format productions and musicclips and can be contacted through
his agent or direct... (see contact page)
... to request showreel or detailed cv / filmography contact::: frank@almostarctic.com
... Citizenship:::
German >>> Residency::: Australia (since 1989)... Education:::
FHS Koeln - administrative Diploma >>> Police NRW graduated to Kriminalkommissar trainer licence (sports) . Martial Arts qualifications (also instructor 1984-1989)>>> Film Industry since 1990::: Camera Trainee >>> 2nd Asst. Camera
>>> 1st Asst. Camera / Focuspuller [selected credits]::: THE MATRIX (all 3 films) ... DEEP BLUE SEA ... ANNA AND THE KING ... DARK CITY ... also hundreds of commercials. >>> CAMERA OPERATOR [selected credits]::: SUPERMAN RETURNS (2nd Unit, add.) STEALTH (add. / also add. Photography) THE MATRIX-REVOLUTIONS (2nd Unit / part., otherwise 1st A.C.) THE BITE (B-Cam., otherwise 1st A. C.) ... DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY since 2001 (Commercials / Image - Drama - Musicclips)
TVCs for agencies in Australia as well as US, Europe and Asia and clients such as TOYOTA ...
TELSTRA ... PANASONIC ... CASTROL ... PEPSI ... LG ... SUNCORP ... HYUNDAI ... XXXX ..
AMSTEL ... NESTLE ... JOHNSON&JOHNSON ... INTEL ... LEVER ... and many others.
Has worked on five continents and regularly shoots overseas with Production Companies from India
and South Korea.
International Experience::: Australia (residence) ... Germany ... India ... South Korea ... New Zealand ...
USA ... South Africa ... Mexico ... Thailand ... Malaysia ... Indonesia ... New Guinea ... South Pacific
Qualified /// Experienced in:::
Aerial Photography ... VFX heavy Shoots ... Action ... Cars ... Hair/Beauty ... and other ...
Timelapse (conventional and with Digital Still Cameras) ... Vistavision ... HD ... Anamorphic ...
[as well as standard film formats]
PADI dive licence ... Skiing ...Mountain biking...Motorbikes... and other sports
... Languages::: German /// English TELSTRA ... PANASONIC ... CASTROL ... PEPSI ... LG ... SUNCORP ... HYUNDAI ... XXXX ..
AMSTEL ... NESTLE ... JOHNSON&JOHNSON ... INTEL ... LEVER ... and many others.
Has worked on five continents and regularly shoots overseas with Production Companies from India
and South Korea.
International Experience::: Australia (residence) ... Germany ... India ... South Korea ... New Zealand ...
USA ... South Africa ... Mexico ... Thailand ... Malaysia ... Indonesia ... New Guinea ... South Pacific
Qualified /// Experienced in:::
Aerial Photography ... VFX heavy Shoots ... Action ... Cars ... Hair/Beauty ... and other ...
Timelapse (conventional and with Digital Still Cameras) ... Vistavision ... HD ... Anamorphic ...
[as well as standard film formats]
PADI dive licence ... Skiing ...Mountain biking...Motorbikes... and other sports
... Favourite Dish::: Mum’s Hot Goulash with Cold Potato Salad
... Frank is available for commercials, long format productions and musicclips and can be contacted through
his agent or direct... (see contact page) ... to request showreel or detailed cv / filmography contact::: frank@almostarctic.com