Timothy Casten

About

My name is Timothy Casten, I am a filmmaker and photographer with a decade's worth of experience in photography and production. In 2012, I graduated from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) majoring in Photo-media. I have since worked in many roles within the creative industry, including that of a director, producer, photographer, production manager, assistant, cinematographer and editor. From March 2013 until May 2017, I ran the Melbourne-based production company Eye Sea Films with my co-producer. Together,?we worked with many clients including Universal Music and Facebook, and created a large body of work ranging from online content to music videos, photo editorials, TV advertisements, short films, documentaries, and video art installations. I was involved in the creative direction of most projects and was in charge of pitching for jobs. I am highly experienced in managing shoot logistics and budgets and was also responsible for sourcing and booking talent, crew, and location. I have worked on a number of complex projects that have involved interstate travel, multiple week shooting schedules and budgets ranging from next to nothing up to ?90k and more. I am often involved with many projects from pre-production through to delivery. I was the main director at the company and co-produced many of our projects before expanding the business and signing several new directors and producers to our permanent roster in 2016. I relocated to London in June 2017 and, while I don't run the company full-time anymore, I continue with certain administrative duties and oversee various projects. In addition, I have been on the directors roster and am currently represented by SO Productions in Melbourne since 2015. Through them I have been able to work with a highly experienced team and directed big budget TVCs and web content. This experience helped me to develop a strong ability to work under pressure towards strict and tight deadlines, as I handled multiple projects across both companies simultaneously. Efficiency and organisation has been important to ensure projects are consistently completed to a high standard. Working as a director and photographer for the last 10 years has given me a strong understanding of shooting both in a studio environment and on location. I can shoot anything from products to models to events and have a lot of experience with various camera, lighting and audio kits. I have a high level of experience shooting stills and video with DSLRs and have a strong understanding of high-end movie cameras from the Arri, RED, Black Magic and Sony range. I am also familiar with file management and the technical aspects of operating, supporting and delivering different audio and video formats, as well as the output of codecs for web and broadcast use. I feel that my experience has given me strong creative, technical and administrative skills that align closely with what is required to work well in the industry. I am confident that I will be able to to function to the best of my abilities and will utilise my skills to help create some new and exciting work