Course Leader, BFI Academy Specialist Course — Camera & Lighting
Course Leader for the UK's only BFI-certified specialist cinematography programme. Responsible for curriculum design, delivery, and quality assurance, working in partnership with industry professionals and national stakeholders. Curriculum explicitly integrates sustainability alongside technical and creative excellence.
2024 — Present
University of Lincoln
Programme Leader, BA (Hons) Film Production
Academic lead for a large undergraduate provision. Responsible for academic direction, curriculum strategy, staffing coordination, and student outcomes. Embedding sustainability across curriculum design and pedagogic practice.
Senior Lecturer since 2019 · Lecturer since 2015
2022 — Present
University of Lincoln
PhD Researcher — Sustainable Cinematography
Practice-based doctoral research examining carbon impact and energy use in cinematography workflows. Developing a framework for Low-Carbon Generative Production (LCGP) — evaluating when AI-assisted workflows genuinely reduce carbon intensity across the full production pipeline. Supervised by Prof. Libby John and Dr Mikey Murray.
2011 — Present
Independent
Director of Photography
Freelance DP across feature films, documentary, and commercial work. Credits include award-winning feature Mind-Set (2022) and Gracie (2015), which screened at the British Society of Cinematographers' New Cinematographers' Night. Practice underpins doctoral research into sustainable lighting methodology and low-energy cinematography workflows.
2021 — 2025
University of Salford
External Examiner — MA Documentary Production
Independent oversight of academic standards, assessment quality, and programme coherence across postgraduate provision.
2019 — 2024
Bournemouth University
External Examiner — BA (Hons) Film Production & Cinematography
Independent oversight of academic standards and assessment quality across undergraduate film and cinematography provision.
2020 — 2022
BAFTA / BFI Network
BFI Network x BAFTA Crew 2021
Selected participant in the BFI Network x BAFTA Crew professional development programme.