Additional Focus Puller on

Jem Rayner
Focus Puller
Underwater & Marine 1 st AC
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0713465/
Represented by: Freelancers Promotions: + 61 (0) 3 9682 2722
Adelaide Crew +61 (0) 418 804 798
Australia +61 (0) 424 448 441
jemrayner@comcen.com.au
2011
“Safe House”
Intrepid Pictures
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Cinematographer: Oliver Wood B.S.C
Director / Cinematographer Second Unit: Alexander Witt
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller 2nd Unit
Format: Super 35 3 Perf
Featuring: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Tim McGraw
2010
“X Men First Class”
Fox London Productions
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Cinematographers: Ben Seresin and John Mathieson B.S.C
Director / Cinematographer Second Unit: Alexander Witt
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller 2nd Unit / Additional Focus 1st Unit
Format: Anamorphic
Featuring: Kevin Bacon, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne,
January Jones
2010
“The Killer Elite”
Ambience Entertainment
Director: Gary McKendry
Cinematographer: Simon Duggan A.C.S
Position: ‘B’ Camera Focus Puller
Format: Super 35 3 Perf
Featuring: Robert De Niro, Clive Owen, Jason Statham, Yvonne Strahovski
2010
“Oranges & Sunshine”
Sixteen Films
Director: Jim Loach
Cinematographer: Denson Baker
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller
Format: Super 35 3 Perf
Featuring: Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham
2009
“Robin Hood”
Universal Pictures / Scott Free Productions
Director: Ridley Scott
Cinematographer: John Mathieson B.S.C
Director / Cinematographer Second Unit: Alexander Witt
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller 2nd Unit / Additional Focus 1st Unit
Format: Super 35
Featuring: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, William Hurt, Max Von Sydow
2009
“Animal Kingdom”
A.K Productions
Director: David Michod
Cinematographer: Adam Arkapaw
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller
Format: Super 35 3 perf
Featuring: Guy Pearce, Ben Mendelsohn, Jacki Weaver, Anthony Hayes
2008
“Prince of Persia : The Sands of Time”
Jerry Bruckheimer Films / Walt Disney Pictures
Director: Mike Newell
Cinematographer: John Seale ASC / ACS
2nd Unit Director / Cinematographer: Alexander Witt
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller 2nd Unit
Format: Super 35
Featuring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina, Gemma Arterton
2008
“Beautiful Kate”
Beautiful Kate Productions
Director: Rachel Ward
Cinematograper: Andrew Commis
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller
Format: Super 35 3 Perf
Featuring: Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown, Ben Mendelsohn, Maeve Dermody
2008
“Broken Hill”
Broken Hill the Movie pty ltd
Director: Dagen Merrill
Cinematographer: Nicholas Matthews
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller
Format: Red Camera Super 35 with Cooke S4 Lenses.
Featuring: Timothy Hutton, Alexa Vega, Luke Arnold, Rhys Wakefield
2007
“Body of Lies”
Warner Brothers / Scott Free Productions
Director: Ridley Scott
Cinematographer: Alexander Witt
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller
Format: Super 35
Featuring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Vince Colosimo
2007
“Dance of the Dragon”
Eastern Light Films
Directors: John Radel, Max Mannix
Cinematographer: John Radel
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller
Format: Moviecam Anamorphic / Hawk ‘ V ‘ Series
Featuring: Jason Scott Lee, Fann Wong, Hyuk Jang
2006/07
“Fools Gold”
Warner Brothers
Director: Andy Tennant
Cinematographer: Don Burgess ASC
Director / Cinematographer 2nd Unit: Alexander Witt
Underwater Cinematographer: Mike Thomas
Position: A Camera Focus Puller 2 nd Unit / Underwater Focus Puller
Format: Super35
Featuring: Matthew McConnaghey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland, Ray Winstone
2006
“ Bastard Boys”
Flying Cabbage / ABC Drama
Director: Ray Quint
Cinematographer: Louis Irving ACS
Format: Sony HD
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller
Featuring: Jack Thompson, Colin Friels, Justine Clarke, Daniel Frederiksen
2006
“ Home Song Stories”
Porchlight Films
Director: Tony Ayers
Cinematographer: Nigel Bluck
Position: ‘B’ Camera Focus Puller
Format: Anamorphic
Featuring: Joan Chen, Steven Vidler
2005
“Half Windsor“
Leapfrog Productions
Director: Sophie Miller
Cinematographer: Simon Chapman
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller
Format: Super 16
Featuring: Bryce Youngman, Russell Keifel
2005
“Solo”
Screentime Productions / Project Greenlight
Director: Morgan O’Neill
Cinematographer: Hugh Miller
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller
Format: Super 16 with Cooke S4 Lenses.
Featuring: Colin Friels, Bojana Novakovic, Angie Milliken, Vince Colosimo,
Chris Hayward, Bruce Spence, Linal Haft, Tony Barry.
2005
“The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe” ( Autumn Shoot )
Buena Vista / Lamp Post Productions.
Director: Andrew Adamson
Cinematographer: Don McAlpine ASC ACS
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller
Format: Super 35
2004
“The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe”
Buena Vista / Lamp Post Productions.
Greenscreen Unit
Director: Rpin Suwannath
Cinematographer: Ian “ Thistle ” Thorburn ACS
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller
Format: Super 35
Featuring: Tilda Swinton, Georgia Henley, William Moseley
2004
“Stealth”
Sony Pictures / AFG Talons Productions
Director: Guy Norris
Cinematographer: David Burr ACS
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller VFX Unit
Format: Anamorphic & Vistavision
Featuring: Sam Shepard, Jamie Foxx, Jessica Beil, and Richard Roxburgh
2003
“Anacondas The Hunt for the Black Orchid”
Sony Pictures
Director: Dwight Little
Cinematographer: Steve Windon ACS
Position: ‘C’ Camera & Underwater Focus Puller
Format: Super 35
Featuring: Johnny Messner, Kadee Strickland, Salli Richardson Whitfield
2002
“The Junction Boys”
EPSN Television
Director: Mike Robe
Cinematographer: Ian Jones ACS
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller
Format: Super 16
Featuring: Tom Berenger, Ryan Kwanten
2002
“Alexandra’s Project”
Vertigo Productions
Director: Rolf de Heer
Cinematographer: Ian Jones ACS
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller
Format: Anamorphic with Lomo Lenses
Featuring: Gary Sweet, Helen Buday, Bogdan Koca
2000
“South Pacific”
ABC US TV Drama
Director: Richard Pearce
Cinematographer: Steve Windon ACS
Position: ‘B’ Camera Focus Puller
Format: Super 35
Featuring: Glenn Close, Harry Connick Jnr, Rade Serbedzija, Jack Thompson
2000
“Thirteen Days “
New Line Cinema
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cinematographer: Christopher Duddy
Position: ‘A’ Camera / Steadicam Focus Puller
Format: Super 35
Featuring: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp,
1999
“The Red Planet“
Warner Brothers
Director: Anthony Hoffman
Cinematographer: Peter Suschitzky B.S.C
Position: ‘B’ Camera / Steadicam Focus Puller
Format: Anamorphic
Featuring: Val Kilmer, Carrie Ann Moss, Tom Sizemore,
Benjamin Bratt, Terence Stamp, Simon Baker.
1999
“Anna and the King“
20th Century Fox
Director: Andy Tennant
Cinematographer: Caleb Deschanel ASC
Position: ‘B’ Camera / Steadicam Focus Puller
Also 1st AC on Bridge Unit
Format: Anamorphic
Featuring: Jodie Foster, Chow Yun Fat, Geoffrey Palmer, Bai Ling
1998
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“Pitch Black”
United International Pictures
Director: David Twohy
Cinematographer: David Eggby / Ian ‘Thistle’ Thorburn ACS
Position: ‘A’ Camera Focus Puller Second Unit
Format: Super 35
Featuring: Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Keith David, Claudia Black, Col Hauser
Babe “A Pig in the City”
Kennedy Miller
Directors: Dr George Miller and Daphne Paris
Cinematographers: Andrew Lesnie A.S.C A.C.S and Ian Jones ACS
Position: ‘A’ Camera / Steadicam Focus Puller, Daphne’s Unit
Format: 1:185
Featuring: Mickey Rooney, Magda Szubanski, James Cromwell
1997
“The Ripper”
Universal TV
Director: Janet Meyers
Cinematographer: Martin McGrath
Position: ‘B’ Camera Focus Puller
Format: Super 35
Featuring: Michael York, Patrick Bergin, Samuel West, Gabrielle Anwar
1996
“Dark City”
New Line Cinema / Mystery Clock
Director: Alex Proyas
Cinematographer: Darius Wolski ASC
Position: ‘B’ Camera / Steadicam Focus Puller
Format: Super 35
Featuring: William Hurt, Keifer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly,
Rufus Sewell, Richard O’Brien, Sir Ian Richardson
1996
Acri “The Legend of Homo Aquarellius”
Underwater Unit Fiji
Director: Tatuya Ishii
Underwater Cinematographer: Ross Isaacs
Position: Underwater Focus Puller
Format: Super 35
1995
“The Island of Dr. Moreau”
New Line Cinema
Director: John Frankenhiemer
Cinematographer: William A Fraker ASC
Position: 2nd Unit Focus Puller
Format: Super 35
Featuring: Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis,
Temura Morrison, Fairuza Balk
1995
“The Silver Strand”
MGM Television, Hallmark
Director: George Miller
Cinematographer: David Connell ACS
Position: ‘B’ Camera Focus Puller & Underwater Camera Operator
Format: Super 35
Featuring: Tony Plana and Nicollette Sheridan, Gil Beddows
1994
“Robinson Crusoe”
Miramax Films
Directors: Rod Hardy & George Miller.
Cinematographer: Dave Connell ACS
Position: ‘B’ Camera Focus Puller & Underwater Camera Operator
Format: 1:185
Featuring: Pierce Brosnan and William Takaku, Polly Walker
1989
“Till There Was You“
Paramount Pictures
Director: John Seale ASC / ACS
Cinematographer: Geoffrey Simpson ACS
Underwater Cinematographer: Wolfgang Knochell
Position: Underwater Focus Puller
Format: Super 35mm
Featuring: Mark Harmon, Jeroen Krabbe & Deborah Kara Unger
Additional Focus Puller on
Where the Wild Things Are. DP: Lance Accord
Charlottes Web. DP: Seamus McGarvey BSC
Stephen King’s - Nightmares and Dreamscapes. DP’s: Ben Nott / John Stokes / Ian Thistle Thorburn
ACS
The Knowing DP: Simon Duggan ACS
The Book of Revelations DP: Tristan Milani
The Bet DP: Hugh Miller
The Matrix 2 & 3 DP: Bill Pope / Ross Emery ACS
The Matrix DP: Bill Pope / Ross Emery ACS
Blackjack, TV Mini Series DP: Henry Pierce
Shark net, TV Mini Series DP: Malcolm McCulloch
Fireflies TV Series DP: Joe Pickering
Son of Mask DP: Greg Gardiner
The Rubicon DP: Martin McGrath
Journey to the Centre of the Earth DP: John Stokes
Farscape Various Eps TV Series DP: Russell Bacon
Full Experience on all Panavision, Arriflex, Moviecam, VistaVision Cameras
Hydroflex, Scubacam and all Generic, Underwater Housings and Splashbags.
P.A.D.I Certified, Rescue Diver, Equipment Specialist, Medic First Aid
Also Work as Underwater Film Rigger with Victorian Rigging Certification
Factory Qualified Arriflex and Zeiss Service Technician.
Hold Australian and British Passports.
Represented by: Freelancers Promotions: + 61 (0) 3 9682 2722
Adelaide Crew +61 (0) 418 804 798
Australia +61 (0) 424 448 441
jemrayner@comcen.com.au