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Dane Clarke

Camera Operator and Rigging Grip
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I have been working actively within the Australian Television Broadcast and Film industry since 1988. Starting my career as a production cameraman for the Seven Network Australia between 1988 – 1998. After a number of years, I decided to expand my knowledge and experience be choosing to become a freelance camera operator which enabled me to work for international broadcasting clients such as BBC UK, MTV USA and Europe, Turner Network, TV AZTECA, NINE AUSTRALIA and ESPN USA. Specializing in the operation of specialty camera systems such as Techno remote camera cranes, remote jibs, stabilized and non-stabilized remote heads, tracking car arms, rail-cams and wire borne cablecam systems.
  • THOR RAGNAROCK – MARVEL (Flight Head Tech)
  • Tomorrow when the War Began - Mini Series (Flight Head Tech)
  • The Brothers Grimm - MGM (Super Flycam Op)
  • The Forgotten - SONY Pictures (Super Flycam Op)
  • Cowboy Bebop - Netflix (Stabilized Head Tech)
  • The Leftovers – USA Mini series SYFY Channel (Flight Head Tech)
  • Childhoods End – USA Mini series SYFY Channel (Flight Head Tech)
  • The Cup - Horizon Films (Super Techno operator)
  • UPGRADE - Feature, Blumhouse Productions (Flight Head Tech)
  •  XFactor Australia – (Techno crane Op/Tech)
  • I’m a Celebrity UK – (Cable camera tech manager)
  • EASTENDERS UK – BBC (Techno crane Tech/Op)
  • Home and Away (Cam Op)
  • Neighbors (Cam/remote camera crane Op)
  • Teachers - BBC UK drama (Remote head crane Op)
  • Waking the Dead - Drama BBC UK (Remote camera crane Op)

As well as being an owner/operator of all the below equipment, I am a trained expert in the operation and servicing of the following specialist cranes and remote camera systems:

  • Jimmy Jib camera cranes and remote heads
  • All Egripment remote heads and cranes such as HOT HEAD, HOT SHOT, SCANNER, MINI and MICRO SHOT.
  • Filmotechnic GYRO STABILIZED FLIGHT HEAD V 3 axis head (Trained)
  • SHOTOVER CAMERA SYSTEMS G1 3 axis stabilized remote head (Trained)
  • TECHNOVISION Techno cranes and leveling heads 17, 30,45 ft (Trained)
  • High speed , long distance WIRE BOURNE cable cam systems and rail cams
  • ProSup Mambo 2 axis remote heads
  • Bradley Engineering Remote camera heads
  • Steadicam Systems (Trained with inventor Garrett Brown)
  • Motocrane Ultra Arm (Russian Arm). (Trained)
  • MOVI and RONIN Head systems.
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