DOCUMENTARY - CINEMATOGRAPHY
SHOWREEL
DOCUMENTARIES - SOCIAL - FASHION - CHARITY - FOOD
DOCUMENTARY
WORKING WITH THE WOLFPACK COLLECTIVE I WAS BROUGHT IN TO HELP SHOOT MULTIPLE CASE STUDY DOCUMENTARIES THAT SHINE A LIGHT ON THE GREAT IMPACT THAT THE PREMIERE LEAGUE’S ‘PRIMARY STARS’ SCHEME HAS ON CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE.
THE FIRST FILM TELLS THE STORY OF ‘CYRUS’ A QUIET, SHY YOUNG BOY TRANSFORMING INTO A CONFIDENT PUPIL BOTH IN HIMSELF AND HIS STUDIES.
Production Company: The Wolfpack Collective
Director: Matthew Stuart Smith
DP: Gregory Charalambos Michael, NEIIL
Second Unit DP: Daniel Blunt
SOCIAL
DOCUMENTARY STYLE SOCIAL CONTENT IS WHERE MY SKILLSET EXCELS. IF YOU NEED AN ENGAGING STORY TOLD IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME WITH A CINEMATIC STYLISED LOOK THEN THAT’S THE KIND I CHALLENGE I EMBRACE.
THIS SHORT FILM EXPLAINS THE MAKING OF THE HOLMGANG EP BY GUD JON, A SWEDISH MUSICAL TRIO WHOSE MUSIC IS AVAILABLE ON AUDIO NETWORK.
Production Company: Greg Michael Film
Creative Director: Luke McCarthy
DP: Gregory Charalambos Michael
Location Sound Recordist: Luke Hollingworth
FASHION
COMMISSIONED BY NEW LOOK, I’VE BOTH SHOT AND EDITED SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT FROM PRE-PRODUCTION THROUGH TO POST PRODUCTION THAT SPANNED BOTH THEIR NEW LOOK AND NEW LOOK MEN’S CHANNELS ACROSS VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS WITH CONTENT REACHING MILLIONS ONLINE.
Production Company: Greg Michael Film
Creative Director: Jack Burke
Director: Jack Burke
DP: Gregory Charalambos Michael
Editor: Reese Howard
CHARITY
I WAS HIRED BY PIXELBOX FILMS TO HELP THEM FILM A SERIES OF CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN VIDEOS FOR MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT. WORKING ON BEHALF OF PIXELBOX FILMS WITH THEIR WONDERFUL TEAM WE CAPTURED TE IMMENSE GRATITUDE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CANCER FEEL TOWARDS THE MACMILLAN PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE HELPED THEM.
EACH FILM FEATURES A MACMILLAN PROFESSIONAL RECEIVING A SURPRISE VISIT FROM A CASE STUDY (PAST OR CURRENT PATIENT) JSUT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. THE BIG CHALLENGE WAS CAPTURING THE SURPRISE, HAVE A LOOK TO SEE HOW THEIR STORIES CAME TOGETHER.
Production Company: Pixelbox Films
Creative Director: Helen Kirby
Director: Sean Walsh
DP: Gregory Charalambos Michael
Second Unit DP: Angus Whitington
PHOTOGRAPHY
GREGORY CHARALAMBOS MICHAEL
Hi there I’m Greg, I’ve created content for the likes of the BBC, the Premier League and many many others.
The focus of my camera work is in finding those extra details, the ones that maximise the impact a shot can have. Whether that’s embracing a lens flare when possible to make a static shot more interesting or choosing certain angles to emphasise feelings towards a protagonist. All of these nuances add more value to the final film. With so much content out there I find this approach important to lift, add value to a production and help your content stand out.
I take great pleasure working with directors, producers and brands that share the vision of making the most out of the content being produced. There might be a limit on budgets but that shouldn’t have an impact on creativity! Working in the creative industry is an extremely fun privilege and I never take that for granted.
Some of my stand out favourite projects include covering:
- Celebrating triumph over the sanitation crisis in Kenya
- Experiences of the LGBTQ+ community on the Isle of Wight
- Filming at some of the Worlds best restaurants!
- Making ‘The Dry Cleaner’ a story about Mick, a hard working Greek-Cypriot dry cleaner. The celebrates migrant workers and multiculturalism in London.
Every project comes with its own highlights and memories. It isn’t in every profession that you get to meet so many different people from so many walks of life and I love that about my work, meeting and learning from such a wide range of amazing people.