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Matthew Waving

Focus Puller / 1st AC

Matthew has over 20 years experience having progressed through the camera department working alongside some of the best technicians in the industry.

With extensive experience in both film and digital formats, Matthew works across features, TV dramas and commercials.

Bases in the South West, Wales, and London, but will go wherever the work takes him.

Feature Films

Production Production Company Director of Photography Director
The Flash -B CamWarner BrosHenry BrahamAndy Muschietti
Dreamhorse - B CamPopara FilmsErik WilsonEuros Lyn
Maleficent 2 - C Cam DisneyHenry BrahamJoachim Rønning
Angel Has Fallen - B CamMillennium FilmsJules O’Laughlin Ric Roman- Waugh
Black 47 -A Cam Muddy Pictures Declan Quinn ASCLance Daly
Justice LeagueHarwoodJP GossartZac Shneider
Another Mothers Son - A Cam Millou LtdSam CareChris Menaul
Emperor CorsanSam McCurdyLee Tamahori
Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (2nd Unit C Cam)Warner BrosJP GossartDavid Yates
The Huntsman 2 - B CamHuntsman ProductionsPeter FieldVFX Unit
Tarzan A Cam (4 weeks additional Photography)Warner BrosHenry BrahamDavid Yates
Halo Nightfall - A CamScott FreeGavin StruthersSergio Mimica-Gezzan
Y Syrcus - A CamFatti FilmsAndy HollisKevin Allen
The Adventurer - B CamCinemaSPV4Unax MendiaJohnathan Newman
Flat LakeSmugglerAndy HollisKevin Allen
Street Dance 2 3D -B CamVertigoSam McCurdy BSCMax and Dania
The Devil's DoubleFIP MaltaSam McCurdy BSCLee Tamahori
Mr Nice - DailiesIndependantBernard RoseBernard Rose
Macbeth - B CamIlluminationsSam McCurdy BSCRupert Goold
Descent 2 - A Cam 2nd ACCelador FilmsSam McCurdy BSC John Harris
The Hills Have Eyes II - A Cam20th Century FoxSam McCurdy BSCMartin Weisz
Tortoise in LoveKBS FilmsBalasz BolygoGuy Browning
Outlaw - B Cam VertigoSam McCurdy BSCNick Love
The Descent - A Cam 2nd AC Celador FilmsSam McCurdy BSCNeil Marshall
Cold & Dark Cam Trainee Cold FilmsSam McCurdy BSCAndrew Goth

TV / Drama Selection

Production Production Company Director of Photography Director
Suspect (A Cam)DisneyBalazs BolygoPaul Andrew Williams
Halo Series 2 - A Cam - MainParamount +Carl Sundberg/Andrew Commis/Nicola DalyOtto Bathurst/Craig Zisk/Denny GordonA Cam - Main
History of a Pleasure SeekerDisneyTobias Datum Julie Anne Robinson
Invasion - A/B Cam Apple TV Gavin StruthersAlik SakharovA/B Cam
War of the Worlds - A/B Cam Urban Myth FilmsVariousVarious A/B Cam
The Essex Serpent - A Cam -A/PDavid Raedeker Clio Barnard A Cam -additional photography
A Discovery of Witches - A Cam Bad Wolf/SkyChas BainJamie Donoghue
Brave New World (A Cam)NBCUNIVERSAL VariousVarious
The Capture - B CamNBC/BBCRasmus ArilldtBen Chanan
The InnocentsTI ProductionsDavid Proctor Farren Blackburn
His Dark Materials (Dailies)BBCVariousOtto Bathurst
A Discovery of Witches (Dailies)ADOW Productions Christophe NeunesAlice Troughton
Delicious 2 - A CamSkyRasmus Arrilt & Toby MooreJohn Hardwick
The Durrells 3 (A Cam)Sid Gentle Films James Aspinall / Ben WheelerRoger Goldbury/Niall McCormick
Rellik (A Cam)BBC/HBOGiulio Biccarri Sam Miller
Born to Kill (A Cam)World Productions / Channel 4Sam CareBruce Goodison
Guerrilla (A Cam)Fifty FathomsGiulio BiccarriSam Miller
Wagstaffe AKA Dark Hart (A Cam)ITV StudiosSam McCurdy BSCColin Teague
Fortitude 2 (B Cam)Fifty FathomsMike Spragg BSCMETIN HÜSEYIN
Cold Feet (A Cam)Big TalkToby Moore
Close to the Enemy (A Cam)Little IslandAshely Rowe BSCStephen Poliakoff
Galavant - 2 (B Cam, Dailies)ABCAshley Rowe BSCVarious
Houdini & Doyle (B Cam, Dailies)Big TalkPhilipp BlaubachVarious
Danny and the Human Zoo (A Cam)BBCSimon TindallDestiny Ekaragha
The Bastard Executioner (A Cam)FoxHenry BrahamParis Barclay
Da Vinci's Demons - 3 (A Cam)StarzOwen McPolin / Toby MoorePeter Hoar
Doctor Who (A Cam) BBCMagni AugustssonVarious
Da Vinci's Demons - 2 (A Cam)StarzGavin StruthersPeter Hoar
New Worlds (B Cam)Company PicturesDavid RaedekerCharles Martin
The Game (B Cam)BBC WorldwideSam McCurdy BsCDaniel O'Hara
The Fear (B Cam)Channel 4Gavin Finney BSCMichael Samuels
Unknown Heart (A Cam)Unknown HeartJames AspinalGiles Foster
Talking to the Dead (A Cam)SkyAdam SuschitzkyChina Moo Young
It's Kevin (A Cam)BBCAndy HollisAl Campbell
Ambassadors (B Cam)Big TalkAshely Rowe BSCJeremy Webb
Frankie (B Cam)BBCAshley Rowe BSC Ashley Way
Da Vinci's Demons (B Cam)StarzFabian Wagner / Julian CourtVarious
Benidorm - 6 (A Cam)Tiger AspectAlasdair WalkerSandy Johnson
Gavin and Stacey - 3 (B Cam)Baby CowDoug HallowsChristine Gernon
Benidorm - 3, 4 & 5 (A/B Cam)Tiger AspectAndy HollisSandy Johnson
Skins - 2, 3, 4 & 5 (B Cam)CompanyNick DanceVarious
Lark Rise to CandlefordBBC DramaBalasz BolygoVarious

Commercials (selection)

Production Production Company Director of Photography Additional Information
MarantzMazarineDavid ProcterDir: Ryan Hopkinson
Bond: No Time to Die / NokiaPulse Andrij Parekh Dir: Amma Asante
Ed Sheeran music videoSomesuch MixtapeScott Cunningham1st AC Focus Puller
ShellTomboy FilmsMatyas Erdely1st AC Focus Puller
Warner Bros Studio TourWieden and KennedyHenry Braham1st AC Focus Puller
Carphone Warehouse Electric Theatre CollectiveBen Moulden1st AC Focus Puller
Visit Britain LumiersPeter Bathurst 1st AC Focus Puller
M & S Focus 24John Edwards1st AC Focus Puller
FordHogarthRobin Horne1st AC Focus Puller
Coca Cola Focus 241st AC Focus Puller
Weight Watchers Bare FilmsJames Aspinall 1st AC Focus Puller
PC WorldAMV BDDOPeter BathurstDir: Ben Bannister

Equipment

I own a a lot of my own equipment relating to my job, eg. Monitors, Preston, etc. I also have a wide selection of box equipment.