About Luke | Steadicam Operator London
Luke has been operating Steadicam rigs for many years now, flying a huge variety of cameras from DSLRs to the Alexa LF. He owns a 24v Steadicam Archer rig plus a selection of crucial accessories. He is based in London, but has shot all over the UK and abroad.
Luke has Steadicam experience in short films, feature films, TV dramas, documentaries, music promos, online branded content, and commercials. He also has experience of working with vehicle mounts, including Rickshaws. You can download his CV in .pdf format from here, plus a list of his credits can be found on his Mandy and IMDb Pages.
In January 2017 Luke worked as 1st AC and Steadicam Op on the Short Film The Silent Child. At the 2018 Oscars, The Silent Child won 'best live action short' - a huge achievement for an indie-short, and a testament to the strength of the team who produced it.
Luke produced the short film Secret Station whilst at University - a visual journey through Aldwych, a disused station on a now defunct branch of the Piccadilly Line. The film has now had over 1.5 million hits on YouTube.
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Luke is also a keen amateur astronomer. He's had his photos printed in the Sky at Night Magazine, as well as shown on the BBC Two programme Stargazing Live. In 2018 and 2021 Luke was shortlisted for the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition - run in conjunction with Royal Museums Greenwich. His photos were published in each year's accompanying book.
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In 2016, Luke ventured into the dark and mysterious world of 'sound', producing an hour-long Doctor Who fanfiction audio drama. Exhausted Supplies was received very well by the fans, and can be listened to for free on YouTube. More recently Luke wrote and produced a Doctor Who poem that featured Impressions of every incarnation of the Doctor. Ode to a Timelord is also free to listen to on YouTube.
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