BRENDAN GALVIN

Education: College of Communications, Rathmines [Dublin].

Career: Ph numerous commercials dir by John Moore [for Sega, Guinness, Volvo, etc.], Tarsem Singh [for Orange, Absolute Vodka, Nike, Pepsi Cola, etc.], Olivia Venturini [for Adidas], Andy Morahan [for Fiat], John Dolan [for Heinz], a.o. Ph music videos: 'Cyclone' [a: Kirsty Hawkshaw; d: Tim Macmillan], 'Madazulu' [1998; a: Deep Forest; d: Dean Karr], 'Supersonic' [1999; a: Jamiroquai; d: Cassius Coleman], a.o.

Appeared in the doc 'Phoenix Diaries' [2004, Stephen French].

Awards: IFTA Award nom [2003] for 'Veronica Guerin'; IFTA Award nom [2005] for 'Flight of the Phoenix'.



 FILMS & TELEVISION

1989

That's All Right [Billy McCannon] c; short/5m; + co-scrpl/co-prod

1989

The Metal Man [Geraldine Creed & Brendan McCarthy] 16mm/c; short/12m

1990

There's a Hole in the Ozone Layer Just Above Clonboo [Billy McCannon] c; short/18m

1991

Red and Green [Hugh Linehan] c; short/13m

1992

Into the Abyss [Geraldine Creed] 16mm/c; short/15m

1993

The Juliet Letters [Philip King] mus tv-special/60m

1994

The Stranger Within Me [Geraldine Creed] c; short/23m

1995

Nana [Miguel Alexandre] tvm; ep series 'Debüt im Dritten'; co-prod HFFM

1995

Der Pakt - Wenn Kinder töten/Over the Edge [Miguel Alexandre] tvm

1996

Boys and Men [Sean Hinds] tvm/40m

1998

Drifting [Martin Brierley] c; short/7m

1999

Peaches [Nick Grosso] c; 2uc: Roger Bonnici

1999

Rat [Steve Barron] c

2000

The Nook [Denis McArdle] tv-doc/30m; cph: Donal Caulfield

2000

Rough for Theatre II [Katie Mitchell] b&w; short/29m; ep 'Beckett on Film'-series

2000

Breath [Damien Hirst] c; short/1m; ep 'Beckett on Film'-series

2000

Behind Enemy Lines [John Moore] s35/c; aph: David B. Nowell

2001

Bookies [Mark Illsley] HD-to-35mm/c

2002

Veronica Guerin [Joel Schumacher] s35/c; 2uc: Sean Corcoran; aph: Adam Dale; vfx ph: Malcolm Woolridge

2003

Thunderbirds [Jonathan Frakes (replaced Peter Hewitt)] c; 2uc: Shaun O'Dell; model unit ph: Peter Talbot

2003

Flight of the Phoenix [John Moore] p/c; 2uc: Ciarán Barry; aph: David B. Nowell; time lapse ph: Donal Caulfield

[Left/bottom] with dir Katja von Garnier

2005

Blood and Chocolate [Katja von Garnier] s35/c; 2uc: Stefan von Borbély

2006

Why the Irish Dance That Way [Nick Kelly] c; short/4m

2009

Easter Sixteen [Jason Barry] c

2010

Immortals [Tarsem Singh Dhandwar] HD (Genesis)-to-35mm (+ D-Cinema [also 3-D version])/c; 2uc: Colin Watkinson

2011

Mirror Mirror/The Brothers Grimm: Snow White [Tarsem Singh] HD (Genesis & Sony F35)/3-D/c


 MISCELLANEOUS

1987

U2: Rattle and Hum [Phil Joanou] film runner Dublin doc crew; Dublin doc ph: Robert Brinkmann & Phil Joanou

1988

Beyond Reach [Denis McArdle; short] co-c.asst; ph: Jack Conroy

1989

December Bride [Thaddeus O'Sullivan] clapper-loader; ph: Bruno de Keyzer

1989

Fools of Fortune [Pat O'Connor] 2u clapper-loader; 2uc: Seamus Corcoran & Peter Dorney; ph: Jerzy Zielinski

1989

The Field [Jim Sheridan] co-clapper-loader 2u; 2uc: James Devis; ph: Jack Conroy

1990

The Miracle [Neil Jordan] clapper-loader; ph: Philippe Rousselot

1990

Rock-A-Doodle [Don Bluth, Gary Goldman & Dan Kuenster; anim + live action] clapper-loader (live action); ph (live action): Robert Paynter

1990

The Commitments [Alan Parker] clapper-loader; ph: Gale Tattersall

1991

Far and Away [Ron Howard] 2nd c.asst Ireland; ph: Mikael Salomon

1991

The Crying Game [Neil Jordan] clapper-loader; ph: Ian Wilson

1991

Into the West [Mike Newell] 2u co-c.asst; 2uc: Des Whelan; ph: Newton Thomas Sigel

1993

Moondance [Dagmar Hirtz] focus puller; ph: Steven Bernstein

1994

The Secretary [Andrew Lane; tvm] 1st c.asst; ph: Steven Bernstein

1994

Trade Off [Andrew Lane; tvm] 1st c.asst; ph: Steven Bernstein

1994

Frankie Starlight [Michael Lindsay-Hogg] focus puller; ph: Paul Laufer

1994

He Shoots, He Scores [John Moore; short] HotHead op; ph: Harry Purdue

1995

Curdled [Reb Braddock] c.op; ph: Steven Bernstein