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Stephan Melling

Director of Photography (DP) / Cinematographer UK 🎬 🎥 #manchester #london #UK

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I'm doing a feature film. I mean, I'M DOING A FEATURE FILM! There are life goals and then there are life goals. This is the latter. I cannot be more thankful to @aaranmckenziefilms and @curiosityjunction_ for inviting me onto this project as DOP. This isn't just any feature length film, this is a fantastic script that I cannot wait to start filming properly. There is an awesome team behind this. Follow @afterglowmovie for further updates!!! YES!




#afterglowmovie #dop #featurefilm


Photos by Ross Dore


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1 weeks ago


I'm doing a feature film. I mean, I'M DOING A FEATURE FILM! There are life goals and then there are life goals. This is the latter. I cannot be more thankful to @aaranmckenziefilms and @curiosityjunction_ for inviting me onto this project as DOP. This isn't just any feature length film, this is a fantastic script that I cannot wait to start filming properly. There is an awesome team behind this. Follow @afterglowmovie for further updates!!! YES!




#afterglowmovie #dop #featurefilm


Photos by Ross Dore


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1 weeks ago

I'm doing a feature film. I mean, I'M DOING A FEATURE FILM! There are life goals and then there are life goals. This is the latter. I cannot be more thankful to @aaranmckenziefilms and @curiosityjunction_ for inviting me onto this project as DOP. This isn't just any feature length film, this is a fantastic script that I cannot wait to start filming properly. There is an awesome team behind this. Follow @afterglowmovie for further updates!!! YES!




#afterglowmovie #dop #featurefilm


Photos by Ross Dore


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1 weeks ago

I'm doing a feature film. I mean, I'M DOING A FEATURE FILM! There are life goals and then there are life goals. This is the latter. I cannot be more thankful to @aaranmckenziefilms and @curiosityjunction_ for inviting me onto this project as DOP. This isn't just any feature length film, this is a fantastic script that I cannot wait to start filming properly. There is an awesome team behind this. Follow @afterglowmovie for further updates!!! YES!




#afterglowmovie #dop #featurefilm


Photos by Ross Dore


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1 weeks ago

The official poster for Life, a sci-fi short conceived and produced by make up artist @3deepsfx

Poster image by @nhardyphotography Design by @jugganort_films

Life was shot on a tiny budget but with a galaxy-sized ambition to make something spectacular. Shot at Tungsten Studios, Leeds.

*An alien races home aboard a decaying spacecraft, accompanied by a cyborg caretaker and a human doctor, only to discover that the mutating virus consuming the universe may be evolving into something far beyond their comprehension.*

Cast
Jack Loy @jack_loy as Shana
Tommy Walton @tommywaltonacting as Chakri
Darcy Leigh @darcy.leigh.official as Bailey

Crew
Producer: Hailey Ellis-Bennett @3deepsfx
Writer and Director: Paul Harker @harker_filmmaker
Director of Photography: Steph Melling @stephmelling_dp
1st AC: Ben McFarlane @benmcfarlanefilmmaker
2nd AC: Jarrah@jarrahmarchio
Gaffer: Phillip Gamble @philgamble485
Sound: Harrison Baines @harrisonbaines.wav
Set Design and Build: Mia Thomsen @miaiscreating Thananya Kaewsanthia @thananyadesigner Darcy Leigh @darcy.leigh.official
MUA: Hailey Ellis-Bennett @3deepsfx
Assistant MUA: Ashton Symonds @pyns.and.needles
Stills: Nick Hardy @nhardyphotography
Concept Artist: Tommy Parsons @tommysdarkarts
Editor: Amy McCann @thegoodamy

Watch out as the film will be premiering soon!


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1 weeks ago

Still frames from Fecked, a true story by Nathan Wedge. An important message about life with disabilities, chronic illnesses and a heartwarming reminder that love and friendship conquer all. We shot this 3:2 aspect ratio on the Arri Alexa 35 with Zeiss Supreme Radiance lenses. With the aim to create realism rather than the cinema experience.




@nathanwedgeofficial @stirling_productions @luiszarzo @lpaudio_1994




#alexa35 #zeisssupreme #drama #dop


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1 weeks ago

Still frames from Fecked, a true story by Nathan Wedge. An important message about life with disabilities, chronic illnesses and a heartwarming reminder that love and friendship conquer all. We shot this 3:2 aspect ratio on the Arri Alexa 35 with Zeiss Supreme Radiance lenses. With the aim to create realism rather than the cinema experience.




@nathanwedgeofficial @stirling_productions @luiszarzo @lpaudio_1994




#alexa35 #zeisssupreme #drama #dop


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1 weeks ago

Still frames from Fecked, a true story by Nathan Wedge. An important message about life with disabilities, chronic illnesses and a heartwarming reminder that love and friendship conquer all. We shot this 3:2 aspect ratio on the Arri Alexa 35 with Zeiss Supreme Radiance lenses. With the aim to create realism rather than the cinema experience.




@nathanwedgeofficial @stirling_productions @luiszarzo @lpaudio_1994




#alexa35 #zeisssupreme #drama #dop


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1 weeks ago


Still frames from Fecked, a true story by Nathan Wedge. An important message about life with disabilities, chronic illnesses and a heartwarming reminder that love and friendship conquer all. We shot this 3:2 aspect ratio on the Arri Alexa 35 with Zeiss Supreme Radiance lenses. With the aim to create realism rather than the cinema experience.




@nathanwedgeofficial @stirling_productions @luiszarzo @lpaudio_1994




#alexa35 #zeisssupreme #drama #dop


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1 weeks ago

Night scenes from Beat. Shooting at night certainly has its challenges. Not just creatively but practically too. We shot these scenes from midnight in a park with no street lamps. So it really was pitch black. Seeing other crew members, rigging lights and moving between locations becomes very disorientating. We also shot this on the shortest night of the year, so we had to be quick! Really happy with how these scenes turned out. Shot on Arri Alexa Mini, Lomo anamorphic lenses and Aputure 1200X and 600X to light.




@paulbroadie @benmcfarlanefilmmaker @josh_z_t @dannyknght @3deepsfx @manto_films @manto_collective




#arrialexamini #lomoanamorphic #drama #nightshoot


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2 weeks ago

Kate Expectations was something a little different for me. Lighting for a comedy that was on the more soapy side of what I'd done previously. It was great fun working with director Neil Alderton (Coronation Street), and actors Carl Loughlin, Tina Malone, Matt Wolfenden and John May.


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2 weeks ago

Beat. A short film by @paulbroadie. Here are a few of my favourite frames. I'm very proud of this project. It was a great privilege to be trusted by Paul to help make this film; a story that is hugely personal to him.

Filmed on the Alexa Mini and Lomo anamorphic lenses.

Phenomenal performances from:
Ben - Jeffin Kunjumon
Liam - Kaya Moore

It was a fantastic collaborative effort from the crew, who all put in a lot of work to make this happen.

(In alphabetical order)

Runner: Patrick Bostyn
1st Assistant Director: Laura Clark
Runner: George Colton-Hawkins
Unit Photographer: Paul Craig
Makeup Artist: Hailey Ellis-Bennett
Runner: Misako Goto
Colourist: Oliver Jameson
Sound Recordist: Daniel Joseph
2nd Assistant Camera: Danny Knight
1st Assistant Camera: Ben McFarlane
Camera Operator: Harvey Merrin
DIT: Josh Richardson
Runner: Noah Sotiya
Stunt Co-ordinator: Jack Stockdale
Lighting Assistant: Josh Thomas
Lighting Assistant: Tom Walker

Kit hire: @nodramaltd
@provision_hire
@manto_films




#drama #film #dop #framez


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2 weeks ago

Frames from My Man: An Origin Story. Really pleased with how this turned out. Shot on Arri Alexa 35 and Xelmus anamorphic lenses. Written by Kenton Jordan Thomas and co-directed by Kenton and Jamie Swaby. We had an absolute blast shooting this on the mean streets of Bradford last summer. It's currently on its festival run.




Cast:
Naytanael Benjamin // RoadMan
Khalid Daley // Marcus Miller / MyMan
Whitney Dlodlo // LittleSis
Mark Frampton // HomelessMan
Ziggy Gardner // Theo Thomas / HalfFace

Crew:
Jen Bradfield // Executive producer
Jamie Swaby // Co-producer
Claire Swarbrick // Line producer
Kenton Jordan Thomas // Co-producer

Composers
Marcelo Cervone
Ravelle Leacock

Stephen Melling // Cinematographer
Harry Foster // Editor
Jenna Hacking // Makeup Department
Megan Tallant // Makeup Artist
Daniel Joseph // Sound Department

Animation Department
Charlie Barber // Animator
Lisa Kenney // Animation Director
Jo Mac // Animator

Matt French // 1st Assistant Camera
Tom Maher // Gaffer
Josh Thomas // Grip
Lizzy Grey // Runner
Martin Sulc // Runner
Zoya Bokari // Runner

#dop #frames #drama #arri35 #xelmusanamorphic


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2 weeks ago

Shooting a short sci-fi this week at @thetungstenstudios lead by a really interesting concept by @3deepsfx

Director @harker_filmmaker
DoP @stephmelling_dp
MUA @3deepsfx
Set @miaiscreating
Production Design @darcy.leigh.official

More to follow!


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3 weeks ago

#bts of our car rig for the film The Man In The Road. We drove away from the Sun to use it as a backlight whilst using the @thelightbridge CRLS to bounce light back into the car in a natural way. We also added a 1x1 panel on top of the car through the sunroof to add a consistent fill. Last shot is an example of the frame but by no means the final grade.

Really enjoyed working out the best way we could do this with the tools and budget we had. I also now own a load of suction mounts...





#dop #film #drama #thriller


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1 months ago


#bts of our car rig for the film The Man In The Road. We drove away from the Sun to use it as a backlight whilst using the @thelightbridge CRLS to bounce light back into the car in a natural way. We also added a 1x1 panel on top of the car through the sunroof to add a consistent fill. Last shot is an example of the frame but by no means the final grade.

Really enjoyed working out the best way we could do this with the tools and budget we had. I also now own a load of suction mounts...





#dop #film #drama #thriller


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1 months ago

#bts of our car rig for the film The Man In The Road. We drove away from the Sun to use it as a backlight whilst using the @thelightbridge CRLS to bounce light back into the car in a natural way. We also added a 1x1 panel on top of the car through the sunroof to add a consistent fill. Last shot is an example of the frame but by no means the final grade.

Really enjoyed working out the best way we could do this with the tools and budget we had. I also now own a load of suction mounts...





#dop #film #drama #thriller


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1 months ago

#bts of our car rig for the film The Man In The Road. We drove away from the Sun to use it as a backlight whilst using the @thelightbridge CRLS to bounce light back into the car in a natural way. We also added a 1x1 panel on top of the car through the sunroof to add a consistent fill. Last shot is an example of the frame but by no means the final grade.

Really enjoyed working out the best way we could do this with the tools and budget we had. I also now own a load of suction mounts...





#dop #film #drama #thriller


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1 months ago

A quick look behind the scenes on my latest short; The Man In The Road. Directed by Jamie Swaby, starring Sheridan Sherratt, Kiara Kiandra, Jack Loy.

Towards the end of last year I desperately wanted to complete my 5 in 25 challenge of 5 shorts shot in the year. I was on number 4 and needed one more. So at the beginning of December I wrote a short thriller called The Man In The Road with the intention to produce it too. You know, a quick and simple one (HA!). In the end though, I had another opportunity to DOP a ready to go short called Livid (thanks to @davegalloway_ and @aaranmckenziefilms for that ❤️) so I completed my challenge.

But I still had The Man In The Road on my mind. So I went for it.

I'd worked with Jamie Swaby on My Man; An Origin Story and knew id love to work with him again as director. We assembled an incredible cast and crew and in the first week of January at -1⁰C we decended on a quiet country road in East Leeds. Check out the behind the scenes to see what we got up to...

I can't wait to show you what we made. It's currently in post. I'm still looking for a colourist and composer so if you know anyone who might be interested, get in touch.

BTS by Tom Walker
Music by Isaac Haines
Kit Hire: @nodrama @provisionhire

#dop #drama #shortfilm #bts


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2 months ago

Bringing back the 90s with this recent ad for the RealFX puppetronic Pikachu toy.

#pikachu #tvc #dop #newwork


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2 months ago

Bringing back the 90s with this recent ad for the RealFX puppetronic Pikachu toy.

#pikachu #tvc #dop #newwork


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2 months ago


Bringing back the 90s with this recent ad for the RealFX puppetronic Pikachu toy.

#pikachu #tvc #dop #newwork


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2 months ago

Bringing back the 90s with this recent ad for the RealFX puppetronic Pikachu toy.

#pikachu #tvc #dop #newwork


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2 months ago

Here's a mellow one for you. Some of my work as a DOP shooting commercials.

It's been an absolute pleasure working on these with the numerous talented producers and crew who make it happen. Can't thank you all enough.

Lets go get 2026! 👊





#dop #showreel #commercials


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4 months ago


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