Maurice Spees
dp, camera, journalist, documentary filmmaker, photographer
De Bilt / NL
productions
productions
documentaire
2006 documentaire / 44 min. / Visualantis / Maurice Spees
camera / DOP - cinematographer / editing / directing / screenwriting / idea development - comcepting

details
details
trackrecord
'Tuff Girls' - American TV series about American women who take up Muay Thai. Both camera work and direction.
'Splash of Colors' - Australian TV series for Discovery HD. All episodes in SE Asia. Both DoP, cameraman and FCP editor and creative advice.
awards
EISA photo maestro award - 2nd prize
Picturing Peace Award - 2nd Prize.
ask me for
Video: dans, theater, events, dansfilms, documentaires, video clips (promo's), natuurfilms, sfeer impressies, kunstprojecten, MVO, duurzame projecten en workshops.

Fotografie: Events, workshops, kinderen, gezinnen op locatie (natuur, stad).
specifics
Intuitive camera work, dancing with a camera, foresight. Meditative and mindful work. An eye for magic and beauty in everything and knowing how to capture it.
I am good with children and also direct children. Provide filmmaking and photography workshops to children, schools and adults. Including at the NFF.
equipment
Canon 5d Mark II
Canon 70-200 F2.8 ISO II lens
Canon 50mm f1.2
Canon 16-35
Samyang 14mm f2.0
Canon C100
hardware knowledge
Zowel digitale als analoge fotografie en film.
En Apple computers.
Audio Engineering, miking, booming.
software knowledge
FCP Editing, Final Cut Studio, Motion & After Effects, Soundtrack pro, Logic Pro, Protools, Avid Media Composer, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop.

education
education
workshops
School of Audio Engineers / SAE
Audio Engineering
1998-2000
other education
Pedagogisch Technische Hogeschool - TU Eindhoven
Wiskunde & Media Techologie
1994-1998

website
website
My personal photography site through which I offer Lifestyle, travel, nature and cultural photography as a photo/journalist and fine-art photographer. Next to my work as a photographer I facilitate workshops in Mindful Photography and creative development.

info
info
More than 15 years of experience as a freelance camera/journalist and documentary & short filmmaker at International TV such as series for US TV, payperview, RTL, ZDF, ARTE, Channel 5, Series sold to Discovery HD. I worked for 8 years in SE Asia for international broadcast productions in all languages (incl. subtitling) (German, English, Australian, Chinese, American, Swiss and Italian TV.) I get along well with different cultures and languages and am used to work alone or with small crews.
Also experience on Hollywood sets, including camera operator, behind the scenes video production, green screen assistant, motion graphic artist and all kinds of odd jobs.
My passion lies with Dance & Nature and Children's films, creative and artistic video clips and art.
contact
discipline
discipline
Corporate film, Documentary, Drama film, ENG / TV reports, Internet film, Short film, Television, Theatre, Music Video, Experimental