Gav Davidson

gav@chameleonpictures.com.au

Mob  +61417 287 507

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Oct 2004 - Present

Chameleon Pictures Pty Ltd

Specialising in features, reality, commercials, corporates, documentaries, sports and current affairs. A variety of clients listed below: 

Shows include:

DOP UK I’m a Celebrity (ITV), DOP Australia I’m a Celebrity (10), DOP Love Island Australia (Spain 2018/ Fiji 2019), DOP Border Security Australia (7), DOP Australian Greatest Athlete (FOX), DOP Football Superstar (FOX), Bride and Prejudice Series 1-3 (7), Restaurant Revolution (7), Young lazy and Diving Us Crazy (7), Australian Survivor (Samoa, Fiji  Series 1-5), Australian Celebrity Apprentice (Series 1-4), Spelling Bee (Series 1-2), The Mole, My Kitchen Rules (Series 5), The Hot Plate, Masterchef, Fox Sports (NRL/AFL), The Golf Show (Fox), Australian Open Tennis (Fox), Better Homes and Gardens, Marries At First Sight, House Rules, The Farmer Wants a Wife, Australia’s Cheapest Weddings, Australian Got Talent, X Factor, Dancing With The Stars, Australian Spartan, Come Dine with Me, Keeping Australia Alive, Lego Masters, Make me a Supermodel, Popstars, The Secret Millionaire, Undercover Boss Australia, Sunday Night (7), Grand Designs Australia, Nickelodeon Camp Orange (FOX), Location Location Location, 60 Minutes (9), The Great Outdoors (7) (Domestic and International), Getaway (9), Kitchen Whiz, RBT (9), The Block (7), The Recruit (FOX), Football Superstar (FOX), Young, lazy and driving me crazy (9), A Current Affair (9), ET (10), Today Tonight (7), Today Show (9), National Geographic (UK), Discovery, FOX, FOX SPORTS, MTV, Granada (UK), Channel 4 (UK), ZDF (GERMANY), CBS, NBC Sport (US), NBC Dateline (US), BBC (UK)/BBC Sport (UK), It Takes Two (7), Hot Property (7), You've Got The Job (7), What's Good For You (9), The Real Seachange (7), I'm A Celebrity Get Me Outta Here (2004-present),  Ich Bin Ein Star (2008), Arena, Channel V, Sunday Program (9), The Footy Show (9), Farmer Wants A Wife (9), Farmer Wants A Wife (7), Make Me A Supermodel (7), Australian Idol (10), Jamie Durie's 'The Outdoor Room' (7), Better Homes and Gardens (7), Thank You (7), Find My Family (7), ESPN, Domestic Blitz (9), Dancing With The Stars (7), RSPCA Animal Rescue (7), Australia's Got Talent (7), Masterchef (7), Surf Patrol (7), , Australia's Greatest Athlete (9), Australia's Greatest Couple (9), The Living Room (10), So you think you can dance (10), The Golf Show (FOX), Excess Baggage (9), AND MANY MORE.

Head DOP for:

DOP UK I’m a Celebrity (2004 - present) | DOP Australia I’m a Celebrity South Africa (2015-present) | DOP Love Island Australia Spain (2018) Fiji (2019) | DOP Border Security Australia (2007 - present) | DOP Australian Greatest Athlete | DOP Football Superstar | DOP Young, lazy and driving me crazy.

Other Production Companies Include:

Beyond Productions, Freehand, Fremantle Media, Channel Seven Productions, Ambience Entertainment, Cutting Edge, XYZ Productions, Clemengers, Mondo Media, Impact Productions, Inner Sanctum Media, Imagination (Australia) Pty Ltd, Peattie PR, Resolution Media, International Quaterback, ADCO, Global, Cornerbox, Quotable Communications.

1997 - 2004

Channel Seven - Sydney/Brisbane

Senior current affairs cameraman - shooting, directing and producing  feature length and same day current affairs reports. Other assignments include:

- Specialist features cameraman for Sydney 2000 Olympics and Manchester Commonwealth Games

- Many sports shoots involving any sport you care to mention

- Loads of live stuff and Multi-cam shoots

- Celebrity Interviews

- Reality TV, anything from house renovations and garden makeovers to cooking, camping and fishing

- I have also shot and directed my own short films and music videos

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

March 1996 - 1997

Infokis Pty Ltd

Formed company - freelancing (shooting/producing) for Channel Sevens Today Tonight, Sportsworld and Sydney Weekender programmes in addition to numerous overseas broadcasters.

Janurary 1996 - FRANCE

Feature length holiday report on skiing in the french alps.

March 1995 - 1996

London News Network (London Tonight) London

Shooting/Producing news, sports and features. Plus editing for London based news and current affairs programme. Also shooting/producting European based holiday and reality shows. 

October 1995 - ITALY

New Zeland Rugby Union Team tour of Italy

1993 - 1995

Brittish Satellite News (WTN) London

International news agency broadcasting news and feature reports via Worldwide Television News (WTN). On contract as a Senior cameraman/producer filming and directing same day news items and current affairs both in the UK and abroad. 

Feburary 1995 -  THE CANARY ISLANDS

Environmental Investigation

December 1994 - NORTHERN IRELAND

Business leaders fly to belfast to bolster confidence in the IRA peace talks.

November 1994 - UNITED STATES

Exculsive interviews and feature length documentary on HRH Prince Charles and his mission to boost moral in the riot torn slums of downtown Los Angeles.

October 1994 - MIDDLE EAST

Documentary on British Foriegn Secretary's emergency mission durring second Iraq invasions.

News items fed daily on locations from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Syria and Turkey.

1993 - 1995 

British Satellite News (WTN) London (cont.)

September 1994 - LEBANON

Investigation into the reconstruction of Beirut.

September 1994 - EYGPT

World population crisis conference.

May 1994 - RUSSIA

Documentary and news reports on first Royal visit by HRH Prince Charles 

April 1994 - FRANCE

Analysis of European union

December 1993 - BOSNIA

A series of reports including Humanitarian aid delivery, civilian evacuations and child war victims.

1992 

Channel 10, Northern NSW.

1991

Channel 10, Gold Coast.

1988 - 1990

Channel 10, Brisbane.