Sam Hotson

1st Assistant Camera / Focus Puller

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Selected credits

Features & TV Drama

Date(s)	Prod Co	Title	Type	Director	Producer	DOP	Role	1st AC	Vimeo / Youtube Link
2023-05	Cork Films LTD	London Appetite	Feature	Rob Shannon	Merryn Corcoran / Emily Corcoran / Sienna Beckman	Ariel Arthur	Focus Puller (Dailies)	1st AC	N/A
2023-01	Strive Films, Pitstop Films	The Ceremony	Feature	Jack King	Hollie Bryant, Lucy Meer	Robbie Bryant	Focus Puller	First AC
2022-04	Groucho Arts	Tales of Babylon	Feature	Pelayo de Lario	Elena Conte, Pablo de Lario	Philippe Stenier	Focus Puller (Principle Photography)	First AC
2021-07	APK Films	Donkey Dust	Feature	Kit Akinluyi	Dan Illis, Daniel Annoh	Joao Azevedo	Focus Puller (Dailies)	First AC
2021-06	Ewav Works	Clock	Feature	Lola Atkins	James Matthewson	Violetta D’Agata	Focus Puller (Additional Photography)	First AC
2021-03	Tractorni Productions	The Woman With The Fork	Feature	Ignacio Maiso	Alex Ferguson	Matthew Hicks	Focus Puller	First AC
2020-11	Erika Lust Productions	The Listener	Feature	Lidia Ravviso	Rosie Litterick & Olivia Carr-Archer	Magda Kowalczyk	Focus Puller	First AC
2020-07	Bacchae Productions	Tummyache	Feature	Sasha Dulerayn	Ishan Sanjay Deshpande	Magda Kowalczyk	Focus Puller (Additional Photography)	First AC

TV Commercials / Branded Content

Date	Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Type	Director	Producer	DOP	Role	1st AC	Vimeo / Youtube Link
2024 - Jan	Vigilante Group	ASICS / Little Reminders	Branded Content	Kristian Young	Ashley Whyte	Simon Van Parijs	Focus Puller	1st AC	N/A
2024 - Jan	Indetail Studios	UKEF x BuzzFeed	Branded Content	Jolade Olusanya	Michael Adeyeye	Femi Awojide	1st AC	1st AC	N/A
2023 - Apr	Vigilante Group	ASICS / Poetry In Motion	Branded Content	Kristian Young	Cal Gordon	Simon Van Parijs	Focus Puller	1st AC
2023 - Mar	And Friends	Campari / Academy - Perspectives	Branded Content	Kristian Young	Lucy Anderson	Simon Van Parijs	Focus Puller	1st AC
2022 - May	FNATIC	FNATIC x ASOS / ABC of FNATIC	Branded Content	Alfie Ashby	Emily Booth	Kyle Jones	Focus Puller	1st AC
2021 - Dec	North Six LTD	Vogue India / Reset	Branded Content	Henry Reavley	Karan Kumar	Simon Van Parijs	Focus Puller	1st AC
2021 - Feb	Rxnin. Co.	Suvera	Branded Content	Joladé Olusanya	Aleah Scott	Charles Rare	Focus Puller	1st AC	N/A
2021 - Nov	Burning Reel Productions	National Bank of Kuwait	Branded Content	Joshua Stocker	Joe Elliot	Tom McMann	Focus Puller	1st AC	N/A
2021 - Sep	Yellow Pill Productions	Debenhams / Christmas Campaign 2021	TVC	Michele Faiscaris	Filippo Polesel	Micheal Coppola	Focus Puller	1st AC
2021 - Sep	Yellow Pill Productions	Debenhams / Autumn Winter Campaign 2021	TVC	Michele Faiscaris	Filippo Polesel	Micheal Coppola	Focus Puller	1st AC
2021 - Aug	DMS Productions	Netflix / I Came By On Screen Assets	Branded Content	Michele Faiscaris	Alba Moyano	Evengy Sinelnikov	Focus Puller	1st AC	N/A

Music Videos

Date	Prod Co	Artist / Title	Director	Producer	DOP	Role	1st AC	Vimeo / Youtube Link
2024 - Feb	Fifty Fifty Films	Lily Lyons - AM	Ned Champain Ethan Roberts	Sophie Christophersen	Matt Gillan	Focus Puller	First AC	N/A
2023 - Aug	Backlight Visuals LTD	Paris Paloma - As Good As Reason	Harris Alvi	Liam Woolmer Thompson	Simon Van Parijs	Focus Puller	First AC
2023 - May	Backlight Visuals LTD	Paris Paloma / Labour [RAK Session]	Harris Alvi	Harris Alvi	Simon Van Parijs	Focus Puller	First AC
2023 - Mar	Say Goodnight Films	Bleach Lab - Counting Empties	Edward Heredia	Kate Shelley	Matt Gillan	Focus Puller	First AC
2022 - Dec	Real Dreams IO	Che Lingo - My Radio	Justin Hackney	Greg Pidcock	Matt Gilan	Focus Puller	First AC
2022 - Aug		Dutch Criminal Record / C'est La Vie	Connor Pearson	Ella Thrasher	Joe Cornick	Focus Puller	First AC
2022 - Sep	Odyssey	Bandokay / Memories	Teeeezy C	Teeeezy C / Anisa Kennar	Henry Gill	Focus Puller	First AC
2022 - Jun		Rhodes / Drink To This	Harris Alvi	Harris Alvi & Simon Van Parijs	Simon Van Parijs	Focus Puller	First AC
2022 - Mar		Helena Day & Antimo Magnotta / Every time We Say Goodbye	Edward Herdia		Matt Gillan	Focus Puller
2022 - Mar		Causer / Brick Phone	Patrick Taylor		Matt Gillan	Focus Puller
2021 - Aug	Cardel Entertainment	J C Stewart / Don't Say You Love Me	Nathan Barlow	Ellis Fox	JP Garcia	Focus Puller
2021 - Aug		Dutch Criminal Records / It's Gonna Be Okay	Joe Cornick		Joe Cornick	Focus Puller
2021 - Jul	Great Coat Films	Jack James / Love in the Club	Shan Phearon	Ellis Fox	Alfred Thirolle	Focus Puller
2021 - Jul	Black Eye Films	Tom Tripp / Running	Patric Taylor	Ed Fairweather	Matt Gillan	Focus Puller
2021 - Jul	Burning Reel Productions	Dusted / Baseball	William Pope	Ashley Whyte	Simon Van Parijs	Focus Puller
2021 - Jun		Infra Violet / Grow	Matt Anderson		Kyle Jones	Focus Puller
2021 - Apr		Atticus Blue / Sundown	Jackson Gyori		Simon Van Parijs	Focus Puller
2020 - Feb	IBH Films	BlazeYL / No Hand Outs	Krish Shada		Simon Van Parijs	Focus Puller

Shorts & Personal Projects

Date	Prod Co	Title	Type	Director	Producer	DOP	Role	1st AC	Vimeo / Youtube Link
2023 - Jul	Minoan Pictures LTD	Bury Your Nephew	Short	Yoni Ben-Haim	Domnic Baker	Simon Van Parijs	Focus Puller	First AC
2023 - Jun		Trace	Short	Jack Murphy	Nathan Legger, Edgar Vazquez	Eli Huges	Focus Puller	First AC
2022 - Nov	Troy TV	Returned	Short	Janet Marrett	Lorraine Bhattachary Shakyra Dowling	Matt Gillan	Focus Puller	First AC
2022 - Oct	Strive Films UK	Predators	Short	Jack King	Lucy Meer, Hollie Bryan	Robbie Bryant	Focus Puller	First AC
2022 - Jun	Agile Films	Black Ballerina	Short	Yvonne Gyamfi	Georgina Hellier, Jennifer Gillen	Simon Van Parijs	Focus Puller	First AC	N/A
2022 - Jun	Ça Existe Productions	La Cresima	Short	Alessandro Luchetti, Manuela Lazic	Lorenzo Borghini, Curtis Duggan	Robbie Bryant	Focus Puller	First AC
2022 - May	Anattic Productions	The Liver	Short	Dan Brereton	James Copson	Robbie Bryant	Focus Puller	First AC	N/A
2022 - Mar	Motus Creative	Caterpillar	Short	Matt Bently-Viney	Tom Turner	Matt Gillan	Focus Puller	First AC
2021 - Oct	Kinosys Films	Incubus	Short	Tito Fernandes	David Elliot	Simon Van Parijs	Focus Puller	First AC
2021 - Oct	Ollie Wolfe Productions LTSD	Lotus	Short	Ollie Wolfe	Ellis Fox	Robbie Bryant	Focus Puller	First AC	N/A
2021 - Feb	-	Bad Apples	Short	Bernard Sisay	Bernard Sisay	Leo Sillanant	Focus Puller	First AC

Documentaries

Date	Prod Co	Title	Type	Director	Producer	DOP	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
2021 - Oct	Wonderhood Studios	Devil's Advocate: The Mostly True Story of Giovanni Di Stefano	Series	Sam Hobkinson	Samantha Anstiss	Edgar Dubrovskiy	Focus Puller (Dailies)

Corporate

Date	Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Director	Producer	DOP	Role
2021 - Nov	Yellow Pill Productions	Artlist / For My Next Trick	Sharon Chetrit	Filippo Polesel, Michele Fiascaris, Yarden Shimonie	Barnabas Kelemen	Focus Puller
2021 - Nov	Burning Reel Productions	Ernst & Young / Post It Notes	Calum Currie	Ashley Whyte	Calum Currie	Focus Puller

Countries Worked in

France

Italy

Mexico

Portugal

Turkey

Education

BA Hons in Film Practice (London Southbank University)
ACES Colour Science Course (NFTS)
90 Credit BTEC in creative Media Production (Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education)
180 Credit BTEC in Electronic Engineering (Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education)
10 GCSE's A* to C (King Edward the 6th Grammar School & Toolbar Academy)

Technical Skills

Final Cut Pro - Intermediate
Premier Pro - Basic
Photoshop - Basic
ShotPutPro - Intermediate
Formats - Digital. Large Format. 16mm. 35mm
ARRI - Alexa 35. Mini LF. Alexa SXT. Amira. Alexa Mini. Arricam LT. SR3.
RED - V-Raptor. Komodo. Ranger. Helium.
SONY - FX9. FX6. FX3. FS7. FS5. Mirrorless.
BLACKMAGIC - Ursa. Ursa G2. Ursa G2 Broadcast. Pocket 4K. Pocket 6K. Pocket 6K Pro.
CANON - C500. C300ii. C300iii. C100. DSLR.

Additional Skills

Valid driving license

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