ABOUT US
Gary Rogers - As a DOP Gary has worked on a multitude of projects, many award winning, that include dozens of short films, TV Commercials and music videos. Recent work has including many feature films such as 'Kings of Crime', 'Guard of Auschwitz', 'Bite', 'Rise of The Footsoldier 4' working alongside Craig Fairbrass and Terry Stone. One of Gary's short films featured on the BBC program 'The Fear' Recently Gary completed his thirteenth feature film. Gary is also an accomplished editor and is often asked to edit projects he has been responsible for shooting. Alongside being behind the camera Gary is responsible for running Country Star Production and producing projects often taking the crew around the world. Early 2020 saw CSP produce the TV pilot ‘Parasitus’ shooting in the UK and out in the Philippines, then later in the year CSP headed up the Art Department on 'Last Man Down' an all-out action thriller shot out in Sweden.
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Andre Govia - Andre is a talented filmmaker/photographer. With experience as a DOP, Gaffer, Lighting Technician, Location Management. Some of Andre's impressive credits include 'Stranger Things', '24 Live Another Day', 'Merlin - TV Series', 'The Enfield Haunting - TV Mini Series', 'Winter Ridge', 'Essex Vendetta'. On top of this he is also a published author known for his 'Urbex' photography in 'Abandoned Planet' Some of Andre's recent work includes being a lighting contractor at Pinewood studios as well as Bray studios and also working on Doctor Who.
Nicholas David Lean - Nicholas has spent the last 22 years creating a slate of exciting and fresh genre-led motion picture screenplays as the senior creative. He wrote, directed, and produced his debut feature film, the award-winning and hard-hitting psychological thriller “Hard Shoulder”. 2018 saw the emergence of "Shed of the Dead" a film he helped conceive, and ultimately produce. He is currently prepping an exciting capital-set political thriller TV series "The Candidate", and a crime thriller "Route One" to shoot in his hometown of Portsmouth. Nicholas is also working on structuring three separate international co-productions with Lithuanian, Belgian, and USA partners - "What Lies Beneath" - a revenge thriller genre-bender set in the white shark-infested coastal waters of Massachusetts filming on a proposed $5m budget; "TDA" - a unique spin on the traditional vehicle heist / thriller flick, set in Toronto, with Rosanne Milliken, producer of the hilarious "Tucker and Dale vs Evil", a film that exposes a new crime underbelly to the usual gangster fare. And "Overdrive", a containment thriller set in Belgium and Lithuania (filming on dates yet to be agreed in The Ardennes Forest) in co-production with Gladys Brookfield of Belga Films. All are from scripts he has written. 2020 will also see the opening of a new studio facility under his other company, 7th Dimension Films, in Surrey, together with business partner James Fisher, and with production and post facilities to rival any of the existing studio facilities in the Southeast. CSP are looking forward to collaborating with Nicholas on various films currently in pre-production.
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Chloe Bayliss - Chloe Bayliss is a very skilled makeup artist working in and around Birmingham. Chloe has achieved a Ba First class (honours) degree in Specialist Hair & Media Make-up at University College Birmingham.
With a passion for high-quality work, Chloe has been involved in the prosthetics industry since 2015. She uses the best equipment, techniques, and technology to ensure that everything she does is administered with the care, health & safety and high professionalism. One of Chloe's special skills is her sculpting work demonstrated in some of the SFX costumes created that can be viewed on her website on the link below. Recent work includes heading up the Hair & Makeup department on Birmingham based feature film 'Fixed' and the latest Music video for John Altman 'Looking For The Love Of My Life'
If it's any form of quality hair & makeup you are after Chloe is your girl.
Juliet Johnson - Juliet specialises in historical Hair and Wigs working in Film and Theatre after achieving a First-Class Honours degree in BA Specialist Hair and Media Makeup. Her portfolio showcases a variety of work including Hair, Makeup and Prosthetics which can be seen in feature film ‘Fixed’. Alongside work published in editorial magazines and collaborations styled for Period styled projects, Avant-Garde body painting Photoshoots and Theatre productions. Skilled in wig styling and making as well as Postiche she also restores and re-fronts wigs to their camera-ready condition. With an eye for detail, paired with a passion for historical accuracy and knowledge her vintage work can be seen in ITV's broadcasting of Goodwood Speedweek and Revival events.
