P M W CREATIVE

WHO WE ARE

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LEE PARKER

Having gained a BA in FINE ARTS at the UCLA FILM SCHOOL, from 1978 to 1984 Lee Parker was employed by the physical effects departments of most of the major US studios, working on such productions as Francis Coppola's ‘ONE FROM THE HEART’ and Peter Hyams' ‘2010’.  From 1984 to 1997 Parker directed and / or photographed dozens of commercials, special visual effects shoots, and large format productions for both static screen and motion base ride simulators. Clients and companies included IWERKS, SHOWSCAN, ROCKET, BRC and FUTUROSCOPE. Simultaneously he worked as Assistant Director of Research & Development at TODD-AO / UNITED ARTISTS.

From 1994 onwards Parker specialised in the operation of time-lapse motion control, developed and built his own PSION controlled ‘PIROUETTE’ system, and designed the software and programming for motion base rides at McFADDEN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS Inc. 

He is a former winner of the JIM MORRISON AWARD for Best Student Film, recipient of the W.A.C. BEST ANIMATED RIDE award, and the MTV Award for Best Special Effects for his work on the Madonna music video ‘FROZEN’

Amongst his many credits are:

SACRED PLANET
(IMAX, 45 mins, 2002)
DISNEY / NEW STREET PRODUCTIONS, Canada
2nd Unit Director of Photography

WINGED MIGRATION
(35mm, 90 mins, 1999)
GALATEE FILMS, Paris
2nd Unit Director of Photography

SPECSAVERS 
(35mm, 30 secs, 1999)
Commercial for SPECSAVERS, London
Motion Control Camera Operator

LOST KINGDOM
(8 perf. 70mm, 40 mins, 1998)
WESTMORLAND FILMS, England
Director of Photography

FROZEN 
(35mm, 4 mins, 1998)
Promo for BLACK DOG / RSA, Los Angeles
2nd Unit Director of Photography

PROJECT '97
(35mm, 1 min, 1997)
Commercial for U-GROUND, Los Angeles
2nd Unit Director of Photography

TOY RACER
(Computer animated ride simulation, 10 mins, 1995)
McFADDEN ENTERTAINMENT, Los Angeles
Writer, Director, Producer

POITOU
(5 perf. 70mm, 20 mins, 1995)
LES PRODUCTIONS DU FUTUROSCOPE, France
Camera Operator

ENDLESS SUMMER - THE RIDE
(Vista Vision + 70mm, 7 mins, 1994)
ROCKET INTERACTIVE, Hawaii
Director of Photography

VOYAGES
(8 perf. 70mm, 20 mins, 1993)
C-360 INC. Hawaii/Guam/Mississippi
Director of Photography

PHOENIX RIVER RUN
(5 perf. 70mm, 60fps ‘SHOWSCAN’ – 10 mins, 1992)
CREST FILMS, Niagara Falls
Director of Photography

BARAKA
(5 perf. 70mm, 96 mins, 1993)
MAGIDSON FILMS, Malibu
TODD-AO 70mm Camera Consultant, and Video Conformist: created and supervised the process for using video to edit the 70mm work print. The system was later employed by Douglas Trumbull for his LUXOR simulated rides.

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GRANT WAKEFIELD

Wakefield began his career working as a freelancer in various disciplines including focus puller, gaffer and camera operator. In 1994 he gained a place at the NORTHERN SCHOOL OF FILM AND TELEVISION where he trained as a cinematographer, working on 11 films, including 4 as Director of Photography, and earning a Post Graduate Diploma in Film Production. Immediately after graduation Wakefield received a wild card entry to the THIRD EUROPEAN MASTERCLASS FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY STUDENTS, held in Budapest, where he trained under Billy Williams BSC and Vilmos Zsigmond ASC.

On his return to the UK he landed his first job as a focus puller on a 35mm feature. He then began a long association with London based MUSO PRODUCTIONS, focus pulling and camera operating on 16mm and 35mm commercials, tour films and pop promos for bands including THE PRODIGY and ORBITAL. In 1998 Wakefield commenced work on his own broadcast DV documentary project CROPPIES, as well as helming 2nd Unit Cinematography for the UK’s first ever 8 perf. 70mm production ‘LOST KINGDOM.’ His enduring fascination with large format has seen him attend seven IMAX film conferences worldwide.

In April of 1999 Wakefield travelled to Baghdad to shoot a news piece for SANDMAN PRODUCTIONS about the impact of sanctions, and later created THE FIRE THIS TIME, a 77 minute audio CD that chronicled the fate of Iraq, released in 2002 to critical acclaim. Since the album’s completion he has continued to work as a DoP, Glidecam operator, Editor and Gaffer on features, corporates, tour videos, shorts, documentaries and educational films. He is currently working with, and developing, a dedicated multi-camera digital time-lapse motion control system.

Among his credits are:

BARAKA
(5 perf. 70mm, 96 mins, 1993)
MAGIDSON FILMS
Music Researcher

BOB'S WEEKEND
(35mm, 90 mins, 1995)
ERINFILM PRODUCTIONS
Focus Puller

CROPPIES
(DV Pro, 53 mins, 1998)
UNLIKELY PRODUCTIONS / CHANNEL 4 / WGBH
Writer, Director, Camera

LOST KINGDOM
(8 Perf. 70mm, 40 mins, 1998)
WESTMORLAND FILMS
2nd Unit Director of Photography

STYLE
(35mm, 4 mins, 1999)
Promo for ORBITAL / MUSO PRODUCTIONS
Camera Operator

SHADOW LOVES
(Super 16mm, 85 mins, 2001)
FESTIVAL FILMS
Supervising Cinematographer

THE ANGELUS
(DV to 35mm, 1 min, 2002)
JANEY PICTURES / IRISH FILM BOARD
Director of Photography

THE FIRE THIS TIME
(Audio CD, 78 mins, 2002)
Released by HIDDEN ART RECORDS
Writer / Director / Producer / Mixer

PAST, PRESENT FUTURE IMPERFECT
(Hi-Def, 90 mins, 2004)
PPFI PRODUCTIONS
Gaffer

TWO THOUSAND AND 4
(DVD, 62 mins, 2005)
BANCO DE GAIA / DISCO GECKO
Editor / Additional Cinematography

GREAT BRITISH SUMMER
(Hi-Def, 58 mins, 2006)
LION FILMS / BBC
Additional Digital Time-Lapse Photography

FEAR OF A BLANK PLANET
(Digital Time-Lapse, 40 mins. of material, 2007)
Tour Films for
PORCUPINE TREE / LASSE HOILE

MIRAGEMEN
(Hi-Def + Digital Time-Lapse, 90 mins, 2007)
EBEN FILMS
Director of Photography (Co-Credit)

SACRED SPACES
(Hi-Def, 45 mins, 2007)
OPEN UNIVERSITY / PIER PRODUCTIONS
Director of Photography / Editor / Digital Time-Lapse

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~ Former Member ~
 

GLENN MARSHALL

Glenn Marshall is an experimental computer animator whose career began at EXPERIENCE DESIGN Ltd in 1994, where he developed software and animations for 3-D computer games. In 1997 Marshall was invited by THE NERVE CENTRE in Derry to supervise the CGI for their forthcoming 35mm animated short ‘THE KING’S WAKE’ where he designed pioneering techniques of compositing 2-D cell animation with 3-D graphics. The film went on to win the Best Animation Award at the 2001 Celtic Film & Television Festival.

Returning to Belfast in 2000 Marshall joined a new company, DREAM IRELAND, through which he was able to gain funding from the Irish Film Board to produce his first short ‘BUTTERFLY’. The film was a huge success worldwide, picking up 3 major international awards including the Audience Vote at the Brooklyn International Film Festival, and it played in over 30 festivals on the global circuit. Two further short films for the IFB followed: MANNEQUIN and LOTUS, and in 2003 the prestigious NEXUS PRODUCTIONS in London signed Marshall into their highly regarded stable of animation directors. In just over a year with NEXUS, he directed short films, music videos and TV commercials for PANASONIC, NINJATUNE RECORDS, GUINNESS and PETER GABRIEL.

The soundtracks he created for his own works also gained the attention of Northern Ireland’s DOUBLEBAND FILMS, and Marshall received commissions to compose the scores for several of their documentaries. In 2004 Marshall and business partner Hugh McGrory formed MAKE FILMS Ltd in Belfast, which is rapidly gaining a reputation for being one of Ireland’s most cutting-edge production outfits.

GLENN MARSHALL is exclusively signed to COMMERCIALS UNLIMITED, London.

Among his credits are:

BUTTERFLY
(35mm, 10 mins, 2002)
IRISH FILM BOARD
Writer, Director, Animation, Soundtrack

MANNEQUIN
(35mm, 2 mins, 2002)
IRISH FILM BOARD
Director, Animation, Soundtrack

LOTUS
(35mm, 3 mins, 2003)
IRISH FILM BOARD
Writer, Director, Animation, Soundtrack

THE DROP
(Video, 4 mins, 2003)
For Peter Gabriel, REALWORLD RECORDS / NEXUS
Writer, Director, Animation

ADRENALIN
(Video, 60 secs, 2004)
Commissioned by PANASONIC JAPAN / NEXUS
Writer, Director, Animation, Soundtrack

BEGINNINGLESS
(Video, 3 mins, 2004)
Promo For NINJATUNE RECORDS / NEXUS
Writer, Director, Animation

COMMERCIAL
(35mm, 12 sec. sting, 2004)
NORTHERN IRELAND FILM COMMISSION
Writer, Director, Soundtrack

GUINNESS RUGBY IDENTS
(Video, 2 x 15 secs, 2004)
For GUINNESS sponsorship of Six Nations Rugby / SKY SPORTS / NEXUS
Director, Animation, Soundtrack

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