Ash Connaughton Director of Photography. Cinematographer, Birmingham, London UK,
Drama, Commercials, Documentary, Music Videos, Branded Content,
RUSHED (BFI)
Short Film (2022)
Production Company: Uncut Artist/ BFI
Director: Nadine O'Mahony
Producer: Arnold Voysey
Cast:
Cherrelle Skeet
Azan Ahmed
Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro G2 // Canon FD
DOP // Colourist
A chance encounter between a Black woman and a South Asian man in Birmingham forces them to confront life changing events they are desperately trying to escape.
I honestly had the most amazing experience working with Ash as the Director of Photography and Colourist on our BFI NETWORK funded short film Rushed.
As a Producer, I would 100% recommend Ash not only for his truly amazing work itself but also for him being a fantastic collaborator (he was brilliant working with our writer and director Nadine O'Mahony and also with our principal cast, supporting cast, his camera team and everyone in the crew) and for his leadership skills (he supported the crew with overcoming various obstacles in production and was fantastic at motivating the team).
So not only do you have a really positive experience working with Ash but also, at the end of the project, his creativity and technical skills result in some exceptional cinematography. I cannot recommend Ash enough, he is the exact sort of Director of Photography you would really want (and that you would be incredibly thankful) to have in your team.