Martin lives in the Netherlands with his wife, two daughters, two dogs and a guinea pig called Jean-Pierre. Martin is a traditionally schooled cinematographer who has over 20 years of experience in the field of film making. Via his production company Marvels Film, Martin produces TV documentaries, shorts, commercials, company movies, music videos and also feature films.
The last few years, Martin participates in a growing number of non-profit projects; both for "tzedakah" and for sharing his skills and knowledge with the new generation of filmmakers.
Recently, Martin put his Arriflex camera in a museum and switched to digital film making. His weblog is targeted towards this new medium.
Please contact me if you want me to produce, direct, shoot or edit your commercial, short or feature!
You can reach me here:
Postal address: Marvels Film production, P.O. Box 456, 5660 AL - Geldrop, The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 646 570 853
UK phone: +44 560 156 6517
E-mail: please use the contact form
IMDb: http://www.imdb.me/martinbeek
LinkedIn: http://nl.linkedin.com/pub/martin-beek/1b/730/465
Twitter: twitter.com/martinbeek
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000432382488
General
Current status: Accepting production, direction and camerawork
My job: Director, Director of Photography
Company i work for: Marvels Film Production
Technical Skills: camera operator (16/s16/35/s35/HD 25p CineAlta, RED), editor, director
Resources / Expertise: Music videos, TV commercials, animation, optical effects, documentaries / nature, shorts, feature film production
Equipment i own: full digital recording studio, Sony CineAlta digital cine camera, several Canon vDSLR cameras, Eclair NPR 16, Arriflex 35BII, digital editting suite
Cinematographic training
1987-1988, Meddings Magic, Shepperton Studios, apprenticeship, Special effects cinematography
1987-1987, Lucasfilm Elstree studios, internship, general Cinematography and preproduction
1986-1986, Pinewood studios, Seminar special effects animation cinematography
1974-1980, Graphical Arts School, Utrecht - the Netherlands, photography
Shooter's Q&A
Films i wished i had made: Blade Runner, Empire of the Sun
I cried watching: Bambie
I left the cinema during: Amsterdamned
Directors i love: Tim Burton, Coen brothers, Tony Scott, Ridley Scott, Stanley Kubrick
Actors i admire: Jason Alexander, Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Johnny Depp, George Clooney
Popular writer: Terry Pratchett
My favorite camera: Aaton Penelope on 2-perf
Favourite film music composer: Danny Elfman
Best movies ever: The Big Lebowski, Schindler's List, Blade Runner
Favourite film stock: VistaVision
Cinematographic societies i am a member of
IFA: www.ifilmalliance.com
IFP: www.ifp.org
AIVF: www.aivf.org
Praise received
Nice to have: Fax at my wedding from Steven Spielberg
Also nice: A tree planted for me in Israel via the Jewish Fund, as a reward for my work for Spielberg's Survivors of the Shoah project
Award: won a small price in the 1999 Red Bull commercial award
Recognition: by Steven Spielberg for my work on Schindler's List and Survivors of the Shoah
Still waiting for that Oscar...
Do not forget to have a look at my Filmography!
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