ABOUT ROB

Born in Chendu, China, where my parents worked as doctor and nurse in a Leper hospital, I won a Trevelyan Scholarship to Kings College Cambridge, where I read modern languages (French and German - fluent in both).  After directing theatre in Bristol and London, I was trained by the BBC as drama director, and immediately went freelance to direct in the UK, America, France, Ireland, South Africa, Germany and Vietnam.

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I was very lucky to work with so many talented people in front of, and behind the camera.  In Malcom Bradbury’s THE HISTORY MAN I directed Sir Anthony Sher and in John Fowles’s THE EBONY TOWER I directed Sir Laurence Olivier.

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For a show-reel of clips from 3 of my films please click on this link to YouTube. 

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These films are "Mosley", starring Jonathan Cake and Ian Richardson, "The Dawning" starring Anthony Hopkins, and "Porterhouse Blue" starring David Jason (who won the Best Actor award from BAFTA ) and Ian Richardson. This show also won the Best Original Music BAFTA, and The International EMMY  Award in New York for the Best Drama.

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For further Filmography and Awards, please click on this link to IMDB.

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Directing actors and the crews of film or television meant I decided never to carry a  personal camera, as my professional job was to look after the film story and everyone’s working contribution. So, my Leica 3 stayed out of sight, but I learned a lot from Oscar-nominated- cinematographers, and how to work within tight schedules.

 

My approach to Photography is to use the same skills as I use when working with actors; this time it is for portraits, when people are working, having fun or getting married! 

 

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