Neil Abbott

Recent History

Employment History

• 2011 onwards:Freelance Camera Operator
• 2002-2010:  MTV: Camera Operator
• 1996-2002:  MTV: Technical Operative
• (including camera operator / live studio VT operator / sound assistant)
• 1993-1996:  TVP Post Production: VT Operator

Camera Operator

• The Queens Jubilee (Visions)
• Anton Corbijn Presents Coldplay in madrid  (Live Nation)
• Kasabian NYE REwired at the O2 (Live Nation)
• BAFTA Red Carpet Show (BBC3)
• Fairport Convention (BBC3)
• The Agenda (ITV)
• The Battle For London (ITV)
• The Isle of Wight Festival 3D  (Sky Arts)
• Bestival 3D (sky Arts)
• NKOTBSB LIVE at the 02 (Live Nation)
• Hard Rock Calling  (Live Nation)
• Kings of Leon in Hyde Park (Live Nation)
• Dubai World Cup (ctv)
• Friday Fight Night (BoxNation)
• Lovebox (Blink)
• Sonisphere Festival (Blink)
• Jinglebell Ball  (Blink)
• V Festival (Blink / Channel 4)
• Reading Festival (BBC)
• Oxygen Festival (MTV)
• On Track with SEAT  (Ch 4)
• Rock am Ring (MTV)
• iTunes Festival (Channel 4)
• OZZFEST at the O2  (MTV)
• High Voltage Festival (Blink / Channel 4)
• Camden Crawl (MTV)
• 360 Sessions (ch4)
• The Agenda  (ITV)
• Sunday Brunch  (Ch 4)
• Daybreak  (ITV)
• Big Brothers Bit on the Side  (ch5)
• Spanking New Music (MTV)
• Specials: 30th Anniversary Live DVD (Blink)
• Snow Patrol: Live DVD (Splinter Films)
• Mcfly: Live DVD (Splinter Films)
• Linkin Park: Live DVD (Splinter Films)
• Paul Weller at the Albert Hall: Live DVD
• Crimewatch Roadshow (BBC1)
• Missing Live (BBC1)
• Champions League / EUFA Cup (Channel 5)
• Russell Brand’s Ponderland (Channel 4)
• Big Brother’s Big Mouth (Channel 4)
• The Wright Stuff (Channel 5)
• What The Greens Got Wrong: Live Debate (Ch4)
• TRL (MTV)
• Europe Music Awards (MTV)
• Bremner Bird and Fortune (Channel 4)
• Album Chart Show (3DD / Channel 4)
• Koko Pops (3DD / Channel 4)
• Angela & Friends (Sky One)
• Cool Stuff Collective (ITV)
• G Sports Premier League Football
• Clever v Stupid (BBC3)
• Milkshake (Channel 5)
• Jamie and Anna’s Big Weekend (Nickelodeon)
• The Jo Whiley Show (VH1)
• 1 Leicester Square (MTV)
• Embarrassing Bodies (Channel 4)

Formal Camera Training

2007:          Single Camera Lighting Course (2 day course at Ravensbourne)

2002:          BBC Studio Camera Skills 2 (5 day course at Wood Norton)

2001:          BBC Studio Camera Skills 1 (5 day course at Wood Norton)