“I worked with Dominic very closely indeed over a number of years as we made three series of the ITV drama KINGDOM. Dominic was the Director of Photography and, in the great tradition, also camera operator for all the shows we filmed. It was a fruitful and extremely rewarding experience. Dominic is not only the kind of lighting cameraman who can create remarkable scenes of beauty, depth, atmosphere and dramatic intensity, but is also equipped with the technical imagination and improvisational skills so especially necessary for location work in the old houses,country towns and wide landscapes that our drama necessitated.
All this allied to a temperament and professionalism that satisfied the sometimes outrageous demands for daily footage that producers will make on film crews these days. With very large numbers of pages to be shot each day, Dominic never wavered in his ability to make each set-up seem like an exciting new challenge rather than a burden to be overcome. I want to commend especially his sensitivity to the needs of script and actors. Unlike some in his profession, he really did read and understand the script every day and his collaboration with me, the rest of the cast, the directors and writers constituted the creative core of the series, of which he was a crucial part.
I should add that you would have to go a long way to find a kinder, more positive, equable and amiable a presence on a film set. His personal warmth and good nature set the seal on Dominic’s value as a gifted, creative and inspiring DoP. I couldn’t recommend him more highly.”
Stephen Fry
