About Us
Max Polley
OVERVIEW
Max Polley has worked in film and television since 1987. Starting out in Darwin NT, shooting and editing news packages for the commercial networks, and often working closely with the Aborigines, Max gained access to film in areas seldom seen by many Europeans.
In the early '90s, as a freelance cameraman shooting everything from action reality shows to TV, sport, and music videos, Max moved to London, primarily freelancing for IMG/ TWI, & LWT shooting sport features and behind the scenes material on various feature films. Nowadays, he is based in Sydney and involved mainly in documentary production.
AWARDS
2005 STATE AWARDS FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY – HIGHLY COMMENDED “Deadly Women” ep1
2001 STATE AWARDS FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY - GOLD
BOLIVIA: "The Last Trail of Butch and Sundance" (Discovery)
2001 STATE AWARDS FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY - GOLD
LIBYA: "The Ancient Chariots of Libya" (Discovery)
2001 STATE AWARDS FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY - HIGHLY COMMENDED
KAMCHATKA: "The Forbidden Zone" (Discovery)
1998 SHORT BLACK FILM FESTIVAL, AUSTRALIA - 3RD PLACE
THE DEALER - Short Film
2002 STATE AWARDS FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY - HIGHLY COMMENDED
THE BIG FISH: "Kimberleys Barramundi"
2002 NATIONAL AWARDS FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY - DISTINCTION
BOLIVIA: "The Last Trail of Butch and Sundance" (Discovery)
DOCUMENTARY
- ATLAS with Russel Crowe 1 x 100min feature doc (HD Cinema) HD24p
- ONE STEP BEYOND 10 X 1 hr series (Discovery)
- DEADLY WOMEN 3 X 1 hr series (Discovery)
- WORLD BIKER BUILD-OFF 2004 3 X 1 hr (Discovery)
- DREAM RV 3 X 1 hr (Travel Channel) HD 50i
- CORVETTE C6 1 hr (Discovery)
- SURGERY AT BIRTH 1 hr (TLC)
- HUMAN PREY 2 1 hr (Discovery) HD 25p
- BORN AGAINST THE ODDS 2 1 hr (Discovery)
- POISONOUS WOMEN 1 hr (HD Cinema) HD 25p
- SECRETS OF AUSTRALIA 1 hr (Discovery)
- SECRETS OF SYDNEY 1 hr (Discovery)
- DYNAMO BERLIN Neo Nazi soccer fans 1 hr (DSF)
- KAMCHATKA "The Forbidden Zone" 1 hr (Travel Channel)
- PERU "The Lost City of Gold" 1 hr (Travel Channel)
- BOLIVIA "The Last Trail of Butch and Sundance" 1 hr (Travel Channel)
- PAKISTAN "The Road to Shangri-La" 1 hr (Travel Channel)
- CAMBODIA "Search for the Lost Unicorn of Cambodia" 1 hr (Travel Channel)
- LIBYA "The Ancient Chariots of Libya" 1 hr (Travel Channel)
- SYDNEY OLYMPIC GAMES - The Making of SOBO ��hr (SOBO)
- CRICKET IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC _ hr (TWI / ICC)
- THE BIG BEAT 1 hr (ABC)
- HEINEKEN'S AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS 99 (TWI)
- THE ROCK _ hr (Channel 9)
- HOLEY GROUND _ hr (Channel 9)
TELEVISION series
2006
-Fashion Fanatic! (The Learning Channel)
-Missing Persons Unit (9)
-Whats Good for You! (9)
2003-05
- Skating On Thin Ice (9)
- Backyard Science (ABC)
- Beyond Tomorrow (Ch7)
- Australian Idol (Ch10)
- Big Brother (Ch10)
- Australian Open Tennis – Official Film (TWI)
- PGA Tour Productions Preview Show (TWI)
- Hot Property (Ch7)
- Cinemascope (Movie network)
- Comedy Inc (Ch 9)
- So Fresh (Ch 9)
2002
- ABOUT; Lifestyle series (Fox 8)
- World Cup Football – Official Film (FIFA)
- European Tour Weekly Golf (TWI)
- Australian Open Tennis (TWI)
- The Camera Trap (Ch 9)
- The Big Fish (Ch 9)
2001
- Minolta Iron Man (TWI)
- Futbol Mundial (TWI)
- Trans World Sport (TWI)
- Body and Soul
2000
- Sydney Paralympic Games (ABC)
- Sydney Olympic Games FEATURES (SOBO)
- World Rally Championships (CH 10)
- Liquid News (BBC)
1999
- Ashes Cricket Tour: Features and Promos (ESPN STAR TV)
- Australian Open Tennis (TWI)
- Winter Extreme Games (OSM)
- World Rally Championships (CH 10)
- Channel [V] Music Television (XYZ)
1998
- Outback Adventures with Troy Dann (Ch7)
- 500cc Motor Cycle Grand Prix (TWI)
- Ashes Cricket Tour: Features and Promos (ESPN STAR TV)
- Sportraites (TWI)
- Road to Nagano (CH 7)
1997
- Fox Sports: Features, Promos and News (FOX SPORTS)
- World Snowboarding Championships (CH 10)
- Witness
- Bright Ideas
- Cross Country
1996
- Road to Gold (FOX SPORTS)
- Fox Sports: Features, Promos and News (FOX SPORTS)
1995 - 1996
- Futbol Mundial (TWI)
- Trans World Sport (TWI)
- A Current Affair (Ch 9)
ELECTRONIC PRESS KITS
GARGANTUA (Fox)
TITANIC (Universal / Fox)
BOOGIE NIGHTS (Miramax)
ROAR (Fox)
101 DALMATIANS (Buena Vista)
EMMA (Miramax)
FIERCE CREATURES (Universal)
THE FLINTSTONES (Universal)
MUSIC VIDEOS
CAN'T STOP - Flavour (Warners)
TRUE LOVE - Scott Garrison (Scarboro Music)
THROUGH THE NIGHT - Amarranga Band (Independent)
CRUISIN - Poison Whisky (Independent)
FLY LIKE A WIND - Sacred Legend (Independent)
YIRRANGANUMA - Mikbamura Band (Independent)
Tv COMMERICALS
CHANNEL 9 - DARWIN
- 1 yr Corporate Campaign; Casuarina Shopping Square for LEND LEASE
CORPORATE VIDEOS FOR
- Adsteam Australia
- Rhodes Waterside, Sydney
- Trans World International
- London Weekend Television
- 20th Century Fox
- Universal Pictures
- Miramax Films
- Buena Vista
- ESPN
- CNN
- ABC
- NBC
- CH4 (UK)
- MTV
- Warner Bros "Extra"
- Sky Channel
- Radio Telefis Ireland
- Heineken
- Tennis Australia
- Commonwealth Bank
- Weight Watchers
- Austar
SHORT FILMS
The Dealer (1997) SP Beta
The Boxing Guy (2002)16mm
Procreation (2003) Digi Beta
A Bit of Alright (2003) Digi Beta
EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO 1995
LONDON NEWS NETWORK
Staff cameraman shooting ENG and features
NTD8 DARWIN
Chief production cameraman for commercials and documentaries
ABC PERTH
ENG and features cameraman
ABC DARWIN
ENG cameraman and editor
FILM NORTH PRODUCTIONS
ENG cameraman for commercials and documentaries
EQUIPMENT
- DVW 709 DIGITAL BETACAM camera
- J20AX8BIRS Canon lens
- J11aX4.5BIRS super wide angle Canon lens
- Sachtler carbon fibre tripod + video 18p head
- 1 X Dedo 12 volt production lamp
- 8 X BPL 65 Lithium batts
- 2 X BCL 50 batt chargers
- 2 X Arrilight 800’s and stands
- 6 X Arrilight 650’s and stands
- Paglight ML 12v sun gun
- Wally Dolly tracks
- Wireless lcd video split
- Sennheiser MKH60 shotgun microphone
- Pro-Bag carry case
- Porta-Brace camera case
- Sachtler tripod carry case
- Assorted audio, video cables
- Sony 16:9 monitor 9” crt
- Soft light box
- Tram lapel microphone
- Adobe Premiere Non-linear edit suite
- Kino Flo diva light
- Strand 2k tungsten