About the author

Paul Wheeler has a wealth of practical experience as a cinematographer combined with wide experience as a highly respected trainer. After 25 years with the BBC, by the end of which he was one of only six senior film cameramen out of a total of 63 DPs employed there at that time, he left to go freelance.

In the years since leaving the BBC, Paul has had a flourishing career which has bought him many awards both in the UK and internationally. In between films, he has stood in as Head of Cinematography at the National Film and Television School a number of times and still takes master classes there. He was also Head of Cinematography at the Royal College of Art. Paul regularly teaches at the New York Film Academy in London (www.nyfa.com ...

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