Director of Photography / Live Events Director / VMIX
MasterCard - SRC
Director of Photography · Mastercard
I was DoP on a Mastercard film introducing SRC — Secure Remote Commerce — the technology behind what is now known as Click to Pay.
The project combined interviews with demonstration and lifestyle material, so the visual approach needed to make a fairly technical subject feel straightforward and human.
My role was to create a consistent look across the different elements of the film, moving between contributors and practical demonstrations while keeping the photography clean and understated.
It was a good example of taking quite a complex subject and giving it a visual treatment that supported the explanation rather than competing with it.
The second commercial in the series was shot in a coffee bar in East London. Whilst we were going for a natural look with the lighting, the location had a floor to ceiling glass frontage directly facing our actor's table - which faced the busy street. This meant blocking off all the light from the inside and creating the 'natural light' ourselves.
