Project: Documentary showreel with a mix of cinematography work and a selection of directing work

Trailer

Final film

Project: Trailer for The Bach
Details: On the rugged and beautiful coast of NZ, an experimental drummer chooses an isolated life in a beach hut. When death strikes, he learns to find solace in the animals around him
Role: Director & Cinematographer
Music: Featuring music by Plan 9, the acclaimed composers behind tracks in The Lord of the Rings, King Kong, and What We Do in the Shadows

 

  • Featuring Anthony Donaldson
    Director and Cinematographer Kit Baker
    Original Music The Devil’s Gate Outfit
    Sound Mix Steve Roche and David Donaldson at Plan 9
    Story Consultant Sean O’Reily
    Producer Gabriel Murphy  
    Editor Pierre Laba Sarkis and Kit Baker
    Additional footage courtesy David Donaldson from Beep Beep and the Island of Terror

    Thanks to Janet Roddick, Ashleigh Pepper, Eden Baker, Jane Donaldson, Joel Perlgut, David Ma and Charles Taperell

Project: London episode of Staycation, a TV Show from the Destination Channel.
Shot at locations throughout London, including the Shard and the house of Brian Jones from the Rolling Stones.
Director: Marvin Nuecklaus
Producer: Rob Valletta
Role: Cinematographer

Project: Curious Butson
Details: A profile on Macinley Butson and her ground breaking invention for improving breast cancer treatment
Agency: We The People
Role: Cinematographer

  • Producer Jacob Arnott
    Producer Holly Tregenza
    Producer Kate Mosen
    Cinematography Kit Baker
    Talent Macinley Butson
    Editor David Ma

Project: Campaign for the Sydney QVB Shopping Complex featuring eight films that celebrated its culinary talent and signature dishes. This piece highlighted Vanto Restaurant, showcasing its rich Italian heritage and authentic approach to cuisine
Production Company: Plump and Spry
Role: Cinematographer

  • QVB CLIENT Clare Marie Martinez
    CREATIVE DIRECTOR Paul Mansfield
    ART DIRECTOR Sam Curcio
    PRODUCER Lisa Nguyen
    EDITOR Chester Buchanan
    CINEMATOGRAPHER Kit Baker
    CAMERA ASSISTANTS Joel Lumbroso + Monique Green
    SOUND TECHNICIAN Lara Cross

Project: Online content series for Canon - 11 million Youtube views
About: A photograph is shaped more by the person behind the camera than by what's in front of it. To prove this we invited six photographers to a portrait session with a twist. ‘Decoy’ is one of six experiments from The Lab, designed to shift creative thinking behind the lens.
Production Company: The Pool Collective
Agency: Leo Burnett
Role: Camera Operator

  • Agency Leo Burnett
    Kieran Ots Creative Director
    Dave Varney Senior Art Director
    Bjoern Ingenleuf Copywriter
    Stuart Tobin Art Director
    Laura Dowling Senior Business Director
    Laura Cervin Business Manager
    Adrian Jung Executive Producer

    Production Company The Pool Collective
    Chris Ireland Director
    Cameron Gray EP/MD
    Emma de Teliga Producer
    Petrea Lambert 1ST AD
    Rifkah Pegler 2nd AD
    Tim Small DOP
    Kit Baker Camera Op
    Fabio Vita Wrangler / Camera Op
    John Feely 3rd Camera&Asst
    Jeremy Ireland 1st Unit Sound
    Finbar Collins Gaffer
    John O’Donahue Best Boy
    Jeremy Shaw Digi Operator
    Marc Harris Unit manager

    Talent Lead Male Michael Gencher

Project: We Need to Talk About Fire Documentary Series for Bundenon Art Gallery
Description: Following the catastrophic climatic events of the 2019-2020 summer Bundanon presented We Need to Talk about Fire, a series of conversations with speakers from across the community who share Indigenous knowledge systems, stories of community action, healing initiatives and creative responses to find a way forward
Director: Bridget Ikin
Role: Cinematographer

  • PRESENTER WESLEY ENOCH
    DIRECTOR / PRODUCER BRIDGET IKIN
    CINEMATOGRAPHY KIT BAKER + DAVID GANNON
    EDITOR HILARY BALMOND
    PRODUCTION / ARCHIVE MANAGER MIA TIMPANO
    PRODUCED BY FELIX MEDIA
    CONCEIVED BY DEBORAH ELY, CEO BUNDANON BUNDANON PROJECT TEAM JOHN BAYLIS, SOPHIE O'BRIEN, NICOLE SMEDE, LEANNE WATERHOUSE

Project: Drone footage covering the aftermath of the Australian bushires, used by the ABC, SBS and the Guardian
Role: Drone operator/cinematographer

 

Client: Broadsheet
Project: Film stills from a series of travel projects around Australia, covering hot air balooning in the Hunter Valley and camping in the Blue Mountains
Role: Cinematographer

Project: One of a series of films that I directed for the Local Project, an architecture and design publication
Reception: 600k + Youtube views
Description: A profile of the Carlotta Residence in Sydney, a striking five-level home full of unexpected details including a secret room and a pool that has a glass bottom that forms a skylight in the office below
Role: Director and Cinematographer

  • Director and cinematographer: Kit Baker
    Editor: Charles Taperell

    The Local Project: Aidan Anderson

    Architecture by Matthew Woodward Interior Design by Esoteriko
    Words by Rebecca Gross

 

Project: Holmewood Documentary
Description: In 1960s Kent, a multicultural school welcomed boys from every race and religion, nurturing a generation where every student felt special. This documentary traces their extraordinary journeys, including Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo, an Arsenal player, and a professional clown, exploring how that unique upbringing shaped their lives and reflects on British society over the last 60 years
Director: Haydn Keenan
Role: Cinematographer
Status: In post production

  • Production Company: Smart St Films
    Director: Haydn Keenan
    Producer: Gai Steele
    DOPs: Kit Baker and Teddy J Freeman
    AC: ZuZu Usmar
    Sound Recordists: Solomon Watkins and Loukas Panagiotidis

Project: Profile on the Floating Jeweller who works out of a narrow boat in the UK, crafting hand made jewellery
Role: Director & cinematographer
Status: In post production