Marc Swadel is a New Zealand film director, cinematographer, writer and producer. He is most well known for his music based output, spanning TV, music promo and feature film. As a feature film cinematographer, Marc has shot many features including:The Stone Roses: Made of Stone 2013 (Dir. Shane Meadows / Warp Films). Marc was DOP for the Japan shoot for this rock and roll doco-feature. (Key Cinematographer Laurie Rose)The Chemical Brothers Grammy nominated Japanese concert film Don't Think 2012 (Dir. Adam Smith RSA Films / Black Dog) which was the first film recorded in 7.1 Audio, and was seen on the big screen in 30 countries. The film also won for 'Best Live Music Coverage' at the 2012 UK Music Video Awards.Korean language drama Desert (Dir. Stephen Kang, Severe Features/Curious Films) 2010 which was the first completed HDSLR feature in the southern hemisphere, had its debut at 'A' list festival Busan, Korea, and had a theatrical run in New Zealand.English rock concert bricollage All Tomorrows Parties 2009, (Dir. Jonathan Caouette / Warp Films / Found Films) had a cinema release in both the UK and Australia, and was shown at over 50 festivals.Marc also lensed (along with Key Cinematographer Ginny Loane ) Stephen Kang's short film Blue which won the Grand Prix, Semaine De La Critique at Cannes in 2011.In Television Marc has produced, directed and shot 2 series of Rockfeedback TV for MTV networks Europe and Channel 4 UK (2005/6) which aired in 18 territories. Marc has also toured with the Foo Fighters, Frank Black, Ed Harcourt, Serafin, Eagles of Deathmetal, Liam Finn and The Drones.Marc has directed live shoots and/or music videos for over 300 bands including, Gary Numan, Portishead, Liars, Gossip, Love, Einstürzende Neubauten, Devo, Sonic Youth, Gang of Four, The Fall, Teenage Fanclub, Grinderman, Dirty Three, Nick Cave, Iggy and the Stooges, Libertines, Battles, The Residents, Clint Ruin, Silver Apples, Rowland S. Howard, The 3Ds, The Clean, Connan Mockasin, Bailterspace, Mudhoney, Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Pavement, Liam Finn, and The Cramps.His directorial output also includes commercials and short film - Marc was chosen for the Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors Showcase at Cannes in 2003 with the Visa Dirty Money cinema commercial, and the Supercollider series of 35mm digital animations made with brother Paul Swadel were selected for the Clermont Ferrand, Berlin,and Video Brasil festivals, and won the Premio Ultravisoni Award at the Ostia Film Festival in 2010.
Marc shot the first cinema released HDSLR lensed feature in the Southern Hemisphere - Stephen Kang's 'Desert' (2010).
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In 2010 the 'Supercollider:Guns' and 'Supercollider:Infection' short films Marc and his brother Paul directed, won the Primio Ultravisioni Award at the Ostia Film Festival, in Rome, Italy - 14 years after they were first released.
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Marc has the distinction of having shot feature films for two of the Cannes Critics Week selected directors (2011). (Stephen Kang, and Jonathan Caouette).
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Deerhunter: ATP
2013
Short
The X Factor
2012
TV Series segment director - 1 episode
The Drones: A Thousand Mistakes
2011
segment director
The Gravy
2009
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Rockfeedback TV
2006
TV Series 6 episodes
Rockfeedback TV: ATP Special
2005
TV Mini-Series series director
Very Short Films
2004
Video segment director
Ice TV
2000
TV Series segments director - 1 episode
Boss TV
1997-2000
TV Series 25 episodes
Supercollider
1996
Short
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Munch Box
2014
TV Series 1 episode
7 Days
2012-2013
TV Series 5 episodes
Finders Keepers
2008/II
Short Web/TV version
Magnifique
2008
Short Web/TV version
Rockfeedback TV
2006
TV Series 4 episodes
Order My Steps
2006
TV Series 24 episodes
Very Short Films
2004
Video
Supercollider
1996
Short
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
West of Eden
2017
co-producer
Deerhunter: ATP
2013
Short producer
Tuffy
2012
Short producer
Rockfeedback TV
2006
TV Series executive producer - 6 episodes
Rockfeedback TV: ATP Special
2005
TV Mini-Series producer
Boss TV
TV Series producer - 6 episodes, 1998 - 2000 co-producer - 2 episodes, 1998
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Born to Dance
2015
camera operator: additional photography
Broken Hallelujah
2014
cinematographer additional
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
2013
Documentary cinematographer: Japan unit
Tuffy
2012
Short still photographer
The Drones: A Thousand Mistakes
2011
camera operator / still photographer
Blue
2011/II
Short cinematographer
Moving Target
2011
cinematographer: additional scene
Red Bull BC ONE Tokyo
2010
TV Movie camera operator
The Living Room
2004
TV Series documentary camera operator - 1 episode
Boss TV
1998-2000
TV Series camera operator - 7 episodes
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
NZ Women in Rock
2015
TV Movie documentary
Love in Tokyo
2015
Deerhunter: ATP
2013
Short
Tuffy
2012
Short
The Chemical Brothers: Don't Think
2012
Documentary
Desert
2010
All Tomorrow's Parties
2009
Documentary
Rockfeedback TV
2006
TV Series 6 episodes
Rockfeedback TV: ATP Special
2005
TV Mini-Series lighting cameraman
Very Short Films
2004
Video
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Elite New Face
2014
TV Series sound mixer
Inside Tattooing
2012
TV Movie documentary sound recordist
Mana Mamau
2011
TV Series sound recordist - 2011
The Secret Life of John Rowles
2008
TV Movie sound recordist
The Big Picture
2007-2008
TV Series documentary sound recordist - 4 episodes
Wayne Anderson: Singer of Songs
2005
Short sound recordist - 2005
Who Got Benny's Millions?
2002
TV Movie documentary sound recordist
Accidents
2000
Short sound recordist
Like an Angel
1999
Short sound recordist
Bizarro
1996
TV Series sound recordist - 1996
Broken English
1996
sound recordist: additional
The Way We Were
1996
TV Series sound recordist - 1996
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
SuperBob
2015
editor - dvd extra conternt
Broken Hallelujah
2014
assistant editor
Elite New Face
2014
TV Series off-line editor
Viva Cuba Libre: Rap Is War
2013
Documentary on-line editor: euro version
The Drones: A Thousand Mistakes
2011
segment editor
All Tomorrow's Parties
2009
Documentary off-line editor live footage
Consequence
2008
Short editor - web/tv version
The Gravy
2007
TV Series documentary effects editor - 1 episode
NZSAS: First Among Equals
2007
TV Series documentary assistant editor - 4 episodes