Patrick Smith is a Director of Photography specialising in shooting documentary films. His career began in current affairs and one-off observational films in the early 2000’s for the BBC and Channel 4. His work has evolved towards feature documentaries and streamer series yet his core approach remains the same – shooting honest visually powerful interviews, cinematic actuality sequences and helping to create visual landscapes, often through shooting drama. Patrick is as passionate about the art of documentary filmmaking as the technology he uses to shoot films and tailors his equipment to the way he works.
‘Twisted Yoga’ ‘See No Evil’ ‘Victoria Beckham’ ‘Hunting Mr Nice: The Cannabis Kingpin Shoot to Kill: Terror on the Tube’ ‘Lucan’ ‘Hell Jumper’'The Man with 1000 Kids' 'Dublin Narcos' 'The Escape of Carlos Ghosn' 'The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker' 'Murder In the Pacific' 'Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story' 'The Puppet Master' 'Surviving 9/11'
Lightbox, BBC, Netflix, Fullwell 73, Darlow Smithson, Raw Television, Blast Films, October Films, Maverick
BAFTA Craft Award nomination Factual Photography 2024: 'Dublin Narcos'
BAFTA Craft Award nomination Factual Photography 2020: 'Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein'
Current 'I-Visa'
Extensive range of kit including; HDCAM 790 with tapeless recording, 2 x 5D's, plus a studio full of lighting and grip kit and a fully equipped crew vehicle.
Very experienced shooting on a large range of other formats including but not limited to: 35mm, Red camera, Alexa and Sony F3.
