Sebastian Solberg

 There are no limits when it comes to creativtiy. jumping through the sky in Wanaka!

I first picked up a video camera at age 9 and started filming my mates reenacting their favourite James Bond and Austin Powers moments. There were lots of laughs and good times all round. I then became obsessed with Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider series and began scripting a boy spy film which I did with my friends in my parents back yard. A few years went by and I continued making films, loving it more and more every year. When I was 14 I won my first filmmaking award and was over the moon. At that stage I was determined to make at least three shorts a year and I knew then what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Straight after graduating from Saint Kentigern College in 2009 I started work as a camera operator filming extreme sports for Red Bull, Mizone, Nissan, Hyundai and Billabong. A year later I moved to England to work on Resistance, a feature film starring Andrea Riseborough and Michael Sheen. For this I shot, scripted and directed all the behind the scenes features as well as a documentary charting the whole movie process from production to post. I’m now working as a freelance camera operator while also pursuing my goal of being a feature film director that inspires, enlightens and entertains.

I am creative and focused. I have the ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines in difficult circumstances. This has been essential in the 6x 48hour film competitions I’ve participated in as director, producer, editor and camera operator. I am personable and flexible, I love collaborating with others and I have excellent communication skills. Above all I am passionate about filmmaking: I just want to inspire, educate and entertain people through the medium of film. A fuller résumé can be sent on request, see Contacts.