Luke Chambers(I)
- Cinematographer
Luke Chambers grew up on a small farm north-east of Melbourne,
Australia and established an interest in film and visual arts from an
early age. He produced his first notable video at age 13 by selling
'shares' to school friends and using the money to buy equipment.
With two fellow aspiring filmmakers from school he saved money to attend the Melbourne Summer Film School where he first met cinematographer Stephen Amis and his interest in cameras and the dual arts of visual creativity and technical aptitude were sparked.
He was accepted into the Victorian College of the Arts' Visual and Performing Arts course, graduating in 2001 and immediately establishing a design and multimedia business. He worked simultaneously in IT visual design while experimenting with short films alongside fellow graduate Genevieve Bailey and school friends Peter Godden and Sebastian Crosbie. 'Indi' was a highlight of 2004, winning several awards in short film festivals in Melbourne and overseas.
Several projects later he worked as DOP on 'Bloody Minded' which premiered at the St Kilda Film Festival in 2005. After a short stint in France, he sold the design business and got work on a feature length documentary about Black Opals mined in Lightning Ridge.
He is currently growing in experience and working as a freelance cinematographer on documentary projects and short-films and plans to follow a career in Australian feature films as Director of Photography.
With two fellow aspiring filmmakers from school he saved money to attend the Melbourne Summer Film School where he first met cinematographer Stephen Amis and his interest in cameras and the dual arts of visual creativity and technical aptitude were sparked.
He was accepted into the Victorian College of the Arts' Visual and Performing Arts course, graduating in 2001 and immediately establishing a design and multimedia business. He worked simultaneously in IT visual design while experimenting with short films alongside fellow graduate Genevieve Bailey and school friends Peter Godden and Sebastian Crosbie. 'Indi' was a highlight of 2004, winning several awards in short film festivals in Melbourne and overseas.
Several projects later he worked as DOP on 'Bloody Minded' which premiered at the St Kilda Film Festival in 2005. After a short stint in France, he sold the design business and got work on a feature length documentary about Black Opals mined in Lightning Ridge.
He is currently growing in experience and working as a freelance cinematographer on documentary projects and short-films and plans to follow a career in Australian feature films as Director of Photography.