David 'Julian' Witchell

@david_witchell_dop

DP - LDN 🇬🇧 @matteblacklondon Administrative Hopper @sundaysupaxxl
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Kat Penkin - The Underdog Live Session Lovely shoot directed by @harrytharry for @katpenkin @matteblacklondon Production and camera and lighting kit of course. @mgthedp Gaffing @gavmukerji Producing . . . . . #dop #cinematographer #ukdop #londondop #londoncinematographer #londonmusicscene #londonindependantmusic
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1 month ago
Challenges from the Yard Takeover run by @sundaysupaxxl Very happy with how it all turned out, people went so ham and I really enjoyed taking part myself. Was very surprised with the amount of one bangs and the speed at which I was able to tick things off, as usually I faff around a lot and take ages per challenge with lots of time wasted on doubt. Very very fun month of parkour. Big love to everyone who took part and made it such a vibe.
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1 month ago
Posting this on insta too for the half of the community who don't do youtube anymore. Training video from 2025, I tried harder than usual for this video and managed some nice things. I didn't hit my targets but that's fine, I think I'm happy with this as a training video anyway. Thanks to the London community for being so good to train with.
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3 months ago
The final piece for the @storror jacket campaign featuring @isabelsalazar.k from @femgaps kicking a snake back into the grass. Was sick to put this effect on a kick, looks so dope. Shout out the action team for making it so effective @georgiaroseduthie @nofear_ophir_ Gaffer @jordanthejumper Assisted by @kaiw00 . . . . . . . #parkour #londonparkour #freerunning #parkourphotography #lightinginspiration #filmlights #storror
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6 months ago
The second installment in the @storror jacket campaign featuring @floralabedens from @femgaps hitting a gap and entering a moment of space travel. Very happy with the result on this one, hoping to explore adding to it for future projects. Camera and lighting from @matteblacklondon Gaffer @jordanthejumper Assisted by @abdullah.phat Location scouted by @jump_britton . . . . #parkour ##parkour #londonparkour #freerunning #parkourphotography #lightinginspiration #filmlights #storror
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6 months ago
Loved shooting this campaign for the new jacket from @storror , have wanted to try this technique for years so I’m chuffed to have managed to combo it with a nice reverse vault. Thanks to the soldiers who rallied to help on the day @isabelsalazar.k @kaiw00 @oliverbond_pk Shot on Alexa Mini package from @matteblacklondon of course . . . . . #parkour #londonparkour #freerunning #parkourphotography #lightinginspiration #filmlights #storror
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6 months ago
Another satisfying frame from Inside Out of @its9days This seemingly simple shot is made by finding where a branch in the foreground arched over the frame to give a natural vignette, as well as the darker patch of ground just at the bottom of frame. This draws a circle around the image to let our talent jump out of frame, her yellow clothes doing a lot of the heavy lifting here, especially against a dark tree. Simple but satisfying application of composition.
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1 year ago
Another still from @binaofficial Inside Out with Dir. @niyadre Shot on Alexa mini with @7artisansofficial 24-96mm zoom from @matteblacklondon To be honest, the best thing about this image is the colour to which we owe @benjaminrozario for the grade and @damalityson for the styling. Really nicely rounded image.
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1 year ago
One of my favourite shoots recently for @binaofficial directed by @niyadre and supported with camera kit from @matteblacklondon Shooting with a focus on composition and working with/around a sunny day and the shade of trees. Always nice to shoot in this style. Focus @jessiejinnnnn AD @gavmukerji PA @yezanlaham Post house @smokeandmirrorsglobal_ Colour @benjaminrozario Styling @damalityson . . . .
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1 year ago
Sunny backlight and lots of bounce to send it back. Easy. Not much more to say about this one.
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1 year ago
@mspaigeycakey popping against red. It's always fun finding frames to give an image an overall tone. I tried to fill up the background as much as possible with the red shop front, so the best angle was from below looking up at it to maximise the surface area of red facing camera. For the key we just caught the sun with a silk and pulled it round and under Paigey a bit to bring a super soft light into the spot where it was perviously shaded. Very happy with the result.
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1 year ago
Had such a nice day shooting @mspaigeycakey for director @samscott77 This was the first shoot I did with @matteblacklondon new Alexa Mini kit with lenses provided by @aukesmedia @hoshjiggins on sharps Gaffer @lost_lighting_uk using our famous MB Mirror boards to full effect Colour @hector_the_director__ VHS @_philippatton_ Stills @jordanjayholt
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1 year ago