We're delighted to share some of the moving image captured by PHIL FISK for the new series of INTERGALACTIC on SKY.
Motion posters featuring Eleanor Tomlinson, Savannah Steyn, Sharon Duncan Brewster, Imogen Daines, Diany Samba-Bandza and Natasha O'Keefe can be viewed here.
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PHIL FISK gets DOWN TO EARTH with REBECCA SCHILLER for OBSERVER on her smallholding in Kent, capturing a touch of animal magic amongst the goats, chickens and tiny horses.
PHIL FISK shoots one of our most versatile actors, the charming and wonderful TOBY JONES for OBSERVER.
From Chekhov to Capote, Detectorists to Harry Potter, JONES has a significant list of acting accomplishments. He is currently promoting a raft of new work including DANNY BOY a BBC factual drama, a film FIRST COW on MUBI, an audio production of Brian Friel’s FAITH HEALER and an album (MELODYS OF EARTH & SKY, where he reads nine poems by John Clare).
As the accompanying article title suggests, Nobody is Just One Thing…
SKY commission PHIL FISK to shoot photography and moving image for the launch of their new series INTERGALACTIC.
Photographed before lockdown last year, we are now delighted to be able to share this stunning visual featuring the bright talents of ELEANOR TOMLINSON, SAVANNAH STEYN and SHARON DUNCAN BREWSTER. 🚀✨
OBSERVER commission PHIL to shoot PAUL WELLER at his recording studio on the eve of the release of his 16th album, his fourth in as many years - "FAT POP (VOLUME 1)".
Paul talks "musicians, politicians, his punk past, quitting booze, and what lockdown does to mod haircuts"... link to the full feature here.
PHIL FISK shoots the wonderful architect and designer THOMAS HEATHERWICK for OBSERVER at his London studio.
Phil said he "couldn't have wished for a more relaxed shoot," and he loved seeing inside "the building where it all happens - so much to look at, literally inspiration hanging everywhere!"
A new project from Phil looking at intimacy and the push and pull between the people you are closest to. In the period where socialising outdoors was allowed, Phil contacted friends and neighbours who were in a bubble. He invited them to his outdoor garden studio, harnessing and coaxing the natural light and watching the casually intimate poses unfold.
From unknown actor to winning hearts as PRINCESS DIANA in THE CROWN…
PHIL FISK shoots the extraordinarily talented EMMA CORRIN for OBSERVER.
PHIL FISK shoots PHOEBE DYNEVOR for OBSERVER
PHOEBE rose to fame playing Daphne Bridgerton in the Regency 'romp' BRIDGERTON, which has been viewed by an astonishing 63 million viewers in its first 4 weeks on NETFLIX.
These gorgeous images were captured in PHOEBE's freezing, rain-drenched garden...!
The gorgeous BENJAMINA EBUEHI photographed by PHIL FISK for OBSERVER amongst a wintery world of culinary creations.. (recipes here).
"Christmas this year may look quite different but it’s definitely not cancelled, so I’ll be throwing on my favourite festive tunes and finding some solace in the creativity and joy that baking brings."
Us too...!
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PHIL FISK shoots SADIQ KHAN for OBSERVER. The MAYOR of LONDON's experience of "racism growing up, increasing diversity in the MET and the effect of lockdown on his mental health" is featured here.
PHIL shoots OLLIE STEWART for OBSERVER. Stewart is employment manager at HOUSE OF ST BARNABAS, the private members club in Central London which also operates as a homeless charity, offering training for those who have been, or currently are homeless. During the pandemic they have been supporting 'members' in collaboration with OAPA (Only A Pavement Away) to help them navigate job loss, pay reductions and to keep them safely off the streets. Full article here.
A poetic study of a rose, filmed by PHIL FISK in his tiny flower recording studio at home.
Beautiful soundscape by his good friend Alan Fairnie.
In a new term after the challenges of lockdown, the charity CHEFS IN SCHOOLS is providing 11,000 London students with fresh, nutritious and creative food.
PHIL FISK captured these awesome chefs, (who previously worked at St John and Nopi) in action at Woodmansterne School, Lambeth and Little Jungle Nursery in Dulwich for OBSERVER.
School dinners are definitely not how we remember them…!
…or Phil just passing the time.
A left over prop skull was transformed by time lapse, and stylist Vic Twyman, over several days in lockdown.
Phil commented on the project that, “the edit started to border on horror but was eventually rested in somber reflection. I hope. And it was all achIeved in a garden shed… except the edit.”
The beautiful soundtrack was created by Phil’s mate Alan Fairnie.
Open water swimmer and hopeful for the 2021 Olympics, ALICE DEARING, photographed by Phil Fisk at a secluded lake in Surrey during early lockdown.
Here's an extract from the accompanying article in the Observer:
It sounds scarcely believable in modern, multiracial Britain but nearly a century after the sprinter Jack London became the first black athlete to win an Olympic medal for Britain in 1928, and more than 40 years since Viv Anderson became the first black footballer to start for England, Team GB has never sent a black female swimmer to an Olympic Games. Not one.
But next summer Alice Dearing, a 23-year-old from Birmingham who is Britain’s best open-water swimmer, intends to flip 125 years of history on its head in Tokyo – the small matter of a global pandemic permitting. And, as becomes clear over a thought-provoking and nuanced conversation, that is only the start of her ambitions.
“Being a poster girl for black swimming is exciting, because genuinely I love the sport and I want to see as many people doing it as possible,” Dearing says. “But it’s also terrifying because there’s a lot of pressure. I have rationalised it – if not me, then who? And I want this to happen as soon as possible, to break that barrier.”
It is not the only one Dearing intends to shatter. Last year she became the lead ambassador for the Black Swimming Association, a charity that encourages black people to swim, and she illustrates the scale of the challenge by citing shocking figures from Sport England, which show that 95% of black adults and 80% of black children in England do not swim – while only 1% of registered competitive swimmers with Swim England identify as black or mixed race.
“Things need to speed up absolutely everywhere,” she says. “You can’t just have elite swimmers come from absolutely nowhere. So our focus is on the learn-to-swim side. Because eventually, you’ll see that change as you get more county swimmers then regional, national, international and then eventually, hopefully, more black Olympians.”
PHIL shoots award-winning costume designer SANDY POWELL OBE for his series “FOR THE LOVE OF FILM” for BAFTA.
This beautiful atelier-style set was created by Vicky Twyman with input from Sandy, and features several bespoke 'toiles' or fitting prototypes, including two of her actual designs from the film THE FAVOURITE.
At BAFTA 2020 Sandy wore a calico template suit, got 100+ A-list stars to sign it, then raffled it off... raising enough money to protect Prospect Cottage, her mentor Derek Jarman's Dungeness home.
Blowing everything he's got...!
PHIL FISK shot musician turned actor COSMO JARVIS for the OBSERVER.
2020 is a big year for him with four new films, including the acclaimed CALM WITH HORSES. Full article here.
Taking a look at behind the scenes at PHIL FISK’s lockdown photography and moving image shoot at Park Village Studios. The entire production was conducted with strict adherence to AOP / APA COVID-19 Guidelines.
Here’s a short film capturing ‘Behind The Scenes’ action on the shoot day at Park Village Studios.
PHIL FISK explores the concept of SEPARATION in an emotive motion portrait featuring the compelling connection and interplay between 2 dancers on a lockdown set at PARK VILLAGE STUDIOS.
A few words from Phil…
“The entire project was shot under during the lockdown but after restrictions had been lifted to allow some industry return. Inevitably some of these restrictions would limit what we could achieve but instead I chose to turn this on its head and make these barriers part of the story.
The project was a response to the pandemic, alluding to the concept of being apart but still remaining connected.
The direction of the film was simple - to leave the dancers opportunities to improvise in the space we had created. There is a meeting, a build up to the connect and inevitably a parting.
The sound designer Ali Friend came on board after we sent him the edit. The heartbeats create a rhythm to the film with the two beats building and going in and out of synch as the film progresses. Ali perfectly captured the “space “ that the dancers exist in…making that space seem larger and deeper than it was in reality.”
HUGE thanks to:
Director/Photography: Phil Fisk, DOP: Adrian Wolfson, Studio: Park Village Studios, Live Streaming: Raw Capture, 1st AC: Rory Mulvey, DT: Berit von Enoch, Stylist: Victoria Twyman, MUA: Juliana Sergot, Producer: Liam @ Thirdberg, ProducerAssistant: Naomi Bergau, Casting Director: Rowena Pointer at Kate and Lou Casting Agency, Talent: Lee Bridgman and Louis McMiller at Simon Howe Associates, Health and Safety: First Option, Composer: Ali Friend
