ABOUT ME!!!
<p>Toby Jonathan Petch – Cinematographer</p> <p>FILM BIOGRAPHY</p> <p>Toby Petch has been working in professional and independant film</p> <p>production industry for over 10 years.</p> <p> </p> <p>After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the University</p> <p>of Sydney, Toby started out in his early twenties as a camera assistant on</p> <p>short films, television commercials and independent feature productions.</p> <p>Toby later trained intensively as a technician in 35mm, 16mm and digital</p> <p>cinematography, with some of the best cinematographers in Australia.</p> <p>Working at Panavision Australia as a technician and later as an assistant</p> <p>cameraman on award winning short and feature films, television</p> <p>commercials and television drama.</p> <p> </p> <p>Toby soon went on to the role of Cinematographer and often joint coproducer</p> <p>of many successful short films, screening in festivals throughout</p> <p>Australia and Internationally.</p> <p> </p> <p>These include the 16mm stop motion animation short ‘Monkeynaught’</p> <p>screening widely on the international circuit, online comedy commercials of</p> <p>‘Ubank’, some of the first viral comedic advertising of it’s kind, as well as</p> <p>the highly successful 35mm narrative drama shorts ‘Moonman’ and</p> <p>‘Hitchhiker’.</p> <p> </p> <p>The short film ‘Moonman’ was awarded by the Australian Cinematographer’s</p> <p>Society, for outstanding cinematography in the narrative short film</p> <p>category, amongst some of the top cinematographers in the country.</p> <p>‘Hitchhiker’ screened at Melbourne’s St Kilda Festival with the top 100</p> <p>shorts of 2009.</p> <p> </p> <p>Since developing his career further and travelling abroad Toby has moved</p> <p>on to shoot many international commercial spots, music videos and</p> <p>narrative films throughout Australia, Canada and in the US.</p> <p>Toby’s professional experience, hard working attitude, technical training</p> <p>and adaptable style has led to an original visual sense that has set him</p> <p>apart from other cinematographers.</p> <p> </p> <p>Toby is currently completing his Master of Fine Arts in Film Production,</p> <p>majoring in Cinematography under a Dean’s Fellowship at Tisch School of</p> <p>the Arts, New York University.</p>