Glen Donaldson

1st AC Focus Puller
Also credited as:
Underwater Camera Op
Picture of Glen Donaldson top focus puller in Dubai with underwater camera at a Dubai Olympic pool.

About me

Focus Puller 1stAC Dubai Glen Donaldson, a seasoned professional experienced in all disciplines of film. Glen has constant work as a focus puller and is passionate about the environment and diving which makes him a perfect fit for his second ability, Underwater DOP with his own kit. He started in the film industry in 1981 in South Africa as a camera assistant. In 1986, moved over to Focus Pulling and worked his way up to Camera Operator. After working worldwide, he relocated to the Middle East in 2009 where he found his passion as an Underwater DOP / Camera Operator. He has worked on Underwater shoots for Feature Films, Documentaries, Corporates & TVC’s. He owns an extensive range of specialised diving gear, including multiple underwater camera housing’s, equipment and lights. He also has access to well trained and certified safety divers. Glen commands the utmost respect within the industry and is responsible for training up quite a few of the up and coming camera crew. Glen is also well known for his help and advise to producers on best kit, practices and workflows. Glen’s expertise and experience in the industry have made him a sought-after freelance focus puller and 1st AC in Dubai. His attention to detail and technical skills have earned him a reputation as a reliable and efficient crew member. His passion for the environment and diving has led him to specialise in underwater cinematography, making him a valuable asset on underwater shoots for a variety of projects. With over 30 years of experience in the film industry, Glen has honed his craft as a focus puller and camera operator. His knowledge and expertise have allowed him to work on a wide range of projects, from feature films to documentaries, corporate videos, and TV commercials. Glen’s ability to adapt to different shooting environments and his dedication to capturing stunning visuals underwater have made him a respected member of the industry. In addition to his technical skills, Glen has trained numerous camera crew members. His commitment to sharing his knowledge and skills with others has earned him the respect and admiration of his peers. Glen’s extensive range of specialised diving gear, underwater camera housings, and equipment, combined with his access to trained safety divers, allow him to deliver high-quality underwater footage for any project. His collection of the latest GoPros ensures that he is always equipped with the best tools for the job. Overall, Glen Donaldson is a seasoned professional with a passion for his work and a commitment to excellence. His expertise in focus pulling, camera operation, and underwater cinematography make him a valuable asset to any production team. If you need a Freelance FocusPuller 1stAC Dubai I can assist, putting together complete diving packages which includes boats, equipment, permits, accommodation etc. Focus Puller 1stAC Dubai

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Male
Born 12 October 1960
Nationality (birth)
British
Nationality (passport)
British
Visa Status
Freelance with own visa
Personal Car
Yes
Driving Licence(s)
UAE

My Equipment

ITEM BRAND DESCRIPTION SERIAL NUMBER VALUE RENTAL
CAMERA EQUIPMENT

1

Sony Sony A7SII 4485561

AED 11,000

AED 1,100

2

Sony Sony A7SII 4488384

AED 11,000

AED 1,100

3

Sony Sony A7SIII 3380715

AED 14,300

AED 1,430

4

Metabone Sony E to Canon EF A1016003455

AED 3,000

AED 300

5

Metabones Sony E to Canon EF A1014043746

AED 2,600

AED 260

6

Canon 5D Mark IV Camera 23021002453

AED 11,000

AED 1,100

7

Canon EOS R5 3,2021E+11

AED 18,000

AED 1,800

8

Metabones Canon EF-EOS R

AED 500

AED 50

9

Canon 15mm EF T2.8 Distagon 14881

AED 2,630

AED 263

10

Zeiss 18mm T2.8 Distagon 15753328

AED 4,000

AED 400

11

Zeiss 21mm T2.8 Distagon 15993860

AED 4,000

AED 400

12

Zeiss 25mm T2.8 Distagon 15918661

AED 3,500

AED 350

13

Zeiss 28mm T2.8 Distagon 15794602

AED 4,500

AED 450

14

Zeiss 35mm T2 Distagon 15797303

AED 4,077

AED 408

15

Zeiss 50mm EF T1.4 Distagon 15888057

AED 1,460

AED 146

16

Zeiss 85mm EF T1.4 Distagon 15843492

AED 4,500

AED 450

17

Zeiss 135mm EF T2 Distagon 51522097

AED 5,650

AED 565

18

Canon 100mm EF T2.8L Macro 3115435

AED 3,800

AED 380

19

Canon 8-15mm EF T4L USM  Fisheye 4280000329

AED 4,600

AED 460

20

Canon 11-24mm EF T4 L USM 3210000254

AED 11,000

AED 1,100

21

Canon 14-35mm Rf

AED 6,500

AED 650

22

Canon 16-35mm L III USM 703001580

AED 11,800

AED 1,180

23

Canon 16-35mm EF 2.8L USM 521025

AED 6,200

AED 620

24

Canon 17-40mm EF T4L USM 4039370

AED 3,000

AED 300

25

Canon 24-70mm EF T2.8L 4010476

AED 8,400

AED 840

26

Canon 70-200mm EF T2.8L 127456

AED 5,300

AED 530

27

Sigma 70-300mm T4-5.6 Macro 4180229

AED 730

AED 73

28

Canon Doubler 2X 37077

AED 1,800

AED 180

29

Canon Extension Tube EF12 ii

AED 300

AED 30

30

Sony Battery NPFW50 x 11

AED 2,100

AED 210

31

Canon Battery LP-E6N x 10

AED 2,500

AED 250

32

Canon Charger x 4 ZICC

AED 950

AED 95

33

Sony Chargers x 4

AED 200

AED 20

34

Sony Battery NP-FZ100 x 3

AED 720

AED 72

35

Transcend Card reader multi 650424-0271

AED 300

AED 30

36

Lention SD&TF&CF Card Reader Model c12

AED 60

AED 6

37

Sony Cfexpress Type A/SD 30010451002317

AED 650

AED 65

38

Sony Battery Charger NP-FW50 X 4

AED 500

AED 50

39

Sony Battery Charger NP-FM500 x 1

AED 400

AED 40

40

Sony Battery Charger NP-F970

AED 140

AED 14

41

Sony Battery NP-F970 X 5

AED 650

AED 65

42

Sony Battery NP-FM500H x 3

AED 1,500

AED 150

43

SanDisk 4 x 64GB SD/XC

AED 900

AED 90

44

SanDisk 4 X 128GB Etreme pro SD

AED 500

AED 50

45

Lexar SD 64GB 150MB/S 1000X

AED 470

AED 47

46

Delkin 128GB CF Express

AED 625

AED 63

47

Tough 256GB

AED 700

AED 70

48

CF CF Express reader x 2

AED 800

AED 80

49

Canon CF Card Readers x 2

AED 400

AED 40

50

Sony Tough 160GB

AED 1,345

AED 135

51

AV PRO SD 256GB

AED 3,000

AED 300

52

SanDisc 5 x CF Cards

AED 500

AED 50

53

Sony Interverlometer

AED 200

AED 20

54

Canon Interverlometer 1204

AED 475

AED 48

55

Strobies Remote

AED 140

AED 14

56

SmallHD Monitor AC7 OLED AC7-07229

AED 3,500

AED 350

57

SmallHD Small AS13 13AS190090030

AED 15,000

AED 1,500

58

Atamos Ninja Blade B1A94NJB50E64

AED 3,000

AED 300

59

Atamos 4K SSD Hard drive

AED 3,000

AED 300

60

Atamos Battery NP-FM500H

AED 1,840

AED 184

61

Small Monitor

AED 2,200

AED 220

62

Genus Variable ND x 7

AED 1,600

AED 160

63

Tiffen Polariser x 7

AED 800

AED 80

64

Hoya UV Fiter x 3

AED 100

AED 10

65

zucuto Follow Focus

AED 300

AED 30

66

Manfrotto Tripod and head MVH502AH

AED 1,300

AED 130

67

Proaim Camera cage, with case

AED 600

AED 60

68

Nat Geo Monopod NGTM1

AED 75

AED 8

69

Shoulder mount

AED 450

AED 45

70

Zycuto Camera cage

AED 1,000

AED 100

71

ZOOM Sound recorder 17908

AED 1,150

AED 115

72

HDMI Cables x6

AED 250

AED 25

73

Boya Camera Mounted Microphone

AED 200

AED 20

CAMERA RENTAL

AED 226,237

AED 22,626

GO PRO KIT

74

DJI Osmo 1F1AD894

AED 2,000.00

AED 200.00

75

GoPro Accessories

AED 200.00

AED 20.00

76

GoPro 9 Black C3441324870426

AED 1,700.00

AED 170.00

77

GoPro 10 Black C3461324727308

AED 1,800.00

AED 180.00

78

GoPro 11 Black C3471325302782

AED 1,800.00

AED 180.00

79

GoPro Dome

AED 500.00

AED 50.00

80

GoPro Tripod

AED 50.00

AED 5.00

81

GoPro Underweater housing x 5

AED 500.00

AED 50.00

82

GoPro Handelbar mount

AED 90.00

AED 9.00

83

GoPro Colour Correction filter

AED 100.00

AED 10.00

84

Sandisc 3 x 128GB, 1 x 64Gb, 1 x 32GB

AED 600.00

AED 60.00

85

GoPro Charger GP-BCG-502

AED 85.00

AED 9.00

86

GoPro Batteries x 9

AED 900.00

AED 90.00

87

GoPro Headmount

AED 75.00

AED 8.00

88

GoPro Roll bar mount

AED 110.00

AED 11.00

89

GoPro Chestmount

AED 100.00

AED 10.00

90

GoPro x2 Suction Mounts

AED 110.00

AED 11.00

91

GoPro Pole Extension

AED 120.00

AED 12.00

92

GoPro Chargers x 2

AED 200.00

AED 20.00

93

GoPro Remote

AED 130.00

AED 13.00

94

GoPro Replacement parts

AED 200.00

AED 20.00

95

GoPro Snap on fiters x 2

AED 250.00

AED 25.00

GO PRO RENTAL

AED 11,620.00

AED 1,163.00

UNDERWATER HOUSING KIT

96

Aquatica Underwater housing Canonn 5 Dmk4

AED 8,400.00

AED 840.00

95

Aquatica Underwater Housing for Sony A7SII 20079NC-007

AED 11,000.00

AED 1,100.00

96

Aquatica Housing Sony A7sIII 20093-KM-VC-007

AED 11,700.00

AED 1,170.00

97

Aquatica Housing CanonEOS R 5

AED 11,700.00

AED 1,170.00

98

Aquatica Dome x 2

AED 14,000.00

AED 1,400.00

99

Aquatica Extesion Tube

AED 1,600.00

AED 160.00

100

Aquatica Zoom and Fous Rings

AED 1,000.00

AED 100.00

101

Aquatica Neopreenn cover x 3

AED 730.00

AED 73.00

102

Aquatica 5HD Underwater Monitor fF5701902683

AED 6,600.00

AED 660.00

103

Dive & Sea Monitor Cable

AED 500.00

AED 50.00

104

Dive & Sea DNC-5A Underwater Monitor 2840

AED 9,000.00

AED 900.00

105

Gates 14000 Lumens Underwater Light 2014

AED 8,700.00

AED 870.00

106

Intovatec 2500 lumens underwater light 13-47325

AED 2,500.00

AED 250.00

107

Fix Neo 2000 Lumens Underwater light F1302000082a

AED 3,300.00

AED 330.00

108

XTAR 5800 Lumens dD3600000393

AED 1,300.00

AED 130.00

109

XTAR Walrus Unerwater light D08

AED 760.00

AED 76.00

110

Wahoo Underwater Monitor 84399830 3210158

AED 7,350.00

AED 735.00

UNDERWATER RENTAL

AED 100,140.00

AED 10,014.00

MISCELLANEOUS

111

Apple Macbook Pro 15 Inch C02T72MPGTFM

AED 8,000.00

AED 500.00

MISCELLANEOUS RENTAL

AED 8,000.00

AED 500.00

Total Kit Value

AED 345,997.00

AED 34,303.00

10% Insurance

AED 34,599.70

AED 3,430.30

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Credits

Date
Program
Position
Event Type
Director
DOP
Producer
Link
Date
5 January 2024
Program
Go Further
Position
Underwater DOP
Program type
Commercial
Director
Callum Earnshaw
DOP
Rowan Biddiscombe
Producer
Molly Bolton
Link
Date
1 January 2009
Program
City of Life
Position
Focus Puller
Program type
Feature Film (Location)
Director
Ali F. Mostafa
DOP
Michael Alan Brierley
Producer
Tim Smythe
Link
Date
1 January 2001
Program
Fast & Furious 7
Position
Focus Puller
Program type
Feature Film (Entirety)
Director
James Wan
DOP
Marc Spicer
Producer
Amanda Lewis
Link
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