Talent
Adam Forde
Video Operator
Growing up in South Africa. Adam began his carrier in 2002, initially in the art department. Following this introduction to the industry, he gained more experience as a production assistant, on set and in the office, developing skills in many aspects of film production.
Having a keen interest in photography led him to the camera, where he then worked on a series of photo shoots as photographers assistant.
Keen to develop his skills in film making and technical support, he trained in Video Assist and editing. He began specialising as a Video Operator in 2008, working on numerous international commercials, television series and feature films.
Now based in the UK, Adam specialises in high end HD video transmission and Qtake operating on multi-camera productions, providing immediate video playback, onset editing, visual effects, green screen compositing and internet streaming.
He has many years of hands on experience and understands acutely what the Director, Producer, DOP and film crew need from Video Assist.

FEATURES/DRAMAS
Title | Company | Director |
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Pennyworth Season 2 | Warner Horizon | Danny Cannon |
His Dark Materials - Season 2 (2nd unit/dailies) | Bad Wolf / New Line Cinema / BBC / HBO | Jamie Childs |
Cursed - VFX unit (dailies) | Netflix | Jamie Childs |
The Great - VFX unit (dailies) | Thruline Entertainment / Media Rights Capital | Matt Shakman |
Louis Wain | Amazon Studios / StudioCanal / Film4 | Will Sharpe |
Avenue 5 (2nd unit) | HBO | Armando Iannucci |
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2nd unit) | 20th Century Fox / Temple Hill Entertainment | Vic Armstrong |
Black Sails (2nd unit) | Starz / Platinum Dunes | Guy Norris |
Outlander S2 (dailies) | Starz | Metin Hüseyin |
Asad | Hungry Man | Bryan Buckley |
Themba | DO Production / MSM Studios | Stephanie Sycholt |
Schuks Tshabalala's Survival Guide to South Africa | Out of Africa Entertainment | Gray Hofmeyr |
COMMERCIALS
Title | Company | D.O.P |
---|---|---|
KLM | With Milk | N/A |
Volkswagon | Carbon Films | N/A |
Samsung | Juice Films | N/A |
Black & Decker | Motion City Films | Kim Hinrichs |
Repatha | Gatehouse | Tami Reiker asc |
QNB | Bang Bang Films | N/A |
SKY Vegas | Baxter | Eugenio Galli sasc |
Panasonic | Navigator Films | N/A |
Nintendo | One Step Beyond | N/A |
Warka | Smoking Gun Productions | Wojtek Zielinski |
Garnier | Orange Films | Jonathan Decosta |
Go Daddy | Migrate Film Company | N/A |
Ramiosa | Triplane Films | Deon Van Zyl |
Ford Ranger | Velocity Films | N/A |
McDonalds | Juice Films | N/A |
Baume and Mercier | Steel Productions | Magnus Reed |
Mollie King (Music Video) | Arcade | Pierre de Villiers |
William Hill | Bang Bang Films | N/A |
Strongbow | Juice Films | Nico Niermann |
Zywiec | Smoking Gun Productions | Wouter Westendorp |
Hartwall | Triplane Films | Trevor Brown sasc |
Coca Cola | Egg Films | N/A |
Bernini | Ola Films | Rory O'Grady |
Telenor | Juice Films | Anders Flatland |
Sony | Uncle Morris | N/A |
Pampers | Twin Films | N/A |
ASDA | Monkey Films | N/A |
Marks & Spencer | Velocity Films | N/A |
Tokmanni | Triplane Films | Trevor Brown sasc |
Protex | Egg Films | Alard de Smidt |
Intersport | Triplane Films | Ollie Finland |
Cubus | Steel Productions | Casey Shoalwater |
Scotts | Seven AM | Stéphane le Parc |
Lampost Productions | Superbalist | N/A |
Old Spice | Africa Film Company | N/A |
Sunny | Orange Films | Christopher Sabogal |
Deichmann | Smoking Gun Productions | Mikołaj Syguda |
Walkers | Still King Films | Trevor Brown sasc |
Citroen | Juice Films | N/A |
WWF | Egg Films | N/A |
SONY | Asylum | N/A |
Toyota (DIT Assistant) | McKenzie Rudolphe | Ekkehart Pollack |