Robert Aberdeen 

Previous paid speaking roles

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• English
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• Czech

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• Australian
• Irish
• New Zealand
• UK English

• UK Scottish
• USA California
• USA New York
• USA Southern

• German

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Started acting as a child in primary school, then secondary school and onto into my working life.
Have spent most of my life either in front of the camera or behind it as a stills photographer or motion cameraman. Working both sides helps immensely for either acting or teaching new actors or models. My work has encompassed many years and countries, both on stage and on the small screen and the silver screen.
Positons acted have been as extra (background talent), featured extra, support cast, cast, in stage plays, tv dramas, tele-features, short films and major motion pictures. During the 90s i was a common face on NZ tv dramas, US motion pictures, and many TVC's (most of my TVC experience though has been for Australian television).
Also an extensive amount working in NZ as stunt performer or stunt driver or body double stuntman.

Previous speaking roles

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Part-time model - paid commercial work

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Intermediate

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Classically trained

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Baritone

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Intermediate

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Expert

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• Pop
• Rock
• Classical
• Opera

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• Pop
• Rock
• Electronic
• Jazz

• Classical
• Country

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Influences: Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Potap & Nastya, Eminem, Elton John, Basshunter, Black Eyed Peas

started singing in choirs from age 10, then was classically trained and joined Schola Cantorum in dunedin (mass choral), later joined a church band singing and playing piano (to grade 5), after leaving church i played keys and sang in a covers band in the 80s, shortly after i cut my little finger off by accident - but can still play piano or keys but not as well as before... carried on singing in different bands in the 80s and 90s, and in the early 2000s i started as audio engineer for several different bands and for small concerts. Can mix and record any band up to 32 pieces and can still sing well (most styles) and with a push and a bit of re-training and practice will still play the keyboards .... claim to fame - wrote one song "Speed Freaks" whilst playing in Sydney early 80s and this rose to number 17 on the charts...

During the 90s and 00s i was a common face on NZ tv dramas, US motion pictures, and many TVC's (most of my TVC experience though has been for Australian television).
Also an extensive amount working in NZ as stunt performer or stunt driver or body double stuntman.

Intermediate

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Expert

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Intermediate

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Expert

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Intermediate

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Expert

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Expert

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Expert

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Started photography at the age of 10 with a Box Brownie
Started cinematography at the age of 13 with a Minolta Std 8
Have worked with the following Still formats:-
620, 120, 127, Rapid, 126, 135, 935, 110, ½ frame 35mm, Minox 16mm, APS, Digital & full frame digital.
And the following Cine formats:-
Standard 8, Super 8, Super 8 sound, 16mm, super 16, 35mm.
And the following Video formats:-
VHS, Betacam, Betacam SP, DigiBeta, Video 8, Hi 8, DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO,HDV, HDCAM. 1966 I joined the Dunedin Camera Club. 1968 I joined Kings High Camera Club and the following year was running the club till 1970.
1970 I joined the Longburn College Camera Club and Cine Club til 1972, including tutoring on photography.
In 1972 i started as a part-time medical photographer at the University of Otago medical school assisting Dr Roland Tan
1973 I joined NZBC (DNTV2) as trainee Camera Operator, first working in studios, then OB crew. During these two years i was also submitting my work to the Otago Daily Times as a freelance cameraman
!975 I moved to USA working for Chris Wood Productions (in LA then NY) as Cameraman working on documentaries in which we were contracted to EB Educational, Learning Channel, Discovery, NatGeo Stock, and Bateman Learning Systems.
During my time working with Chris, we travelled and shot doccos in the Americas and many parts of South East Asia.
After 2 years of self travel I returned to NZ in 1989.
Since 1989 I have worked in many different departments in the film and media industry including:-
Locations, Unit, Transport, Catering, Lighting, Grips, Sound, Art & Production.
And the following positions:-
Swing Driver, Truck Driver, Bus Driver, Stunt Driver, Security, Catering assist, Locations Scout, Locations assist, Unit assist, Unit Manager, Wardrobe assist, Greens assist, Art dept runner, Grip assist, Lighting assist, Gaffer, Genie Operator, Production Runner, Production assist, Production Co-Ordinator, Production Manager, Production Development, Script Development, Safety Officer, 1st Aid Medic, Extra, Featured Extra, Support Cast, Stunts, Stills Photographer, Vid Split, Camera Assist, Cameraman, DOP, Assistant Editor, 3rd AD, 1st AD, Casting, Director, & Producer.
But along these years the most common job i would fall back on is my skills as a still photographer, often shooting portfolios and training new talent for the film and television industry, and creating adverts for either press or web productions.

Full-time professional (paid work)

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Started photography at the age of 10 with a Box Brownie
Started cinematography at the age of 13 with a Minolta Std 8
Have worked with the following Still formats:-
620, 120, 127, Rapid, 126, 135, 935, 110, ½ frame 35mm, Minox 16mm, APS, Digital & full frame digital.
And the following Cine formats:-
Standard 8, Super 8, Super 8 sound, 16mm, super 16, 35mm.
And the following Video formats:-
VHS, Betacam, Betacam SP, DigiBeta, Video 8, Hi 8, DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO,HDV, HDCAM. 1966 I joined the Dunedin Camera Club. 1968 I joined Kings High Camera Club and the following year was running the club till 1970.
1970 I joined the Longburn College Camera Club and Cine Club til 1972, including tutoring on photography.
In 1972 i started as a part-time medical photographer at the University of Otago medical school assisting Dr Roland Tan
1973 I joined NZBC (DNTV2) as trainee Camera Operator, first working in studios, then OB crew. During these two years i was also submitting my work to the Otago Daily Times as a freelance cameraman
!975 I moved to USA working for Chris Wood Productions (in LA then NY) as Cameraman working on documentaries in which we were contracted to EB Educational, Learning Channel, Discovery, NatGeo Stock, and Bateman Learning Systems.
During my time working with Chris, we travelled and shot doccos in the Americas and many parts of South East Asia.
After 2 years of self travel I returned to NZ in 1989.
Since 1989 I have worked in many different departments in the film and media industry including:-
Locations, Unit, Transport, Catering, Lighting, Grips, Sound, Art & Production.
And the following positions:-
Swing Driver, Truck Driver, Bus Driver, Stunt Driver, Security, Catering assist, Locations Scout, Locations assist, Unit assist, Unit Manager, Wardrobe assist, Greens assist, Art dept runner, Grip assist, Lighting assist, Gaffer, Genie Operator, Production Runner, Production assist, Production Co-Ordinator, Production Manager, Production Development, Script Development, Safety Officer, 1st Aid Medic, Extra, Featured Extra, Support Cast, Stunts, Stills Photographer, Vid Split, Camera Assist, Cameraman, DOP, Assistant Editor, 3rd AD, 1st AD, Casting, Director, & Producer.
But along these years the most common job i would fall back on is my skills as a still photographer, often shooting portfolios and training new talent for the film and television industry, and creating adverts for either press or web productions.

• English
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• Czech

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• Australian
• Irish
• New Zealand
• UK English

• UK Scottish
• USA California
• USA New York
• USA Southern

• German

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