Den Lennie

Den Lennie is a Scottish Film Producer, Director, Director of Photography, and founder of the F-Stop Academy, whose work has included directing photography for Duran Duran's A Diamond in the Mind - Live 2011.

Biography
After gaining a B.A. in Photography at the Scottish Film School in Edinburgh, Scotland, Lennie's career dates back to the time when cameras weighed hundreds of kilos. His first paid work was shooting a wedding for about £100.

Lennie always wanted to be a television camera man, not a filmmaker. From there he’s traveled the world, worked for the BBC, is a leading instructor and a highly sought after filmmaker. He worked closely with Sony on designing the NEX FS100.

In the past 20 years, his career has include producer, director, director of photography and lighting cameraman credits on award-winning documentaries, travel programmes and music videos starring celebrities such as Tom Cruise and Ewan McGregor to U2, Bon Jovi, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams and Christina Aguilera.

Now Lennie dedicates 90% of his time to sharing his expertise with the next generation of filmmakers, having started up his own training organisation in 2009 called F-Stop Academy. He started F-Stop Academy with DSLR guru Philip Bloom, who has since had to leave the partnership due to time constraints. Through F-Stop Academy, Den teaches filmmakers not only the creative aspects of filmmaking, but his periodic emails also include business advice for professional videographers and filmmakers.