Rian McLoughlin

DOP · Camera Operator · Focus Puller

Cinematic documentary, TVC and corporate film for government, energy and global brands. Based in Dubai since 2015, filming across ten countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. CICPA cleared.

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Highlights

The Way of Our AncestorsDOPFour episodes (Pearling, Fishing, Foraging and Medicine) of the 13-part series for the Abu Dhabi Ministry of Culture, This Is Good Films
Masdar – Pioneering EnergyDOPTVC filmed in Uzbekistan, Indonesia and Abu Dhabi
Nat Geo – Lost Treasures of ArabiaDOP / Camera OpDocumentary series, and focus puller on episodes 1 and 2
UAE National ServiceCamera OpNational Service films
COP28 – Eye of the StormCamera Op / DOPFilming Abu Dhabi VIPs, including HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for the documentary on HE Dr Sultan Al Jaber leading COP28.
EDGE GroupCamera Op / Focus PullerBrand films
ADNOC – Guardians of EnergyFocus PullerDocumentary, onshore and offshore

On set

Rian at a camera fitted with a long cine zoom on a beach at sunset

Black and white photo of Rian framing an interview with an Emirati subject

Rian on a clifftop above the Al Ula desert, crew working below

Rian shoulder-operating an ALEXA as talent stands on a terrace above a hillside town in Indonesia

Selected credits

DOP

MasdarBrand film · Boomtown
ADNOC × ExxonMobilCEO site visit · Boomtown
DP WorldCorporate and SailGP films · Boomtown
Ta'zizCorporate · Saluki Media
ARD WissenCloud seeding doc · RK Motion Pictures
LGOLED campaigns and Sound of Delicious · TVC
Zayed Sustainability PrizeWinners films · Morocco and Nigeria
Baker HughesICV film
E Noho (Sit Down)Short film

Camera Op

Abu Dhabi Sustainability WeekBoomtown
Twin WorldSizzle · HK Seaside Productions
Huda BeautyTelescopic crane remote head operator
BloombergEpisode 4 · Boomtown
MubadalaSanad
NPCCCorporate film
TIME × twofour54CEO interview
Zayed Sustainability PrizeAwards · People & Co
Al Salam Cycle RaceBase Films
Walk to MarsPeople & Co
Natural History MuseumLet's Vibe
MilleSummer campaign
Etihad RailPeople & Co

Focus Puller

Yas Island × Amanda HoldenCampaign, 2nd unit
Maye Musk
Home CentreLeo Burnett, 2nd unit
ADNOC SustainabilityTurtles · Boomtown
ADNOCAction Media
UAE National Day ParadeGTV
EDGE GroupAirshow · Boomtown
Solana Breakpoint6 Degrees Films
Where the City Meets the SeaSaudi Arabia
SensodyneTVC · Seeme

Equipment I work with

ARRI: Alexa 35 · Alexa Mini LF · Alexa Mini · Amira
RED: V-Raptor · Monstro · Epic-W · Dragon · Komodo
Sony: Venice · Burano · FX6 · FX3
Fujifilm: Eterna
Gimbals & heads: DJI Ronin 4D · DJI Ronin 2 · Remote head operation, including telescopic crane
Lens control: ARRI WCU-4 · ARRI Hi-5 · Tilta Nucleus · Teradek RT
Wireless video: Teradek · Hollyland
Action & 360: GoPro · Insta360 · DJI action cameras

On 35mm

Off set, I shoot 35mm. It keeps me honest on composition and exposure, and stops me taking myself too seriously.

Two young men on donkeys on a rocky mountain path, black and white

Two men in pale headwraps in low, warm light

A spider in its web against soft pink and teal bokeh

Portrait of a grey-bearded man in robes against a sandstone wall

A shopkeeper among shelves of fabric rolls under fluorescent light

A guard in ceremonial uniform in front of carved stone columns

A tall white Buddha statue framed by dark trees and blue sky

A tree full of crows, one landing with its wings spread

Filmed in

UAE · Saudi Arabia · Oman · Kuwait · Jordan · Morocco · Nigeria · Nepal · Uzbekistan · Indonesia

Production companies

Boomtown · People & Co · Saluki Media · RK Motion Pictures · This Is Good Films · 6 Degrees Films · Base Films · Seeme · GTV · Gamma Engineering · Action Media · Leo Burnett · HK Seaside Productions

Bookings

Rian McLoughlin looking through the eyepiece of an ARRI camera on a Sachtler tripod

UAE Golden Visa holder · New Zealand passport, ready to travel at short notice · CICPA cleared

Based in Dubai since 2015. Day rates on request. WhatsApp is quickest.

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