www.willcharles.com

Will Charles

This website is designed to act as an evolving CV.

 

Will Charles has worked in television lighting for 25 years and has established himself as a lighting director speciallising in multicamera television production.

 

Much of his work has been in the fields of music and entertainment tv. However as you will see from the website Will enjoys lighting design on productions across all genres.


He started his career at BBC Television Centre in London. During 15 years working in studios he gained experience on a huge range of productions.

 

He left the BBC in 1998 to set up his own lighting design company, and has since

established himself a diverse client base with many production companies in the UK and overseas.

 

In 2009 he won a KOI Lighting Design Award for Channel 4's "Album Chart Show" / " London Live "

recent projects

  • magiciansjanuary 2012
    magicians series 2
    shine for bbc1
    lighting director
  • jiangsu nye11december 2011
    new year's eve show
    jiangsu satelite tv china
    original lighting design & ld
  • frank-skinner-opinionatednovember 2011
    frank skinner opinionated series 3
    avalon for bbc1
    original lighting design and ld
  • x-factor-chinaoctober 2011
    biggest looser 2011
    shine for itv1
    deputising ld
  • x-factor-chinasept 2011
    x factor china
    freemantle for liaoning tv
    consultant ld
  • watchdogsept 2011
    watchdog
    bbc factual for bbc 1
    deputising ld
  • minute-to-win-itjuly 2011
    minute to win it
    shine for itv2
    original lighting design & ld
  • britains-got-more-talentjune 2011
    britain's got more talent
    talkback thames for itv2
    original lighting design & ld
  • the weakest linkmay 2011
    odd one in series 2
    zeppotron for itv1
    original lighting design & ld
  • frank skinner opinionatedapril 2011
    frank skinner opinionated series 2
    avalon for bbc 1
    original lighting design & ld
  • biggest looserfeb 2011
    biggest looser final
    shine for itv 1
    original lighting design & ld
  • justice lecturejan 2011
    justice lecture
    bbc 4
    original lighting design & ld
  • the mariage ref pilotjan 2011
    the mariage ref pilot
    zeppotron for itv1
    original lighting design & ld
  • my life in booksjan 2011
    my life in books
    bbc scotland for bbc2
    original lighting design & ld
  • children-in-neednovember 2010
    children in need rocks the uk
    bbc scotland for bbc 1
    original lighting design & ld
  • mark watsonnovember 2010
    mark watson kicks off
    worlds end for itv 4
    original lighting design & ld
  • diversityoctober 2010
    diversity dvd
    on the box productions
    original lighting design & ld
  • papal massoctober 2010
    world cinema awards 2010
    bbc scotland for bbc 4
    original lighting design & ld
  • papal massseptember 2010
    papal mass
    bbc religion for bbc 2
    deputising ld
  • crocodilejune 2010
    palyhouse live-crocodile
    sky arts for sky arts hd
    original lighting design & ld
  • playhouse-livejune 2010
    playhouse live - ghost story
    sky arts for sky arts hd
    original lighting design & ld
  • britains-got-more-talentmay 2010
    britain's got more talent
    talkback thames for itv2
    original lighting design & ld
  • the weakest linkmay 2010
    odd one in
    zeppotron for itv1
    original lighting design & ld
  • she's amazingmay 2010
    race for life - she's amazing 2010
    sky for sky 1
    original lighting design & ld
  • btitain's got more talentapril 2010
    you have been watching (series 2)
    zeppotron for c4
    original lighting design & ld
  • frank skinner opinionatedapril 2010
    frank skinner opinionated
    avalon for bbc2
    original lighting design & ld