Graeme Beck is a producer with a rich background in television, documentaries, and commercial video production. He began his career as an assistant cameraman at ABCTV's film department in Sydney before relocating to the Cairns and Townsville markets to produce award-winning regional television commercials.
After working for over a decade in Perth making a large number of television commercials and industrial videos for the booming Western Australian resources sector, Graeme has returned to Sydney, where he now specialises in documentaries and industrial video production.

Examples from Graeme Beck's earlier work in television, drama and advertising—the experience he now brings to his preferred genre: industrial video production.

Drama

Fragments — Short Film

New York Film & Video Festival - Best Cinematography for a foreign film - 'Fragments' (Short Drama)

Selected Drama

Director of Photography work on Reflections short film

Reflections

Short Film
Graeme Beck cinematography for Slappin' short film

Slappin'

Short Film
Dramatic lighting and camera work for The Visitor short film

The Visitor

Short Film
Cinematography and video production for The Exam narrative short

The Exam

Short Film

Television

Julia Gillard being interviewed with a TV crew in Sydney.
Two-camera interview with Julia Gillard

Graeme Beck providing broadcast cinematography in Sydney for The Biggest Loser on Channel 10

The Biggest Loser

Graeme Beck filming the Garden Gurus presenter on location in Sydney for Channel 9

The Garden Gurus

Graeme Beck working as DOP on the set of The Recruits in Sydney for Channel 10

The Recruits

Bob Carr

Bob Carr

Graeme Beck on location filming a 60 Minutes documentary interview with Liz Hayes in Sydney

60 Minutes

Graeme Beck conducting an on-location interview with actor Jack Thompson for The Movie Show on Foxtel in Sydney

The Movie Show

Filming for the Nature of Healing documentary series

Nature of Healing Series

Live performance cinematography at the Charters Towers Country Music Festival

Charters Towers Country Music Festival

Historical recreation and cinematography for The Prospectors documentary

The Prospectors Documentary

High seas documentary filmmaking for the Samoa Documentary

'Samoa' Documentary

Selected Television Credits

Selected credits span investigative programmes, factual entertainment, documentaries, sport and live events.

Investigative & Documentary

  • 60 Minutes - Channel Nine
  • A Current Affair - Channel Nine
  • 'The Prospectors' - ABC TV
  • Message Stick - ABC TV
  • 'Kids in Charge' Series - SBC Singapore
  • 'Imagine' Series - SBS
  • One Sky - ABC TV

Factual & Lifestyle Entertainment

  • The Biggest Loser - Channel Ten
  • Beauty and the Geek - Channel Seven
  • 'Garden Gurus' - Channel Nine
  • 'Nature of Healing' Series - ABC TV
  • 'Position Vacant' Series - SBS
  • Bicycles & Bassoons - SBS

Action, Live Events & Specialty

  • 'Michael Richards' (Kramer) in Oz - US Cable
  • 'Rally Australia' - Channel Ten
  • Redmax Motocross International
  • The Vines Classic - Channel Ten
  • The Recruits - Channel Ten
  • The Movie Show

Documentary

The Prospectors Documentary

Kalgoorlie Gold Strike

"A definitive documentary by Graeme Beck exploring the history of prospecting that opened up Australia, driving massive immigration and wealth from the initial gold discoveries in NSW to the massive finds in Western Australia."

Television Commercials

Bored couple on couch watching TV commercials.

Led by Graeme Beck, our production team brings decades of top-tier broadcast experience directly to your brand. Graeme has shot hundreds of television commercials for the Perth and Darwin market, producing multiple award-winning campaigns recognised for their exceptional visual storytelling. Today, we harness that high-end production value and combine it with the targeted, cost-effective power of the internet. By integrating our legacy of broadcast excellence, we deliver premium digital advertising that elevates your brand and maximises your return on investment.

Drama & TVC Reel


Sydney TV commercial video production for Azure Perfume

Azure Perfume

Studio lighting and cinematography for Hyundai TV commercial

Hyundai

Fashion TV commercial production for Jag Clothing

Jag Clothing

Creative Sydney cinematography for Newspower TVC

Newspower

Retail TV commercial production for Rick Hart Appliances

Rick Hart Appliances

Sydney TVC cinematography for Ron Bennett Menswear

Ron Bennett Menswear

Industrial styling for Servis Hardware television commercial

Servis Hardware

Sydney fashion cinematography for Tony Barlow Menswear

Tony Barlow Menswear

Automotive TV commercial production for Toyota

Toyota

Cinematic commercial lighting for Tyrepower TVC

Tyrepower

TVC Awards

ACS Award - 'Ironstone' (TVC)

ACS Award - 'Bonaire Air-conditioning'

TVB Retail Advertising Award - Carmichael Ford (Best of all Regions - National)

TVB Retail Advertising Award - Mission Beach Resort (Best of Region)

Old Film Facts

The first feature film (commercially made film over 1 hour in length) was the 1906 Australian film "The Story of the Kelly Gang."

The Story of the Kelly Gang

While earlier short films existed (lasting only a few minutes), this Australian production set the global standard for what a feature film could be, proving audiences would sit through a multi-reel story long before Hollywood or Europe followed suit with their own features in the 1910s.

The largest number of cameras used in a single scene to date was 48 for the sea battle in Ben Hur.

42 Cameras were used in the Chariot Race shooting 53,000 feet of film in a single day.

Ben-Hur - The Chariot Race

The most film shot on a Feature Film to date was Howard Hughes' "Hell's Angels" which consumed 2,254,750 feet of film with a continuous running time of 23 days.

Hells Angles

The greatest number of known retakes was 342 for the blind flower girl scene in Chaplin's "City Lights." (He was in Love with the young Actress.) Chaplin directing the scene.

Charlie Chaplin - Flower Girl Sequence - City Lights
Chaplin Directing City Lights

Marilyn Monroe did 59 takes in "Some Like it Hot" in which her only line was 'Where's the bourbon.'

Where's the bourbon - Marilyn Monroe

Billy Wilder grew frustrated as Monroe struggled with memory and stage fright, eventually resorting to writing the line on slips of paper hidden inside the prop drawers so she could read it. When the scene finally made it into the finished film, her back is turned to the camera, which led many to speculate that Wilder eventually gave up and used a dubbed voice or a different take.

The longest film in post-production was Graeme Beck's "Love Lessons Learned." 23 years in part-time editing.

He is in good company as Brahms took 21 years to write his first Symphony.

The Australian academy award winning film "Happy Feet" would have taken 1 person 4000 years to make.

The shower scene in Hitchcock's Psycho involved 70 set ups over seven days for 45 seconds of edited footage.

Shower scene in Hitchcock's Psycho

The most costly news story ever to date was the Centenary Air Race in Melbourne which was transmitted to Britain over 68 hours at a cost of US $30,000 in 1934. ($1,873,400 in 2026). It was shown in 1500 cinemas within 48 hours.

The Great Air Race - England to Melbourne 1934

(Each frame had to be printed as a photograph and mounted on a rotating drum and scanned line by line)

"Jurassic Park" cost $90 million dollars to make and $98 million dollars was spent in publicity.

The funeral scene in "Gandhi" contained around 300,000 extras, 94,560 contracted and over 200,000 volunteers.

Gandhi - Funeral Procession

Behind the scenes of Casablanca.

Behind the scenes of Casablanca

Movie Scripts

The African Queen

Apocalypse Now

Braveheart

Mission Impossible

The Empire Strikes Back

The Meaning of Life