October • 2016
Great to work with, took direction really well.
Daire C.
Dublin, Ireland
3 reviews$600 - $800 / Day
About
Daire Collins is an Irish documentary filmmaker. He previously was based in the UK and worked for a number of news organisations as a shooting producer and editor, including; the BBC, Channel 4 News, Huffpost and Al Jazeera. He continues to work on short documentary content for the BBC. In 2019 he produced and directed the short documentary ‘For Emergency Use Only’ for New Yorker Magazine , which premiered at Galway Film Fleadh before an online release. Daire previously studied history and politics at Trinity College, Dublin. In 2019, he won the development award at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival and went on to the Mediterranean Film Institute programme that year. He is a 2022 Documentary Campus Masterschool participant. Daire currently is based between Ireland and Portugal. More of my work is available at www.dairecollins.com
Top Services
- Documentary DP
- 3 reviews
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- 2 reviews
- Non-Fiction Film Director
Clients
Top Reviews
Top Projects
5.0 Produced for Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
RCO Meets Europe - Side By Side Pt. 1: Ireland
On 27 August 33 young musicians of the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland joined the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Daniele Gatti at Dublin's National Concert Hall, to play Carl Maria von Weber's Oberon Overture Side by Side in the RCO Meets Europe tour.
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Produced for BBC Reel
The Colonel in West Cork
In the 1960s, Swiss spymaster Colonel Albert Bachmann was certain of a coming nuclear war – with Switzerland situated right in the firing line of nuclear fallout. He took it upon himself to find a safe haven for the Swiss government, a bolt hole in the safest part of Europe – West Cork in Ireland. Here, using government funds, he secretly bought and converted an old hotel in 1976, turning it into a refuge for the Swiss government in exile and its stockpile of gold.
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Non-Fiction Film Director
Produced for BBC Reel
The Russian food obsession inspired by the US
What thick, tangy, creamy white sauce links Stalin, French haute cuisine and American mass industrialisation? It could only be Russia's favourite condiment. Mayonnaise. The origin of mayonnaise is up for debate, however Russia is undeniably the modern home of this condiment, with the average citizen going through 2.5kg of it each year. But how did the official recipe book of the Soviet Union, 'The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food', help mayonnaise take over Russia?
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Non-Fiction Film Director
- Animator / Visual Effects Artist
Produced for BBC Reel
Why is cod so popular in Portugal?
Cod isn't found in Portuguese waters but it is still a firm favourite on dining tables across Portugal. How did this happen? From the days of empire to the military dictatorship of the 20th Century, Portugal's leaders have always used cod as a political tool.
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Non-Fiction Film Director
- Animator / Visual Effects Artist
Produced for Earthling Films
For Emergency Use Only
In “For Emergency Use Only,” the director Daire Collins revisits his early dread of nuclear disaster, and asks how the pandemic is affecting today’s children.
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Non-Fiction Film Director
4.0 Produced for Great Big Story
The Food Police Lab
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Equipment
Video
- Full HD video camera
- Multiple cameras
- DSLR or equivalent
- 4K video camera
- GoPro or equivalent
Video
Audio
- External recorder
- Shotgun mic
Audio
Miscellaneous
- Lighting kit
- Stabilizer
- Shoulder rig
Miscellaneous
All Services
Production Support
- Documentary DP
- Reporter / Journalist
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Commercial DP
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Field Producer
- Non-Fiction Film Director
Production Support
Post Production
- Video Editor - News
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - Commercial
- Animator / Visual Effects Artist
Post Production