Isaiah S McAye
Media
He was born in London in 1976 to British Nigerian parents - his mother now a retired professional Health Officer who specialised in Environmental & Occupational Health Therapy; and his father: a retired Senior
Lecturer who taught Mechanical Engineering at the University Of Lagos.
At the age of 7, he moved to Nigeria with his family - where he later attended
lower form, junior form and then high school.
He returned to London in the 1990s where he briefly studied for a BSc Environmental Management at Birkbeck College, London.
Due to his unwavering desires and deep love for Motion Picture and Media Production, he took up media full time as a discipline - especially since he was a Director & Pastor in charge of Media & Broadcast at a church in
Jacksonville Florida. He later went on to work and study in New York City, Houston in Texas and in Orlando Florida in the USA.
He has since gone on to study Sound and Audio Engineering at S.A.E London and later Film at The London Metropolitan University.
He is creatively and technically gifted and has been an incredible asset in every area of work he has been involved in. He has filmed and worked with the BBC as a Freelancer and also as far as Bangkok in Thailand, Orlando and St. Petersburg in Florida, New York City, and Nigeria, just to name a few.
The experienced Director of Photography (DOP) has several credits to his name. He has worked on a numerous number of film projects for clients and some of his professional work includes working as a Behind The Scenes Camera Operator for James Bond Skyfall (London Unit), DOP for Feature film Dead & Awake directed by British film director Alexander Fodor, DOP & Co-Director for Emem Isong’s Dead Awake, a short film produced as an awareness campaign highlighting rape in the African society. Earlier, he also worked on the award winning Jimmy Bendel film “Jand Hustle” by Ehizojie
Ojeshebolo and team.
He has worked on and scored the well acclaimed feature film Urban Rhythm by Michael Ibiayo.
A few short films he’s filmed and co-directed which have gone on to win festival awards include:
- Unexpected Visitor by Lithuanian Director Calen Fox.
- Conflict by Indian duo Pradeep Shahi and Harry Haroon.
Isaiah S McAye
Isaiah S McAye
He has also worked on music films in Nigeria which have gone on to feature on TV stations like Soundcity TV, MTV Africa and Hip-hop TV Nigeria.
He is a UK camera director for the entertainment gathering section of Channels TV Nigeria headed by Koye Shotade.
The seasoned Wedding Cinematographer has been engaged in the art of incredible wedding cinematics since 2006. He has filmed many notable and prestigious weddings around the globe with over 280 weddings in his portfolio to date.
His most recent work include: DOP and Creative director for music video by Modella (Don’t Let Me go 2016); Notting Hill Carnival Documentary for Lagos State (2016 - 2017); Formula 1 Live London for Ferrari F1 racing Team (2016); African Fashion Week London (2017); London Fashion Week (2017); The National Wedding Show UK (2017); The London Livery (Documentary for The Queens Lieutenant for a Charity 2017); and the recently premiered Rhoda Wilson Production titled “Miracles of the Christmas Angels”.
His Instagram page “The_Rockwood_Factory” with over 15k followers
is associated with prominent figures such as Andrea Iervolino a Hollywood film producer who recognises his works and pays particularly keen interest in his works and post.
He is a mentor and speaker at the Barnet College where he has engaged actively in addressing myths, fears and more importantly the hopes of young individuals towards the goals and potentials of becoming creatives in the industry as a whole.
Isaiah McAye - a gifted musician, proficient drummer, percussionist, and audio producer is a happily married family man. He is professionally trained as an Aerial cinematographer and is a honourable member of the National Union of Journalists