Ivan Wood is a Camera and Steadicam Operator with over 10 years of experience across film, television, and music content. He began his career in 2004 at Brighton Film School before training under renowned Director of Photography Christopher Hughes (The Garden, The Last of England). Starting as Hughes’ assistant, Ivan quickly progressed into camera operating, earning his first major break shooting the UK segment of the Keanu Reeves documentary Side by Side in 2011.
Since then, Ivan has shot commercials for brands including Nivea, Microsoft, BMW, and Kleenex, and worked extensively in the music industry with artists such as Ellie Goulding, Ed Sheeran, and Simply Red. He has also contributed to long-form projects alongside acclaimed cinematographers, including Ksenia Sereda (The Last of Us, Beanpole).
Ivan operates a Tiffen M2 Steadicam with integrated Volt, enabling precision movement and versatility across commercial, music, and narrative work, and making him adaptable to any project’s visual style.