THE ZOGHOGG STUDIOS Team
DAVID IZATT
WRITER | DIRECTOR | PRODUCER
Our Founder David Izatt is a filmmaker and photographer based in the Kingdom of Fife in Scotland.
David spent several years in Australia training as an actor.
In 2018 his debut feature film (as director) ‘A Christmas Carol’ was released on Amazon Prime TV. Before that he worked as a cinematographer on the horror film ‘Plan Z’ which was released on Netflix and the Martin Scorsese produced film ‘Tomorrow’ as the official stills photographer, working with Stephen Fry, James Cosmo and musician Joss Stone amongst others.
His photography work features epic landscapes from New Zealand and Scotland for the most part, with his ongoing project ‘Solas Agus Dorchadas’ (Scots Gaelic for Light and Darkness) focusing on an ethereal, almost melancholic look at the world through his eyes as he skirts around the edges of his home town and beyond.
THOMAS DOBBIE
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Thomas Dobbie attended The Glasgow School of Art and went onto obtain his ‘Masters’ at The Royal College of Art in London.
Tom was originally a still-life photographer of luxury goods and jewellery. He initially made a name for himself as a jewellery designer, during which time he was one of the youngest ever winners of the De Beers diamond award. He has worked as a photographer for Italian Vogue, Esquire, Harpers and Queen, and the New York Times.
He gradually moved away from stills photography into filming commercials and music videos.
Tom returned to Scotland in 2011 and found a new passion in filming narrative drama. Since then he has worked as a cinematographer on three features (including A Christmas Carol which was Directed by David Izatt) and several Zoghogg Studios short films.
CHRIS CAPALDI
PRODUCER | DIRECTOR
Chris is actually a former Scotland 7s International rugby player.
In 2008, Chris landed the most coveted campaign for male models in Scotland – the face of Scotch Beef (which he held for 8 years). He also caught the attention of Sir Sean Connery who invited Chris to appear on the catwalk for 'Dressed to Kilt' in New York.
It was in NYC and in the company of his acting heroes such as Liam Neeson, Gerry Butler and Brian Cox that Chris decided to make a leap of faith and promptly enrolled at the New York Film Academy. It wasn’t long before he was attracting attention from casting directors both in NYC, LA and London.
Since then he has appeared in and produced several feature films and Zoghogg productions and finally made his directorial debut in 2017, directing the short cowboy film 'One Last Dance in the Sun'.
KEITH NICHOLL
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Keith Nicholl brings the business skills of 23 years as a Senior Manager in the Financial Services industry to the world of Film and TV Production Management. After an immersive 6 week Principal Shoot for an independent feature film, where the lessons came thick and fast, Keith has collaborated on a variety of productions, in various roles, and across the spectrum of budget and genre – an overnight shoot in a public park in Glasgow, a 2 week Short-form dystopian indie, the long-running BBC series ‘River City’, the Young Films production ‘Bannan’ for BBC ALBA, the live BBC ‘Na Trads’ awards ceremony, and several weeks touring Scotland and Ireland on various BBC ALBA traditional music series. This wide range of productions have all served to provide an invaluable Film and TV education, which coupled with his long-time Management acumen allows him to bring a very strong “Business” to the “Show”.