Literally following in the footsteps of Oscar-winning cinematographers such as Dean Semmler ACS ASC, and Don McAlpine ACS, Andrew began his career as a camera trainee with the highly-respected Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Sydney, Australia, in 1984. Following an intensive training program, Andrew joined the Field Camera section in 1986, as a camera assistant.

With subsequent credits on countless long-form dramas and documentaries – including Police Rescue, Come In Spinner, A Big Country and Brides of Christ – Andrew commenced shooting for ABC-TV News in 1990, The 7.30 Report in 1992, and by 1994 was shooting the national flagship current affairs program Four Corners, at the age of 28.

Seeking a return to non-reality film-making, in 1997 Andrew joined Sydney’s freelance ranks on the acclaimed Nine Network series Water Rats, working on four series, until 2000. Subsequently, he has photographed a wide variety of quality film and television productions, and is the recipient of a number of industry and peer awards.

Andrew shot his first major 35mm television commercial in 1997, and has since completed numerous TVCs for diverse clients, including all major television networks, Coke, Uncle Tobys, Levi Strauss, Nike, and Telstra amongst others. Although chiefly focused on television commercials, promos, and music video, Andrew is still in high demand for factual and corporate productions.

Given his television background, Andrew has embraced High Definition and Digital Cinema (2K/4K) camera equipment, and is often recommended to clients by leading equipment suppliers Video Australasia, and Panavision Australia, in the roles of both D. P. and technical consultant. Possibly the world’s first HD stop-frame animation TVC, was shot on the Panasonic Varicam by Andrew in 2004.

By contrast, Andrew McClymont was definitely not the main camera for The Chaser’s War on Everything APEC stunt, did not supply the two motorcyclists who also weren’t there, doesn’t know Julian Morrow or Chas Lucciardello, and even if you actually saw Andrew there, it wasn’t him.

Incidentally, Andrew has also enjoyed a long history as a sponsored downhill and XC mountain-bike racer, a commercial stills photographer, surfer, AWARD-trained copywriter and sub-editor, enjoys hanging out of helicopters, and easily snow-skis backwards while shooting with a Betacam. And although having recently returned to the high-speed world of sports motorcycles, Andrew is yet to lose his license*.

Andrew McClymont lives and works by this philosophy “Fast. Cheap. Good. Pick any two.”

*I may have spoken too soon.