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Born: 3 May 1961, Purbeck, Dorset, UK.
Education: High Wycombe College of Art, Buckinghamshire, UK.
Career: Came up through the traditional camera ranks and worked as an asst to Gabriel Beristáin for several years. Was first recognized for his work on the music video 'Peek-A-Boo' [1988; a: Siouxsie & the Banshees; d: Peter Scammel]. Continued to shoot music videos dir by Peter Scammel ['Standing There', 1989, a: The Creatures], Nigel Dick ['All My Trials', 1990, a: Paul McCartney], Jake Scott, Philipp Stölzl ['American Pie', 2000, a: Madonna], a.o. Ph commercials dir by Ridley Scott [for Orange], Peter Scammel, Jonathan Glazer, Joel Schumacher [for Lancôme], a.o. Appeared in the doc "Tricks of the Trade: Making 'Matchstick Men'" [2002/3, Charles de Lauzirika].
Awards: 'Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres' [from the French Government for his contribution to the French film industry]; Kodak Award [1998] for 'Orange' commercial; Art FF 'Golden Key' [1999] & Fantasporto Award [1999] for 'Love Is the Devil'; MTV Music Video Award nom [2000; shared with Fredrick Callinggard] for 'American Pie' [a: Madonna]; 'Oscar' AA nom [2001], ASC Award nom [2001], CFCA Award nom [2001] & BAFTA Film Award nom [2001] for 'Gladiator'; 'Oscar' AA nom [2004], Golden Satellite Award nom [2004] & BSC Best Cinematography Award [2006] for 'The Phantom of the Opera'.
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FILMS |
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1989 |
Imaginary Landscapes [Gabriella Cardazzo & Duncan Ward] b&w-c/V; mus doc/40m; cph: Jeremy Briggs, Rex Dunbar & Eugene Smith |
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1989 |
Never Come Morning [Tim Burke] 16mm/c; short/16m |
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1993 |
Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies [John Maybury] 16mm/c; exp/59m |
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1994 |
Pigalle [Karim Dridi] s16-35bu/c |
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1994 |
3 Chains o' Gold [Parris Patton (PP), Prince & Randee St. Nicholas] c/V; addph: PP, Van Carlson, Jane Castle & Stephen Kazmierski |
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1995 |
Bye-Bye [Karim Dridi] c |
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1996 |
Mirror, Mirror [Baillie Walsh (BW)] b&w-c; doc/86m; cph: Tony Mitchell & BW |
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1996 |
Twin Town [Kevin Allen] c; 2uc: Paul Englefield; uwph: Mike Valentine; aph: Simon Werry |
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1997 |
Vigo [: A Passion for Life] [Julien Temple] c; addph: Simon Archer & Malcolm McLean; 2uc France: Jacques Renoir & Eric Bornes; uwph: Mike Valentine |
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1997 |
Love Is the Devil [: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon] [John Maybury] c |
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1997 |
Plunkett & Macleane [Jake Scott] s35/c; 2uc: Martin Grosup & Angus Hudson |
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1997 |
Enemy of the State [Tony Scott] p/c; vfx ph; ph: Dan Mindel |
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1998 |
Angoisse [Blanca Li] c; short/6m |
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1999 |
Gladiator [Ridley Scott] s35/c; 2uc: Alexander Witt |
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2000 |
Hannibal [Ridley Scott] c; 2uc: Alexander Witt |
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[Left] with dir Iain Softley - "K-PAX" |
[White t-shirt] - "K-PAX" |
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2000 |
K-PAX [Iain Softley] p/c; 2uc: David Dunlap |
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2002 |
Red Dragon [Brett Ratner] p/c; uncred cph; ph: Dante Spinotti; 2uc: Duane Manwiller; aph: Dylan M. Gross; remake of 'Manhunter' (1986) |
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2002 |
A Fairy Story [Ben Gooder] c; short/10m |
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2002 |
Matchstick Men [Ridley Scott] p/c |
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2003 |
Trauma [Marc Evans] c; 2uc: Angus Hudson |
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2003 |
The Phantom of the Opera [Joel Schumacher] p/c; 2uc: Shaun O'Dell; model unit ph: Nigel Stone |
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2004 |
Kingdom of Heaven [Ridley Scott] s35/c; 2uc: Hugh Johnson; aph: John Marzano |
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2004 |
Stoned/The Wild and Wycked World of Brian Jones [Stephen Woolley] s16-35bu/b&w-c; uwph: Mike Valentine |
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2006 |
August Rush [Kirsten Sheridan] s35/c; 2uc: David M. Dunlap |
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2006 |
After.Life [Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo] pre-production; scheduled as doph, but film was ph by Anastas Michos in 2008 |
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2007 |
Flashbacks of a Fool [Baillie Walsh] p/c; aph: John Trapman |
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2007 |
Boogie Woogie [Duncan Ward] c |
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2008 |
Cracks [Jordan Scott] c |
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2008 |
KylieX2008: Live at the O2 Arena [William Baker & Marcus Viner] c/V; mus perf/129m |
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2009 |
Robin Hood [Ridley Scott] s35/c; 2uc (+ 2ud): Alexander Witt; aph: John Marzano |
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2010 |
Burke and Hare [John Landis] c |
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TELEVISION |
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1985 |
Handsworth Songs [John Akomfrah] doc/61m/16mm; studio crew ph; ph: Sebastian Shah; ep Channel 4 series 'Britain: The Lie of the Land' |
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1992 |
Is That All There Is? [Lindsay Anderson] doc/55m; 2uc; ph: Jonathan Collinson; ep BBC-tv series 'The Director's Place' |
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1995 |
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out [Peter Martin] doc/52m; cph: Tim Maurice-Jones & Jake Scott |
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1996 |
The Hunger [ep #1 'The Swords' dir by Tony Scott & #2 'Ménage ŕ Trois' dir by Jake Scott] 44-part series, 1997-2000; 1st season, 1997-98; other ph: François Protat, Pierre Gill & Pierre Mignot |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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1985 |
Caravaggio [Derek Jarman] clapper-loader; ph: Gabriel Beristáin |
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1987 |
Aria [seg #10 'I pagliacci: Vesti la Giubba' dir by Bill Bryden] focus puller; ph: Gabriel Beristáin |
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1993 |
[Depeche Mode:] Devotional [Anton Corbijn; concert film] co-c.op; lighting cam: Steven Chivers |
