#1: From interview [2012] - 'ASC Awards 2011'

 

   


JONATHAN FREEMAN   ASC

 

Born: ?, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Education: Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada [BFA Film Production].

Career: Started by shooting low-budget Quebecois drama.

Member of the ASC since 2010.

Awards: CSC Award nom [1997] for 'Promise the Moon'; ASC Award nom [1997] for 'Prince Street' [ep #2 'God Bless America' dir by Matthew Penn]; CSC Award nom [1998] for 'The Planet of Junior Brown'; CSC Award nom [1999] for 'Beauty'; ASC Award nom [1999] for 'Strange Justice'; Jutra Award nom [2001] & 'Genie' Award nom [2001] for 'Possible Worlds'; ASC Award nom [2002] for 'Taken' [ep 'John']; ASC TV Award [2004] for 'Homeland Security'; ASC TV Award [2010] & 'Emmy' Award [2011] for 'Boardwalk Empire' [ep 'Home']; 'Emmy' Award [2012] & ASC TV Award nom [2011] for 'Boardwalk Empire' [ep '21']; ASC TV Award [2013] for 'Game of Thrones' [ep #21]; ASC TV Award [2014] for 'Boardwalk Empire' [ep 'Golden Days for Boys and Girls'].

Website: Jonathan Freeman


 

 FILMS

1989

Quand le coeur attend... [Jean Mercier] 16mm/c; short/24m

1990

L'homme de Bagdad [Élaine Dumont] 16mm/c; short/25m; cph: Richard Laniel

1993

Vox populi - La voix du peuple [Michel Croteau] 16mm/c; short/48m

1993

Confidence pour confession [Élaine Dumont] c; short/13m

1994

Replikator/Replikator: Cloned to Kill [G. Philip Jackson] c

1994

Blood & Donuts [Holly Dale] c; co-2uc (+ 'b' cam op); ph: Paul Sarossy

1994

Soul Survivor [Stephen Williams] c; addph; ph: David Franco

1995

Synapse/Memory Run [Allan A. Goldstein] c; co-2uc; ph: Curtis Petersen

1995

The Home for Blind Women [Sandra Kybartas] 16mm/c; short/14m

1996

2103 - The Deadly Wake/Hydrosphere [Philip Jackson] c/V; 2uc: Graeme Mears

1996

The Hangman's Bride [Naomi McCormack] c; short/20m; duel ph: Derek Rogers

1997

The Planet of Junior Brown/Junior's Groove [Clément Virgo] c; 2uc: Mark Willis

1997

The Grace of God [Gérald L'Ecuyer] c; 75m; addph: Thom Best, Robert Fresco & Doug Koch; filmed over a 10 year period

1997

My Feminism [Dominique Cardona & Laurie Colbert] c; doc/55m; video ph: D. Cardona & L. Colbert

1998

A Hole in the Road [Mike Munn] c; short/44m

1998

Resurrection [Russell Mulcahy] c; 2uc L.A.: João Fernandes; Chicago ph: Jeff Roberts

1999

Possible Worlds/Mondes possibles [Robert Lepage] c

2000

Ignition/Mise à feu [Yves Simoneau] c/V; vfx ph: Philipp Timme

2004

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio [Jane Anderson] c; aph: Clyde Miller

2005

Hollywoodland/Truth, Justice, and the American Way [Allen Coulter] c; 2uc: Kim Derko; s8 ph: Adrien Brody & Molly Parker; 'The parallel storylines provide director of photography Jonathan Freeman with the raw material for a rich visual tapestry. Throughout the film, Freeman uses contrast to emphasize the distinctions between the characters; Simo's world is often harshly lit, and the action in it is captured with handheld camerawork that conveys energy and instability, whereas the flashbacks depicting Reeves' life use fluid, elegant camera moves and have a glamorous sheen.' [From the ASC website.]

2007

The Edge of Love [John Maybury] HD (Genesis)+s35-to-35mm/c

2007

Fifty Dead Men Walking [Kari Skogland] s35/c; 2nd doph: Peter Wignall

2008

The Rebound [Bart Freundlich] s35 (+ D-Cinema)/c; aph: John Trapman

2009

Remember Me [Allen Coulter] HD (Genesis)-to-35mm (+ D-Cinema)/c

2010

The Rite [Mikael Håfström] p (+ D-Cinema)/c; ph Chicago; ph: Ben Davis

2013

5 Flights Up/Ruth & Alex/Life Itself [Richard Loncraine] HD (ARRI ALEXA XT)-to-digital/c

2013

Project Almanac/Welcome to Yesterday/Almanac [Dean Israelite] RED Epic-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/c; addph (reshoots); ph: Matthew J. Lloyd

 

 TELEVISION

1993

Manic [Alex Chapple] tvm/47m

1994

Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach [ep 'The Music Garden' dir by Kevin McMahon] 6-part mus perf series/s16, 1998; co-addph; ph: Mark Willis; other ph: Alain Dostie, André Pienaar, a.o.; filmed June 1994-July 1997

1995

Carver's Gate/Dream Breaker/Replikator II [Sheldon Inkol] tvm

1995

Gotti [Robert Harmon] tvm; addph; ph: Alar Kivilo

1996

Prince Street [5 ep dir by various] 6-part (4 unaired) series, 1997; other ph: Robert Elswit (pilot)

1996

Rebound [: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault]/Angel of Harlem [Eriq La Salle] tvm; addph; ph: Alar Kivilo

1996

Falling Fire/3 Minutes to Impact/The Cusp [Daniel D'Or] tvm; pick-up unit ph: Harald Bachmann

1997

Promise the Moon [Ken Jubenvill] tvm

1997

Futuresport [Ernest R. Dickerson] tvm; 2uc: Jon Joffin

1997

Three [8 ep dir by various] 13-part (5 unaired) series, 1998; other ph: Randal Platt (4 ep) & Bing Sokolsky

1998

Beauty [Jerry London] tvm

1998

Catch Me If You Can/Deadly Game/Hide and Seek [Jeffrey Reiner] tvm

1999

Strange Justice [Ernest R. Dickerson] tvm

1999

The Courage to Love/Quadroon Ball [Kari Skogland] tvm; ph New Orleans: Michael Applebaum; 2uc: Marc Charlebois

2000

Semper Fi [Michael W. Watkins] pilot; for NBC-tv

2000

Hitched [Wesley Strick] tvm

2001

Monday Night Mayhem [Ernest R. Dickerson] tvm

2001

The Lost Battalion [Russell Mulcahy] tvm

2001

Street Time [2-part pilot 'Premiere' dir by Marc Levin] 33-part series, 2002-03; 1st season, 2002-03; other ph: Albert J. Dunk; 2uc: Robbi Hinds

2001

[Steven Spielberg Presents] Taken [ep #6 'Charlie and Lisa' dir by Thomas J. Wright, #7 'God's Equation' dir by Jeremy Paul Kagan, #8 'Dropping the Dishes' dir by Jeff Woolnough, #9 'John' dir by John Fawcett & #10 'Taken' dir by Michael Katleman] 10-part miniseries, 2002; other ph: Joel Ransom (ep #1-5); 2uc: Ryan McMaster

2002

Good Fences [Ernest R. Dickerson] tvm; for Showtime-tv

2003

Homeland Security [Daniel Sackheim] pilot/88m; for NBC-tv

2003

Rescue Me [pilot 'Guts' dir by Peter Tolan, ep #2 'Gay' dir by John Fortenberry (JF) & #3 'Kansas' dir by JF] 13-part series, 2004; other ph: Tom Houghton

2004

The Jury/The Circuit [ep #8 'The Jury' (originally the pilot) dir by Barry Levinson] 10-part series, 2004; other ph: Michael Green

2006

The Path to 9/11 [David L. Cunningham] 2-part tvm; 2uc New York/Washington; ph: Joel Ransom

2006

Smith [pilot dir by Christopher Chulack] 7-part (4 unaired) series; other ph: Ronn Schmidt, Michael Mayers & Jerry Sidell (+ 2uc)

2006

Rome [ep #17 'Heroes of the Republic' dir by Alik Sakharov, #19 'Death Mask' dir by John Maybury & #21 'Deus Impedito Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man)' dir by Steve Shill] 20-part (BBC-tv) & 22-part (HBO-tv) series/s35, 2005-07; 2nd season, 2007; other ph: Alik Sakharov (ep #13 & #15) & Marco Pontecorvo (ep #14, #16, #18, #20 & #22)

2007

Damages [pilot 'Get Me a Lawyer' dir by Allen Coulter] 59-part series/HD (Sony F900R), 2007-12; 1st season, 2007 (13 ep); other ph: David S. Tuttman

2008

Sons of Anarchy [pilot (ep #1) dir by Allen Coulter & (reshoots) Michael Dinner] 92-part series/HD (Genesis), 2008-14; 1st season, 2008 (13 ep); cph (pilot): Edward J. Pei; other ph: Paul Maibaum

 

[Right] with Tim Van Patten - "Boardwalk Empire"

 

2009

Boardwalk Empire [ep #2 'The Ivory Tower' dir by Tim Van Patten (TVP), #3 'Broadway Limited' dir by TVP, #5 'Nights in Ballygran' dir by Alan Taylor, #7 'Home' dir by Allen Coulter (AC), #9 'Belle Femme' dir by Brad Anderson & #11 'Paris Green' dir by AC] 56-part series/s35-to-HD, 2010-14; 1st season (12 ep), 2010; other ph: Stuart Dryburgh (pilot) & Kramer Morgenthau (5 ep)

2010

Rubicon [pilot 'Gone in the Teeth' dir by Allen Coulter] 13-part series/s35-to-HD, 2010; other ph: Michael Slovis

2011

Boardwalk Empire [ep #13 '21' dir by Tim Van Patten (TVP), #15 'A Dangerous Maid' dir by Susanna White & #17 'Gimrack & Bunkum' dir by TVP] 2nd season (12 ep), 2011; see 2009

2011

Game of Thrones [ep #12 'The Night Lands' dir by Alan Taylor, #14 'Garden of Bones' dir by David Petrarca (DP) & #15 'The Ghost of Harrenhal' dir by DP] series/HD (ARRI ALEXA), 2011-present; 2nd season, 2012; addph (#12) & co-addph (#14-15); ph: Kramer Morgenthau (#12) & Martin Kenzie (#14-15)

2011

Game of Thrones [ep #18 'The Prince of Winterfell' dir by Alan Taylor (AT) & #20 'Valar Morghulis' dir by AT] 2nd season, 2012; addph: Kramer Morgenthau (#18 & #20) & Martin Kenzie (#20); see above

2012

Ray Donovan [pilot 'The Bag or the Bat' dir by Allen Coulter] series, 2013-present; 1st season, 2013 (12 ep); aph: Douglas S. Holgate; for Showtime-tv

2012

Game of Thrones [ep #21 'Valar Dohaeris' dir by Daniel Minahan (DM) & #22 'Dark Wings, Dark Words' dir by DM] 3rd season, 2013; see 2011

2012

Game of Thrones [ep #23 'Walk of Punishment' dir by David Benioff, #25 'Kissed by Fire' dir by Alex Graves, #26 'The Climb' dir by Alik Sakharov, #27 'The Bear and the Maiden Fair' dir by Michelle MacLaren & #30 'Mhysa' dir by David Nutter] 3rd season, 2013; addph (#25-26 & 30); co-addph (#23 & 27); ph: Matthew Jensen (#23), Anette Haellmigk (#25), David Katznelson (#26), Chris Seager (#27) & Robert McLachlan (#30); see 2011

2013

Dates [pilot dir by John Maybury] 9-part series; for Channel 4

2013

Game of Thrones [ep #31 'Two Swords' dir by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss] 4th season, 2014; addph: Fabian Wagner & (uncred) Robert McLachlan; see 2011

2014

Boardwalk Empire [ep #49 'Golden Days for Boys and Girls' dir by Tim Van Patten, #51 'What Jesus Said' dir by Ed Bianchi (EB) & #53 'King of Norway' dir by EB] 5th season, 2014 (8 ep); see 2009

2015

Game of Thrones [ep #55 'The Door' dir by Jack Bender (JB) & #56 'Blood of My Blood' dir by JB] 6th season, 2016 (10 ep); see 2011

2016

Game of Thrones [ep #66 dir by Alan Taylor] 7th season, 2017; see 2011