#1: From interview

#2: From interview [Plus Camerimage, 2012]

 

   


ROB HARDY   BSC/ASC

 

Born: 1972, Barking, Essex, UK, as Robert Hardy.

Education: Newport Film School, Wales, UK; Northern Media School [NMS], Sheffield, UK.

Career: Ph numerous commercials. Ph music videos. Ph a number of documentaries for tv.

Worked with Third Angel [Alexander Kelly & Rachael Walton; established in Sheffield in 1995] on a number of performances/installations.

Member of the BSC since 20??. Member of the ASC since 2021.

Awards: Dinard IFF 'Prix Kodak' for Best Cinematography [2008] & BAFTA Film Award for Best Cinematography [2008] for 'Boy A'; BSC TV Award for Best Cinematography [2011] for 'Stolen'.

Website: Rob Hardy


 FILMS & TELEVISION

19??

Smell the Coffee [Robert J. Ryan] ?; short/?m; prod Newport Film School

1994

Blowfly [Susannah Gent] s8/c; short/10m; MA graduation film; prod Northern Media School (NMS)

1995

She [Lau Siu-ling] ?; short/?m; prod NMS

1995

Benny the Boy Atlas [Orson Nava] 16mm/c; short/11m; prod NMS

1996

With the Light On [Alexander Kelly] s16/c; short/19m; co-prod NMS

1996

Blue Movie [Susannah Gent] 16mm/b&w-c; exp short/4m

1997 On Pleasure [Alexander Kelly] tv-doc/15m/s16; for LWT-tv series 'The South Bank Show'

1997

Simple Minds [Jason Ford] s16/c; short/9m

1998

Down in One [Jocelyn Cammack] tvm/?m; for Channel 4-tv

1998

King of the Road [Laura Smith] c; short/11m

1999

Bedhead [Susannah Gent] tvm/25m/DigiBeta+16mm; for Channel 4 tv-series 'Outsiders'

1999

A Clean Slate [Meloni Poole] ?; doc/?m; cph: M. Poole & Hilary Foster

2000

Sound Effects of Death and Disaster [Robert Hardy] c; exp dance short/8m 

2001

Dish [Meloni Poole] c; short/11m

2002

Stagnate [Miranda Bowen] HD/c; short/5m

2002

Thespian X [Gerald McMorrow] c; short/13m

2003

Alien Invasion [Hank Perlman] scope/c; comm short/4m; for Greenpeace UK

2003

Jelly Dolly [Susannah Gent] s16/c

2003

You Are My Favourite Chair [Rob Hardy] scope/c; exp short/12m; + co-conceived by

2004

Lap [Meloni Poole] c; short/14m

2005

The Illiterate [Orson Nava] 16mm/c; short/16m; cph: Anne Marie Lean-Vercoe; prod NFTS

2005

Scene 26 [Rob(ert) Hardy] ?-to-35mm/c; exp short/6m; + scrpl

2005

Exhibit A [Dom Rotheroe] c; released in 2007

2006

After the Rain [Gaƫlle Denis] c; short/18m

2006

Honeymoon [Miranda Bowen] c; short/30m; ph 'b' cam: Catherine Derry

2006

Hesitation [Virginia Gilbert] c; short/16m

2006

Dogging: A Love Story/Public Sex [Simon Ellis] c; released in 2009

2007

Boy A [John Crowley] s16-35bu/c

2007

Franklyn [Gerald McMorrow] s35/c; addph; ph: Ben Davis

2007

Is Anybody There?/Is There Anybody There? [John Crowley] s35/c

2008

Red Riding [ep #1 (s16) '[In the Year of Our Lord] 1974' dir by Julian Jarrold] 3-part tv-series, 2009; 2uc (#1): Fabian Wagner; other ph: Igor Martinovic (#2) & David Higgs (#3); for Channel 4; also released theatrically (2010)

2008

Inni [Vincent Morisset] HD/b&w-c; mus doc/74m; originally filmed on HD, ' Inni' was first transferred to 16mm film and then projected and re-filmed once, sometimes through glass and other objects to give a strong impressionistic look

2009

Blitz [Elliott Lester] Hawk Scope (+ D-Cinema)/c; addph: Peter Wignall; action unit ph: Harvey Harrison; aph: Jeremy Braben

2009

The First Grader [Justin Chadwick] ts (+ D-Cinema)/c

2010

Beautiful Enough [Claire Oakley] c; short/10m 

2010

The Forgiveness of Blood/Falja e gjakut [Joshua Marston] s16-35bu/c

2010

Whistle and I'll Come to You [Andy de Emmony] tvm/52m/scope; for BBC2-tv

2010

Stolen/Taken [Justin Chadwick] tvm/scope; for BBC1-tv

2011

Shadow Dancer [James Marsh] s35 (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc: Remi Adefarasin; addph: Mike Eley

2011

Broken [Rufus Norris] 35mm (+ D-Cinema)/c

2012

Physics [Claire Oakley] c; short/13m

2012

The Invisible Woman [Ralph Fiennes] p (+ D-Cinema)/c

2013

Every Secret Thing [Amy Berg] HD/c

2013

Ex Machina [Alex Garland] HD (Sony F55/J-D-C Scope/Kowa Scope & F65/J-D-C Scope/Kowa Scope + GoPro Hero 3)-to-D-Cinema (scope)/c; 2uc: Stuart Howell; aph: Jeremy Braben

 

"Tracks"

 

2013

Tracks [Claire Oakley] HD (Sony F55) scope/c; short/13m; prod for the Collabor8te project

2014

Testament of Youth [James Kent] HD (Sony F65/scope)-to-D-Cinema (scope)/c; 2uc: Jeremy Pollard

2014

Macbeth [Justin Kurzel] HD (ARRI ALEXA XT Plus/p + Phantom Flex/p)-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/c; addph; ph: Adam Arkapaw

2015

Lewis & Clark/Lewis and Clark [John Curran] tv-miniseries; prod started in June, was halted in July, and will resume in Spring 2016 with a new dir and doph

2016

Annihilation [Alex Garland] HD (Sony F55/p & F65/p)-to-D-Cinema (scope)/c

2016

Euphoria/Euforia [Lisa Langseth] HD/c

2017

Mission: Impossible - Fallout/Mission: Impossible 6 [Christopher McQuarrie] p+HD (Panavision DXL)-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema [also 3-D version])/c; addph: Fraser Taggart; splinter unit ph: Carlos De Carvalho; aph: Adam Dale; uwph:: Pete Romano; filmed 2017-18

 

 MISCELLANEOUS [e.g. as director]

1994

The Bather [Susannah Gent; short/10m] c.op; ph: Tim Gripton; prod NMS

1994

Black Bag [Susannah Gent; short/9m] c.op; ph: Joanna Tam; prod NMS

1995

When Saturday Comes [Maria Giese] cam trainee; ph: Gerry Fisher & Grant Cameron

1995

Testcard [Alexander Kelly & Rachael Walton] perf installation/72 hours; as ph; co-prod NMS

1996

The Killing Show [Alexander Kelly & Rachael Walton] art installation; as still ph/s8 ph/co-devised by

1997

Shallow Water [Alexander Kelly & Rachael Walton] perf installation; as ph

1997

Puffer Fish [dir; + scrpl] c; short/10m; ph: Alan Trow

1998

Senseless [Alexander Kelly & Rachael Walton] perf installation; as co-still ph

2000

Sound Effects of Death and Disaster [dir; + ph] see Films & Television

2003

You Are My Favourite Chair [dir; + co-conceived by/ph] see Films & Television 

2005

Scene 26 [dir; + scrpl/ph] see Films & Television