IEC
#1: From interview
#2: From interview [Plus Camerimage, 2012]
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 | |
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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] | |
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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 |