"Resident Evil" [2001]


               


Born: 25 March 1954, Nottingham, UK, as David Robert Johnson.

Career: Entered film industry as asst battery charger at Samuelson Film Services. Left after 4 years and became freelance loader, focus puller, c.op and, ultimately, doph.

Ph commercials dir by Julia Jason, Martha Fiennes, Jake Nava, a.o. Ph music videos, e.g. 'The Misunderstood' [2000; a: Kick Angel; d: David Mould] & 'Don't Care Who Knows' [2005; a: Keisha White; d: Phil Griffin].

Awards: Avanca FF 'Cinematography Prize' [2000] for 'Football'.



FILMS

1985

White City [Richard Lowenstein] c; exp short/50m

1988

The Universe of Dermot Finn [Philip Ridley] c; short/11m

1991

The Star, the Castle & the Butterfly [Naomi Gryn] c; doc/25m

1994

Unsigned [Oliver Parker] c; short/14m

1995

A Little Loving [Oliver Parker] c; short/15m

1995

The Short Cut [Oliver Parker] c; short/11m

1995

Othello [Oliver Parker] c

1997

Basil [Radha Bharadwaj] c

1997

Tunnel of Love [Robert Milton Wallace] b&w-c; short/12m; cph: Simon Reeves; 2uc: Simon Minett

1997

Martha - Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence/The Very Thought of You [Nick Hamm] c; 2uc: Tim Dodd

1997

Toy Boys [Gaby Dellal] c; short/17m

1997

Hilary and Jackie [Anand Tucker] s35/c

1998

An Ideal Husband [Oliver Parker] c

1999

Honest [David A. Stewart] c; 2uc: Howard Smith

2000

The Martins/Tosspot [Tony Grounds] p/c; aph: Simon Werry

2000

Football [Gaby Dellal] c; short/8m

With actor Martin Crewes [c] & dir Paul W.S. Anderson [right]

"Resident Evil"

2001

Resident Evil/Resident Evil Genesis [Paul W.S. Anderson] c; 2uc: Sue Gibson; addph: James Gardner; model unit ph: Simon Margetts; efx unit ph: Tom Debenham

2001

The Ride/Joy-Rider [Gaby Dellal] c; addph: Michael Brennan

2002

Bienvenue au gîte/Bed and Breakfast [Claude Duty] scope/c

2003

[AVP:] Alien Vs. Predator [Paul W.S. Anderson] s35/c; 2uc: Sue Gibson; 3uc & miniature unit Prague ph: Peter Talbot; mountain unit ph: Keith Partridge

2004

On a Clear Day [Gaby Dellal] c; uwph: Mark Wolf

2006

Resident Evil: Extinction [Russell Mulcahy] s35/c; 2uc: Igor Meglic; aph: Steve Koster

2008

Wild Target [Jonathan Lynn] c

2009

Waska [Gaby Dellal] c

TELEVISION

1987

The Sabbath Bride [Naomi Gryn] doc/52m; aired 1988

1987

The Comic Strip Presents... [ep #22 (53m) 'The Yob' dir by Ian Emes] 35-part series, 1982-93 (+ specials/features); 4th season, 1988

1989

Free Spirit [various] 14-part series, 1989-90

1990

Chasing Shadows [Naomi Gryn] doc/b&w-c/52m; aired 1991

1994

Saint-Ex [Anand Tucker] doc/80m; French loc & doc seq ph: Gavin Finney; ep BBC-tv series 'Bookmark'

1996

The Mill on the Floss [Graham Theakston] tvm; 2uc: Mike Parker; uwph: Mike Valentine

1998

Tube Tales [seg #6 'Mouth' dir by Armando Iannucci, #8 'Rosebud' dir by Gaby Dellal & #9 'Steal Away' dir by Charles McDougall] 9-part series; other ph: Sue Gibson & Brian Tufano

1999

The Sight [Paul W.S. Anderson] tvm; 2uc: Howard Smith

MISCELLANEOUS

1978

Alien [Ridley Scott] 2nd c.asst; ph: Derek Vanlint

1980

Clash of the Titans [Desmond Davis] 2nd c.asst; ph: Ted Moore

1981

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman [Christopher Petit] 1st c.asst; ph: Martin Schäfer & Pascoe MacFarlane

1982

Joni Jones [Stephen Bayley; tv-series] c.asst; ph: Richard Greatrex

1982

The Comic Strip Presents... [several ep (1983-86) dir by various; tv-series] c.asst; ph: various

1984

Jazzin' for Blue Jean [Julien Temple; mus short] focus puller; ph: Oliver Stapleton

1985

Running Out of Luck/She's the Boss [Julien Temple] 1st c.asst; ph: Oliver Stapleton

1985

Arena [: Duran Duran] [Russell Mulcahy; concert film] focus puller; ph: Tony Mitchell

1995

The Darkening/Dark Encounters/The Black Gate [William Mesa] 2nd c.asst 2u; 2uc: John P. Mesa; ph: William Mesa & David Stump