"Resident Evil" [2001] |
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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 |
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1988 |
The Universe of Dermot Finn [Philip Ridley] c; short/11m |
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1991 |
The Star, the Castle & the Butterfly [Naomi Gryn] c; doc/25m |
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1994 |
Unsigned [Oliver Parker] c; short/14m |
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1995 |
A Little Loving [Oliver Parker] c; short/15m |
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1995 |
The Short Cut [Oliver Parker] c; short/11m |
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1995 |
Othello [Oliver Parker] c |
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1997 |
Basil [Radha Bharadwaj] c |
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1997 |
Tunnel of Love [Robert Milton Wallace] b&w-c; short/12m; cph: Simon Reeves; 2uc: Simon Minett |
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1997 |
Martha - Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence/The Very Thought of You [Nick Hamm] c; 2uc: Tim Dodd |
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1997 |
Toy Boys [Gaby Dellal] c; short/17m |
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1997 |
Hilary and Jackie [Anand Tucker] s35/c |
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1998 |
An Ideal Husband [Oliver Parker] c |
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1999 |
Honest [David A. Stewart] c; 2uc: Howard Smith |
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2000 |
The Martins/Tosspot [Tony Grounds] p/c; aph: Simon Werry |
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2000 |
Football [Gaby Dellal] c; short/8m |
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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 |
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2001 |
The Ride/Joy-Rider [Gaby Dellal] c; addph: Michael Brennan |
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2002 |
Bienvenue au gîte/Bed and Breakfast [Claude Duty] scope/c |
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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 |
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2004 |
On a Clear Day [Gaby Dellal] c; uwph: Mark Wolf |
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2006 |
Resident Evil: Extinction [Russell Mulcahy] s35/c; 2uc: Igor Meglic; aph: Steve Koster |
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2008 |
Wild Target [Jonathan Lynn] c |
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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 |