JOHN MATHIESON

#1: 2011

JOHN MATHIESON BSC

Born: 3 May 1961, Purbeck, Dorset, UK.

Education: High Wycombe College of Art, Buckinghamshire, UK.

Career: Came up through the traditional camera ranks and worked as an asst to Gabriel Beristáin for several years. Was first recognized for his work on the music video 'Peek-A-Boo' [1988; a: Siouxsie & the Banshees; d: Peter Scammel].

Continued to shoot music videos dir by Peter Scammel ['Standing There', 1989, a: The Creatures], Nigel Dick ['All My Trials', 1990, a: Paul McCartney], Jake Scott, Philipp Stölzl ['American Pie', 2000, a: Madonna], a.o.

Ph numerous commercials dir by Ridley Scott [for Orange], Peter Scammel, Jonathan Glazer, Joel Schumacher [for Lancôme], Roman Coppola [for Tiger Beer], Daniel Kleinman [for Intel], a.o.

Appeared in the doc "Tricks of the Trade: Making 'Matchstick Men'" [2002/3, Charles de Lauzirika].

Awards: 'Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres' [from the French Government for his contribution to the French film industry]; Kodak Award [1998] for 'Orange' commercial; Art FF 'Golden Key' [1999] & Fantasporto Award [1999] for 'Love Is the Devil'; MTV Music Video Award nom [2000; shared with Fredrick Callinggard] for 'American Pie' [a: Madonna]; 'Oscar' AA nom [2001], ASC Award nom [2001], CFCA Award nom [2001] & BAFTA Film Award nom [2001] for 'Gladiator'; 'Oscar' AA nom [2004], Golden Satellite Award nom [2004] & BSC 'Best Cinematography Award' [2006] for 'The Phantom of the Opera'.

FILMS
1988	Beverly Hills Is Bournemouth with Sunshine [Marc Munden] c; doc/?m
1989	Imaginary Landscapes - A Film on Brian Eno [Duncan Ward & Gabriella Cardazzo] b&w-c/V; mus doc/40m; cph (film): Jeremy Briggs, Rex Dunbar & Eugene Smith; video ph: Lee Gaye & Robin Hirsh
1989	Never Come Morning [Tim Burke] 16mm/c; short/16m
1993	Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies [John Maybury] 16mm/c; exp/59m
1993	3 Chains o' Gold [Parris Patton, Paisley Park (= Prince) & Randee St. Nicholas] c/V; 73m; addph: P. Patton, Van Carlson, Jane Castle & Stephen (as Steven) Kazmierski
1994	Pigalle [Karim Dridi] s16-35bu/c
1995	Bye-Bye [Karim Dridi] c
1996	Mirror, Mirror [Baillie Walsh] s16-35bu/b&w-c; doc/86m; cph: Tony Mitchell & B. Walsh
1996	Twin Town [Kevin Allen] c; 2uc: Paul Englefield; uwph: Mike Valentine; aph: Simon Werry
1997	Vigo - Passion for Life [Julien Temple] c; addph: Simon Archer & Malcolm McLean; 2uc France: Jacques Renoir & Eric Bornes; uwph: Mike Valentine
1997	Love Is the Devil - Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon [John Maybury] c; 2u c.op: Tat Radcliffe & Cameron Barnett
1997	Plunkett & Macleane [Jake Scott] s35/c; 2uc: Martin Grosup & Angus Hudson
1997	Enemy of the State [Tony Scott] p/c; vfx ph; ph: Dan Mindel
1998	Angoisse [Blanca Li] c; short/6m
1999	Gladiator [Ridley Scott] s35/c; 2uc: Alexander Witt
2000	Hannibal [Ridley Scott] c; 2uc: Alexander Witt
2000	K-PAX [Iain Softley] p/c; 2uc: David Dunlap
2002	Red Dragon [Brett Ratner] p/c; uncred cph; ph: Dante Spinotti; 2uc: Duane Manwiller; aph: Dylan M. Gross; remake of 'Manhunter' (1986, Michael Mann; ph: Dante Spinotti)
2002	A Fairy Story [Ben Gooder] c; short/10m
2002	Matchstick Men [Ridley Scott] p/c
2003	Trauma [Marc Evans] c; 2uc: Angus Hudson
2003	Hide Seek [Nicholas Livesey] c; comm short/7m; for the Russian Vogue

With actress Emmy Rossum - "The Phantom of the Opera"

Photo by Alex Bailey

2003	The Phantom of the Opera [Joel Schumacher] p/c; 2uc: Shaun O'Dell; model unit ph: Nigel Stone
2004	Kingdom of Heaven [Ridley Scott] s35/c; 2uc: Hugh Johnson; aph: John Marzano
2004	Stoned/The Wild and Wycked World of Brian Jones [Stephen Woolley] s16-35bu/b&w-c; uwph: Mike Valentine
2006	August Rush [Kirsten Sheridan] s35/c; 2uc: David M. Dunlap
*2006*	After.Life [Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo] pre-production; scheduled as doph, but film was ph by Anastas Michos in 2008
2007	Flashbacks of a Fool [Baillie Walsh] p/c; aph: John Trapman
2007	Boogie Woogie [Duncan Ward] p/c
2008	Cracks [Jordan Scott] c; uwph: Mike Valentine
2008	KylieX2008 [William Baker & Marcus Viner] s16-to-HD/c/V; concert film/129m; filmed 2 August (O2 Arena, London, UK)

"Robin Hood"

2009	Robin Hood [Ridley Scott] s35 (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc (+ 2ud): Alexander Witt; aph: John Marzano
2009	The Letter [Laurence Dunmore] c; comm short/5m; for jewellery designer Solange Azagury-Partridge
2009	Brighton Rock [Rowan Joffe] Elite Scope+J-D-C Scope-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/c; uncred 2uc: Chris Plevin; replaced scheduled ph Ryszard Lenczewski
2010	Burke and Hare [John Landis] s35/c; vfx ph: John Conroy
2010	X-Men: First Class [Matthew Vaughn] p+s35-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/c; ph Argentine unit: Pablo Gómez; 2uc: Larry Blanford, Josh Bleibtreu, Jacques Haitkin & Alexander Witt; aph: Hans Bjerno, David B. Nowell, John Marzano (add) & Adam Dale (UK); uwph: Michael Ferris; replaced doph Ben Seresin halfway through filming

"47 Ronin"

2011	47 Ronin [Carl Rinsch] HD (ARRI ALEXA + Phantom Flex)-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema [also 3-D version])/c; 118m & 128m; 2uc: Fraser Taggart; aph: John Marzano; main title seq ph: John Frost
2011	Daydream [Sam Taylor-Wood] c; comm short/3m; for new jewellery collection designed by Solange Azagury-Partridge
2011	Great Expectations [Mike Newell] J-D-C Scope+tvi-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc (+ 2ud): Shaun O'Dell
2012	Skyfall [Sam Mendes] HD (ARRI ALEXA M, Studio & Plus)+RED Epic-to-35mm scope (+ IMAX-70bu & D-Cinema)/c; uncred title seq ph; ph: Roger Deakins
2013	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. [Guy Ritchie] HD (ARRI ALEXA XT + Canon EOS 5D & C500 + GoPro Hero 3+ Black) scope-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc: Harvey Harrison; aph: Adam Dale (UK) & Eric Biglietto (Italy); uwph: Mike Valentine
2014	Dracula Untold/Dracula [: Year Zero] [Gary Shore] p (+ D-Cinema)/c; addph (reshoots); ph (2013): John Schwartzman
2014	Pan [Joe Wright] RED Epic/p+HD (ARRI ALEXA XT/p + Phantom Flex)-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema [also 3-D version])/c; cph: Seamus McGarvey; 2uc: Alan Stewart; aph: Adam Dale; uwph: Tim Wooster
2014	The Gentleman's Wager [Jake Scott] c; comm short/6m; as John Mathiesson, ASC; for Johnnie Walker Blue Label
2015	King Arthur: Legend of the Sword/Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur [Guy Ritchie] HD (ARRI ALEXA XT)-to-D-Cinema (scope)/c; 2uc: Alan Stewart; aph: John Marzano
2016	Logan/Wolverine 3 [James Mangold] HD (ARRI ALEXA XT Plus/p & Mini/p + Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera + Canon FS20 + Sony a7s II)-to-D-Cinema (scope)/c; addph: Phedon Papamichael; 2uc: Lukasz Jogalla
2017	The Burning Woman [Jake Scott] HD/c
2017	Mary Queen of Scots [Josie Rourke] HD/c; aph: Adam Dale
2018	Detective Pikachu [Rob Letterman] c

TELEVISION
1985	Handsworth Songs [John Akomfrah] doc/b&w-c/60m/16mm; ph studio crew (photographs); ph: Sebastian Shah; ep Channel 4 series 'Britain: The Lie of the Land'
1990	The Wilder Shores [Peter Boyd-Maclean] doc/45m; ep of 17-part doc series 'Sex Talk'; for Channel 4
1991	Bermondsey Boy [Marc Munden] doc/40m; cph: Mike Dauncey & Nick Gifford; ep 6-part BBC2-tv doc series 'From Wimps to Warriors'
1992	Is That All There Is? [Lindsay Anderson] doc/b&w-c/52m; 2uc; ph: Jonathan Collinson; ep BBC Scotland-tv series 'The Director's Place'
1995	There Is a Light That Never Goes Out [Peter Martin] doc/52m; cph: Tim Maurice-Jones & Jake Scott
1996	The Hunger [ep #1 'The Swords' dir by Tony Scott & #2 'Ménage à Trois' dir by Jake Scott] 44-part series, 1997-2000; 1st season, 1997-98; other ph: François Protat, Pierre Gill & Pierre Mignot
2012	The Man [Iain Softley] tvm
2013	The Vatican/Portrait [Ridley Scott] pilot/HD (ARRI ALEXA); addph: Shaun O'Dell; for Showtime-tv

MISCELLANEOUS
1985	Caravaggio [Derek Jarman] clapper-loader; ph: Gabriel Beristáin
1987	[Marillion:] Live from Loreley [Julian Caidan; concert film/87m] co-c.asst; ph: Simon Archer; filmed 18 July, Germany
1987	Aria [seg #10 'I pagliacci: Vesti la Giubba' dir by Bill Bryden] focus puller; ph: Gabriel Beristáin
1993	Depeche Mode - Devotional [Anton Corbijn; concert film/104m] co-c.op; lighting cam: Steve Chivers; filmed July (Europe)