TIM ORR

#1: From interview [Film New Zealand, 2014]

TIM ORR

Born: 1968, North Carolina, USA, as Timothy D. Orr.

Education: Appalachian State University [Political Science]; North Carolina School of the Arts [NCSA] - School of Filmmaking, Winston-Salem [graduated in 1998].

Career: 'I had little to no film experience before entering NCSA. I had made a couple of Super 8 films, and had begun writing screenplays, but they were all dreadful. I had heard that the North Carolina School of the Arts had opened a film school, so I applied. My intention then was to become a writer/director. The first two years were spent learning a bit of everything; writing, directing, editing, cinematography. Everyone served as crew members on each other's films. I found that I had an affinity for the camera and a talent for lighting. At the end of the first two years, we were to declare a major. I chose cinematography. I shot several projects on video, and three 16mm short films. This was one of the most important aspects of the film program at NCSA. We had the opportunity to work on a lot of films. From the first week as a first year student I was out with a video camera, beginning to learn the basics of telling a story with a camera.' [From the KODAK Campus Beat website.]

Ph commercials dir by David Gordon Green, a.o.

Awards: As ph: Stockholm FF 'Best Cinematography Award' [2000] & Independent Spirit Award nom [2001] for 'George Washington'; Chlotrudis Award nom [2004] for 'All the Real Girls'; Independent Spirit Award nom [2004] for 'Dandelion'.

As dir: CINE Eagle Award [1999] for 'Summer's Torn'.

Website: Tim Orr

FILMS
1996	AI/Artificial Insemination [David Gordon Green] 16mm/c; doc/?m; prod NCSA
1998	Laundry [Chad Benton] 16mm/c; short/4m
1999	George Washington [David Gordon Green] 2.35 Research/c; addph: Karey Williams, Adam Stone & Steve Pedulla; 2uc: Kenneth Wilson II
1999	Hart Island: An American Cemetery [Melinda Hunt] dv+16mm+HD/c; doc/66m; cph: Craig Braden; filmed 1999-2002; rough cut completed in 2002 - second cut in 2007
2001	EvenHand [Joseph Pierson] c
2001	The Rough South of Larry Brown [Gary Hawkins] b&w-c; dram doc (3 seg)/79m; ph seg #2 'Wild Thing'; cph: G. Hawkins; other ph: Scott Gardner (#1), Adam Larsen (#1), Jason Dowdle (#1) & Alton Chewning (#3)
2001	Raising Victor Vargas/Long Way Home [Peter Sollett] s16-35bu/c; + 2 days add shooting in January 2002; expanded version of short film 'Five Feet High and Rising' (1999; d/ph: P. Sollett); 'I was a bit concerned about shooting Super 16. This was the first time I had shot that format for blow-up, and I had seen few good examples. Most blow-ups I had seen were too flat and grainy for my taste. To get a good blow-up you actually need more light because you're working with a smaller negative. I found that overexposure, coupled with a deeper stop produced the best results. I overexposed the negative by one stop and shot most all of the interiors at a T4. In 35mm I will shoot faster film and work at more open apertures, like T2 or T2.8. I like to work with low light levels, to keep the look as natural and real as possible, so it was a challenge using more light and still maintaining a natural look.'
2001	All the Real Girls [David Gordon Green] 2.35 Research/c; 2uc: Adam Stone & Kenneth Wilson II
2002	Dandelion/Into the Sun [Mark Milgard] 2.35 Research/c
2003	Undertow [David Gordon Green] c; 2uc: Kenneth Wilson II
2003	Imaginary Heroes [Dan Harris] s35/c
2004	The Baxter [Michael Showalter] c
2004	A Lover's Discourse: Fragments [Donna Vermeer] c; short/15m
2004	Little Manhattan [Mark Levin] s35/c
2004	Trust the Man [Bart Freundlich] s35/c
*2004*	A Confederacy of Dunces [David Gordon Green] project; status unknown
2005	Come Early Morning [Joey Lauren Adams] c
2005	Off the Black [James Ponsoldt] scope/c
2006	Snow Angels [David Gordon Green] s35/c
2006	Year of the Dog [Mike White] c
2007	Pineapple Express [David Gordon Green] s35/c; 2uc: Buzz Feitshans IV
2007	Choke [Clark Gregg] s16-35bu/c
2008	Sex Drive [Sean Anders] s35-to-35mm/c
2008	Observe and Report [Jody Hill] s35/c; 2uc: Michael A. Benson

[Left] - "Bloodworth/Provinces of Night"

2009	Bloodworth/Provinces of Night [Shane Dax Taylor] s35/c
2009	Your Highness [David Gordon Green] p (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc: Fraser Taggart; uncred main title ph: John Frost; aph: John Marzano
2010	Salvation Boulevard [George Ratliff] s35-to-35mm/c; addph: Michael Barrett
2010	The Sitter [David Gordon Green] s35-to-35mm (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc: Patrick Capone
2011	Seeking a Friend for the End of the World [Lorene Scafaria] HD (ARRI ALEXA Plus)-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/b&w-c
2011	Ted [Seth MacFarlane] HD (Genesis)-to-35mm (+ D-Cinema)/c; co-2u addph; ph: Michael Barrett
2012	Stuck in Love/Writers [Josh Boone] HD (ARRI ALEXA) scope/c
2012	Prince Avalanche [David Gordon Green] HD (ARRI ALEXA) scope-to-D-Cinema/c; remake of 'Á annan veg/Either Way' (2011, Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson; ph: Árni Filippusson)
*2012*	Suspiria [David Gordon Green] announced in 2008; scheduled to start filming in September; prod delayed due to a rights dispute; prod halted because the financing has reportedly fallen apart; remake of film (1976, Dario Argento; ph: Luciano Tovoli)
2012	Joe [David Gordon Green] HD (ARRI ALEXA Plus/p)-to-digital (scope)/c
2013	The World Made Straight [David Burris] scope/c; 2uc: Jerome Fauci
2013	Search Party [Scot Armstrong] HD (ARRI ALEXA/p)-to-digital (scope)/c
2013	Cymbeline [Michael Almereyda] HD/c
2013	Manglehorn [David Gordon Green] HD (ARRI ALEXA Plus 4:3/J-D-C Scope)-to-D-Cinema (scope)/c
2014	Z for Zachariah [Craig Zobel] HD (ARRI ALEXA Plus 4:3/p)/c
2014	Becoming Mike Nichols [Douglas McGrath] c; doc/72m; aired on HBO-tv (2016)
2014	Our Brand Is Crisis [David Gordon Green] s35-to-35mm (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc: Raphy Molinary
2016	Miles [Oliver Daly] HD/c; aerial drone ph: Jeffrey Steven Brink; a 'proof-of-concept' short (2014; 7m) was ph by Isaac Bauman
2017	Richard Says Goodbye [Wayne Roberts] HD/c

TELEVISION & INTERNET
2001	Autopsy [ep #8 'Dead Giveaway' dir by Arthur Ginsberg] 11-part doc series, 1994-2005; add loc ph; ph: Mead Hunt & Andrew Philip; for HBO-tv
2008	Eastbound & Down [ep #1 dir by Jody Hill (JH), #2-4 dir by David Gordon Green, #5 dir by Adam McKay & #6 dir by JH] 29-part series/s35-to-HD, 2009-13; 1st season, 2009 (6 ep)
2010	His Way [Douglas McGrath] doc/87m; addph: Matthew Petrosky; for HBO-tv (2011)
2012	Local Talent/On We Go [Douglas McGrath] pilot/HD; for USA Network
2014	Red Oaks [pilot dir by David Gordon Green] series/RED Dragon, 2015-present; 1st season, 2015 (10 ep); for Amazon Instant Video
2015	Pee-wee's Big Holiday [John Lee] HD/c; plate unit ph: Mark H. Weingartner; for Netflix
2015	Z: The Beginning of Everything [pilot dir by Tim Blake Nelson] 10-part series/HD-to-35mm, 2015 (pilot) & 2017; for Amazon Instant Video
2016	World's End [Alan Poul] pilot; for TBS-tv

MISCELLANEOUS
1998	The Lesser Evil [David Mackay] grip (North Carolina crew); ph: Stephan Schultze

FILMS AS DIRECTOR
1998	Summer's Torn [short/15m; + scrpl] ph: Greg Ridge; prod NCSA