IEC
#2: 2009
#3: "Steal a Pencil for Me" [2006]
Born: 10 May 1947, Tilburg, Netherlands, as Theodorus Amandus Maria van de Sande.
Education: Nederlandse Film Academie [NFA] [1966-70], Amsterdam.
Career: 'The day I graduated, I was not there to get my diploma because I was working on a film called 'Stamping Ground'. I was one of the field cameramen, and Jan de Bont was the cinematographer. After that, I started working on tv programs. The first opportunity I got to work on a feature was when Jan was doing a film, and he was looking for a 2nd assistant cameraman. On the next film, I was bumped up to first assistant. After that film, I decided that I was going to shoot my own films.'
Was prod asst on the short feature 'Antenna' [1969, Adriaan Ditvoorst; ph: Jan de Bont]. Went to Los Angeles, USA, in 1987.
'My first visit [to the USA] was in 1980. I shot a documentary in Cuba, and heard so much talk about the capitalist monster in America, I decided to see what the country was like. I rented a car in Washington, D.C. and spent a month driving across the country, and then another two weeks in Los Angeles. I found an immense country with great natural beauty. I went back to The Netherlands and shot more films in Europe and other countries. I returned to the United States [in 1984] because a film ['Charlotte'] that I shot about a Jewish artist who died in a Nazi concentration camp was opening at a San Francisco film festival. I met with some agents in Los Angeles during that trip and they asked for a resume. I had never had a resume! I simply went from film to film. I had about 40 to 50 credits including about 25 features. I was happy making films in Europe, but I knew I could never do bigger projects there because of budgets. There aren't that many people in the world who speak Dutch, so that put a limit on distribution.'
Appeared in the [tv-]doc's 'Kunstig - Fons Rademakers' [1979, Juri Voogd; tv-doc/48m], 'De Uitkijk - De IJssalon' [1984, ?; tv-doc/19m], 'Het visioen: over het maken van "De wisselwachter"' [1987, Rimko Haanstra; ph: Frans Bromet & Cees Samson], 'Stardust' [1998; seg dir by Harry Hosman] & 'R.A.M. Special' [2003, Harry Hosman; tv-doc/60m]. Became member of the ASC in 1991. Gives workshops at the Film & Television Workshops, Rockport, Maine. Was married to film director Nouchka van Brakel. Married to dir Michèle Ohayon.
Awards: Nederlands FF 'Gouden Kalf' Camera [1982] for his work, 1977-82; Madrid FF 'Best Cinematography Award' [1986] for 'De wisselwachter'; Nederlands FF 'Gouden Kalf' Camera [1987] for his work, 1982-87; ASC TV Award nom [2014] for 'Deliverance Creek'.
Website: Theo van de Sande
FILMS AT THE NFA | |
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1968 |
Prins Bernhard Fonds II [Ingeborg Köhler] ?; doc/?m |
1969 |
Allerzielen [- Het feest van de dood] [Guido Pieters] 16mm/c; short/25m |
1969 |
Carnaval [Guido Pieters] ?; short/30m |
1969 |
Rosemary's Baby [Gert Meer] ?; short/?m |
FEATURE FILMS | |
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1969 |
Drop Out, of: De meester kan me nog meer vertellen [Wim Verstappen] c; cph: Jan de Bont, a.o. |
1970 |
Blue Movie [Wim Verstappen] 35bu/c; ph special seq dir by Pim de la Parra; ph: Jan de Bont |
1972 |
Vaarwel [: een sprookje]/Farewell/True Romantic Agony [Guido Pieters] 16mm/c |
1973 |
Dakota [Wim Verstappen] ts/c; ph Holland (studio); other ph: Jan de Bont, Marc Felperlaan, Werner Leckebusch & Peter Brugman |
1974 |
Zwaarmoedige verhalen voor bij de centrale verwarming/Melancholy Tales [seg 'De smalle oude man' dir by Guido Pieters, 'Zeeman tussen wal en schip' dir by Ernie Damen, 'Een winkelier keert nooit weerom' dir by Nouchka van Brakel & 'Meneer Frits' dir by Bas van der Lecq] c; 4 seg |
1976 |
Alle dagen feest/Every Day a Party [seg 'Alle dagen feest' dir by Ate de Jong, 'Een ellendige nietsnut' dir by Orlow Seunke, 'Hoe ik mijn verjaardag vierde' dir by Otto Jongerius & 'Op reis' dir by Paul de Lussanet] c; 4 seg |
1976 |
Soleil des hyènes/Chamass wa el dibua/De zonnevreters/Hyenas' Sun [Ridha Behi] c; + small part |
1976 |
Het debuut/The Debut [Nouchka van Brakel] c |
1977 |
Dokter Vlimmen/Doctor Vlimmen [Guido Pieters] c |
1978 |
Kasper in de onderwereld/De goden moeten hun getal hebben [Jef van der Heyden] c; cph: Fernand Tack |
1978 |
Mijn vriend, of het verborgen leven van Jules Depraeter/The Judge's Friend [Fons Rademakers] c |
1979 |
De Witte [van Sichem] [Robbe de Hert] c; cph: Walther Vanden Ende |
1980 |
Charlotte [Frans Weisz] c; cph: Jerzy Lipman (started prod, but was replaced by Van de Sande) |
1981 |
Het meisje met het rode haar/The Girl with the Red Hair [Ben Verbong] c |
1981 |
Golven/Waves [Annette Apon] 16mm/c |
1982 |
Van de koele meren des doods/Hedwig: The Quiet Lakes [Nouchka van Brakel] c; also 4-part tv-miniseries (1984) |
1983 |
De illusionist/The Illusionist [Jos Stelling] c |
1983 |
Giovanni [Annette Apon] c |
1983 |
De Anna [Erik van Zuylen] c |
1983 |
Schatjes!/Army Brats/Darlings! [Ruud van Hemert] c |
1983 |
De schorpioen/The Scorpion [Ben Verbong] c |
1984 |
De ijssalon/Private Resistance [Dimitri Frenkel Frank] c |
1984 |
Het bittere kruid/Bitter Sweet [Kees van Oostrum] c |
1985 |
De aanslag/The Assault [Fons Rademakers] c |
1985 |
[Schatjes 2:] Mama is boos!/Hitting the Fan! [Ruud van Hemert] c |
1986 |
De wisselwachter/The Pointsman [Jos Stelling] c; cph: Frans Bromet, Paul van den Bos & Goert Giltay |
1987 |
Der Madonna-Mann [Hans-Christoph Blumenberg] c |
1987 |
Zoeken naar Eileen/Looking for Eileen [Rudolf van den Berg] c; cph: Paul van den Bos |
1987 |
Miracle Mile [Steve De Jarnatt] c; addph: Ernest Holzman; 2uc: Jack Wallner & Chris Squires |
1987 |
Crossing Delancey [Joan Micklin Silver] c |
1988 |
Eyes of an Angel/The Tender [Robert Harmon] p/c; addph: R. Harmon & Walter Lloyd; addph II: Alexander Gruszynski |
1988 |
Rooftops [Robert Wise] c |
1989 |
The First Power/Pentagram/Transit [Robert Resnikoff] c; 2uc: Jesus Elizondo & Michael Todd Henry; uwph: Peter Romano |
1990 |
Once Around [Lasse Hallström] c |
1990 |
Body Parts [Eric Red] p/c |
1990 |
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even/Stepkids [Joan Micklin Silver] c |
1991 |
Wayne's World [Penelope Spheeris] c; 2uc: Robert M. Stevens |
1993 |
On Deadly Ground [Steven Seagal] Clairmont-Scope/c; addph Alaska; ph: Ric Waite |
1993 |
Exit to Eden [Garry Marshall] c; addph: Johnny Jensen; 2uc: Steve Yaconelli, Michael Genne & David Nowell |
1993 |
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem/Les hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem [Ridha Behi] c |
1994 |
Bushwhacked/The Tenderfoot [Greg Beeman] Clairmont-Scope + Arriscope/c; 2uc: Scott Ransom |
1996 |
Volcano [Mick Jackson] c; aph: Dylan Gross; vfx ph: Michael Sajbel; miniature efx ph: Allen Blaisdell, Michael Condro, David Drzewiecki & Eric Swenson; SpaceCam op: Ron Goodman |
1997 |
Blade [Stephen Norrington] Clairmont-Scope/c; 2uc: Raymond Stella |
1998 |
Cruel Intentions/Sexual Provocation [Roger Kumble] c; intended as a tv-pilot |
1998 |
Big Daddy [Dennis Dugan] c |
1999 |
Little Nicky [Steven Brill] c; 2uc: Moshe Levin; aph: Dwayne McClintock |
2000 |
Double Take [George Gallo] p/c; 2uc: Moshe Levin; + co-2ud |
2001 |
High Crimes [Carl Franklin] p+s16-to-35mm scope/c; aph: Phil Pastuhov |
2002 |
Out of Time [Carl Franklin] s35/c; 2uc: Josh Bleibtreu |
2003 |
Little Black Book [Nick Hurran] s35/c; 2uc: Moshe Levin; aph: Phil Pastuhov |
2004 |
Beauty Shop [Bille Woodruff] p/c |
2004 |
The Marine [John Bonito] s35-to-35mm (1.85:1)/c; ph Los Angeles; ph: David Eggby |
2004 |
Zwartboek/Black Book [Paul Verhoeven] announced as doph, but film was ph by Karl Walter Lindenlaub in 2005 |
2005 |
Yours, Mine & Ours [Raja Gosnell] s35/c; 2uc: Larry Blanford & Paul Hughen; remake of film (1967, Melville Shavelson; ph: Charles F. Wheeler) |
2007 |
Tulia [Carl Franklin (later replaced by John Singleton)] scheduled to start in May; status unknown |
2007 |
College Road Trip [Roger Kumble] s35/c; addph: Matthew Leonetti; 2uc: Craig Haagensen |
[Left] with dir Jean van de Velde - "Wit licht"
2008 |
Wit licht/The Silent Army [Jean van de Velde] s35/c |
2008 |
The Hole [Joe Dante] RED (3-D)+HD (Silicon Imaging SI-2K [3-D])-to-35mm (+ D-Cinema)/c; Los Angeles ph: Scott Kevan; 2uc: Michael Wale
#1: [Left] with dir Joe Dante - "The Hole" #2: RED One 3-D rig - "The Hole"
'The Hole' was shot with RED One cameras housed in a custom-designed 3-D rig made by Max Penner at Paradise FX in Los Angeles. The rig is essentially a cradle that holds two RED One cameras that represent the left and right eyes. The cameras shoot through a beam-splitter with two Angénieux Optimo lenses that are calibrated for focus and zoom as well as inter-axial distance and convergence. All these controls are linked by microwave remotes that enable the 'stereographer' to shape the 3-D space during the shot. Much like a focus puller with a remote unit that can pull focus during the shot, the 'stereographer' sits in front of a 3-D monitor station (two 17-inch Panasonic HD monitors mounted behind a beam-splitter) and is able to create and adjust the 3-D space as the shot changes. [Michael Wale] |
2009 |
Grown Ups [Dennis Dugan] HD (Genesis)-to-35mm (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc basketball unit: Steve Andrich; aph: Phil Pastuhov |
2010 |
Just Go with It [Dennis Dugan] 35mm+HD (Sony F35)-to-35mm (+ D-Cinema)/c |
2010 |
Carjacked [John Bonito] RED One MX-to-35mm scope/c; 2uc: Teddy Smith |
2011 |
Love and Honor/AWOL [Danny Mooney] RED One MX-to-D-Cinema (scope)/c |
2012 |
Grown Ups 2 [Dennis Dugan] RED Epic-to-35mm (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc: Josh Bleibtreu |
2012 |
Homefront [Gary Fleder] HD (ARRI ALEXA + Canon EOS 5D)-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc: Duane Manwiller; aph: Patrick Longman |
2013 |
Chui Deng Legend [Bobby Roth] pre-production |
2016 |
Bad Santa 2 [Mark Waters] HD (Panasonic VariCam 35)-to-digital/c; aph: Mark Gerasimenko |
SHORTS & DOCUMENTARIES | |
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1969 |
Carna [Adriaan Ditvoorst] c; doc/12m; cph: Jan de Bont & Piotr van Dijk |
1970 |
Love and Music/Stamping Ground [Hansjürgen Pohland & George Sluizer] c; mus doc/101m; cph: Jan de Bont, Harry Hart, Paul van den Bos, Mat van Hensbergen, a.o.; aph: Jan Oonk |
1972 |
Kapsalon [Frans Rasker] ?; short/24m; cph: Jan de Bont |
1972 |
Crossover [Bobby Eerhart] c; short/7m |
1972 |
De treurige geranium [Feliks Arons] 16mm/c; short/10m |
1973 |
Eigen haard is goud waard/There's No Place Like Home [Annette Apon] 16mm/b&w; short/25m |
1973 |
Een andere kijk op zwakzinnigheid/A New Look at the Mentally Retarded [Jan Vrijman] 16mm/c; doc/40m |
1973 |
Bankoverval/Bankgeheim [Rob van Steensel] c; short/10m |
1974 |
Arthur en Eva [Annette Apon] ?; short/35m |
1974 |
Straf [Olga Madsen] c; short/12m |
1974 |
Don't Move Baby [Bobby Eerhart] c; short/11m |
1975 |
Oronoque [Aat den Ouden & Theo van de Sande] 16mm/c; doc/43m; cph: A. den Ouden |
1976 |
The Hanged Man [Meino Zeillemaker] 16mm/c; short/12m |
1976 |
De radiodroom [Flip Jansen] 16mm/c; short/18m |
1976 |
Shoot Out [Bobby Eerhart] ts/c; short/13m |
1976 |
Scherven [Juri Voogd] c; short/12m |
With dir Willeke van Ammelrooy
Photo by Maya Pejic
1976 |
Rust [Willeke van Ammelrooy] c; short/6m |
1977 |
Alleen is maar alleen [collective] 16mm/c; dram doc/23m; prod Amsterdams Stadsjournaal |
1977 |
De vitusdans [Ben Verbong] 16mm/?; short/30m |
1977 |
De elektriseermachine van Wimshurst [Erik van Zuylen] 16mm/c; short/40m |
1977 |
Maria van de garage [Guido Pieters] c; ?/30m |
1978 |
De verleiding [Ben Verbong] 16mm/c; short/50m |
1978 |
Geen ontbijt [Annemarie Prins] 16mm/c; short/24m |
1978 |
De plaats van de vreemdeling/The Alien's Place/The Alien [Rudolf van den Berg] 16mm/c; doc/87m |
1979 |
De fabriek - Werken in Cuba/The Factory - Working in Cuba [Hillie Molenaar] c; doc/60m |
1979 |
Episode [Victorine Habets] 16mm/c; short/27m |
1979 |
Good Luck Danny [Flip Jansen, Peter Abbink & Ella Elbersen] 16mm/?; short/16m |
1979 |
De code van Neerlands Hoop [Orlow Seunke] 16mm/c; perf/71m & 96m; cph: Goert Giltay & Jules van den Steenhoven |
1980 |
Het begin [Orlow Seunke] c; doc/60m |
1980 |
Verdronken land/Drowned Country [Chris Brouwer & Gerard Reteig] c; doc/74m |
1980 |
Chaos in de rechtsstaat [Barbara den Uyl] s16/?; doc/61m; cph: Jules van den Steenhoven; prod Amsterdams Stadsjournaal |
1982 |
Aanstelleritis [Ine Schenkkan] c; short/36m |
1982 |
Who Needs the Pacific Ocean [August Louisson-Barrier] 16mm/c; doc/53m |
1983 |
De toekomst van '36/The Future of '36 [Linda van Tulden & Willum Thijssen] c; dram doc/95m; cph: Michel Houssiau |
1983 |
Capriccio di Amsterdam [Piotr Andrejew] c; doc/8m |
1984 |
Stranger at Home [Rudolf van den Berg] 16mm/c; doc/93m; cph: Jules van den Steenhoven & Goert Giltay |
1984 |
Projekties [Annette Apon] c; short/30m; prod Amsterdams Stadsjournaal |
1984 |
The End [Piotr Andrejew] c; short/8m |
1989 |
Salamander [Michèle Ohayon] c; short/28m |
1990 |
Let the Good Times Roll [Paul Justman] b&w-c; mus doc/90m; cph: Albert Maysles & Michelle Mahrer |
1991 |
It Was a Wonderful Life [Michèle Ohayon] 16mm/c; doc/84m; cph: Jacek Laskus & Bruce Ready |
1997 |
Colors Straight Up [Michèle Ohayon] s16/c; doc/93m; cph: Jacek Laskus; addph: Teresa Medina |
2002 |
DysFunktional Family [George Gallo] HD-to-35mm/c; concert film/89m |
2005 |
Cowboy del Amor [Michèle Ohayon] HD-to-35mm/c; doc/86m; addph Mexico: M. Ohayon; + co-prod |
2006 |
Steal a Pencil for Me [Michèle Ohayon] dv/c; doc/94m; addph: Sam Ameen & Michael Pinkey; + co-prod |
2009 |
S.O.S - State of Security [: Richard A. Clarke's Quest for Truth]/Ygfy [Michèle Ohayon] HD/b&w-c; doc/102m |
2011 |
Solar Roadways [Michèle Ohayon] c; doc/4m; ep GE's 30-part film series 'Focus Forward' |
2014 |
Jean-Claude Carrière [Michèle Ohayon] b&w-c; doc/6m; cph: Rodney Charters; prod for the A.M.P.A.S. Governors Awards Ceremony, November 2014 |
TELEVISION & INTERNET | |
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1971 |
De heilige familie [Jan van den Brink] doc/23m/16mm; cph: Albert van der Wildt |
1974 |
Q & Q [Bram van Erkel] 13-part series/16mm; 1st series; other ph: Jan Kijser |
1975 |
W.F. Hermans en de triomph der techniek [Erik van Zuylen] doc/25m/16mm; ep series 'Beeldspraak' |
[Left] - "Q & Q"
1975 |
Q & Q [, kunst- en vliegwerk] [Bram van Erkel] 13-part series/16mm; 2nd series, 1976; re-edited & released theatrically (1978/87m) |
1977 |
Prettig weekend, meneer Meijer [Orlow Seunke] tvm/65m/16mm; ep series 'Dubbelleven' |
1978 |
De taal is gansch het volk [Erik van Zuylen] doc/60m/16mm; cph: Paul van den Bos, Jochgem van Dijk, a.o. |
1978 |
Entrée Brussels [Frans Weisz] theater perf/35m/s16; for VPRO-tv |
1979 |
Extra [seg 'Bedankt en tot ziens' dir by Marc Nelissen] series/16mm |
1979 |
Pim [Orlow Seunke] 5-part series/16mm; also released theatrically (1983) |
1980 |
De granman [Jan Venema] doc/b&w-c/29m/16mm; cph: Jan Kijser |
1984 |
Wij komen als vrienden/We Are Coming as Friends [Marion Bloem] doc/97m/16mm |
1993 |
Wet/Feucht [Bob Rafelson] tvm/27m; ep 27-part series 'Erotic Tales - Die schönste Sache der Welt', 1993-2002 |
1996 |
The Practice [pilot dir by Mick Jackson] 168-part series, 1997-2004; 1st season, 1997 (6 ep); other ph: Dennis Smith |
1996 |
Women: Stories of Passion [ep #1 'For the Sake of Science' & #14 'Reading for Pleasure' dir by Michèle Ohayon] 26-part series, 1996-97; addph: Samuel Ameen (#1 & #14); other ph: Arturo Smith, Denise Brassard, John Aronson, Matthew Libatique, Sergei Vertov, a.o.; for Showtime Cable |
1997 |
Profiler [ep #37 'Breaking Point' dir by Ian Toynton & #38 'Lethal Obsession' dir by Kees van Oostrum] 83-part series, 1996-2000; 2nd season, 1997-98; other ph: Kees van Oostrum |
1999 |
[Oprah Winfrey Presents:] Tuesdays with Morrie [Mick Jackson] tvm/35mm |
2003 |
The Street Lawyer [Paris Barclay] unsold pilot |
2004 |
Planet Rules [Steve De Jarnatt] series; unrealized (?) |
2006 |
The Riches [pilot dir by Carl Franklin & (reshoots) Peter O'Fallon] 20-part series, 2007-08; 1st season, 2007; pilot reshoots ph: Jeffrey Jur |
Bryan Greenberg - TvdS - Laura Prepon - "October Road"
Photo by Gary Fleder
2006 |
October Road [ep #2 'The Pros and Cons of Upsetting the Applecart' dir by Gary Fleder (GF), #3 'Tomorrow's So Far Away' dir by GF, #4 'Secrets and Guys' dir by Michael Schultz, #5 'Forever Until Now' dir by David Paymer & #6 'Best Friend Windows' dir by GF] 19-part series/35mm, 2007-08; 1st season, 2007 (6 ep); pilot ph by Brian Agnew & Sharone Meir |
2007 |
The Memory Keeper's Daughter [Mick Jackson] tvm |
2009 |
Happy Town [ep #1 'In This Home on Ice' & #2 'I Came to Haplin for the Waters' dir by Gary Fleder] 8-part (2 unaired) series/HD (ARRI D-21)+RED One+film, 2010; addph (#1) & cph (#2): Derick V. Underschultz; aph: Mark Hryma |
2011 |
Identity [Gary Fleder] pilot/HD (ARRI ALEXA + Canon EOS 5D); for ABC-tv |
2012 |
Beauty and the Beast [pilot dir by Gary Fleder] 70-part series/HD (ARRI ALEXA + Canon EOS 5D), 2012-16; 1st season, 2012-13 (22 ep) |
2013 |
Deliverance Creek [Jon Amiel] pilot/HD (ARRI ALEXA); for Lifetime-tv |
2014 |
Identity [Gary Fleder] pilot; for The CW Network |
2014 |
Salem Rogers [- Model of the Year 1998] [Mark Waters] pilot/HD (Panasonic VariCam 35); for Amazon Studios (2015) |
2014 |
Evil Men [Gary Fleder] pilot/HD (Panasonic VariCam 35); for USA Network |
2015 |
Cheerleader Death Squad [Mark Waters] pilot/HD (Panasonic VariCam 35); for The CW Network |
2015 |
The Art of More [ep #1 'Heavy Lies the Head' dir by Gary Fleder] series/HD (Sony F55), 2015-present; 1st season, 2015 (10 ep); for Crackle (online) |
2015 |
Guilt [pilot dir by Gary Fleder] 10-part series/HD (Panasonic VariCam 35), 2016; for ABC Family (renamed Freeform) |
2016 |
Magic Camp [Mark Waters] HD (Panasonic VariCam 35)/c; for Disney+; filmed 2016-17 |
FILMS AS CAMERA ASSISTANT/OPERATOR | |
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1968 |
Obsessions/Bezeten - Het gat in de muur [Pim de la Parra] c.asst; ph: Frans Bromet |
1970 |
Rubia's Jungle [Pim de la Parra] c.asst; ph: Frans Bromet |
1970 |
Tussen de wielen [Fons Grasveld; short] c.asst; ph: Fred Tammes |
1970 |
Wat zien ik...?/Any Special Way/Diary of a Hooker/Business is Business [Paul Verhoeven] c.asst; ph: Jan de Bont |
1971 |
Joyriding [Otto Maria Jongerius; short] co-c.asst; ph: Frans Bromet |
1971 |
João [en het mes] [George Sluizer] c.asst; ph: Jan de Bont |
1972 |
Turks Fruit [Paul Verhoeven] co-c.asst; ph: Jan de Bont |
1973 |
Latsi in training [Samuel Meyering; short] c.asst; ph: Jan de Bont |
1973 |
Naakt over de schutting [Frans Weisz] c.op; ph: Ferenc Kálmán-Gáll |
1975 |
Blokpost/De laatste trein [Erik van Zuylen] c.asst; ph: Jan de Bont |