IEC
#1: From interview [Digital Cinema Society, 2016]
#2: From the doc "Cinematographer Style" [2005]
Born: 5 July 1953, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Education: Nederlandse Film Academie, Amsterdam [NFA] [1972-76]; American Film Institute [AFI] [1977-79].
Career: Ph documentaries for the Smithsonian Institute and other organizations; was offered the ph of an 'ABC Afterschool Special' [1983] which led to the ph of a 'Movie of the Week'.
Is a member of the NSC, SBC and AIC. Was a member of the Dutch Directors Guild.
Became an active member of the ASC in 1993 and was president [2016-2020].
Became president of IMAGO in 2020.
Appeared in the doc 'Cinematographer Style' [2005, Jon Fauer; ph: J. Fauer, Jeff Laszlo, Brian Heller & David Morgan].
Awards: 'Emmy' Award nom [1992] for 'Miss Rose White'; ASC Award nom [1993] & 'Emmy' Award nom [1994] for 'The Burden of Proof'; ASC Award [1994] & 'Emmy' Award nom [1994] for 'Return to Lonesome Dove' [Part II]; ASC Award nom [1998] for 'Medusa's Child'; ASC TV Award nom [2004] for 'Spartacus'.
Website: Kees van Oostrum
FILMS | |
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1980 |
Nights at O'Rear's [Robert Mandel] c; short/45m; prod AFI (USA) |
1983 |
I Am Joe's Eye [Sheldon Renan] c; doc (live-action + anim)/25m; for Reader's Digest Association |
1983 |
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse [Sheldon Renan] c; spph (+ dir sfx); ph: Hanania Baer & Dennis Matsuda |
1984 |
The Oasis/A Savage Hunger [Sparky Greene] c; co-2uc; ph: Alexander Gruszynski |
1984 |
Certain Fury [Stephen Gyllenhaal] c; 2uc (Los Angeles): Joe Pennella |
1984 |
Blue Heaven [Kathleen Dowdey] s16/c |
1992 |
Gettysburg [Ronald F. Maxwell] 35mm (+ 70bu)/c; 2uc: Eduard van der Enden; also a 3-part tv-miniseries |
1994 |
Separate Lives [David Madden] c |
1995 |
[Stephen King's] Thinner [Tom Holland] c; addph: Alan Caso; 2uc: Robert Draper |
1998 |
Joan of Arc: The Virgin Warrior [Ronald F. Maxwell] announced for June start; status unknown |
1998 |
Drive Me Crazy [John Schultz] c |
2001 |
Gods and Generals [Ronald F. Maxwell] p/c; 2uc: William Wages; vfx ph: Timothy Angulo; originally developed for tv |
2001 |
Under the Mimosa [ Melissa Gilbert] pre-production May 2001; status unknown |
2002 |
The Last Man Club [Bo Brinkman] c |
2005 |
Fields of Freedom [David de Vries] c; short/25m; filmed in 17 days for Bob Monahan's Gateway Gettysburg Theatre |
2006 |
We Fight to Be Free [Kees van Oostrum] s35+65mm-to-D-Cinema/c; short/24m; prod for the Ford Orientation Center at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens |
2006 |
Who's Your Caddy? [Don Michael Paul] c; 2uc; ph: Thomas Callaway |
2007 |
The Last Word [Geoffrey Haley] c |
2007 |
First Sunday [David E. Talbert] c; 2uc; ph: Alan Caso |
2007 |
Nights in Rodanthe [George C. Wolfe] s35/c; 2uc; ph: Affonso Beato |
2007 |
The Chosen One [Rob Schneider (replaced George Sluizer, who started shooting in November 2007)] c; shooting resumed with dir R. Schneider in April 2008 |
2007 |
The Hessen Affair [Paul Breuls] c |
2008 |
Christina [Larry Brand] RED/c; + co-prod |
2009 |
The Genesis Code [Patrick Read Johnson & C. Thomas Howell] RED One/c |
2011 |
Wild Eyes: The Abby Sunderland Story [Laurence Sunderland] HD (Sony EX-1 + Canon EOS 5D & 7D + GoPro)/c; doc/78m; cph: Bill Bennett; addph: Joey Julius, Eric Reinig & Alicia Varela |
2011 |
Dark Hearts [Rudolf Buitendach] HD (ARRI ALEXA)/c; + co-prod; released in 2014 |
2012 |
Dr Awkward [Daniel Auber] HD/c; short/11m |
2012 |
Copperhead [Ronald F. Maxwell] HD (ARRI ALEXA)-to-D-Cinema (scope)/c |
2012 |
Where the Road Runs Out [Rudolf Buitendach] HD/c; released in 2014 |
2014 |
Broken Vows [Bram Coppens] HD/c |
TELEVISION | |
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1982 |
Kwiek graal 1 - K(l)eurig [Hilde van Oostrum] c; doc/55m |
1982 |
Is da graal 2 - Hé [Hilde van Oostrum] c; doc/65m |
1983 |
Five American Guns [John Cosgrove] doc/?m; ep HBO-tv series 'America Undercover' |
1983 |
The Hand Me Down Kid [Robert Mandel] tvm/30m; an 'ABC Afterschool Special' |
1983 |
Her Life as a Man [Robert Ellis Miller] tvm |
1984 |
The Alfred G. Graebner Memorial High School Handbook of Rules and Regulations [Mark Cullingham] tvm/60m; a 'CBS Schoolbreak Special' (1st season, ep #4) |
1984 |
Missing Persons: Four True Stories [Kees van Oostrum] doc/60m; for HBO-tv |
1985 |
A Case of Deadly Force [Michael Miller] tvm |
1985 |
Crime of Innocence [Michael Miller] tvm |
1985 |
A Time to Triumph [Noel Black] tvm |
1986 |
Something in Common [Glenn Jordan] tvm |
1987 |
Roses Are for the Rich [Michael Miller] 2-part tvm |
1987 |
Mistress [Michael Tuchner] tvm |
1988 |
The Karen Carpenter Story [Joseph Sargent & Richard Carpenter] tvm |
1988 |
Day One [Joseph Sargent] tvm |
1989 |
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North [Mike Robe] 2-part tvm |
1989 |
The Gifted One [Stephen Herek] pilot; as Kees van Ostrum; 2uc: Don McCuaig (as McQuaig); for NBC-tv |
1989 |
The Incident/Incident at Lincoln Bluff [Joseph Sargent] tvm |
1989 |
A Son's Promise [John Korty] tvm |
1990 |
Ivory Hunters/The Last Elephant [Joseph Sargent] tvm |
1990 |
Son of the Morning Star/Morning Star [Mike Robe] 2-part tvm; 2uc (2ud: Dean Semler): Richard Merryman |
1990 |
Long Road Home [John Korty] tvm |
1990 |
Never Forget [Joseph Sargent] tvm |
1991 |
An Inconvenient Woman [Larry Elikann] 2-part tvm |
1991 |
Het eind dat niemand keren kan [Emile Fallaux] doc/120m/16mm; cph: Erik Zuyderhoff & Frans Bromet |
1991 |
The Story Lady [Larry Elikann] tvm; cph: Sol Negrin |
1991 |
Miss Rose White [Joseph Sargent] tvm; ep #282 'Hallmark Hall of Fame'-series |
1991 |
The Burden of Proof [Mike Robe] 2-part tvm |
1992 |
In My Daughter's Name/Overruled [Jud Taylor] tvm |
1992 |
Somebody’s Daughter [Joseph Sargent] tvm |
1992 |
[Danielle Steel's] Heartbeat [Michael Miller] tvm |
1992 |
Men Don't Tell [Harry Winer] tvm |
1993 |
There Was a Little Boy [Mimi Leder] tvm |
1993 |
[Judith Krantz's] Torch Song [Michael Miller] tvm |
1993 |
Return to Lonesome Dove [Mike Robe] 3-part miniseries; 2uc (+ 2ud): Douglas Milsome |
1993 |
[Danielle Steel's] Once in a Lifetime [Michael Miller] tvm |
1994 |
Children of the Dark [Michael Switzer] tvm |
1994 |
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die [Peter H. Hunt] tvm |
1994 |
The Enemy Within [Jonathan Darby] tvm; ph Washington D.C.: David Insley |
1994 |
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice/Deadly Justice [Brian Dennehy] tvm |
1994 |
Down Came a Blackbird/Ramirez [Jonathan Sanger] tvm; uwph: Pauline Heaton |
1995 |
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler [Marcus Cole] tvm |
1995 |
Degree of Guilt [Mike Robe] 2-part tvm |
1995 |
Journey [Tom McLoughlin] tvm |
1995 |
Second Noah [pilot dir by Donna Deitch] 21-part series, 1996-97; 1st season, 1996 (12 ep); other ph: Mike Fash |
1996 |
Profiler [pilot (ep #1) 'Insight' dir by John Patterson, #21 'Venom' (part 1) dir by James Whitmore Jr. & #22 'Venom' (part 2) dir by Dan Lerner] 83-part series, 1996-2000; 1st season, 1996-97 (22 ep); other ph: Michael Bonvillain (19 ep) |
1996 |
The Christmas Tree [Sally Field] tvm |
1996 |
[William Faulkner's] Old Man [John Kent Harrison] tvm |
1997 |
Before He Wakes [Michael Scott] tvm |
1997 |
Profiler [17 ep dir by various] 2nd season, 1997-98 (20 ep); other ph: Theo van de Sande; see 1996 |
1997 |
Medusa's Child [Larry Shaw] 2-part tvm |
1998 |
You Know My Name/Bill Tilghman [John Kent Harrison] tvm |
1999 |
Cupid & Cate [Brent Shields] tvm; ep #310 of 'Hallmark Hall of Fame'-series |
1999 |
A House Divided [John Kent Harrison] tvm |
2002 |
Homeward Bound [Josh Brand] tvm/60m |
2003 |
Spartacus [Robert Dornhelm] 2-part tvm |
2004 |
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman [Sheldon Larry] tvm/s16 |
2004 |
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel [Ron Lagomarsino] tvm |
2005 |
The Water Is Wide [John Kent Harrison] tvm; ep #329 of 'Hallmark Hall of Fame'-series |
2005 |
Snow Wonder [Peter Werner] tvm |
2006 |
A Perfect Day [Peter Levin] tvm |
2009 |
Secrets in the Walls [Christopher Leitch] tvm |
2010 |
Beyond the Blackboard/Let Them Shine [Jeff Bleckner] tvm/HD; uncred addph; ph: Eric van Haren Noman; ep #346 of 'Hallmark Hall of Fame'-series (2011) |
2010 |
Smooch [Ron Oliver] tvm/HD; for Hallmark Channel |
2013 |
The Fosters [6 ep dir by various] series/HD (ARRI ALEXA), 2013-present; 1st season, 2013-14 (21 ep) |
2014 |
The Fosters [6 ep dir by various] 2nd season, 2014-15 (21 ep); see 2013 |
2015 |
The Fosters [3 ep dir by various] 3rd season, 2015-16 (20 ep); see 2013 |
MISCELLANEOUS | |
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1974 |
Om de tafel [Jurriën Rood; short] lighting; ph: Joop van der Vegt; prod NFA |
1976 |
De gangen, de stilte en Peter/Corridors of Silence [Leo de Boer; short/b&w/20m] co-lighting; ph: Deen van de (= der) Zaken; prod NFA |
1977 |
Peter en de vliegende autobus/Vliegen zonder vleugels/Flying Without Wings [Karst van der Meulen] lighting; ph: Cees Samson; 93m & 54m (UK) |
1978 |
A Force of One [Paul Aaron] asst to dir; ph: Roger Shearman |
2012 |
Justified [ep #50 'Decoy' dir by Michael Watkins, #51 'Peace of Mind' dir by Gwyneth Horder-Payton & #52 'Ghosts' dir by Bill Johnson] 78-part tv-series, 2010-15; 4th season/RED Epic, 2013; 'b' cam op; ph: Francis Kenny (#50-51) & Richard Crudo (#52) |
FILMS & TELEVISION AS DIRECTOR | |
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1978 |
Een dikke liefde [short/23m; + co-scrpl] ph: Bert van Munster |
1984 |
Het bittere kruid/Bitter Sweet/Bitter Herbs [feature] ph: Theo van de Sande |
1984 |
Missing Persons: Four True Stories [tv-doc; + ph] see Television (1984) |
1986 |
The Hitchhiker [ep #29 'Dead Heat'; tv-series] ph: Richard Wincenty |
1987 |
Sable [ep #6 'Watchdogs'; tv-series] ph: Alex Nepomniaschy & David Spitz |
1990 |
Vanished [feature] unrealized |
1997 |
Profiler [ep #38 'Lethal Obsession'; tv-series] ph: Theo van de Sande; see Television (1997) |
2000 |
A Perfect Man/Dial 9 for Love/Men Are Dogs [feature] ph: Joost van Gelder; shelved after filming due to financial problems; film was completed in 2012 and released in 2013 |
2006 |
We Fight to Be Free [short/24m; + ph] see Films |
2011 |
First Allies [feature] ph: Dan Laustsen; pre-production; scheduled to start filming in September; financed by the Oneida Indian Nation; status unknown |
2015 |
The Fosters [ep #48 'It's My Party'; tv-series] 3rd season, 2015-16; ph: Robert Draper; see Television |