KEES VAN OOSTRUM

#1: From interview [Digital Cinema Society, 2016]

#2: From the doc "Cinematographer Style" [2005]

KEES VAN OOSTRUM ASC/NSC/SBC/AIC

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
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
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
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
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