Neil Oseman: Director of Photography
Neil Oseman: Director of Photography
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
+44 (0) 7986 702888 [email protected] www.neiloseman.com
REPRESENTATION Laura Reeve, Berlin Associates +44 (0)20 7632 5292 [email protected]
FEATURES
Year Title Production co. Genre Director Camera
2020 WAR OF THE WORLDS: THE Doorbell Productions/ Sci-fi thriler Junaid Syed Blackmagic
Lolas Productions Ursa Mini
ATTACK
Contemporary adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic, with a Stranger Things flavour
2020 KARLI Altered Stranger Pictures Horror Mike Clarke & Blackmagic
Paul Gerrard Ursa Mini
Cronenberg-inspired horror film currently in production. Winner of the Grimmfest Work in Progress Award 2019. Expected release: 2020
2019 ABOVE THE CLOUDS Third Light Films Road comedy Leon Chambers Arri Alexa Mini
Comedy road movie about a young woman travelling to Skye in a Fiat 500 with a tramp to meet her real father. Premiered at Raindance
2018 and described by reviewer Bennett McClellan as “the film that will define the 2018 Raindance Film Festival in the minds of millions of
cinema lovers.” Awards include: Best International Feature (Regina International Film Festival & Awards 2019), Indie Spirit Award (Naples
International Film Festival 2019) & Audience Award for Narrative Feature (Austin Film Festival 2018). Due for release in December 2019
2019 SYNCED (additional photography) Empty Box Productions Sci-fi thriller Devon Avery Blackmagic
Time travel action thriller. I was the DP for the Japan unit. Due for release in December 2019
2019 THE ETRUSCAN SMILE Po Valley Productions Drama Oded Binnun & Arri Alexa
(additional photography) Mihal Brezis
Pick-ups with Brian Cox (The Bourne Identity, X-Men 2). Main unit DP: Javier Aguirresarobe, ASC, AEC (Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Others,
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Twilight Saga: New Moon). UK theatrical release: June 2019
17th century supernatural thriller starring Hannah Arterton (Walking on Sunshine), Clare Higgins (Hellraiser) & Michael Ironside (Scanners,
Total Recall, Starship Troopers). Premiered at Frightfest 2018. US theatrical release: April 2019. UK DVD release: May 2019
2018 THE LITTLE MERMAID MVP Studios Family fantasy Blake Harris Arri Alexa
Shot in Savannah, Georgia, USA. Starring Academy Award winner Shirley MacLaine, William Moseley (The Royals, The Chronicles of Narnia),
Poppy Drayton (Downton Abbey) and Gina Gershon (Face/Off). Edited by Academy Award winner Richard Halsey (Rocky, Edward
Scissorhands, Sister Act). Co-director: Chris Bouchard. US theatrical release: August 2018. International Netflix release: December 2018
2016 THE GONG FU CONNECTION Cannon Fist Productions Action comedy Ted Duran Blackmagic
2011 SEE SAW Hamptons Films Thriller Tom Muschamp JVC GY-HD110
2006 DARK NIGHT Spiffing Films Horror Daniel Grant Sony DSR-570
2004 BLOOD RELATIVE Megropolis 1 Productions Vampire thriller Miles Richardson Canon XL1-S
2003 BEYOND RECOGNITION Hamptons Films Thriller Tom Muschamp Canon XL1-S
SERIES
Year Title Production co. Genre Director Camera
2016 REN: THE GIRL WITH THE MARK Mythica Entertainment Fantasy Kate Madison Blackmagic
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5 x 10 minutes fantasy action series starring Sophie Skelton (Outlander). 14 international awards including 4 Best Series / Grand Jury
Awards. Over 40 nominations including 6 for Best Cinematography (Bilbao WebFest, Melbourne International WebFest, The International
Online WebFest, LA WebFest, Seoul WebFest, Die Seriale). Available on Amazon Prime
2015 THE FIRST MUSKETEER First Musketeer Action/period Harriet Sams Blackmagic
6 x 10 minutes action adventure based on the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, set at numerous stunning locations in the south of France,
featuring swordfights, horses and extensive night shooting. 3 international awards including Best Series at UK WebFest 2015. Nominations
include Best Cinematography at The International Online WebFest 2015
MUSIC PROMOS
Year Track Artist Label Director Camera
2014 HELLBLAZER SAVAGE MESSIAH Ear Ache Tom Walsh Red Epic
Records
2013 DROPLETS LEWIS WATSON Warner Bros. Tom Walsh Red Epic
2009 IF YOU TAKE ME APART DEATH CIGARETTES Anton Short Sony DSR-570
SHORTS (selected)
Year Title Production co. Genre Director Camera
Fairytale about a tree spirit falling in love with a human. Awards include BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER at the New York Cinematography
Awards (August 2019)
2017 PERPLEXED MUSIC Compos Mentis Drama Mark McGann Arri Alexa
Drama about grief and acceptance starring Paul McGann (Withnail & I) shot at stunning locations in Somerset and on the Cornish coast.
Awards include: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (SHORT) and BEST LIGHTING (SHORT) at Enginious Film Awards (Third Quarter 2017)
2017 FINDING HOPE Mouse Chased Cat Drama Krysten Resnick Sony FS7
Moving short drama about a struggling couple, starring Crystal Leaity (Poldark, Mr Selfridge) and Paul Butterworth (The Full Monty).
Awards include: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY in the September 2017 Awards at Festigious International Film Festival
Intimate drama starring Johnny McPherson (Eastenders). Shot with uncoated Zeiss lenses, creating deliberate spherical flares.
11 awards including BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at Festigious International Film Festival 2016.
2016 BALLET POINTE SHOES Gisela Productions Fairytale Gisela Pereira Arri Alexa
Based on the fairytale of The Red Shoes, transposed to a quasi-Victorian world. Featuring several ballet sequences
…and countless other shorts since the year 2000 including: supernatural drama Crossing Paths (dir. Ben Bloore), game-show pastiche The Knowledge
(Jonnie Howard), sexual abuse dramas Coffin Grabber (dir. Claire Alberie) & Ashes (Sophie Black), medieval comedy The Shepherds’ Story (Douglas
Morse), Wes Anderson-esque black comedy Self-control (Stanislava Buevich), participatory films Access All Areas, Dark Water, Notes to Self, Is This
What You Want? & Because I’m Worthless (Rick Goldsmith), sci-fi thriller Forever Alone (Jordan Morris), horror Mary, Mary (Barend Kruger), Clerks-
esque comedy Shelf Stackers, gangster short The Ends & war drama Coming Home (Tom Wadlow), micro-dramas The Runner & Hostile (Lara
Greenway), race dramas Into the Woods & Black/Blue (Matt Taabu) & Exile Incessant (James Reynolds), sweet comedy You’re Nobody (Anton Short),
football hooliganism drama The Match (Leon Chambers), awkward comedy The Cleaner (Louise Radinger), supernatural anthology Three Blind Mice
(K.T. Roberts), arthouse thriller Girl and a Scar (David Cave) and Doctor Who spin-off Daemos Rising (Keith Barnfather).
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