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LOLCRAWLEY
BORN: 2 NOVEMBER 1974, SHREWSBURY, UK
How did you get into
this industry, any family “connections?
I studied BA (Hons) Media Produc-
tion at Northumbria University in Newcastle and graduated in 1997. I left and found work straight away as a camera
awards in competition at Sundance (Excel- lence in Cinematography: Dramatic) and Berlin film festivals 2008. Also my work on the upcoming feature festival release Better Things (UK 2008). The work I did on the two short films Field (2001) and Love Me Or Leave Me Alone (2003) with director/pro-
What were your most recent projects and what was your job on each?
I have been cinematographer on the following recent features.
• Rounding Up Donkeys, Dir Morag McKinnon. HiDef. Sigma/Zentropa.
• Skeleton Coast, Dir Miranda Bowen. 16mm/Mini DV. FilmFour.
• Better Things, Dir Duane Hopkins. 35mm Scope. Third/UKFC/Film Four.
• Ballast, Dir Lance Hammer. S35mm. Ballast LLC. - Official competition
Sundance Film Festival 2008,
Official competition Berlin Film Festival 2008, Winner Best Director Sundance Film Festival 2008, Excellence in Cinematography - Sundance Film Festival 2008.
• Coming Up, Network Drama Various Directors. Hi-Def. IWC/C4.
What are your current and
future projects?
I am currently between jobs having just wrapped on the feature Rounding Up Donkeys. I am hoping to shoot further features this year but I am also interested in shooting in other areas such as television, commercials and music promos
depending on the merits of each project.
What is your experience of working with Fujifilm stock?
I have shot on 16mm recently on the short film Alex And Her Arse Truck -
Cinema Extreme, Film Four/Third. I also
spent 2 weeks in Namibia shooting on 16mm Fuji stock for a preparatory shoot for the feature Skeleton Coast to be directed by Miranda Bowen. I was very impressed by
the way that Fujifilm handled the
extreme contrast inherent in the
Namibian climate and the footage
remains my current inspiration as a ” cinematographer.
trainee on the 16mm C4 drama Big Women, shot by Ernie Vincze BSC.
I continued working as a 2nd and 1st AC for a number of years whilst also continuing to work as cinematographer on a range of smaller drama projects. I have no family connections in the industry.
What was your favourite job
to date and any unusual anecdotes
whilst working?
I don’t have a favourite job to date but I am very proud of the work that I did on the fea- ture Ballast (USA, 2008) which has won
ducer team Duane Hopkins and Samm Hail- lay was one of the most influential factors in kick starting my cinematography career.
Who were the most influential
people in your career to date,
i.e. cinematographer, director, etc.?
In terms of creative influence then the work of directors Lars Von Trier, Harmony Korine, Wim Wenders, Nic Roeg and the cinematog- raphers/photographers Robby Muller, An- thony Dod Mantle, Christopher Doyle, Yves Cape and Arthur Freed continue to inspire.
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