- John Mathieson (cinematographer)
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name = John Mathieson, B.S.C.
caption = on the set of Gladiator
birth_date = birth date and age|1958|11|30
birth_place =Dorset ,England
death_date =
death_place =
occupation =cinematographer
spouses =
website = imdb name|id=0558822|name=John Mathieson
footnotes =John Mathieson B.S.C. is one of a group of film makers who emerged out of the music video industry of the late 80's and 90's. His peers include cinematographers
Tim Maurice Jones ("Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ") andSeamus McGarvey BSC ("World Trade Center") and directorsMichel Gondry ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ") andDavid Fincher ("Se7en "). The inventiveness and visual style of music videos did much to shape the evolution of contemporary feature films.Beginning his career in the British film industry as camera assistant to
Gabriel Beristáin , Mathieson worked his way through the ranks. In 1988 he garnered recognition for the ground breaking video "Peek-a-Boo" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9415tgSlPo] forSiouxsie and the Banshees , directed byPeter Scammel . He collaborated withJohn Maybury , director of theSinéad O'Connor video "Nothing Compares to You ", going on to photograph Maybury's award winning film "". Mathieson honed his craft through the 90's shooting numerous television commercials and music videos for artists including Madonna,Prince andMassive Attack .In the mid 90's Mathieson photographed two feature films for director
Karim Dridi , for which he was later bestowed the honour ofChevalier by the French government. He came to the attention ofTony Scott whilst shooting television commercials for the London based companyRSA films . After working as visual effects cinematograher on "Enemy of the State" forTony Scott , Mathieson photographed the film "Plunkett & Macleane " for Jake Scott. Having seen Mathiesons work on Plunkett,Ridley Scott invited him to work on his next project. Mathieson has photographed four films forRidley Scott , nominated for anAcademy Award for "Gladiator" in 2000 and won theBAFTA award for best Cinematography in the same year. His second Oscar nomination came for "The Phantom of the Opera" (2004) directed byJoel Schumacher .Despite a career now cemented in big budget film production, Mathieson maintains links with independent British film, working on more modest budget projects including "Trauma" directed by
Marc Evans and "Stoned" directed byStephen Woolley .John Mathieson lives in the United Kingdom and is currently working on "After.Life" with director
Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo .Filmography
* "Peek-a-Boo" (
Siouxsie and the Banshees ) 1988 dir Peter Scammel
* "Never Come Morning" (1989) dir Tim Burke
* "Imaginary Landscapes " (1989) dir Gabriella Cardazzo & Duncan Ward
* "3 Chains o' Gold " (1994) (V) dirPrince &Parris Patton
* "" (1994) dirJohn Maybury
* "Pigalle " (1994) dirKarim Dridi
* "Bye-Bye " (1995) dir Karim Dridi
* "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (1995) dir Peter Martin
* "Mirror, Mirror " (1996) dirBaillie Walsh
* "Twin Town " (1997) dirKevin Allen
* "The Hunger": The Swords (1997) dir Jake Scott
* "Angoisse " (1998) dir Blanca Li
* "Vigo " (1998) dirJulian Temple
* "" (1998) dirJohn Maybury
* "Enemy of the State" (1998) dirTony Scott (visual effects director of photography)
* "Plunkett & Macleane " (1999) dir Jake Scott
* "Gladiator" (2000) dirRidley Scott
* "Hannibal" (2001) dirRidley Scott
* "K-PAX" (2001) dir Ian Softley
* "A Fairy Story " (2002) dir Ben Gooder
* "Matchstick Men" (2003) dirRidley Scott
* "Trauma" (2004) dirMarc Evans
* "The Phantom of the Opera" (2004) dirJoel Schumacher
* "Kingdom of Heaven" (2005) dirRidley Scott
* "Stoned" (2005) dirStephen Woolley
* "August Rush " (2007) dirKirsten Sheridan
* "After.Life" (2008) (pre-production) dirAgnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo Selected Awards for Cinematography
* 1996 Awarded Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contribution to the French film industry
* 1998 Kodak Award for 'Orange' commercial
* 1999Art Film Festival Golden Key - "Love Is the Devil" (1998)
* 1999Fantasporto Directors' Week Award - "Love Is the Devil" (1998)
* 2000Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards (Nominated) - "Gladiator" (2000)
* 2000San Diego Film Critics Society Award - "Gladiator" (2000)
* 2001 Golden Satellite Award - "Gladiator" (2000)
* 2001Academy Award (Nominated) - "Gladiator" (2000)
* 2001American Society of Cinematographers (Nominated) - "Gladiator" (2000)
* 2001BAFTA Film Award - "Gladiator" (2000)
* 2001Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - "Gladiator" (2000)
* 2001Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (Nominated) - "Gladiator" (2000)
* 2001Online Film Critics Society Awards (Nominated) - "Gladiator" (2000)
* 2004San Diego Film Critics Society Awards - "The Phantom of the Opera" (2004) (Tied with Christopher Doyle for "Ying Xiong")
* 2005 Golden Satellite Award (Nominated) - "The Phantom of the Opera" (2004)
* 2005Academy Award (Nominated) - "The Phantom of the Opera" (2004)External links
* [http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9781856693349/New_Cinematographers/index.aspx New Cinematographers] by Alex Ballinger ISBN 978-18-5669-334-9
* [http://www.cameraguild.com/awards/oscars-05/mathieson.htm The Phantom of the Opera Oscar nomination]
* [http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/mathieson.htm Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers]
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