MIKE SOUTHON BSC - DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

To see some of Mike's work go to his website: http://web.me.com/mikesouthon/mikesouthon/MAIN_MENU.html

CREDITS INCLUDE:

THE LITTLE HOUSE

Director:

Jamie Payne

Drama adapted from the Philippa Gregory novel

Producer:

Jeremy Gwilt

Locations: Buckinghamshire, Bath, Bristol

Featuring:

Francesca Annis, Lucy Griffiths

Rupert Evans, Tim Pigott-Smith

Production Co:

TXTV

U BE DEAD

Director:

Jamie Payne

Tense Drama / Thriller based on

Producer:

Elinor Day

real life events.

Featuring:

David Morrissey, Tara Fitzgerald

Locations: London (various), Tangiers

Lucy Griffiths, Monica Dolan

Production Co:

Darlow Smithson Productions

NUTCRACKER – THE UNTOLD STORY

Director:

Andrei Konchalovsky

Period Musical Fantasy

Producer:

Paul Lowin

Location: Budapest

Featuring:

Elle Fanning, John Turturro

Nathan Lane, Richard E Grant

Production Co:

GHM Films

LIFE LINE

Director:

Jamie Payne

Supernatural Thriller

Producer:

Tim Bradley

Locations: London (various)

Featuring:

Joanne Whalley, Ray Stevenson

Production Co:

Carnival Films

THE MERMAID CHAIR

Director:

Steven Schachter

Contemporary Drama (Hi-Def)

Producer:

Mike Frislev, Chad Oakes

Location: Vancouver Island

Featuring:

Kim Basinger, Bruce Greenwood

Production Co:

Nomadic Pictures

AIR BUDDIES

Director:

Robert Vince

Family Comedy

Producers:

Robert Vince, Anna McRoberts

Location: Vancouver

Featuring:

Slade Pearce, Trevor Wright

Christian Pikes, Paul Rae

Production Co:

The Walt Disney Co / Key Pix Productions

BENEATH

Director:

Dagen Merrill

Horror/Thriller

Producers:

Sean Covel, Chris Wyatt

Location: Vancouver

Exec Producers:

John Fiedler, David Kaye

Featuring:

Nora Zehetner, Matthew Settle

Gabrielle Rose

Production Co:

MTV Films / Paramount Classics

PURSUED

Director:

Kristoffer Tabori

Thriller

Producers:

Daniel Grodnik, Alison Semenza

Location: Vancouver

:

James Shavick, Kirk Shaw

Featuring:

Christian Slater, Gil Bellows

Estella Warren, Michael Clarke Duncan

Production Co:

Artisan Ent. / Trademark Ent.

SPYMATE

Director:

Robert Vince

Family

Producer:

Anna McRoberts, Robert Vince

Location: Vancouver

Featuring:

Chris Potter, Richard Kind

Emma Roberts, Pat Morita

Production Co:

Keystone Pictures / Miramax Films

REPLICANT

Director:

Ringo Lam

Action Sci-Fi Thriller

Producers:

David Dadon, Danny Lerner

Location: Vancouver

John Thompson

Featuring:

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Michael Rooker, Catherine Dent

Production Co:

Millennium Films / Artisan Entertainment

SORTED

Director:

Alexander Jovy

Thriller

Producers:

Mark Crowdy, Fabrizio Chiesa

Location: London

Featuring:

Matthew Rhys, Sienna Guillory

Fay Masterson, Tim Curry

Production Co:

Jovy Junior Enterprises

TRICKS

Directors:

Jim Klein, Iris Klein

Drama

Producers:

Jim Klein, Iris Klein, Ted Melfi

Locations: Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles

Jefferson Donald

Featuring:

Gail O’Grady, Stephanie Romanov

Erika Alxander, Michael Murphy

Production Co:

Dog & Pony Prods / Museum Bank Pics

The Diamond Halo Award – Angel City Film Festival, Los Angeles

RKO 281

Director:

Benjamin Ross

Period Drama about Orson Welles

Producer:

Su Armstrong

and his battle to make ‘Citizen Kane’

Exec Producers:

Tony Scott, Ridley Scott

Location: London

Featuring:

Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell

Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich

Brenda Blethyn, Roy Scheider

Production Co:

Scott Free Productions / HBO

Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture made for Television

AIR BUD

Director:

Charles Martin Smith

Family Comedy Drama

Producers:

Robert Vince, William Vince

Location: Vancouver

Exec Producers:

Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein

Featuring:

Michael Jeter, Kevin Zegers

Wendy Makkena, Bill Cobbs

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures / Keystone Pictures

SNOW WHITE: A TALE OF TERROR

Director:

Michael Cohn

Fantasy Horror

Producer:

Tom Engleman

Locations: Czech Republic, Germany

Exec Producers:

Robert Cort, Ted Field, Scott Kroopf

Featuring:

Sigourney Weaver, Sam Neill

Gil Bellows, Brian Glover

Production Co:

Interscope Communications

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

CableACE Nomination for Best Cinematography in a Movie or Miniseries

ASC Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week

THE FINAL CUT

Director:

Roger Christian

Action Thriller

Producers:

Robert Vince, William Vince

Location: Vancouver

Featuring:

Sam Elliott, Charles Martin Smith

Anne Ramsay, Lloyd Berry

Production Co:

Cine Cut Films Inc

Keystone Entertainment

RUN OF THE COUNTRY

Director:

Peter Yates

Drama

Producers:

Peter Yates, Ruth Boswell

Location: Ireland

Exec Prods:

Morgan O’Sullivan, Nigel Wooll

Featuring:

Albert Finney, Matt Keeslar

Victoria Smurfit, Anthony Brophy

Production Co:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Columbia Pictures

ROOMMATES

Director:

Peter Yates

Comedy Drama

Producers:

Scott Kroopf, Ted Field, Robert Cort

Locations: US (Indianapolis, Pittsburgh)

Featuring:

Peter Falk, Julianne Moore

D B Sweeney, Ellen Burstyn

Production Co:

Hollywood Pictures / Buena Vista Pictures

Emily Bronte’s WUTHERING HEIGHTS

Director:

Peter Kosminsky

Period Romantic Drama

Producer:

Mary Selway

Location: UK (Yorkshire)

Featuring:

Juliette Binoche, Ralph Fiennes

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

PRISONER OF HONOUR

Director:

Ken Russell

Period Drama

Producers:

Richard Dreyfuss, Judith James

Location: UK

Featuring:

Richard Drefuss, Oliver Reed

Peter Firth, Jeremy Kemp, Brian Blessed

Production Co:

Dreyfuss/James Prods / Warner Brothers

LITTLE MAN TATE

Director:

Jodie Foster

Drama

Producers:

Scott Rudin, Peggy Rajski

Locations: US, Canada

Featuring:

Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest

Adam Hann-Byrd, Harry Connick Jr

Production Co:

Orion Pictures

CHICAGO JOE AND THE SHOWGIRL

Director:

Bernard Rose

Period Romantic Drama

Producer:

Tim Bevan

Location: London

Featuring:

Emily Lloyd, Kiefer Sutherland

Production Co:

Working Title Films / New Line Cinema

QUEEN OF HEARTS

Director:

Jon Amiel

Comedy

Producer:

John Hardy

Locations: UK, Italy

Featuring:

Vittorio Duse, Joseph Long, Anita Zagaria

Eileen Way, Vittorio Amandola, Roberto Scateni

Production Co:

Channel Four Films / Cinecom Pictures

PAPERHOUSE

Director:

Bernard Rose

Fantasy Horror Mystery Drama

Producers:

Tim Bevan, Sarah Radclyffe

Location: UK

Featuring:

Charlotte Burke, Samantha Cahill

Glenne Headly, Gemma Jones

Production Co:

Working Title Films

GOTHIC

Director:

Ken Russell

Dramatic Period Horror/Thriller

Producer:

Penny Corke

Location: UK

Featuring:

Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands

Natasha Richardson, Timothy Spall

Production Co:

Virgin Vision

AWARD WINNING TELEVISION CREDITS INCLUDE:

BROGES AND I

Locations: South America and Paris

BAFTA Award for Best Programme Without A Category

DESERT ISLAND DISCS

BAFTA Award for Best Programme Without A Category

DALLAS THE BIG STORE

Grande Prix At Lille Documentary Film Festival

CHELSEA HOTEL

Location: New York

BAFTA Award for Best Programme Without A Category

HOSPITAL

9 x 45min series

Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Documentary

BAFTA Award for Best Documentary

Prix Italia Award For Best Documentary

OVER 150 COMMERCIALS, INCLUDING:

PRODUCT/TITLE:

DIRECTOR:

PRODUCTION CO:

MINT CREDIT CARD – Cat Burglar

Elliot Goldner

Traffik

PANADOL

Reto Salembeni

Manifeto Films

LEGO Clikits – Shopping Heaven

Jake Nava

Independent Film

RAS – Insurance

Andy Morahan

Bikini Films

COI – Department Of Transport

Alex Jovey

The Business

VODAPHONE

Andy Morahan

Harry Nash Films

CALGONITE - Two Mums

Gareth Roberts

HRH Films

FINDUS – Fish and Sauce

Gareth Roberts

HRH Films

KODAK (Ultra) – Superman

Tim Pope

Cowboy Films

CABLECOM – Escape & Dog

Reto Salembeni

Glass Film

ONCE

Eduardo Maclean

Spika Films

RENAULT CLIO SPORT – Dogs

Eduardo Maclean

Spika Films

TELEFONICA – Atento

Eduardo Maclean

Spika Films

JOHN SMITH’S BITTER – Take it Easy

Andy Morahan

Paul Weiland Film Co

BICO – Image Campaign

Reto Salembeni

Glass Film

HERO – Fruitkiss

Reto Salembeni

Glass Film

KUONI (Switzerland)

Jonas Frick

Outsider

SANOGYL Toothpaste

Rebecca Blake

Quad Productions

CARLING BEER – Football

Andy Morahan

Paul Weiland Film Co

WEIHENSTEPHAN - Trane & Himbeere

Marcello Schnyder

Neue Sentimental Film

AMADORI

Jonas Frick

BRW

RED MAGAZINE

Andy Morahan

Paul Weiland Film Co

ZURICH 98 – Invest

Reto Salembeni

Glass Film

SWISSCOM 98’ - Blue Window

Marcello Schnyder

Glass Film

SONY – Territory idents for George Michael

Mike Southon

Bug Films

PUBLIC INFORMATION FILM - Peace in Bosnia

Nick Metcalf

Pathfinder Ltd

NESCAFE - Coffee Jar

Gareth Roberts

BFCS

CHEERIOS - River & Family

Gareth Roberts

BFCS

CELLNET - CP38

Chris Palmer

Gorgeous

CAFÉ NOIR

Jonas Frick

Outsiders Ltd

CHEERIOS - Cheeri-Ad

Gareth Roberts

BFCS

THE TIMES - Richard Branson

Gareth Roberts

BFCS

ERICSSON PHONES

Jonas Frick

Gem Films

SUNDAY TIMES

James Lebon

Films Ltd

FARRIS MINERAL WATER

Jonas Frick

Gem Films

INSURANCE - Wusternrot

Pelle Seth

Markenfilm

TELENOR MOBILE PHONES

Jonas Frick

Bates Films

TUC CHEESE BISCUITS

Pelle Smith

Markenfilm

CANON PHOTOCOPIERS

Frederico Brugia

BRW

DUTCH UNIBANK

Jonas Frick

Trouble with Harry Films

CORNETTO

Mike Southon

Global Communications

STIMROL – God & Gas Station

Jonas Frick

Gem Films

AUDI

Marcus Nispel & Mike Southon

BRW Partners SRL

FRENCH LOTTO - Teenage & Birthday

Simon Levene

Rose Hackney Barber

CABLE TV – Cable Communications

Peter Richardson

Tiger Aspect

FLEUR, EUROWAY

Jonas Frick

Gem Films

Florence Film Festival – Best Photography

SHELL

Meno Zeissen

Zeissen Film Company

COI AIDS CAMPAIGN – Tracing & Alan

Mike Newell

The Producers

BTA Bronze Award

OVER 150 MUSIC VIDEOS, INCLUDING:

ARTIST/TRACK:

DIRECTOR:

PRODUCTION CO:

GEORGE MICHAEL – Round Here

Andy Morahan

Bikini Films

ANNIE – Chewing Gum

Barnaby Roper

Flynn

PHIL COLLINS – No Way Out

Norman Watson

FM Rocks UK

MYSTEEQ - Scandalous

Jake Nava

Battlecruiser

PRETENDERS

Andy Morahan

Paul Weiland Film Co

FIVE - Slam Dunk Da Funk

Laurence Watson

Sarah Bayliss Productions

KINANE – Business

Max & Danya

Partizan

BON JOVI – This Ain’t Love

Andy Morahan

Panic Pictures

INGOGNITO – Every Day

Tim Royes

The Artistes Co

SOUL TO SOUL – Soul to Soul

Marcus Nispel

Axis

HUMAN LEAGUE – Tell Me When

Andy Morahan

Panic Pictures

EDDI READER – Dear John

Angela

State

SEAL - A Prayer for the Dying

Paul Boyd

Propaganda

PAUL WELLER - Sunflower

Mark Neal

Kudos

GEORGE MICHAEL – Monkey

Andy Morahan

Vivid

GEORGE MICHAEL – Faith

Andy Morahan

Vivid

GEORGE MICHAEL – Too Funky

Andy Morahan

Vivid

GEORGE MICHAEL – I Want Your Sex

Andy Morahan

Vivid

GEORGE MICHAEL – Freedom

David Fincher

MTV Award for Best Cinematography in a Music Video – Guns & Roses “November Rain”

MVPA Award for Best Cinematography – George Michael “ Freedom ‘90”

MTV Award for Best Dance Video – Prince “ Cream”

MIDEM Award for Best Video – Squeeze “Hour Glass”

NATIONALITY:

British

COUNTRIES WORKED IN:

Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Morocco, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UK, US.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Mike was President of the British Society of Cinematographers and serves on a number of film industry related charities and new technology working parties.

UK Citizen

Canadian Landed Immigration status - member of IATSE local 669.