James Welland

james at work

Director of Photography JAMES WELLAND graduated with an MA in Political Studies in 1984 and with an MA in Film from The Royal College of Art in 1989. Early work as a cinematographer included music videos, documentaries and the feature films WITTGENSTEIN for Derek Jarman, THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN for Constantine Giannaris, and DIVORCING JACK for David Caffrey. Since then work has alternated between television drama, commercials and feature films; the latter including THE LAST MINUTE for Stephen Norrington, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES (Universal/Columbia TriStar) for Bill Eagles, UNDERTAKING BETTY (Snowfall /Miramax) for Nick Hurran, CASABLANCA DRIVER for Maurice Barthélémy, PALAIS ROYAL! (Gaumont /Columbia TriStar) for Valérie Lemercier, and MAGICIANS (Universal/Intermedia) for Andrew O'Connor. Recent projects include Hancock and Joan (BBC) for Richard Laxton and Spooks Series 7 (BBC) for Peter Hoar. Member of the Guild of British Camera Technicians and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts; and early adopter of the Red digital camera system.

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