John Lee

Alias:
John Lee (LIII)
John Lee BSC

John Lee BSC began his career as a News Cameraman before joining the National Film and Television School to train as a Director of Photography. He is now in constant demand to photograph high profile television dramas. John’s most recent television credits include the forthcoming series BARKSKINS, directed by Darren Grant for National Geographic. Jed Mercurio’s BODYGUARD series was highly successful with the finale being the most-watched episode of a TV drama since records began. Other television productions include BAPTISTE, THE WIDOW, ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE, the entirety of the first series of VICTORIA and episodes one and two of the second series, SNATCH for Little Island Productions and RIPPER STREET for Tiger Aspect.  Feature Films include CHEERFUL WEATHER FOR THE WEDDING starring Felicity Jones and Luke Treadaway and THE POWDER ROOM starring Sheridan Smith.  Became a member of the BSC in December 2019.

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Cinematography:
2011  Fish!

Director of Photography:
2011  Fish!
2012  Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
2013  Powder Room
2016  The Call Up

Second Unit Director of Photography:
2011  Fish!
2012  Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
2013  Powder Room
2014  Black Sea
2016  The Call Up

Camera Operator:
2020  The Song

Director of Photography:
2016  Victoria
2017  In the Dark
2018  Bodyguard
2018  Ordeal by Innocence
2019  His Dark Materials
2020  The Song
2024  Fool Me Once

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  • I added "runners up" to Top 10 lists, treating them as ties where applicable and numbering them accordingly at the bottom of each list.
  • Regarding those polls wherein "franchise" movies were submitted as one project until BFI's policy changed to regard them separately, I treated them as ties and renumbered the affected lists accordingly (e.g. the Godfather films).

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