Denson Baker

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Denson Baker is an award winning cinematographer of international feature films, music videos, documentaries and commercials. His recent credits include the feature film OPHELIA starring Daisy Ridley & Naomi Watts, MEASURE OF A MAN with Donald Sutherland, Judy Greer and Luke Wilson, the Working Title/BBC2 series THE LUMINARIES with Eva Green and Eve Hewson, SKY TV series DOMINA with Kasia Smutniak and Isabella Rossellini, UK TV series VICTORIA series II and he was the DP of the reshoots the Academy Award winning GET OUT which included the tone setting opening scene.  He has shot feature films and documentaries that have won awards and screened in most major international film festivals including Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, Venice, Tribecca, Clermont-Ferrand, Berlin, LA, among others. In 2005 Denson was accredited by the Australian Cinematographers Society allowing him the honour of having the letters ACS after his name. In 2015 he was accredited the New Zealand Cinematographers Society adding the honour of the letters NZCS.

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"A" Camera Operator:
2005  Deck Dogz
2008  The Black Balloon

Additional Director of Photography:
2005  Deck Dogz
2008  The Black Balloon
2024  Scoop

Associate Producer:
2005  Deck Dogz
2008  The Black Balloon
2010  The Waiting City
2024  Scoop

Camera Operator:
2001  Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest
2005  Deck Dogz
2008  The Black Balloon
2010  The Waiting City
2020  Tommy Emmanuel: The Endless Road
2024  Scoop

Cinematography:
2001  Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest
2005  Deck Dogz
2008  The Black Balloon
2010  The Waiting City
2012  Lambs
2020  Tommy Emmanuel: The Endless Road
2021  The Colour Room
2024  Scoop
????  Shiver

Director of Photography:
2001  Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest
2004  We Have Decided Not to Die
2005  Benny: Unseen Hero
2005  Deck Dogz
2007  Skin
2008  The Black Balloon
2010  Oranges and Sunshine
2010  The Waiting City
2012  Lambs
2013  The Turning
2014  The Dark Horse
2016  MESSiAH
2017  Get Out
2018  Measure of a Man
2019  Ophelia
2020  2067
2020  Tommy Emmanuel: The Endless Road
2021  Chasing Wonders
2021  The Colour Room
2024  Mountain Boy
2024  Scoop
????  Shiver
????  The Narrows
????  The Personal History of Rachel DuPree
????  The Temptation Of Gracie

Director of Photography:
2016  Victoria
2020  The Luminaries
2021  Grace

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