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AdamClark

  • Cinematographer
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After working on Taika Waititi's Oscar-nominated short film Two Cars, One Night (2003), Adam Clark made his feature debut as a director of photography in 2007 with Waititi's first full-length movie, odd couple tale Eagle vs Shark. After shooting Waititi's second feature — Kiwi box office champ Boy — Clark took away a Qantas Film Award in 2010. His eclectic CV also includes much travelled short film The Hole, plus music videos (Little Things), commercials, and docudrama What Really Happened - Waitangi. His contributions to Vincent Ward's Rain of the Children were also Qantas nominated.

Screenography

June
2021 Cinematographer Short film
You, Me and the Penguins
2021 Cinematographer Television
Love and Penguins
2021 Cinematographer Television
Australian Muscle
2017 Cinematographer Short film
2015 Second Unit Camera Operator Television

Awards

2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards (New Zealand)
Best Cinematography - Film: for Boy

2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Cinematography - Film (with Leon Narbey and Alun Bollinger): for Rain of the Children

“Allen Guilford, AlBol (Alun Bollinger) and Richard Bluck taught me all the skills I needed to become a cinematographer. But in the end you have to reinvent the wheel for yourself. My wheel still has rough edges, but I'm working on it.”

Adam Clark