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RodneyCharters

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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New Plymouth-bred Rodney Charters borrowed a wind up Bolex camera from his dad to make stylish short Film Exercise (1966). It helped win the Elam student a place at London's Royal College of Art. After two decades of filming adverts and documentaries globally, he began amassing more than 50 credits in Hollywood. Charters has framed high profile US TV dramas from Dollhouse and the remake of Dynasty, to 24 (for which he was twice Emmy nominated). He also shot Michael Caine robbery movie Going in Style. In 2013 Charters won a Career Achievement in TV Award from the American Society of Cinematographers.

Screenography

Magnum P.I. (remake)
2018 Cinematographer Series
Jay-Z: Legacy
2017 Cinematographer Short film
Going in Style
2017 Cinematographer Film
Dynasty (remake)
2017 Cinematographer Series
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
2016 - 2017 Cinematographer Series

Awards

2015 New Zealand Arts Foundation Awards
Marti Friedlander Photographic Award 

2013 American Society of Cinematographers Awards
Television Career Achievement Award 

“While most people think a director of photography just stands behind a camera, the job is far more complex. During the filming of 24, for example, I directed a huge crew — sometimes numbering as many as 200 technicians. In the long run, the DP is responsible for the final look of the film.”

Rodney Charters explains what a director of photography does, on website Zacuto

Related images

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Rodney Charters and his lead actors deal with some inclement weather during the making of Film Exercise. From left to right: Rodney Charters, Ted Spring and Shelly Gane.
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Director Rodney Charters with the lead actors of his short film Film Exercise. Left to right: Rodney Charters, Shelly Gane and Ted Spring.
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Director Rodney Charters with the lead actors of Film Exercise. From left to right: Ted Spring, Shelly Gane and Rodney Charters.
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Director Rodney Charters with the lead actors of Film Exercise. From left to right: Ted Spring, Shelly Gane and Rodney Charters.
Kindly supplied by Rodney Charters