@michael_filocamo

We won the main jury prize and Best of British @irisprize 2021! Massive congrats to directors @sam.arbor and @adamsincerely, producer @hannahstevensongodknows and exec/co-producer @susansimnett. Wish I could have been there! Another massive thank you to my crew who worked super hard, without you no way this could have happened. Big thanks to both juries @irisprize ! . . . . 1st Ac @aimatamia Gaffer @mikehoganforever . . . . #irisprize2021

Really proud to have shot two films up for the Iris prize this year with some incredible filmmakers! Baba is up for the main prize and best of British. Its one of the first queer films set in Libya and was quite the adventure to shoot! Massive congrats too co-directers @sam.arbor and @adamsincerely, producer @hannahstevensongodknows and exc-and co-producer @susansimnett. Thanks so much to the crew who worked super hard and the incredible support from @panavisionofficial Manchester and @george_rumsey. The other short is Birthday Boy which is up for Best of British. There aren’t many FTM stories on screen that also look at growing up and high school like this one does. Massive congrats to director @leolebeaustudio and producer @jamesbell.co.uk . And to my incredible crew that pulled off something amazing! The @irisprize starts tomorrow so go check it out!! xx Baba Written and directed by @sam.arbor and @adamsincerely Produced by @hannahstevensongodknows Director of Photography Me 1st Ac @aimatamia Gaffer @mikehoganforever Editor: @izzycurry Composer: @trfcomposer Sound Design: @_inesadriana_ Birthday Boy - Director, Writer + Producer @leolebeaustudio - Writer + Producer @jamesbell.co.uk - Director of Photography-me -1st AC Tonino Petruzzellis @kin.tps -2nd AC Beatrice Dagama, Bernat Bonaventura -Stedi op- @beauxpj -Gaffer Evance Breteuil @evance_breteuil -Colourist Marco Valerio @koenigmark - Production Designer @err.beauf - Editor Will Winfield - @soundby2pt5 - Colourist @koenigmark - Art Director @film_photography_art - Motion GFX Design @olgagunderich - Associate Producers @pitchandbirdie @remi_rana_allen and Colin Merry. - Line Producer @emborruso - Photos and Poster Design @alfie_samba

Very excited to have two shorts I shot nominated for the Dendy Award at the Sydney Film Festival this year! Massive congrats to @adrianchiarella and @bec.janek for Dwarf Planet! Unfortunately I can’t name the other project or tag anyone here. But congrats to the director and producer and big thanks to the crew! I highly recommend checking out the SFF website and playing match the still! Its a super important story and was really amazing to shoot the live action part of it. To everyone in Sydney.- sending you lots of lockdown love and hopefully see you all soon for a film xx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Sydenyfilmfestival

Dwarf Planet is screening at Outfest LA! Really wish I could make this screening..But its streaming online too! Congrats to @adrianchiarella and @bec.janek! Was soooo amazing working with you both and so much love for the cast and crew. It was lovely to be back on set in my home town and working with some old and new faces! Massive thanks to @george_rumsey @panavisionofficial UK for his help on this and to Panavision Sydney for supplying the camera kit. . Cast Alex Rowe @awlex Jaxon Graham-Wilson @j.geedub . Director- Adrian Chiarella- @adrianchiarella Producer- Rebecca Janek @bec.janek Co-Producer- Katie Amos @amos.katie . 1st AC- Khoa Le @_kwar 2nd AC- Chantal Jack Gaffer- Tommy Hankinson @trc_lighting Grip- Dave Litchfield Colourist- Ben Eagleton . . . . . #outfestla

So excited to see The Last Days premier at Rhode Island International Film Festival and then Edinburgh! Working with @baruwa_etti and @sinclairkatie to turn this brilliant poetic script into pictures was a total dream and privilege. A massive congrats to them both!! There were so many magical moments on this shoot, a big thank you to the incredible @adjoa.andoh & @amarahjaest, the amazing crew, @greenkit, 24/7 Drama and @arri_rental for making those happen. @thelastdaysfilm . . . . . Backed by @bfinetwork @bbc Starring @adjoa.andoh & @amarahjaest Writer/director: @baruwa_etti Produced by @sinclairkatie Exec producers: @cheribombbomb @thomas.wightman @ayelabutt Co-producers: @Gabriela.carpenter @chloeculpin Director of Photography: @Michael_filocamo Editor: @stellaheathkeir Production Designer: @artvomit Costume Designer: @acostumequeen Hair and Make-Up Designer: @billiemua Casting Director: @hmwcasting Composer: @trfcomposer Sound Designer: @alistairbolt Art Director: @lorahmc Assistant Costume Designer: @onaib 1st AD: @Stephanie.a.bradshaw 2nd AD: @simonbiu 3rd AD: Paul Drew Sound recordist: Daniella Smith Covid Supervisor: Ayah Hart Stunt Coordinator: Ruth Cooper-Brown Assistant Stunt Coordinator: @bethan_fights Script Supervisor: @ildirarsermin Hair and Make-Up Assistant: @staceyfitzgerald1 Casting Assistant: @bryonypulizzi Production Assistant: @edkmw Runner: Saffron Elmer Production Drivers: @alicialuisa29 @jessicaestn Stills Photographer: @alexkuru Legal Services: Luke Hill, Sheridans 1st AC: @rupertpeddle 2nd AC: @andre__moore Grip: @pgilladdy Gaffer: @shaunwaldie Sparks: @bert_hurtado @judah.mead @Oliver__craig Camera Trainee: @maco.media DIT: @s.j.liversidge Colourist: @imkarol.colour @cheat_it Colour Producer: Théa Dagnaud @cheat_it VFX and Online: @stonedogspost Audio Post Production: @snkstudios . . #rhodeislandinternationalfilmfestival #edinburghinternationalfestival

One more little clip from I. Miss. Raving.-Stills don’t do this beautiful human justice. @just_dak_ . “It stemmed from the idea of what it means to be a queer, gay, black Zimbabwean,” he explains. “Having a sense of identity or looking for it, and about self-discovery and navigating my way through different situations. No matter who we are and where we are, one of the most fundamental human experiences is connection. Connecting with others and the beauty that comes as a result of all these connections made. It’s a marriage of dance, music, identity, personal experiences, freedom of expression and most of all, yearning for connection with other humans.” - Dak @just_dak_ . Artist: @elkkamusic . Label:@localactionrec . Director: @alexlambertphoto . Dancer: @just_dak_ . DP: Me . Ac: @jackch_ . Spark: @deunixx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #cinematography

I. Miss. Raving. Truer words have never been spoken… strobe warning* . Artist: @elkkamusic . Label:@localactionrec . Director: @alexlambertphoto . Dancer: @just_dak_ . DP: Me . Ac: @jackch_ . Spark: @deunixx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #cinematography

Regram from @austcine The story of 'Birthday Boy' really caught my attention. It's not often you see a lead character who's FTM (born female and transitions to male). Let alone a film that explores this identity at an all-girls private high school. It raises interesting questions of binary gender and the violence that can occur when undermined in hyper-gendered environments, like in single-sex schools that push a very heteronormative idea of being a woman or man. This film had incredible community support and a mostly queer crew. It was great to see Leo cast a trans actor to play a trans role and many trans actors throughout the film. Leo and I went for a reasonably naturalistic look but wanted to make the school scenes feel as uncomfortable for the audience as they did for our lead. So we played with the shutter angle to sometimes blur or sharpen the action with the intention that the audience would feel something is off but couldn't quite tell you why. @michael_filocamo . . . Director Leo LeBeau @leolebeaustudio Producer James Bell @jamesbell.co.uk . . . 1st AC Tonino Petruzzellis @kin.tps 2nd AC Beatrice Dagama, Bernat Bonaventura Gaffer Evance Breteuil @evance_breteuil Colourist Marco Valerio @koenigmark . . . #austcine #ACS #AustralianCinematographerSociety #AustralianCinematgrapher

Repost from @austcine. Princess’ was a really interesting short to shoot. It follows a mother's story as she spends the day with her daughter before she has to give up custody of her. Eden, the director, wanted the film to have a feeling of as though we were peering into that person's life whose conversation you heard a snippet of as you stepped off the bus. But also capture the love between a mother and daughter. To shoot the film we decided to use very long zooms, up to 900mm, which allowed us to observe the characters from quite a way back in the street and the real world to seep into the film with members of the public spontaneously interacting with the cast. We shot in Dalston, a vibrant and diverse part of East London that contributed to the energy and rawness of the film. Being able to keep a distance also helped our young actress (who Eden street cast, as this was her first time in front of the camera. Our approach to lighting was to modify the practical lights of the location slightly but mostly working with what we had rather than introducing the film lights. We thought this would add a rawness and compliment the idea of peering into worlds. @michael_filocamo . Director Edem Kelman- @ebmk___ Producer Noah Reich @noah.reich1 1st Ac Felix Wildy @felix_wildey & Oliver Munks @oliver.munks Colourist Peter Oppersdorff @peter_oppersdorf_colour . . . #austcine #ACS #AustralianCinematographerSociety #australiancinematgrapher

Repost from over @austcine. I was back in Sydney recently when Adrian heard I was in town and sent me the script for Dwarf Planet. I was immediately captivated by the story of a shy 18 year old boy who hires a male escort while his parents are on holiday. It struck me because it said so much about how gay men value themselves in relation to their bodies. But it also spoke to how fragile the masks we show to the world can be. So fragile that they can be dismantled with something as simple as a story about Pluto. We cropped bodies and faces to create uncomfortable energy between the two characters. I worked closely with production designer @michaelpricedesign to choose just the right red for the curtains so once they were closed, it would add to the uncertainty and tension in the images. I had so much fun shooting this short and it was super nice to work on set back home again! . . Massive thanks to @george_rumsey @panavisionofficial UK for his help on this and to Panavision Sydney for supplying the kit. . Cast Alex Rowe @awlex Jaxon Graham-Wilson @j.geedub . Director- Adrian Chiarella- @adrianchiarella Producer- Rebecca Janek @bec.janek Co-Producer- Katie Amos @amos.katie . 1st AC- Khoa Le @_kwar 2nd AC- Chantal Jack Gaffer- Tommy Hankinson @trc_lighting Grip- Dave Litchfield Colourist- Ben Eagleton . . . #austcine #ACS #AustralianCinematographerSociety #AustralianCinematgrapher

Super excited to be hosting the Australian Cinematography Society (ACS) insta! Come check out some new and old work. Big thanks to @austcine for having me! . . . . . BTS photo @chris.battensby . #austcine #ACS #AustralianCinematographerSociety #AustralianCinematgrapher #cinematography

Some of the most influential people in my career have been women. My teachers, mentors and collaborators. They taught me to shoot, and they took a chance on me when I was just starting out. Diversity is about including people who feel there’s no place for them in camera. Everyone should have the right to create culture regardless of sex, gender, sexuality, race, religion, neurodiversity or class. #whoisinyourcrew @austcine . . More diversity means more perspectives. As DPs we have the power to make it happen. . . Big thanks to @erika_addis @bonnieelliottdp ❤️ . . BTS Photos- @alfie_samba @evance_breteuil