Colin Watkinson

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Colin Watkinson is an English cinematographer. [1] He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) for "Offred", the Pilot episode of The Handmaid's Tale , and was nominated in the same category for subsequent series. [2] He was director of photography for Tarsem Singh's The Fall in 2006. [3]

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Filmography

Short film

YearTitleDirector
2003ConfusedCamille Griffin
2011J. ArthurJustin Leibow
2012Exquisite
2018Hell Hath Enlarged Herself Gerald McMorrow
2019A Story Takes Flight Reed Morano
2020Tunnel Beach Nina Kiri

Feature film

YearTitleDirector
2006 The Fall Tarsem Singh
2018Off The RailsDamian Fitzsimmons
2022 Luckiest Girl Alive Mike Barker
TBAFamousDavid Foote

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2008 Entourage Mark Mylod 6 episodes
2011 Wonder Woman Jeffrey Reiner Unaired pilot
2013 Monday Mornings Bill D'Elia Episode "Pilot"
2017 Emerald City Tarsem Singh All 10 episodes
2017-2019 The Handmaid's Tale Reed Morano
Mike Barker
Floria Sigismondi
Kate Dennis
Kari Skogland
Jeremy Podeswa
19 episodes;
Also directed 3 episodes
2019 Truth Be Told Mikkel NørgaardEpisode "Monster"
2023 The Power Logan Kibens
Ugla Hauksdóttir
Lisa Gunning
Episodes "A Better Future is in Your Hands" and "The World is on Fu*king Fire"

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References

  1. "Everything We Know About Season 4 of 'The Handmaid's Tale' - Hollywood Insider" . Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. "Outstanding Cinematography For A Single Camera Series Nominees / Winners 2017". Television Academy.
  3. "Liberations of Mind, Spirit, and Vision: The Fall by Tarsem Singh". offscreen.com.