Gavin Finney

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Gavin Finney
Born1963 (age 5960)
London, England
Education
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1990–present

Gavin Finney, B.S.C. (born 1963) is a British cinematographer. He joined the British Society of Cinematographers in 1998 and served as the organisation's president from 2006 to 2008. [1]

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At the 2013 British Academy Television Craft Awards, Finney won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction for his work on the Channel 4 series The Fear (2012). [2] He has also received award recognition from the British Society of Cinematographers, winning Best Cinematography in a Television Drama for his work on the BBC Two series Wolf Hall (2015) and earning nominations for his work on the Channel 4 serial The State (2017) and the Amazon Prime Video/BBC Two series Good Omens (2019–present).

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleNotesRef(s)
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Second unit director of photography [3]
2003 Alex & Emma [3]
2005 Bailey's Billion$ [3]
Keeping Mum [3]
2006 These Foolish Things [3]
2007 St Trinian's [3]

Television

YearTitleNotesRef(s)
2000 Gormenghast 4 episodes [3]
2005 Colditz 2 episodes [3]
2006 Terry Pratchett's Hogfather 2 episodes [3]
2008 Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic 2 episodes [3]
2009 Agatha Christie's Marple Episode: "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?" [3]
2010 Terry Pratchett's Going Postal 2 episodes [3]
2012 Sinbad 12 episodes [3]
The Fear 4 episodes [3]
2013 Mr Selfridge 2 episodes [3]
The Guilty 3 episodes [3]
2015 Wolf Hall 6 episodes [3]
2017 The State 4 episodes [4]
2019–present Good Omens 12 episodes [5] [6]

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References

  1. Ellis 2015, p. 9.
  2. "Television Craft | Photography And Lighting - Fiction in 2013". Awards.bafta.org. British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Ellis 2015, p. 15.
  4. "BSC Members | Gavin Finney". BSCine.com. British Society of Cinematographers . Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. Wood, David (15 June 2019). "Apocalypse Not Now: Gavin Finney BSC / Good Omens". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. Wardlow, Chris (20 June 2019). "How Cinematographer Gavin Finney Brought Heaven and Hell to Life in 'Good Omens'". Film School Rejects . Retrieved 22 August 2023.

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