James Hawkinson

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James Hawkinson is an American cinematographer [1] [2] known for his work in television, music videos, and film. [3] He is best known for his critically acclaimed work on the Hannibal and The Man in the High Castle television series', for which he has received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award and a nomination for an ASC Award. [4]

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Life and career

Hawkinson began his career as an electrician, lighting technician, and gaffer at Boss Film Studios, a prominent visual effects company. He worked on numerous big-budget, effects-heavy films like Alien 3, Species, and Air Force One, and lower-budget genre films like Intruder and Fist of the North Star. Starting in 1997, he became a highly prolific DP for music videos, [5] with over 200 credits to his name. [6]

Hawkinson served as director of photography on the sitcom Arrested Development [7] for which he experimented with different 16 mm film cameras and HD camcorders in order to achieve the look and visual styles desired by the series' creators Joe and Anthony Russo. [8] He worked on several subsequent television projects with the Russos, including Carpoolers, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, and Community. [9] [10] He shot the horror film The Unborn and the 2007 remake of The Hitcher, both of which were produced by Platinum Dunes.

Starting in 2013, Hawkinson served as the series DP on Hannibal, a psychological thriller -drama series based on the novels by Thomas Harris. His photography heavily utilizing angular lighting and shallow focus to create a distinct, unnerving atmosphere. [11] [12] His work was a point of near-universal acclaim, [13] [14] many praising its dark, brooding, art-house style [15] [16] and disturbing atmosphere, [17] [18] with many calling it the best-looking show on television. [19] [20]

His work on the first season of the dystopian science fiction series The Man in the High Castle earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series and a nomination for an ASC Award. [21]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleNotes
2003–04 Arrested Development 11 episodes
2007–08 Carpoolers 11 episodes
2009 Secret Girlfriend 2 episodes
2009–10 Community 26 episodes
2010 Running Wilde Pilot episode
2011 Happy Endings Pilot episode
2013–15 Hannibal 35 episodes
2015–19 The Man in the High Castle 19 episodes

Nominated for:

Won:

2019 The Enemy Within Pilot episode
2020 Barkskins 2 episodes
2021 Billions 2 episodes
2022 Bel-Air 5 episodes
2023 Gotham Knights Pilot episode

Film

YearTitleDir.Notes
1989 Intruder Scott Spiegel Electrician
1992 Alien 3 David Fincher Electrician: Boss Film Studios
1995 Fist of the North Star Tony Randel 2nd unit electrician
Species Roger Donaldson Electrician: Boss Film Studios
1997 Turbulence Robert Butler Electrician: Boss Film Studios
Selena Gregory Nava Camera operator
Air Force One Wolfgang Petersen Camera operator
1998 Progeny Brian Yuzna
2006 Lonely Hearts Todd Robinson Additional photography

with Peter Levy

2007 The Hitcher Dave Meyers
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem The Brothers Strause Additional photography

with Daniel C. Pearl

2009 The Unborn David S. Goyer

Music videos

Song TitleArtistDir.
"Ænema" Tool Adam Jones
"All for You" Sister Hazel Thomas Mignone
"Sock It 2 Me" Missy Elliott Hype Williams
"Pride"Rachid Rocky Schenck
"I'm Losing You" John Lennon and Cheap Trick Dean Karr
"Windowlicker" Aphex Twin Chris Cunningham
"Kryptonite" 3 Doors Down Dean Karr
"X" Xzibit Dave Meyers
"With Arms Wide Open" Creed Dave Meyers
"Want You Bad" The Offspring Spencer Susser
"Get Ur Freak On" Missy Elliott Dave Meyers
"Hey Baby" No Doubt Dave Meyers
"Defy You" The Offspring Dave Meyers
"My Sacrifice"CreedDave Meyers
"Up All Night" Unwritten Law Honey
"Molly's Chambers" Kings of Leon Honey
"Drain the Blood" The Distillers Dean Karr
"Ambulance vs. Ambulance" The Blood Brothers Laurent Briet
"Used to Love U" John Legend Ben Mor
"Numb" Linkin Park Joe Hahn
"Naughty Girl" Beyoncé Jake Nava
"Ain't Coming Home" Silvertide Honey
"Over and Over" Nelly featuring Tim McGraw Erik White
"Southside" Lloyd Irv Gotti
"Breaking the Habit" Linkin Park Joe Hahn
"From Yesterday" Thirty Seconds to Mars Bartholomew Cubbins
"Everyman Everywoman" Yoko Ono Honey
"Teary Eyed" Missy Elliott Antti Jokinen
"Lonely Day" System of a Down Josh & Xander
"I Feel It All" Feist Patrick Daughters
"Fly on the Wall" Miley Cyrus Philip Andelman
"Beat of My Drum" Nicola Roberts Wendy Morgan
"(It) Feels So Good" Steven Tyler Ray Kay
"Our Perfect Disease" The Wombats Mark Staubach
"Up All Night" Blink-182 Isaac Rentz
"We Are Young" fun. ft. Janelle Monáe Marc Klasfeld

Video album

YearTitleArtistDir.
2003 Live in Texas Linkin Park Kimo Proudfoot

Awards and nominations

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