Nic Sadler | |
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 Nic Sadler talking at CSUN | |
| Born | Nicholas John Sadler 24 May 1965 [1] |
| Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, Inventor & Photographer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Website | nicsadler.com |
Nic Sadler is a British/Australian cinematographer, photographer and inventor, living in Los Angeles.
Sadler was born in East London in May 1965, to an Anglo-Indian mother and a British-Roma father. His mother Elizabeth "Betty" King emigrated from India in 1956 with her mother Mavis, siblings Aubrey and Angela "Angie" King, shortly after their father died in Madras. [2] : 65 At age seven he moved with his parent to Perth, Western Australia.
While at North Lake Senior High School he developed an interest in photography from Daniel, his photolithographer father, supported by then teacher at NLSH, John Longley (a future crew member of the successful 1980 America's Cup challenger, Freedom).
Sadler graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from WAIT (Western Australian Institute of Technology), later known as Curtin University, in Western Australia in 1985, [3] studying under filmmakers Bill Constable [4] and Steve Jodrell, and renown cultural theorists John Fiske and John Hartley.
Sadler began working in the film industry in 1986, first as a production assistant on Shame, directed his former tutor Steve Jodrell. In 1997 he got his first job in the camera department as main unit 2nd assistant camera on television film A Waltz Through the Hills, [5] then as second unit 1st assistant camera on Australian miniseries Jackaroo. [6]
After moving to London in 1989, Sadler began working primarily as 1st assistant camera to John Mathieson (cinematographer).
By 1992 he had begun working as a cinematographer on music videos, [7] then later on television commercials. [8] [9] [10]
In 2005 Nic moved to Los Angeles to begin principal photography on his first feature film, the low budget independent film Intellectual Property. [11]
Sadler formed the company Chemical Wedding in 2007 with Toby Evetts and Simon Reeves, [12] was formed in 2007 to produce software tools for filmmakers on the newly established iOS platform. Their first product, "Helios", [13] an early Apple iOS application for filmmakers to pre-visualise the effect of sunlight on locations and people, was released in 2008. This was followed by the release of Artemis Digital Directors Viewfinder in 2009, the first digital directors viewfinder on a mobile phone platform.
In 2016 Chemical Wedding began production of the Artemis Prime [14] [15] digital director's Lens finder system, using software based on Artemis Pro and optics designed by Brian Caldwell. [16] The system is in wide use, notably by camera operator Jim McConkey [17] with cinematographer David Mullen on the television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. [18]
Sadler & his partners at Chemical Wedding were awarded both an Emmy [19] and the British Society of Cinematographers Bert Easey [20] awards for the development of Artemis and Helios.
Since 2017 Sadler has been Consultant Cinemtographer to Caldwell, an optics company based in Glendale, California, owned by Dr James "Brian" Caldwell. [21] in their production of the Chameleon Anamorphic motion picture lenses, used on the production on The Mandalorian [22] from Disney Studios.
In 2014 Nic began a creative photographic partnership with Julia Sandberg Hansson under the name SHSadler. [23] Working closely with LA Make-up artist Satya Linak, [24] their award winning work [25] has been widely published in art magazines and journals.
From February 2014 until June 2018 Nic was a co-host on over 200 episodes of the political podcast From the Bunker [26] with Richard Beatty, David Schockett and Jody Hamilton, daughter of Carol Burnett. Jody is currently Executive Producer of the Stephanie Miller Show.
Nic lectures in Cinematography at numerous institutions, including the American Film Institute, CSUN, and University of California, Santa Barbara.
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Dumping Elaine | Peter Lydon |
| 2002 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | James Wood |
| Me, You and the Dead | Rick Griffiths | |
| 2003 | White Bits | Alexander Jovy |
| The Silent Treatment | Peter Lydon | |
| 2005 | Snaps | Simon Lewis |
| Maroon 5: Not Coming Home | Zack Stoff | |
| Maroon 5: Thoughts About Jane | Zack Stoff | |
| 2007 | Hell Bent for Leather | James Wood |
| 2008 | Ride the Wake | Jennifer Akana Sturla |
| Cinco de Mayo | Giles Greenwood | |
| 2011 | Journey to Safety | Varda Bar-Ku |
| Pirates of the Caribbean - Tales of the Code: Wedlocked | James Byrkit | |
| 2013 | Not Alone | Trish Sie |
| 2015 | First Impressions | Jay Riedl |
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Buffalo Soldiers – Second unit Cinematographer | Gregor Jordan |
| 2004 | Trauma – Additional Cinematography | Marc Evans |
| Spivs – Second unit Cinematographer | Colin Teague | |
| 2006 | Intellectual Property / Dark Mind | Nicholas Peterson |
| 2013 | Coherence | James Byrkit |
| Cavemen | Herschel Faber | |
| Forgive Us | Antony Haden-West | |
| 2020 | One More Orbit – Mauritius Unit | Terry Virts |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | MTV Rocumentary Series: Reggaementary [27] | Nick Wickham | Episode shot in Jamaica, NYC & London [28] |
| 1995 | Gamesmaster | Steve Wright [29] | Season 4 - 18 Episodes [30] |
| 1998 | Coming Home | Giles Foster | Two part miniseries |
| 2000 | Shockers: Parent's Night | Marc Charach [31] | Season 2, Episode 2 |
| 2005 | Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2005 | Hamish Hamilton | Lexington Avenue Armory, New York City |
| 2011 | Brain Games: Pay Attention! | Jeremiah Crowell | Season 1, Episode 2 |
| 2013 | Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2013 | Hamish Hamilton | Lexington Avenue Armory, New York City |
| 2014 | Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2014 | Hamish Hamilton | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London |
| 2015 | Victoria's Secret Swim Special | Hamish Hamilton | TV Special, Puerto Rico |
| Year | Band | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Revolver | Cradle Snatch | Tom Merilion |
| The Prodigy | Fire | Russel Curtis | |
| 1994 | Sleeper | Delicious | James Brett |
| Shed Seven | Speakeasy | Alex Szaszy | |
| Chris Rea | You Can Go Your Own Way | David Parvin | |
| 1995 | Caroline Henderson | Kiss Me, Kiss Me | Pascal d'Hoeraene |
| 1996 | Dreadzone | Little Britain | David Slade |
| Lighthouse Family | Goodbye Heartbreak | Norman Watson | |
| 1997 | Travis | Happy | Nick Wickham |
| Echo & the Bunnymen | Nothing Lasts Forever | Norman Watson | |
| Supertramp | Listen To Me Please | Vincent Soyez [32] | |
| Dreadzone | Moving On | David Slade | |
| Ocean Color Scene | Better Day | Tony Briggs | |
| Ollano feat. Helena Noguerra [33] | Latitudes | Pascal d'Hoeraene | |
| 1998 | Sting & Aswad | Invisible Sun [34] | Feasible Films |
| 2000 | Beautiful South | Closer Than Most | Liam & Grant |
| 2001 | Elbow (band) | Powder Blue | Scott Weintrob |
| 2005 | Ocean Color Scene | Free My Name | Giles Greenwood |
| 2009 | Thriving Ivory | Hey Lady | Kevin McVey |
| 2012 | Meg Myers | Curbstomp | Trish Sie |
| Year | Band | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | MTV Live 'n' Loud - The Boatman's Call | Nick Wickham |
| 1998 | REM | Uptake | Nick Wickham |
| 1999 | The Corrs | MTV Unplugged | Nick Wickham |
| 2004 | Norah Jones & the Handsome Band | Live in 2004 [35] | Hamish Hamilton |
| 2005 | Maroon 5 | Friday the 13th - Live at the Santa Barbara Bowl | Russel Thomas |
| 2013 | Mumford & Sons | Live from the Artists Den | Natalie Johns |
| Soundgarden | Live from the Artists Den | Jojo Pennebaker | |
| 2014 | Sara Bareilles | Live from the Artists Den | Kurt E. Soderling |
| Fitz and the Tantrums | Live from the Artists Den | Torre Catalano | |
| 2018 | Jennifer Lopez | All I Have | Sam Wrench |
in partnership with Julia Sandberg-Hansson as SHSadler
| Year | Publication | Article |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Triple J magazine | Daft Punk [36] |
| 2018 | Plain | Fresh Meat |
| Schön! | Beauty Standards Revisited | |
| 2019 | It's Nice That | SHSadler's Fresh Meat assesses the line between “what is beautiful and what is ugly” |
| DesignBoom | Plastic wrapped and ready to deconstruct beauty standards in the age of selfies | |
| 2021 | Instants Francaise 6-7e TQ/P - Recueil De Documents | SH/SADLER, Fresh Meat (Viande Fraiche),2018 [37] |
| 2023 | Schön! | i scream |
| Marvin | Feeling Fresh | |
Australian International Film Festival
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
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| 2006 | Silver Spotlight Award | Best Cinematography | Intellectual Property | Won |
Emmy Awards
| Year | Category | For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development [38] | The Artemis Digital Directors Viewfinder System | With Toby Evetts and Simon Reeves Partners in Chemical Wedding |
Tokyo International Photo Award
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fresh Meat | TIFA Beauty Photography | Gold |
| Fresh Meat | TIFA Advertising Photography | 1st Place |
British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) Awards
| Year | For | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Artemis Pro & Helios Pro | BSC Bert Easey Technical Award |
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