Born: 1955, Oxford, UK. Moved to Denmark in 1985.
Education: London College of Printing [Photography, 1980-84]; Den Danske Filmskole [DDF]/National Film School of Denmark [1985-89].
Career: ‘A late-blooming DP, he did not leave film school until he had turned 30, spending the early part of his twenties traveling the world. It was while in India that he began to recognize his growing love of stills photography. "My mum’s a painter and my dad’s a scientist," he explains, “and they were always trying me out with anything artistic everything from the piano to painting. When I came back from India I applied to the London College of Printing, got in and studied there for three years before getting my degree. So I started off in stills photography and then moved into film. I remember shooting my first film project on a CP16 camera which was a little strange, a little box with a funny long lens and what looked like a spare tire balanced on top of it.” Encouraged to pursue his… read more
Born: 1955, Oxford, UK. Moved to Denmark in 1985.
Education: London College of Printing [Photography, 1980-84]; Den Danske Filmskole [DDF]/National Film School of Denmark [1985-89].
Career: ‘A late-blooming DP, he did not leave film school until he had turned 30, spending the early part of his twenties traveling the world. It was while in India that he began to recognize his growing love of stills photography. "My mum’s a painter and my dad’s a scientist," he explains, “and they were always trying me out with anything artistic everything from the piano to painting. When I came back from India I applied to the London College of Printing, got in and studied there for three years before getting my degree. So I started off in stills photography and then moved into film. I remember shooting my first film project on a CP16 camera which was a little strange, a little box with a funny long lens and what looked like a spare tire balanced on top of it.” Encouraged to pursue his growing fascination with film, Dod Mantle found himself in one of only five available places at the National Film School of Denmark, drawn to the country because of a vague, linguistic connection.’ [From ‘Exposure – The Magazine’, Summer 2003.]
Ph commercials and music videos. Appeared in the doc’s ‘ADM: DOP [Anthony Dod Mantle – Director of Photography]’ [2003, Shari Roman; ph: John Bailey] & ‘The Making of ’Dear Wendy’’ [2003, Frank Stender]. Member of the DFF since 1989.
Awards: ‘Robert’ Festival Award 1996 for ‘Menneskedyret’; Camerimage ‘Golden Frog’ nom 1998 & ‘Robert’ Festival Award 1999 for ‘Festen’; Camerimage ‘Golden Frog’ nom 1999 & ‘Robert’ Award nom 2000 for ‘Mifunes sidste sang’; ‘Robert’ Festival Award nom 2000 for ‘Bornholms stemme’; Independent Spirit Award nom 2000 & Buenos Aires IFF ‘ADF Award – Special Mention’ 2000 for ‘Julien Donkey-Boy’; European Film Award 2003 for ‘Dogville’ & ‘28 Days Later…’; Bodil ‘Johan Ankerstjernes Cinematography Award’ 2004; ‘Robert’ Festival Award 2004 for ’It’s All About Love’; Plus Camerimage ‘Golden Frog’ Award 2008, ASC Film Award nom 2008, BAFTA Film Award nom 2008 & ‘Oscar’ AA nom 2008 for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.
—http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/dod%20mantle.htm
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