Paul Gilpin

Job Designation: Lighting Cameraman/DOP | Camera Operator

Home Base: Cape Town

OVERVIEW

Paul Gilpin is a Lighting Cameraman and Director of Photography with more than 40 years in the film industry and over three decades of experience behind the camera as a DOP. Based in Cape Town, he is regarded as one of South Africa's most respected cinematographers, with an extensive body of work spanning local and international commercials, music videos, television movies and feature films. His cinematography has been recognised with three Grand Prix Gold Awards at the Loeries, a Grand Prix Visible Spectrum Award and a Gold Vuka Award. He served as Director of Photography on the acclaimed feature film Cry the Beloved Country, for which he won a further Grand Prix Visible Spectrum Award — a career highlight that cemented his reputation as one of the industry's most trusted and sought-after DOPs.    REQUEST CV

LIGHTING CAMERAMAN / DOP

Feature Film

TV Movie

Commercial (Local & International)

Music Video

Music Programme

Animation

CAMERA OPERATOR

Drama/Series

Commercial

SPECIALIST SKILLS

Automotive Cinematography;  Food & Beverage Cinematography;  High-Speed Cinematography;

Tabletop Cinematography;  Performance & Music Content;  Natural Light Cinematography;

Studio Lighting;  35mm Film / 16mm Film;  Digital Cinema Cameras

DIRECTORS WORKED WITH

Adrian de Sa Garces

Anders Hallberg

Anton Visser

Bartek Ignaciuk

Ben Reed

Chris Hewitt

Christian Riebe

David McNally

Greg Gray

Jason Fialkov

Jean-Claude Thibaut

Jono Hall

Karen Lamond

Karien Cherry

Kevin Fitzgerald

Martin Werner

Mary McCartney

Matthias Berndt

Nagi Sakai

Petar Spiljevic

Robin Goode

Rupert Creswell

Sam Coleman

Sash Andranikian

Slim Grippa

Stevie Russell

Tim Lohr

Toby Tremlett

Tony Baggott

Tristan Holmes

Von Frank Nesemann

Wiebke Berndt

Wilfred Brimo

AWARDS & SPECIAL MENTIONS

• Grand Prix Gold Award, Loeries (2007) – Cinematography for Commercials.
• Grand Prix Gold Award, Loeries (2006) – Cinematography for Commercials.
• Grand Prix Gold Award, Loeries (2005) – Cinematography for Commercials.
• Gold Vuka Award (1998) – Cinematography for a Commercial.
• Grand Prix Gold Award, Loeries (1998) – Cinematography for Commercials.
• Grand Prix Visible Spectrum Award (1999) – Cinematography on a Feature.
• Grand Prix Visible Spectrum Award (1996) – Cinematography for the feature film “Cry the Beloved Country.”

 REFEREES

Anton Visser – Director

Greg Gray – Director

Jean-Claude Thibaut – Director