Shaun Lee

Job Designation: Director of Photography / Lighting Cameraman | Camera Operator

Home Base: Cape Town | UK

OVERVIEW

Shaun Harley Lee is a Lighting Cameraman / Director of Photography with extensive experience across international feature films, television series, documentary series, documentary features, television commercials and branded content. Working between the UK, Europe and South Africa, he has established himself as one of the leading South African cinematographers working internationally, with award-winning work spanning Netflix, Amazon, BBC, Showtime and Channel 4. His feature film Five Fingers for Marseilles screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival in 2017 and won Best Cinematography at the AMAA Awards in 2018, with a further SAFTA nomination in 2019; his cinematography on The Silverton Siege earned a SAFTA nomination in 2023, and his feature Norah was an Official Selection at Cannes in 2024, receiving an Un Certain Regard Special Mention. He is a member of the South African Society of Cinematographers (SASC).   

REQUEST CV

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY / LIGHTING CAMERAMAN

International Feature

Drama / Series

Documentary

TVC (Local & International)

CAMERA OPERATOR

International Feature

Drama / Series

Documentary

TVC (Local & International)

SPECIALIST SKILLS

Cinematic Storytelling;  Natural Light Cinematography;  Large Format Cinematography;

Performance-Driven Cinematography;  Studio Lighting;  International Production Workflows

DIRECTORS WORKED WITH

Abdou Cisse

Anthony Molyneaux

Anton Visser

Arabella Bartsch

Arno Salters

Bradley & Pablo

Bruno Bossi

Carla Fonseca

Craig Ferguson

David Barr

Eva Zar

Faramarz Gosheh

Fausto Becatti

Freddie Powell

Giordano Maestrelli

Henry Littlechild

Jason Zada

John Gutierrez

Jonas McQuiggan

Karien Cherry

Katie Bell

Konqubinat

Laurence Ellis

Mandla Dube

Mark Middlewick

Michael Matthews

Natasja Fourie

Nick Collett

Nthato Mokgata

O.T. Fagbenle

Porteus Xandau

Rob Smith

Robert Jitzmark

Rollo Hollins

Sam Pillings

Sebastian Thiele

Tawfik Alzaidi

William Armstrong

AWARDS & SPECIAL MENTIONS

• AMAA Awards – Best Cinematography, Feature Film (2018) – Winner, for Five Fingers for Marseilles.
• SAFTA Awards – Best Achievement in Cinematography, Feature Film (2019) – Nominee, for Five Fingers for Marseilles.
• SAFTA Awards – Best Achievement in Cinematography, Feature Film (2023) – Nominee, for The Silverton Siege.
• Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard (2024) – Special Mention Award, for Norah.
• Toronto International Film Festival (2017) – Official Selection, for Five Fingers for Marseilles.
• BFI London Film Festival (2017) – Official Selection, for Five Fingers for Marseilles.