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# Oliver Curtis

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer

## Biography

Oliver Curtis is a British cinematographer and member of the British Society of Cinematographers. He trained in photography at Filton Technical College in Bristol and studied film and television at the London College of Printing. Early work included documentaries, music videos and short films for the Arts Council of Great Britain and the BFI; his first feature was Madagascar Skin (1995).

Curtis shot the 1998 BBC miniseries Vanity Fair, for which he received a BAFTA nomination for best photography and lighting. His feature credits as director of photography include Love and Death on Long Island (1997), Owning Mahowny (2003), The Wedding Date (2005), Death at a Funeral (2007) and Unrelated (2007). Recent television work includes Stay Close (2021), Lockwood & Co. (2023) and The Buccaneers (2023).

*Sources: olivercurtis.co.uk, imdb.com, britishcinematographer.co.uk, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Vanity Fair* (1998), Fi1m 72, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/vanity-fair.md)

## Also known for

- *Black Mirror: Bandersnatch* (2018), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Last Night in Soho* (2021), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Death at a Funeral* (2007), Director of Photography
- *The Wedding Date* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Unlocked* (2017), Additional Photography
- *Owning Mahowny* (2003), Director of Photography
- *American Virgin* (2009), Director of Photography
- *The Buccaneers* (2023), Director of Photography

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