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Tim Cragg

Tim Cragg is a British cinematographer.

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Tim Cragg
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2000–present

Tim Cragg is a British cinematographer.1234

Career

Cragg started his career as film editor and later moved to the camera department.2 He is best known for his work on Netflix's Beckham, The Deepest Breath, and Fear City: New York vs The Mafia.567

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2007 Won British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Photography: Factual Simon Schama's Power of Art 8
2010 Nominated How Earth Made Us 9
2011 Nominated News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography - Nature How the Earth Changed History 10
2013 Nominated British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Photography: Factual Kingdom of Plants 3D 11
2017 Nominated News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary Forces of Nature 12
2020 Nominated The Serengeti Rules 13
Won Raindance Film Festival Best Cinematography The Great Green Wall 14
2021 Nominated British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Photography: Factual Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 15
2022 Nominated News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design The Lost Sons 16
2023 Won Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Best Cinematography The Deepest Breath 17
2024 Won Sports Emmy Awards Outstanding Long Documentary 18
Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program Beckham 19
References

References

  1. "Documentary DP Tim Cragg on the Sensational Family Saga of Three Identical Strangers". filmmakermagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  2. "Documentary cinematographer Tim Cragg focuses on the breathtaking world of freediving for Laura McGann's gripping documentary". britishcinematographer.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  3. "Sundance 2023 Cinematography Survey: The Cameras and Lenses Behind 22 Docs at the Fest". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  4. "Clubhouse Conversations — If These Walls Could Sing". theasc.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  5. "How 'Beckham' Went from a Docuseries About Football to One About Relationships". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  6. ""An Escape to the Coolest Boho Pad on the Beach": DP Tim Cragg on The Deepest Breath". filmmakermagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  7. "What are the best lenses for cinematography?". definitionmagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  8. "Television Craft Awards Winners in 2007". bafta.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  9. "Television Craft - Photography Factual in 2010". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  10. "The 32nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards: Full, Detailed List of Nominations in All 42 Categories". tvweek.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  11. "Television Craft Awards Winners in 2013". bafta.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  12. "Nominations for the 38th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards" (PDF). newenglandemmy.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  13. "Nominations for the 41th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  14. "Award Winners – 28th Raindance Film Festival". raindance.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  15. "BAFTA TV 2021". bafta.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  16. "– Nominations for the 43rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  17. "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Triumphs at the Eighth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards". criticschoice.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  18. "Sports Emmys: Super Bowl & 'Toy Story Funday Football' Lead The League". deadline.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  19. "Awards & Nominations". emmys.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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