EMMA DALESMAN Director of Photography CV
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Emma’s narrative films have been in competition at numerous international film festivals including Krakow, Rotterdam and BFI London Film Festival, and include ‘Institute’ a 60min drama for the BBC. She’s shot both broadcast and feature documentaries including ‘Still Loved’ which was released in UK cinemas to both critical and audience acclaim. Her promo work won a UKMVA for ‘Mountainside’ - Beardyman. She regularly collaborates with artists, including work for the Venice Biennale and work nominated for the Turner prize. She recently shot ‘Draw from Within’ a live broadcast for Rambert Dance, which gained 4 star reviews across the UK broadsheets. Emma has a passion for visual storytelling, creating images that serve the story and resonate with audiences, she enjoys developing strong collaborations in all her work.
Fiction
‘Institute’ Gecko /Illuminations Dir: Amit Lahav 60min drama for BBC
‘Good Grief’ Platform Presents/Finite Films Dir: Natalie Abrahami 45min drama online
‘Ruth’ Mann productions Dir: Jay Moussa-Mann Independent Feature
‘The Chop’ Cotton Reel Dir: Lewis Rose BFI London Film Festival, Palm Springs Film Festival , Krakow Film Festival
‘Sorrow’ Ragged Crow Dir: Sam Edwards
‘The Storyteller’ Emanuel Pictures Dir: Alex Emanuel Africa International Film festival , London Short film festival
‘System’ Pins and Needles Dir: Cecilia Stenbom Aesthetica ,Underwire Film festivals, LSFF, Glasgow film festival
‘In Waiting’ Pins and Needles Dir: Cecilia Stenbom London short film festival
‘Tortoise’ NFTS Dir: Jae-Ha Myung
‘Them Brutes’ NFTS Dir: Janis Nords
‘Thicker than Water’ NFTS Dir Robert McKillop Nomination Kodak Cinematography Competition
Art and Experimental
‘Draw from Within’ Rambert Contemporary Dance Dir: Wim Vandekeybus 75min Live Broadcast - 4 star reviews from Telegraph, Guardian, Times + New York Times.
‘Fez – The Royal Scent’ Spike Island Artist: Anya Lewin John Hansard Gallery
‘Shaken’ Random Acts Artist: Cat Auburn Random Acts Screened on Ch4
‘Trickster’ Tessa Power Dir: Tessa Power Experimental film, BFI London Film Festival, Aesthetica Fim Festival
‘Vivian’s Garden’ Documenta Artist: Rosalind Nashashibi Turner prize Nominated , Documenta
‘Tremble Tremble’ Venice Biennale Artist: Jesse Jones Irish Pavillion Venice Biennale
‘At the Threshold’ Punderson Gardens Artist: Daria Martin
‘Electrical Gaza’ IWM Artist: Rosalind Nashashibi Turner prize Nominated, International Film Festival Rotterdam
Documentary
‘Undermine’ FLAMIN/Arts Council Dir: Rebecca Birch Feature Documentary – in production
‘So they Say’ Create London Dir: Ayo Akingbade
‘ITF films’ Fat Rat Films Dir: Gemma Atkinson/Fred Grace Series of Short documentaries about transport union workers
‘Still Loved’ Studio of the North/ Big Buddha Dir: Debbie Howard Feature Length Documentary
‘Hip Hop Hijabis’ Faction Films Dir: Mette Reitzel 30min Documentary screened on Al-Jazeera
Music Videos
‘Mountainside ’ Beardyman Unihill Productions Dir: Lewis Rose Winner UKMVA and Best Music Video Aesthetica Film Festival
‘Only U’ Conducta Park Village Dir: Lewis Rose
‘Baby get me a Gun’ Daisy Ragged Crow Dir: Ed Edwards
‘Shooting Star’ Tara McDonald Ft. Zaho Shaven Ape Dir: Harry Dwyer
‘Say it Right Now’ Tempa-T Mornray Films Dir: Adam &Joe Horton
Commercial
Buster ‘Morning Rush’ Ragged Crow Dir: Ed Edwards
Currys PC World ‘ 1 in 10’ 1000 heads Dir: Tom Brown
Buster ‘Sink Life’ Ragged Crow Dir: Ed Edwards
Viasat ‘Christmas’ Ragged Crow Dir: Ed Edwards
Huawei ‘City Run’ RCA Dir: Tom Simmons
Curzon ‘Curse For Curzon’ Ragged Crow Dir : Ed Edwards
Jobsite ‘The Advantage’ Seven Dir: John Palmer
FDA ‘Last Cinema’ FDA/NFTS Dir: Jae Ha Myung
Training
2009 – 2011 National Film and Television School MA Cinematography