Erik Wilson

Erik Alexander Wilson BSC (born 15 December 1975) is a Norwegian cinematographer.[1][2] He is best known for his collaborations with the likes of Richard Ayoade, Paul King on the Paddington films, and Will Sharpe. He won a BAFTA for his work on the Sky Atlantic miniseries Landscapers.

Erik Wilson
Born
Erik Alexander Wilson

(1975-12-15) 15 December 1975
Alma materLondon Film School
Years active1998–present
OrganisationBritish Society of Cinematographers
Websiteerikwilsondp.com

Early life

Wilson grew up in Bergen. His mother was a tutor and his father worked in shipping. He has some Scottish heritage, hence his surname.[3] He studied at the London Film School in Covent Garden, beginning his studies in editing before going into cinematography.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
1998 More Than Dreams Mikaël Ivan Roost
2000 The 13th Sign Jonty Acton, Adam Mason
2001 The Third Lion Manlio Roseano
Dust Adam Mason
2006 Broken Simon Boyes, Adam Mason
2010 Submarine Richard Ayoade
2011 Tyrannosaur Paddy Considine
2012 Now Is Good Ol Parker
2013 The Double Richard Ayoade
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Ben Stiller Iceland unit
2014 Paddington Paul King
2016 Framing Mom (Norwegian: Rosemari) Sara Johnsen
Masterminds Jared Hess
2017 Paddington 2 Paul King
2020 Dream Horse Euros Lyn
2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Will Sharpe

Documentaries

Year Title Director Notes
2004 Peace One Day Jeremy Gilley
2005 Inside Scan Jake West
2012 The Imposter Bart Layton [5]
2014 20,000 Days on Earth Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard
2019 Tell Me Who I Am Ed Perkins

Television

Year Title Director Notes
2006 Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes Jake West Television film
2007 Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud Michael Hurst Television film
2009 Murderland Catherine Morshead Miniseries
Trinity Various
2010 Doctor Who Catherine Morshead Episode: "Amy's Choice"
2016 Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard Miniseries
2017 Will Shekhar Kapur Episode: "The Play's the Thing"
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Louis Leterrier Animated[6]
2021 Landscapers Will Sharpe Miniseries[7]

Music videos

Song Year Artist Notes
"Push" 2002 Martin Grech
"Decadent & Desperate" 2005 Mortiis
"Burn Your Youth" 2007 Johnny Panic
"Heads Will Roll" 2009 Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"Cornerstone Arctic Monkeys
"Vlad the Impaler" Kasabian
"Drunk" 2012 Ed Sheeran
"All Of Me" Tanlines
"Jubilee Street" 2013 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2012 Camerimage Feature Documentary Film The Imposter Nominated [lower-alpha 1]
2013 Best Cinematography in a Music Video "Jubilee Street" Nominated
Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography The Imposter Nominated [lower-alpha 2]
2015 20,000 Days on Earth Tied
2018 International Online Cinema Awards Best Cinematography Paddington 2 Won
2022 British Academy Television Craft Awards Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction Landscapers Won [8]

Notes

  1. Shared with Lynda Hall
  2. Shared with Lynda Hall

References

  1. "Erik Alexander Wilson on Cinematography". Home. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. "On The Rise 2014: Cinematographers To Watch". The Playlist. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. "Suburban Childhood: Erik Wilson / Submarine". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. Cooper, Carol (28 February 2022). "The Way I See It: Erik Wilson". Shots. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  5. Anderson, John (13 February 2012). "Wilson: Shines light on 'Imposter'". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  6. Mulcahy, Matt (30 August 2019). ""We Decided Early On That There was Never Going to Be A Single Lock-off Shot": DP Erik Wilson on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. Mitchell, Julian. "When Truth Is Way Stranger Than Fiction: How "Landscapers" Escapes Into Fantasy". Amplify. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  8. Ritman, Alex (April 24, 2022). "BAFTA TV Craft Awards: 'Landscapers,' 'We Are Lady Parts' Among Top Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 26, 2022.


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