ICS Designers & Cinematographers

Simon Chapman

Simon has just completed his first feature The Loved Ones directed by Sean Byrne. Other credits include the project FAME for Tactic, shot in India, The Identities Doco Project for Plus Films, the short film The Ground Beneath for which Simon received Best Australian Achievement in Cinematography at the 2008 Melbourne Film Festival, the series Double the Fist and Great Australian Albums for Mushroom Pictures, Advantage for Plus Films, Katoomba, Solo and The Bet (2nd Unit), The Last Chip (short) director Heng Tang, The Mechanicals (short) Director Leon Ford, Till Death Do us Part / Bush Wedding (doco) director Adrian Willis, Poolside (short) director Armand De Sant Salvy, Running on Sunshine (doco) director Cory Piper, Deck Dogz (Camera Operator) director Steven Pasvolsky.

Awards:

• Australian Cinematographers Society Gold Short Drama Katoomba
• Australian Cinematographers Society Bronze Short Drama Advantage
• Australian Cinematographers Society SILVER Short Drama The Mechanicals
• Camerimage Film Festival Poland NOMINATED Best Cinematography Into the Night
• Australian Cinematographers Society GOLD Documentaries Scar Stories
• Australian Cinematographers Society GOLD Short Drama Swipe
• Australian Cinematographers Society SILVER Short Drama The Terrific Toddler Tricycle Race
• Film Critics Circle of Australia EMERGING TALENT Cinematography Into the Night
• AFTRS Cinematographer of the Year 2002

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— Download Simon's CV (PDF, 48kb)

Mark Lapwood, ACS

Mark has just returned from living and working in Asia for the past five years where he was predominantly based in Mumbai (Bombay), India.

During that time he gained great experience on large scale productions shooting three feature films, several documentary's for the BBC and Nat Geo plus over 140 commercials, mostly on 35mm film. Most recently Mark was 2nd Unit DP on The Waiting City for director Claire McCarthy in Kolkata (Calcutta) on the RED Camera.

In 2008 he was DP on the National Geographic Documentary Tang Treasure. Other feature credits include The Little Godfather (India 2008), Cages (Singapore 2004) and Maya (India 2001). Mark's debut short film as director/dop Eclipse premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008. The film shot on the streets of Bombay won an AFI Award in 2007 for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft (Cinematography).

Awards:

• Honolulu International Film Festival, Best Short Documentary Eclipse
• Flickerfest International Film Festival, Nat Geo Documentary Award Eclipse
• Rhode Island International Film Festival, Best Experimental Short Eclipse
• AFI Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft (Cinematography) Eclipse
• Australian Cinematographers Society Gold Short Film Drama Eclipse
• Australian Cinematographers Society Bronze Feature Film Drama Cages
• Australian Cinematographers Society Highly Commended Evermore 'Running'
• Australian Cinematographers Society Distinction Feature Film Drama Maya
• Australian Cinematographers Society Gold Feature Film Drama Maya
• Australian Cinematographers Society Gold Short Film Drama The Reunion
• Australian Cinematographers Society Gold Short Film Drama Phobia
• Australian Cinematographers Society Silver Short Film Drama Blue Mtn's Of Harry Phillips.

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— Download Mark's CV (PDF, 48kb)

Allan Collins, ACS

Allan most recently worked in Western Australia as the DOP on Three Acts of Murder for Taylor Media, directed by Rowan Woods, and directed Spirit Stones which featured in the Dendy Awards during The Sydney Film Festival. Other credits include the series, Double Trouble, The Alice, Beneath Clouds, Road, Dust, Wind Tears, Cold Turkey and selected documentaries, Dhakiyarr Vs The King, Moses Family, Long Shadows, Whispering in Our Hearts and Remembering Country.

Allan works throughout Australia on a varied slate of projects, from within his own community, through to mainstream drama, documentary and commercial production. Alan has recently been nominated for the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award: Special Documentary Jury Prize for his documentary Spirit Stones.

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