The Person
Behind
The Camera
CAMERAMAN

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Hi my name is Simon, and I love film.

I have a great admiration for film. The camera has the unique ability to create meaning, atmosphere and information from different perspectives. It is a form of expression, hope and at times provocation. It tells stories of different natures and evokes emotions to attach the viewer to the story or person within the story. Those are the reasons why I love being the camera in the room, that's why I am a cinematographer.

Simon Jakeman B.A.

Born in Rouen, France. Moved to England at the age of ten and have been living in Germany since 2008.

I'm fluent in English, German and French and have a basic knowledge in Spanish.

2020  Bachelor's degree in Film and Television in the field of cinematography

2019  Master Class, American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), Los Angeles

Work Experience

Camera- & lighting assistant in various film productions since 2015

Positions held as:

  • D.O.P. on both a documentary and multiple short films
  • Operator on a documentary and commercial
  • 1st AC on fictional and nonfictional projects
For a more detailed list click here:

Equipment experience

Amira
Alexa XT
Alexa Plus 4:3
Alexa Mini
Alexa Mini LF

Red Dragon
Scarlet

Canon EOS C100 MkII
Canon EOS C 200
Canon EOS C 300

Go Pro Series

Aplha7 Series
Sony FS7

Ronin Systems
Mavic Zoom Drone

References

Additional Certificates

ARRI ACADEMY

2022 ARRI Certified Online Training for Camera Systems

ARRI Certified Online Training for Camera Systems

This ARRI-certified course covers all aspects of shooting with the ARRI ALEXA LF, ALEXA Mini, ALEXA SXT W and AMIRA camera systems including detailed guides to ARRIRAW and other recording formats, ARRI advanced look workflows and HDR.

A.S.C. Master Class

2019 Master Class, American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.), Los Angeles

MASTER CLASS

A great experience learning from the best of the best about their trials and horror stories and how they made it into the industry.

With these particular and well known cinematographers:

  • David Darby, A.S.C.
  • Robert Yeoman, A.S.C.
  • Curtis Clark, A.S.C.
  • Don McCuaig, A.S.C.
  • Jacek Laskus, A.S.C., P.S.C.
  • Charlie Lieberman, A.S.C.
  • David Stump, A.S.C.
  • Denis Lenoir, A.S.C., A.F.C.
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