Erik Wilson

{{Infobox person

| name =

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| birth_name = Erik Alexander Wilson

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|12|15|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| alma_mater = London Film School

| occupation =

| organisation = British Society of Cinematographers

| years_active = 1998–present

| website = {{URL|http://erikwilsondp.com/}}

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Erik Alexander Wilson (born 15 December 1975) is a Norwegian cinematographer.{{Cite web|url=https://homemcr.org/article/erik-alexander-wilson-on-cinematography/|title=Erik Alexander Wilson on Cinematography|website=Home|date=29 February 2012|access-date=2 March 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://theplaylist.net/on-the-rise-2014-cinematographers-to-watch-20140806/|title=

On The Rise 2014: Cinematographers To Watch|website=The Playlist|date=6 August 2014|access-date=2 March 2022}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/erik-wilson-submarine/|title=Suburban Childhood: Erik Wilson / Submarine|website=British Cinematographer|access-date=2 March 2022}} He studied at the London Film School in Covent Garden, beginning his studies in editing before going into cinematography.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shots.net/news/view/the-way-i-see-it-erik-wilson|title=The Way I See It: Erik Wilson|website=Shots|first=Carol|last=Cooper|date=28 February 2022|access-date=2 March 2022}}

Filmography

=Film=

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Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes
1998 \| More Than Dreams \| Mikaël Ivan Roost \|
2000 \| The 13th Sign \| Jonty Acton, Adam Mason \|
rowspan="2" \| 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 \|
rowspan="2" \| 2013 \| The Double \| Richard Ayoade \|
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty \| Ben Stiller \| Iceland unit
2014 \| Paddington \| Paul King \|
rowspan="2" \| 2016 \| Framing Mom ({{langx\|no\|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 \|
rowspan="2" \| 2024 \| Paddington in Peru \| Dougal Wilson \|
Better Man \| Michael Gracey \|

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Year

! Title

! Director

! Notes

1998

| More Than Dreams

| Mikaël Ivan Roost

2000

| The 13th Sign

| Jonty Acton, Adam Mason

rowspan="2" | 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

rowspan="2" | 2013

| The Double

| Richard Ayoade

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

| Ben Stiller

| Iceland unit

2014

| Paddington

| Paul King

rowspan="2" | 2016

| Framing Mom ({{langx|no|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

rowspan="2" | 2024

| Paddington in Peru

| Dougal Wilson

Better Man

| Michael Gracey

==Documentaries==

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Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes
2004 \| Peace One Day \| Jeremy Gilley \|
2005 \| Inside Scan \| Jake West \|
2012 \| The Imposter \| Bart Layton \| {{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/wilson-shines-light-on-imposter-1118049920/\|title=Wilson: Shines light on 'Imposter'\|journal=Variety\|first=John\|last=Anderson\|date=13 February 2012\|access-date=2 March 2022}}
2014 \| 20,000 Days on Earth \| Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard \|
2019 \| Tell Me Who I Am \| Ed Perkins \|

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Year

! Title

! Director

! Notes

2004

| Peace One Day

| Jeremy Gilley

2005

| Inside Scan

| Jake West

2012

| The Imposter

| Bart Layton

| {{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/wilson-shines-light-on-imposter-1118049920/|title=Wilson: Shines light on 'Imposter'|journal=Variety|first=John|last=Anderson|date=13 February 2012|access-date=2 March 2022}}

2014

| 20,000 Days on Earth

| Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard

2019

| Tell Me Who I Am

| Ed Perkins

=Television=

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Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes
2006 \| Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes \| Jake West \| Television film
2007 \| Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud \| Michael Hurst \| Television film
rowspan="2" \| 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{{Cite web\|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/108151-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/\|title="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\|journal=Filmmaker Magazine\|first=Matt\|last=Mulcahy\|date=30 August 2019\|access-date=2 March 2022}}
2021 \| Landscapers \| Will Sharpe \| Miniseries{{Cite web\|url=https://amplify.nabshow.com/articles/when-truth-is-way-stranger-than-fiction-how-landscapers-escapes-into-fantasy/\|title=When Truth Is Way Stranger Than Fiction: How "Landscapers" Escapes Into Fantasy\|website=Amplify\|first=Julian\|last=Mitchell\|access-date=2 March 2022}}

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Year

! Title

! Director

! Notes

2006

| Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes

| Jake West

| Television film

2007

| Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud

| Michael Hurst

| Television film

rowspan="2" | 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{{Cite web|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/108151-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/|title="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|journal=Filmmaker Magazine|first=Matt|last=Mulcahy|date=30 August 2019|access-date=2 March 2022}}

2021

| Landscapers

| Will Sharpe

| Miniseries{{Cite web|url=https://amplify.nabshow.com/articles/when-truth-is-way-stranger-than-fiction-how-landscapers-escapes-into-fantasy/|title=When Truth Is Way Stranger Than Fiction: How "Landscapers" Escapes Into Fantasy|website=Amplify|first=Julian|last=Mitchell|access-date=2 March 2022}}

=Music videos=

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Year ! Title ! Artist(s)
2002 \| "Push" \| Martin Grech
2005 \| "Decadent & Desperate" \| Mortiis
2007 \| "Burn Your Youth" \| Johnny Panic
rowspan="3" \| 2009 \| "Heads Will Roll" \| Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"Cornerstone'' \| Arctic Monkeys
"Vlad the Impaler" \| Kasabian
rowspan="2" \| 2012 \| "Drunk" \| Ed Sheeran
"All Of Me" \| Tanlines
2013 \| "Jubilee Street" \| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

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Year

! Title

! Artist(s)

2002

| "Push"

| Martin Grech

2005

| "Decadent & Desperate"

| Mortiis

2007

| "Burn Your Youth"

| Johnny Panic

rowspan="3" | 2009

| "Heads Will Roll"

| Yeah Yeah Yeahs

"Cornerstone''

| Arctic Monkeys

"Vlad the Impaler"

| Kasabian

rowspan="2" | 2012

| "Drunk"

| Ed Sheeran

"All Of Me"

| Tanlines

2013

| "Jubilee Street"

| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Awards and nominations

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref
2012 \| rowspan="2" \| Camerimage \| Feature Documentary Film \| The Imposter \| {{nom}} \| {{efn\|Shared with Lynda Hall}}
rowspan="2" \| 2013 \| Best Cinematography in a Music Video \| "Jubilee Street" \| {{nom}} \|
rowspan="2" \| Cinema Eye Honors \| rowspan="2" \| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography \| The Imposter \| {{nom}} \| {{efn\|Shared with Lynda Hall}}
2015 \| 20,000 Days on Earth \| {{won\|Tied}} \|
2018 \| International Online Cinema Awards \| Best Cinematography \| Paddington 2 \| {{won}} \|
2022 \| British Academy Television Craft Awards \| Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction \| Landscapers \| {{won}} \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bafta-tv-craft-awards-2022-winners-1235134510/\|title=BAFTA TV Craft Awards: 'Landscapers,' 'We Are Lady Parts' Among Top Winners\|website=The Hollywood Reporter\|first=Alex\|last=Ritman\|date=April 24, 2022\|access-date=April 26, 2022}}

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Work

! Result

! Ref

2012

| rowspan="2" | Camerimage

| Feature Documentary Film

| The Imposter

| {{nom}}

| {{efn|Shared with Lynda Hall}}

rowspan="2" | 2013

| Best Cinematography in a Music Video

| "Jubilee Street"

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2" | Cinema Eye Honors

| rowspan="2" | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography

| The Imposter

| {{nom}}

| {{efn|Shared with Lynda Hall}}

2015

| 20,000 Days on Earth

| {{won|Tied}}

2018

| International Online Cinema Awards

| Best Cinematography

| Paddington 2

| {{won}}

2022

| British Academy Television Craft Awards

| Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction

| Landscapers

| {{won}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bafta-tv-craft-awards-2022-winners-1235134510/|title=BAFTA TV Craft Awards: 'Landscapers,' 'We Are Lady Parts' Among Top Winners|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Alex|last=Ritman|date=April 24, 2022|access-date=April 26, 2022}}

Notes

References

External links

{{IMDb name|0933377}}

Category:Living people

Category:1975 births

Category:BAFTA winners (people)

Category:Mass media people from Bergen

Category:Norwegian cinematographers

Category:Norwegian expatriates in England

Category:Norwegian people of Scottish descent