James Hawkinson

Hawkinson began his career as an electrician, lighting technician, and gaffer at Boss Film Studios, a prominent visual effects company. He worked on numerous big-budget, effects-heavy films like Alien 3, Species, and Air Force One, and lower-budget genre films like Intruder and Fist of the North Star. Starting in 1997, he became a highly prolific DP for music videos,{{Cite web|url=https://imvdb.com/n/jim-hawkinson/videography-by-position|title=Jim Hawkinson Music Video Credits by Position {{!}} IMVDb|website=IMVDb|access-date=18 August 2017}} with over 200 credits to his name.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/hawkinson.htm|title=JAMES HAWKINSON|website=cinematographers.nl|access-date=18 August 2017}}

Hawkinson served as director of photography on the sitcom Arrested Development{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/hawkinson.htm|title=JAMES HAWKINSON|website=cinematographers.nl|access-date=18 August 2017}} for which he experimented with different 16 mm film cameras and HD camcorders in order to achieve the look and visual styles desired by the series' creators Joe and Anthony Russo.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/hawkinson.htm|title=JAMES HAWKINSON|website=cinematographers.nl|access-date=18 August 2017}} He worked on several subsequent television projects with the Russos, including Carpoolers, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, and Community.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/hawkinson.htm|title=JAMES HAWKINSON|website=cinematographers.nl|access-date=18 August 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/james-hawkinson-57571345/|title=James Hawkinson {{!}} Biography and Filmography|last=Staff|first=Hollywood.com|date=February 6, 2015|work=Hollywood.com|access-date=18 August 2017}} He shot the horror film The Unborn and the 2007 remake of The Hitcher, both of which were produced by Platinum Dunes.

Starting in 2013, Hawkinson served as the series DP on Hannibal, a psychological thriller -drama series based on the novels by Thomas Harris. His photography heavily utilizing angular lighting and shallow focus to create a distinct, unnerving atmosphere.{{Cite news|url=http://uproxx.com/hitfix/hannibal-cinematographer-james-hawkinson-on-the-shows-disturbing-dark-beauty/|title='Hannibal' cinematographer James Hawkinson on the show's disturbing, dark beauty|date=June 24, 2015|work=UPROXX|access-date=18 August 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2014/06/true-detective-hannibal-house-of-cards-cinematographers-741100/|title=EMMYS: DPs Draw Out Drama In 'Hannibal','True Detective' & 'House of Cards'|last=Busch|first=Anita|date=June 5, 2014|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=18 August 2017}} His work was a point of near-universal acclaim,{{Cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/hannibals-powerful-visuals-make-it-one-of-the-best-200586|title=Hannibal's powerful visuals make it one of the best shows of 2013|date=December 6, 2013|access-date=18 August 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://tillary.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/hannibal-and-cinematography-looking-is-hard/|title=Hannibal and Cinematography: Looking is Hard|last=Clel|first=Taylor|date=September 8, 2013|website=Tillary does Photo graphy.|access-date=18 August 2017}} many praising its dark, brooding, art-house style{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jun/03/hannibal-tv-showrunner-bryan-fuller|title=Hannibal showrunner: 'We are not making television. We are making a pretentious art film from the 80s'|last=Thurm|first=Eric|date=June 3, 2015|work=The Guardian|access-date=18 August 2017|issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/06/hannibal-most-avant-garde-season-yet.html|title=Welcome to the Most Avant-Garde Season of Hannibal Yet|date=June 5, 2015|work=Vulture|access-date=18 August 2017}} and disturbing atmosphere,{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/12/watch-in-hannibal-the-script-is-only-the-beginning-131882/|title=Watch: In 'Hannibal,' The Script Is Only the Beginning {{!}} IndieWire|last=Winter|first=Max|website=www.indiewire.com|access-date=18 August 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/i-gave-you-a-rare-gift|title=74 Times "Hannibal" Was The Most Stunningly Beautiful Show on Television|last=Dalton|first=Dan|website=BuzzFeed|access-date=18 August 2017}} with many calling it the best-looking show on television.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/aug/27/hannibal-finale-bryan-fuller-best-show-on-tv|title=Hannibal: farewell to the best bloody show on TV|last=Cain|first=Sian|date=August 27, 2015|work=The Guardian|access-date=18 August 2017|issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/hannibal/29257/is-hannibal-the-best-network-tv-series-in-years|title=Is Hannibal the best network TV series in years?|work=Den of Geek|access-date=18 August 2017}}

His work on the first season of the dystopian science fiction series The Man in the High Castle earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series and a nomination for an ASC Award.{{Cite web|url=https://theasc.com/ac_magazine/December2015/ASCMOWPilotNominees/page4.html|title=The ASC – American Cinematographer: ASC MOW, Miniseries, Pilot Nominees|website=theasc.com|access-date=18 August 2017}}

• Nominated:
• 2001 MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography – Get Ur Freak On
• 2016 ASC Award Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Television Movie/Mini-Series/Pilot – The Man in the High Castle
• 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series – The Man in the High Castle
• Won:
• 2016 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series – The Man in the High Castle

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