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Kurt E. Soderling

Camera and Electrical Department | Visual Effects | Cinematographer

Kurt Soderling is a director of photography of aerial units and second units in the feature film and television business for 20+ years. He has extensive hands on experience with Pictorvisions Eclipse, Spacecam, Cineflex, Cable Cam, Tyler, Continental, Astrovision, Vectorvision and a number of other very specialized camera systems... See full bio »

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Kurt Soderling
in Santa Monica, California, USA
Looking across from one stage to the other. 8K people showed up Kurt is the Vice President of the "Save the Whales Again" campaign, seen here in Alaska filming with Hayden Panatierre our Spokesperson. www.savethewhalesagain.org Test shoots/ Demo Reel for RED, Epic 5K camera 2011 NOLA Contraband Lamborghini Aventador 2011 Spot http://vimeo.com/22884674 Kurt E. Soderling
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Filmography

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2012 The Amazing Spider-Man (director of photography: aerial unit) (post-production)
 
2012 Battleship (director of photography: aerial unit) (post-production)
 
2012 The Hunger Games (director of photography: aerial unit) (post-production)
 
2012 Contraband (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2012 Eastbound & Down (TV series) (director of photography: aerial unit - 1 episode)
– Episode #3.1 (2012) (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2011 Hop (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
The Event (TV series) (director of photography: aerial unit - 1 episode, 2011) (director of photography: aerial unti - 1 episode, 2010)
– Face Off (2011) (director of photography: aerial unit)
– I Haven't Told You Everything (2010) (director of photography: aerial unti - uncredited)
 
2011 Take Me Home Tonight (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2011 The Green Hornet (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2011 The Cape (TV series) (director of photography: aerial unit - 1 episode)
– Pilot (2011) (director of photography: aerial unit - uncredited)
 
2011 Wonder Woman (TV movie) (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2010 Hawaii Five-0 (TV series) (director of photography: aerial unit - 3 episodes)
– Nalowale (2010) (director of photography: aerial unit - uncredited)
– Lanakila (2010) (director of photography: aerial unit - uncredited)
– Ohana (2010) (director of photography: aerial unit - uncredited)
 
2010 The Other Guys (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2010 The Mentalist (TV series) (director of photography: aerial unit - 1 episode)
– Red Herring (2010) (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2010 The Rockford Files (TV movie) (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans? (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2009 Desperate Housewives (TV series) (additional photography - 1 episode)
– Boom Crunch (2009) (additional photography - uncredited)
 
2009 FlashForward (TV series) (director of photography: aerial unit - 3 episodes)
– Playing Cards with Coyote (2009) (director of photography: aerial unit - uncredited)
– The Gift (2009) (director of photography: aerial unit - uncredited)
– White to Play (2009) (director of photography: aerial unit - uncredited)
 
2009 Trauma (TV series) (director of photography: aerial unit - 1 episode)
– Pilot (2009) (director of photography: aerial unit - uncredited)
 
2009 Safe Harbor (TV movie) (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2009 Breaking Point (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2009 Medium (TV series) (director of photography: aerial unit - 1 episode)
– A Taste of Her Own Medicine (2009) (director of photography: aerial unit - uncredited)
 
2009 The Unborn (aerial director of photography - as Kurt Soderling)
 
2009 Horsemen (director of photography: aerial unit - uncredited)
 
2008 Traitor (aerial director of photography - as Kurt Soderling)
 
2008 The Love Guru (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2007 Nip/Tuck (TV series) (director of photography: second unit - 1 episode)
– Carly Summers (2007) (director of photography: second unit - uncredited)
 
2007 Evan Almighty (aerial director of photography: second unit - as Kurt Soderling)
 
2007 Netherbeast Incorporated (director of photography: additional photography)
 
2006-2007 Class of 3000 (TV series) (cinematographer: opening sequence - 9 episodes)
– Love Is in the Hair... Net (2007) (cinematographer: opening sequence)
– Westley Side Story (2007) (cinematographer: opening sequence)
– Brotha from the Third Rock! (2007) (cinematographer: opening sequence)
– The Devil and Li'l D (2006) (cinematographer: opening sequence)
– Eddie's Money (2006) (cinematographer: opening sequence)
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2007 The Hitcher (aerial director of photography - as Kurt Soderling)
 
2007 24 (TV series) (director of photography: additional photography second unit - 1 episode)
– Day 6: 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m. (2007) (director of photography: additional photography second unit)
 
2007 Dirt (TV series) (director of photography: additional photography second unit - 1 episode)
– Pilot (2007) (director of photography: additional photography second unit)
 
2007 Protect and Serve (TV movie) (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2006 Deja Vu (aerial director of photography - as Kurt Soderling)
 
2006 Enemies (TV series) (director of photography: aerial unit - 1 episode)
– Pilot (2006) (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2005 Domino (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2005 The Amityville Horror (director of aerial photography)
 
2004 Meet the Fockers (aerial director of photography - as Kurt Soderling)
 
2004 After the Sunset (camera operator - uncredited)
 
2004 Friday Night Lights (director of aerial photography - as Kurt Soderling)
 
2004 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (director of aerial photography)
 
2003 NCIS (TV series) (aerial director of photography)
 
2003 Las Vegas (TV series) (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2003 The Rundown (aerial director of photography, camera operator)
 
2003 Seabiscuit (aerial director of photography: second unit - as Kurt Soderling)
 
2003 The Italian Job (aerial director of photography)
 
2002 The Country Bears (aerial director of photography)
 
2002 Murder by Numbers (aerial director of photography - as Kurt Soderling, camera operator: Wescam camera - as Kurt Soderling)
 
2002 Queen of the Damned (aerial director of photography)
 
2001 Bandits (aerial director of photography - uncredited, camera operator: "a" camera, second unit - uncredited, director of aerial photography - uncredited)
 
2001 Pearl Harbor (camera operator: Wescam camera)
 
2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series) (director of photography: aerial unit)
 
2000 Bait (aerial director of photography)
 
2000 Perfumed Garden (director of photography: second unit)
 
1999 Running Free (aerial director of photography, director of photography: second unit)
 
1999 The Strip (TV series) (camera operator)
 
1999 Snoops (TV series) (aerial director of photography)
 
1999 Family Law (TV series) (aerial director of photography)
 
1999 Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure (video) (director of photography: second unit)
 
1998 L.A. Doctors (TV series) (aerial director of photography)
 
1998 Lethal Weapon 4 (aerial camera operator - uncredited)
 
1998/I Armageddon (aerial director of photography - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1998 Black Dog (aerial director of photography - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1998 In God's Hands (aerial photographer - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1998 City of Angels (aerial camera operator)
 
1998 Meet the Deedles (aerial director of photography, camera operator: second unit)
 
1998 Gunshy (aerial camera operator: Atlantic City, director of photography: second unit - uncredited)
 
1998 U.S. Marshals (aerial director of photography: second unit - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1998 Sphere (aerial camera operator - uncredited, aerial director of photography - uncredited)
 
1997 The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (TV movie) (aerial director of photography)
 
1997 Titanic (camera operator: Wescam camera - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1997 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (TV series) (aerial director of photography)
 
1997 The Edge (aerial camera operator - as Kurt Soderling, camera operator: additional photography - uncredited, director of photography: second unit - uncredited)
 
1997 A Smile Like Yours (aerial camera operator, aerial director of photography)
 
1997 Conspiracy Theory (aerial director of photography: second unit - as Kurt Soderling, camera operator: second unit)
 
1997 George of the Jungle (aerial camera operator, aerial director of photography, camera operator: second unit)
 
1997 Men in Black (camera operator: Spacecam camera - uncredited)
 
1997 Con Air (aerial camera operator - uncredited)
 
1997 Trial and Error (aerial director of photography - uncredited)
 
1997 Dante's Peak (aerial camera operator: aerial unit - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1996 Mars Attacks! (aerial camera operator - uncredited)
 
1996 Jingle All the Way (aerial director of photography - uncredited, camera operator: "a" camera, second unit / second unit - uncredited - uncredited)
 
1996 The Mirror Has Two Faces (camera operator: Spacecam camera)
 
1996 EZ Streets (TV series) (aerial director of photography)
 
1996 Solo (aerial director of photography - uncredited, camera operator: aerial unit)
 
1996 Independence Day (aerial camera operator)
 
1996 Pier 66 (TV movie) (aerial director of photography)
 
1996 Celtic Pride (aerial camera operator, camera operator: Spacecam camera)
 
1996 The Birdcage (aerial director of photography - uncredited)
 
1996 Down Periscope (aerial camera operator - uncredited)
 
1996 Up Close & Personal (aerial director of photography - uncredited)
 
1996 Smoke Jumpers (TV movie) (aerial director of photography - uncredited)
 
1996 The Last Best Place (TV movie) (aerial director of photography)
 
1996 Mulholland Falls (aerial camera operator: aerial second unit - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1995 Three Wishes (camera operator)
 
1995 Waterworld (aerial camera operator: Spacecam)
 
1995 The Net (aerial camera operator)
 
1995 Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (assistant camera)
 
1995 Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (aerial camera operator)
 
1995 Crimson Tide (aerial camera operator - uncredited, aerial director of photography - uncredited)
 
1995 Top Dog (camera operator)
 
1995 Boys on the Side (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1994 The River Wild (aerial camera operator)
 
1994 Roswell (TV movie) (assistant camera: aerial unit - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1994 It Could Happen to You (aerial assistant camera)
 
1994 Little Big League (first assistant camera: second unit - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1994 Major League II (assistant camera: second unit - uncredited)
 
1994 On Deadly Ground (assistant camera, camera operator: second unit)
 
1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV series) (camera operator)
 
1993 Undercover Blues (assistant camera)
 
1993 Johnny Bago (TV series) (assistant camera)
 
1993 Blood In, Blood Out (camera operator: / second unit - uncredited - uncredited)
 
1993 Leprechaun (assistant camera)
 
1993 Doppelganger (assistant camera)
 
1992 Sidekicks (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1992 Out on a Limb (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1992 Beethoven (assistant camera, camera operator)
 
1991 The Marrying Man (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1991 Eve of Destruction (first assistant camera: second unit - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1990 Marked for Death (assistant camera, camera operator: second unit)
 
1990 Ski Patrol (second assistant camera)
 
1987 Jake and the Fatman (TV series) (assistant camera - 1 episode)
– Fatal Attraction (1987) (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (29 titles)
2011 Hop (visual effects camera operator)
 
2009 Trauma (TV series) (visual effects: aerial camera operator - 1 episode)
– Pilot (2009) (visual effects: aerial camera operator - uncredited)
 
2008 The Love Guru (visual effects cameraman)
 
2007 Evan Almighty (visual effects: aerial camera operator)
 
2004 Meet the Fockers (visual effects cameraman)
 
2003 The Rundown (visual effects: aerial camera operator)
 
2003 The Core (aerial director of photography: visual effects plate photography - as Kurt Soderling)
 
2002 Queen of the Damned (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
2001 Pearl Harbor (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
2000 Bait (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1999 Running Free (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1998/I Armageddon (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1998 Meet the Deedles (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1998 U.S. Marshals (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1998 Sphere (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1997 Titanic (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1997 The Edge (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1997 A Smile Like Yours (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1997 George of the Jungle (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1997 Men in Black (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1997 Con Air (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1997 Dante's Peak (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1996 Mars Attacks! (visual effects camera operator - uncredited)
 
1996 Jingle All the Way (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1996 Solo (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1996 Independence Day (visual effects camera operator - uncredited)
 
1996 The Birdcage (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1996 Down Periscope (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
1995 Waterworld (visual effects camera operator - as Kurt Soderling)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (9 titles)
2012 Move (documentary) (post-production)
 
2008 Live from the Artists Den (TV series)
– Aimee Mann (2008)
– Josh Ritter (2008)
 
2006 Whaledreamers (documentary) (uncredited)
 
2005 Henry's Film Corner (TV series)
– Episode #1.10 (2005)
– Episode #1.9 (2005)
– Episode #1.8 (2005)
– Episode #1.7 (2005)
– Episode #1.6 (2005)
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2005 Deadly Sounds in the Silent World II (short)
 
2004 Class of 83 (documentary)
 
2003 Mix It Up (TV series)
 
2003 Deadly Sounds in the Silent World (documentary short)
 
1995 The Magic of the Golden Bear: Goldy III
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2012 Move (documentary) (producer) (post-production)
 
2008 Live from the Artists Den (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Aimee Mann (2008) (producer)
 
2005 Deadly Sounds in the Silent World II (short) (producer)
 
2004 Class of 83 (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2003 Deadly Sounds in the Silent World (documentary short) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
2012 Move (documentary) (post-production)
 
2008 Live from the Artists Den (TV series)
– Aimee Mann (2008)
 
2004 Class of 83 (documentary)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
2011 The Green Hornet
Helicopter Co-Pilot (uncredited)
 
2007 The Hitcher
Helicopter Co-Pilot (as Kurt Soderling)
 
1990 Ski Patrol
Ace (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
2012 Move (documentary) (post-production)
 
2004 Class of 83 (documentary)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
2012 Move (documentary) (post-production)
 
Show ShowStunts (1 title)
1990 Ski Patrol (stunts - as Kurt Soderling)
 

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