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Don King(II)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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Don King
Life Begins in the Sea.
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Water Man (2008)
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Don King: Director & Cinematographer

Born on Oahu Hawaii and a graduate of Punahou School, Don King was a Hawaii state swimming champion and NCAA Stanford championship water polo player. He honed his underwater cinematographer skills in such films as Soul Surfer, Cast Away, Die Another Day, Riding Giants, Blue Crush and Charlie's Angels II and The Descendants. Don shot (on land & sea) for the Emmy award winning TV series LOST. In demand for his skillful and aesthetic handling of ocean filming, he has worked with Kathryn Bigelow, Clint Eastwood, Lance Accord, and Alexander Payne.

His directorial credits include the 2005 Laird Hamilton's American Express commercial, 2006 Cool Water commercial and All Aboard the Crazy Train, which won best documentary short at the 2005 Maui Film Festival, & best cinematography at the X-Dance festival. He co-produced and filmed, with his wife Julianne Yamamoto King, the documentary Beautiful Son, which won the Halekulani Golden Orchid award at the Hawaii International Film Festival in 2008. Beautiful Son details their family's journey to find healing for their son Beau who was diagnosed with autism in 2003.

A consummate water man, his adventures include sailing across the Indian Ocean from Bali to Madagascar in a traditional wood & bamboo canoe for which he was knighted by the president of Madigascar.

Mr. King is a founding member of the Hawaii Autism Foundation whose mission is to educate and help families find and fund treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder.
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Battleship (2012)
Battleship
5.8
  • Camera and Electrical Department("c" camera, Hawaii)
  • 2012
Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
6.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department("c" camera, second unit, Hawaii, second unit, Hawaii)
  • 2018
Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry in Die Another Day (2002)
Die Another Day
6.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2002
Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
7.5
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2013

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Hunter King and Beau Mirchoff in Hidden Gems (2022)
    Hidden Gems
    • underwater dp
    • TV Movie
    • 2022
  • Deadliest Catch: Bloodline (2020)
    Deadliest Catch: Bloodline
    • camera operator: underwater
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Owen Vaccaro, Alex Aiono, Lindsay Watson, and Kea Peahu in Finding 'Ohana (2021)
    Finding 'Ohana
    • Aerial Director of Photography
    • 2021
  • David Spade and Lauren Lapkus in The Wrong Missy (2020)
    The Wrong Missy
    • C Camera Operator
    • underwater director of photography
    • 2020
  • Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart, Mandy Moore, Etsushi Toyokawa, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Nick Jonas, and Ed Skrein in Midway (2019)
    Midway
    • underwater camera operator
    • 2019
  • Ben Affleck, Pedro Pascal, Charlie Hunnam, Oscar Isaac, and Garrett Hedlund in Triple Frontier (2019)
    Triple Frontier
    • camera operator: second unit
    • underwater camera operator
    • 2019
  • Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
    Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
    • camera operator: "c" camera, second unit, Hawaii
    • underwater director of photography: second unit, Hawaii
    • 2018
  • Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer in Snatched (2017)
    Snatched
    • camera operator
    • 2017
  • Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Nina Dobrev, and Ruby Rose in xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
    xXx: Return of Xander Cage
    • camera operator: second unit
    • 2017
  • Anna Kendrick, Zac Efron, Aubrey Plaza, and Adam Devine in Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
    Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
    • camera operator
    • underwater camera operator
    • 2016
  • Edgar Ramírez and Luke Bracey in Point Break (2015)
    Point Break
    • a camera operator tahiti
    • 2015
  • Oprah's Master Class: Belief Special (2015)
    Oprah's Master Class: Belief Special
    • additional camera operator
    • TV Special
    • 2015
  • Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, and Emma Stone in Aloha (2015)
    Aloha
    • additional photography
    • 2015
  • Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz in Big Eyes (2014)
    Big Eyes
    • additional photography
    • 2014
  • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
    • underwater camera operator
    • 2013

Cinematographer

  • Stewart's View (2023)
    Stewart's View
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2023
  • Tia Blanco in Tia Blanco: Powerful Performance (2019)
    Tia Blanco: Powerful Performance
    • Cinematographer (underwater cinematography)
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow (2018)
    Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton (2017)
    Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
  • Malama-Time to Protect the Oceans (2016)
    Malama-Time to Protect the Oceans
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • dress (2013)
    dress
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Water Man (2008)
    Water Man
    • Cinematographer
    • 2008
  • Beautiful Son
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
  • Nature (1982)
    Nature
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2002–2005
  • The Ride/the Day
    • Cinematographer
    • Video
    • 2004
  • Nihi
    • Cinematographer
    • 2003
  • The Heart of the Sea: Kapolioka'ehukai (2002)
    The Heart of the Sea: Kapolioka'ehukai
    • Cinematographer
    • 2002
  • Blue Crush (1998)
    Blue Crush
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
  • Tripping the Planet (1996)
    Tripping the Planet
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996
  • There Are No Rules (1994)
    There Are No Rules
    • Cinematographer
    • Video
    • 1994

Additional Crew

  • The River (2012)
    The River
    • production staff
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Ken Leung in Lost (2004)
    Lost
    • production staff
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Next Wave
    • stock footage
    • TV Series
    • 2001

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Water Man
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Water Man

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    • Don R. King

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