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Sion Michel

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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Sion Michel is an American cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with Dion Beebe as Second Unit Director of Photography in the films Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), and Collateral (2004).

Michel has been nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special for 'Tony Bennett: An American Classic' (2006).

Michel was also Second Unit Action Director of Photography on The Player (2015) starring Wesley Snipes.

He was nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Cinematography for Run Meng (Like a Dream) (2009)

He studied film at the National Australian Film, Television & Radio School and graduated with a Masters degree in Cinematography in 1991.

Recently, Michel completed principal photography on 'Sons of the Neon Night' in Hong Kong directed by Juno Mak.

He lives in Los Angeles.
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

Known for

Will Ferrell in Land of the Lost (2009)
Land of the Lost
5.3
  • Camera and Electrical Department("a" camera)
  • 2009
Geoffrey Rush, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ryan Reynolds, and Mark Strong in Green Lantern (2011)
Green Lantern
5.5
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2011
Ziyi Zhang in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Memoirs of a Geisha
7.3
  • Camera and Electrical Department("b" camera)
  • 2005
Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone in Gangster Squad (2013)
Gangster Squad
6.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2013

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • High Desert
  • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
    American Crime Story
    • (uncredited)
  • Rachael Harris, Tom Ellis, Aimee Garcia, Lauren German, D.B. Woodside, Kevin Alejandro, and Lesley-Ann Brandt in Lucifer (2016)
    Lucifer
  • Bill Paxton and Justin Cornwell in Training Day (2017)
    Training Day
    • (uncredited)
  • Wesley Snipes, Philip Winchester, and Charity Wakefield in The Player (2015)
    The Player
  • Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone in Gangster Squad (2013)
    Gangster Squad
  • Geoffrey Rush, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ryan Reynolds, and Mark Strong in Green Lantern (2011)
    Green Lantern
  • Will Ferrell in Land of the Lost (2009)
    Land of the Lost
  • Brendan Fraser and Jet Li in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
    The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
  • Lea Thompson, David Foley, and Patricia Richardson in California Dreaming (2007)
    California Dreaming
  • Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006)
    Tony Bennett: An American Classic
  • Ziyi Zhang in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
    Memoirs of a Geisha
  • Maroon 5: Friday the 13th - Live at the Santa Barbara Bowl
  • Tom Cruise in Collateral (2004)
    Collateral
  • Marcus Graham in Three Chords and a Wardrobe (1998)
    Three Chords and a Wardrobe

Cinematographer

  • Nicolas Cage, Brett Donowho, Robert Paschall Jr., Christian Mercuri, Micah Haley, R. Bryan Wright, and Sasha Yelaun in The Old Way (2023)
    The Old Way
  • Sons of the Neon Night (2021)
    Sons of the Neon Night
  • Heartfall Arises (2016)
    Heartfall Arises
  • Beijing, Niuyue (2015)
    Beijing, Niuyue
  • The Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan (2015)
    The Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan
  • Bad Dog and Superhero (2014)
    Bad Dog and Superhero
  • WPPI 2013
  • La Chanson du silence
  • Julia Stone: Justine (2012)
    Julia Stone: Justine
  • Julia Stone: By the Horns (2012)
    Julia Stone: By the Horns
  • Julia Stone in Julia Stone: Let's Forget All the Things That We Say (2012)
    Julia Stone: Let's Forget All the Things That We Say
  • Fun with Benny
  • Red Earth (2010)
    Red Earth
  • Hot Summer Days (2010)
    Hot Summer Days
  • Like a Dream (2009)
    Like a Dream

Director

  • WPPI 2013
  • Chasing Rabbits

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