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David Bird(V)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Producer
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David Bird is known for World War Z (2013), The Take (2016) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016).
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Brad Pitt in World War Z (2013)
    World War Z
    7.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department("b" camera, Cardiff sequence)
    • 2013
    Idris Elba in The Take (2016)
    The Take
    6.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2016
    James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
    7.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2016
    In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
    In the Heart of the Sea
    6.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2015

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    Cinematographer

    • Farmers!? (2024)
      Farmers!?
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • The Freaks Come Out (2024)
      The Freaks Come Out
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Aston McAuley in Restless (2024)
      Restless
      8.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • The Dream of Delphi: A New Transmission (2024)
      The Dream of Delphi: A New Transmission
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Kryptic (2024)
      Kryptic
      6.4
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • Call Me Kate (2023)
      Call Me Kate
      7.1
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Let's Eat Grandma: Levitation
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • A Tree Fell Today (2022)
      A Tree Fell Today
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Swings and Roundabouts (2022)
      Swings and Roundabouts
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Detached (2021)
      Detached
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Evolutionary (2021)
      Evolutionary
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Nightride (2021)
      Nightride
      5.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Henry Miller in One Shot (2021)
      One Shot
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Counting Sheep (2021)
      Counting Sheep
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Home by 8.30 (2020)
      Home by 8.30
      7.0
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Joe Cole and Sope Dirisu in Gangs of London (2020)
      Gangs of London
      8.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator: "b" camera
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2022
    • Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis (2022)
      Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis
      7.7
      • Director of Photography: Additional Unit
      • 2022
    • Morfydd Clark in Saint Maud (2019)
      Saint Maud
      6.7
      • 2nd unit director of photography
      • splinter unit director of photography
      • 2019
    • Pagans (2019)
      Pagans
      6.8
      Short
      • additional photography
      • 2019
    • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
      Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
      7.8
      • second assistant camera
      • 2016
    • Idris Elba in The Take (2016)
      The Take
      6.3
      • second assistant camera "a" camera
      • 2016
    • In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
      In the Heart of the Sea
      6.9
      • second assistant camera
      • 2015
    • Richard Gere, David Strathairn, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Dev Patel, and Tina Desai in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
      The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
      6.5
      • second assistant camera: a camera
      • 2015
    • Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul, and Imogen Poots in A Long Way Down (2014)
      A Long Way Down
      6.3
      • second assistant camera: "a" camera
      • 2014
    • Naomi Watts in Diana (2013)
      Diana
      5.6
      • clapper loader
      • 2013
    • Brad Pitt in World War Z (2013)
      World War Z
      7.0
      • second assistant camera: "b" camera, Cardiff sequence
      • 2013
    • James McAvoy in Trance (2013)
      Trance
      6.9
      • central loader
      • 2013
    • Nicholas Hoult and Bill Nighy in Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
      Jack the Giant Slayer
      6.3
      • central loader: second unit
      • 2013
    • Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
      Zero Dark Thirty
      7.4
      • second assistant camera: Jordan
      • 2012
    • Tortoise in Love (2012)
      Tortoise in Love
      5.5
      • clapper loader
      • 2012

    Producer

    • Aston McAuley in Restless (2024)
      Restless
      8.2
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Henry Miller in One Shot (2021)
      One Shot
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2021
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