Henry Braham
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| Born | October 30, 1965 |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Henry Braham BSC (born 30 October 1965) is an English cinematographer and commercial director.
Life and career
[edit]Braham’s cinematographic career began in 1989 with the British band The KLF working on their 1991 road movie, The White Room. He won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series for his work on the miniseries Shackleton.
Known for implementing warm lighting, a very stylized color grading, and sometimes applying fisheye lens, Braham works mostly in big-budget films with a heavy focus on visual effects, especially in films directed by James Gunn.
He has also directed several commercials.[1] In 2013, Braham has also designed the lighting for the sellout exhibition, “Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones” for the Victoria and Albert Museum.[2]
Braham is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers[3] and is also the co-founder of the Good Hemp Food brand with Glynis Murray.[4]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Soft Top Hard Shoulder | Stefan Schwartz | |
| 1997 | Roseanna's Grave | Paul Weiland | |
| Shooting Fish | Stefan Schwartz | ||
| 1998 | The Land Girls | David Leland | |
| Waking Ned | Kirk Jones | ||
| 2001 | The Invisible Circus | Adam Brooks | |
| Crush | John McKay | ||
| 2003 | Bright Young Things | Stephen Fry | |
| 2005 | Nanny McPhee | Kirk Jones | |
| 2006 | Flyboys | Tony Bill | |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass | Chris Weitz | |
| 2009 | Everybody's Fine | Kirk Jones | |
| 2016 | The Legend of Tarzan | David Yates | |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | James Gunn | 1st collaboration with Gunn |
| 2019 | Georgetown | Christoph Waltz | |
| Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | Joachim Rønning | ||
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad | James Gunn | |
| Cinderella | Kay Cannon | ||
| 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | James Gunn | |
| The Flash | Andy Muschietti | ||
| 2024 | Road House | Doug Liman | |
| The Instigators | |||
| 2025 | Superman † | James Gunn | Post-production[5] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Comic Strip Presents... | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Shackleton | Miniseries |
| 2015 | The Bastard Executioner | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | Television special |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Award | Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Academy Television Craft Award | 2003 | Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction | Shackleton | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 2007 | Best Cinematography | The Golden Compass | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ Henry Braham - Credits
- ^ "Henry Braham".
- ^ "BSC Members | British Society of Cinematographers". bscine.com. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "The good life: How Glynis Murray brought hemp to the mainstream UK market". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ Tinoco, Armando (30 July 2024). "James Gunn Wraps 'Superman' Filming: "It Has Been An Honor"". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Henry Braham at IMDb
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