Alan Stewart (cinematographer) explained

Alan Stewart (born 1960) is a Scottish cinematographer.

Born in Comrie, Perth and Kinross,[1] Stewart first served as a tea boy for the camera crew of various productions, before gaining work as a clapper loader and focus puller, and eventually a camera operator working under the likes of Ellen Kuras and Seamus McGarvey. Stewart relocated to England in the mid-1990s, and in 1998, alongside Peter Middleton, was nominated for a BAFTA television award for his work on the BBC limited series Holding On.[2] Stewart would work in the camera department on such film and television projects as Band of Brothers, Into the Woods, Ready Player One and Mary Poppins Returns,[3] and was the second unit and third unit director for , Fred Claus and Inkheart.

Stewart's biggest foray into serving as cinematographer was for Guy Ritchie's live action remake of Disney's Aladdin. Having previously worked in the camera department for Ritchie's films Sherlock Holmes, and , Stewart would serve as cinematographer for his next few films The Gentlemen, Wrath of Man and . He was also the cinematographer for 2021's Tom & Jerry.[4] His will next work on the Netflix film Our Man from Jersey.[5]

Filmography

Short film

YearTitleDirector
1996InitiationMartin McCardie
1997Daylight RobberyKerry Hope-Kavanagh
1999On EdgeFrazer Lee
2001Last LegsAmy Jenkins
2002Red LinesFrazer Lee
2004Danger ZoneDylan Keeling
2006Forty Days of MourningAamina Ahmad
2008Love Does Grow on TreesBevan Walsh
2010A Great MistakeAbner Pastoll
2011Lost & FoundSam Washington
GrandmaTania Hoser
2015The StayFrazer Lee
Waiting for DawnRichard Cousins
2018Beats by Dre: Made Defiant - The MixtapeGuy Ritchie
2022RachelSam Washington

Feature film

YearTitleDirector
2007Broken ThreadMahesh Mathai
2009Lab RatsSam Washington
2019AladdinGuy Ritchie
The Gentlemen
2021Tom & JerryTim Story
Wrath of ManGuy Ritchie
2023
2024The UnionJulian Farino

Television

YearTitle Director Notes
2004Murder CityRobert MurphyEpisode "The Critical Path"
2005The Rotters' ClubTony SmithMiniseries

TV movies

YearTitle Director
2004Quite Ugly One MorningSam Miller
2005The Quatermass Experiment

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alan Stewart BSC . . 1 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Television Craft: Photography And Lighting - Fiction in 1998 . . 1 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Romanello . Linda . Aladdin DP Alan Stewart . Post Magazine . 1 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Daro . John . Tom and Jerry: A Global Finish During a Global Pandemic . . 1 March 2022 . May 7, 2021.
  5. Web site: Alan Stewart BSC . Independent Talent . 1 March 2022.