Jamie D. Ramsay Explained

Birth Date:20 September
Alma Mater:AFDA
Organisation:South African Society of Cinematographers
Years Active:2006–present

Jamie D. Ramsay (born 20 September) is a South African cinematographer. He earned two British Independent Film Award nominations for his work on the films Moffie (2019) and All of Us Strangers (2023), and won Camerimage Bronze Frog for his work on Living (2022). He appeared on the 2021 Variety list of 10 Cinematographers to Watch.[1]

Early life

Ramsay has dyslexia. He had an interest in the visual arts from a young age and took up photography when his grandfather gave him a camera, which developed into a passion for cinematography. He graduated from AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy in 2005.[2] [3]

Filmography

YearTitle Director Notes
2008LullabyDarrell Roodt
TriomfMarlene van Niekerk
2009District 9Neill BlomkampDocumentary unit
Father Christmas Doesn't Come HereBheki SibiyaShort film
Shirley AdamsOliver Hermanus[4]
2011Beauty[5]
2014FliesMichael MacGarryShort film
2016CommandoRobin GoodeShort film
2019BeastSye AllenShort film
MoffieOliver Hermanus[6]
2020Noughts + CrossesJulian Holmes3 episodes
2021Mothering SundayEva Husson[7]
She WillCharlotte Colbert[8]
2022LivingOliver Hermanus[9]
See How They RunTom George
2023All of Us StrangersAndrew Haigh[10]
2024Hallie Meyers-Shyer
TBANick HammFilming[11]

Awards and nominations

Year AwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2019British Independent Film AwardsBest CinematographyMoffie[12]
2022CamerimageBronze FrogLiving
Dublin Film Critics' CircleBest Cinematography

Notes and References

  1. Variety's 10 Cinematographers to Watch Are a Rising Force in 2021. Variety. Jazz. Tangcay. 6 November 2021. 8 January 2022.
  2. Web site: AFDA in the district. Biz Community. 8 October 2009. 8 January 2022.
  3. Web site: About. Jamie D. Ramsay. 8 January 2022.
  4. Crew. Shirley Adams - Festival del Film Locarno. 10 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Jamie Ramsay. Festival de Cannes. 11 January 2022.
  6. Web site: Cinematographer Jamie D. Ramsay about shooting "Moffie". Lenspire. 18 May 2020. 8 January 2022.
  7. Web site: Cinematographer Jamie D. Ramsay SASC on capturing Mothering Sunday. British Cinematographer. 15 October 2021. 8 January 2021.
  8. Web site: Review: She Will. CinEuropa. Kaleem. Aftab. 9 August 2021. 6 February 2022.
  9. Oliver Hermanus's Living Is the Best of Sundance So Far. Vanity Fair. Cassie. da Costa. 25 January 2022. 10 February 2022.
  10. Why 'Living' Star Bill Nighy Is a Cinematographer's Dream: He 'Commands Space'. The Wrap. Jason. Clark. 6 January 2023. 7 January 2023.
  11. Web site: Goodfellow . Melanie . Beta Cinema Launches Nick Hamm's Epic William Tell With Claes Bang, Connor Swindells, Ellie Bamber, Golshifteh Farahani & Ben Kingsley; Releases First-Look Image – AFM . . 24 October 2023 . October 24, 2023.
  12. SA film 'Moffie' nominated for 3 British Independent Film Awards!. Channel24. Alex. Isaacs. 30 October 2019. 11 January 2022.