Ross W. Clarkson Explained

Ross W. Clarkson
Birth Date:11 January 1963
Birth Place:Brisbane,Queensland, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Occupation:Cinematographer
Film director [1] [2]
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Years Active:1995- today
Spouse:Irina Hadzhieva

Ross W. Clarkson (Chinese: t=羅斯·剋拉剋森 ) is an Australian cinematographer and film director.[4] [5] He has also been credited as Ross Clarkson, Ross William Clarkson, Law Sez or Law Shut.[3] Clarkson is best-known for and .[6] Film director Isaac Florentine endorsed him as "an amazing DP (director of photography) and camera operator" who had enabled him to "come up with long takes" of fght scenes.[7]

Personal life

Clarkson is married since 2002. He and his wife have two children together.[8]

Career

Clarkson started as a cinematographer for feature films in Hongkong. Ringo Lam hired him originally for underwater photography and employed him then for following movies.[3] During this cooperation Clarkson photographed the movie Victim. That earned him the Hong Kong Film Award for best cinematography in 2000.[9] Later he worked on US-American action films in Bulgaria but he frequently returned to Asia.[10] 2019 saw him on the other side of the camera, playing an Australian doctor in Thai feature film The Cave. In the same year he directed Captured, a film about domestic violence based on his own script. For her role in his film female lead Sara Malakul Lane was elected "Artist of the Year" at the International Film Festival of Ahmednagar in India.[11] [12] [13] The film harvested additional awards at independent film festivals.[14] In 2023 he co-wrote and directed the Kickstarter-financed German-American martial arts film The Last Kumite.[15] [16] [17]

Selected filmography

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1996The Age of Miracles Ringo Lamunderwater cinematography[18]
1998The SuspectRingo Lam
1999VictimRingo LamHong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography for Ross W. Clarkson
2002Dead HeatMark Malone
DerailedBob Misiorowski
2003MarinesMark Roper
Looking for Mister PerfectRingo Lam
2005The MechanikDolph Lundgren
2006Isaac Florentine
2008Shark in VeniceDanny Lerner
2009Direct ContactDanny Lerner
NinjaIsaac Florentine [19]
2010Isaac Florentine
The Blood Bond (also known as Shadowguard)Michael Biehn
2012Assassin's BulletIsaac Florentine
2013Isaac Florentine
2015Wild CityRingo LamHis highest rated movie on Metacritic[20]
2016Michael Jai White
2017Claudio Fäh
2019General CommanderPhilippe Martinez
Ross W. Clarkson
Vixen [21] [22] Ross W. Clarksondirect-to-VOD [23] [24]
Captured [25] Ross W. Clarksonalso credited as writer
2021Father Christmas Is BackPhilippe Martinez
2023One Year OffPhilippe Martinez
Bring Him to Me Luke Sparke
2024Hellfire Isaac Florentine
The Last KumiteRoss W.Clarksonalso credited as writer

Awards

!Year!Award!Category!Work!Result!Notes
2020“BLASTOFF” Film AwardsBest FilmCaptured
2020Guerilla Movie-Making AwardsBest Film / Best cinematographyCaptured
2020Elevation Indie Film AwardsSpotlight AwardCaptured
2000Hong Kong Film AwardBest cinematographyVictim

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ross W. Clarkson Cinematographer / Director . May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024. MUBI. May 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240526132748/https://mubi.com/en/cast/ross-w-clarkson. live.
  2. Web site: Ross W. Clarkson. May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024. Hong Kong Cinemagic. May 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240526111606/https://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=3709. live.
  3. Web site: 羅斯·剋拉剋森 Ross W. Clarkson. May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024. Hong Kong Movie Database. May 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240526200027/https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=13714&display_set=eng. live.
  4. Web site: Films directed by Ross W. Clarkson. May 25, 2024. May 25, 2024. Letterboxd. May 26, 2024. https://url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526095547/https://letterboxd.com/director/ross-w-clarkson/. live.
  5. Web site: Ross W. Clarkson Film Projects . May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024. crew-united.com. May 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240526130957/https://www.crew-united.com/en/Ross-W-Clarkson_189521.html. live.
  6. Web site: Ross W. Clarkson Profile . May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024. FilmAffinity. May 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240526124022/https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/name.php?name-id=661580509. live.
  7. Web site: Erickson. Steve. Ninja 2 Director Isaac Florentine on Making Movie Fights Look Real. February 6, 2014. May 28, 2024. www.studiodaily.com. May 28, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240528173319/https://www.studiodaily.com/2014/02/ninja-2-director-isaac-florentine-on-making-movie-fights-look-real/. live.
  8. Web site: Ross W. Clarkson Profile . May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024. IMDb. May 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240526125632/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0165105/bio/. live.
  9. Web site: Ross W. Clarkson Awards. May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024. Filmbooster. May 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240526193503/https://www.filmbooster.com/creator/56640-ross-w-clarkson/awards/. live.
  10. Web site: Ross W. Clarkson. May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024. screen-talent.com. May 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240526194917/https://screen-talent.com/ross-clarkson/. live.
  11. Web site: Murphy. Nick. Ross Clarkson’s CAPTURED Offers Entrancing Tension at Every Turn of the Screw. May 27, 2024. May 27, 2024. sameraentertainment.com. May 27, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240527213017/https://www.sameraentertainment.com/rossclarkson. live.
  12. Web site: "Captured" Trivia. May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024. IMDb. May 27, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240527211736/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6712118/trivia/?ref_=tt_ql_3. live.
  13. Web site: IFFA Awards 2019. May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024. iffaindia.com. May 27, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240527215007/https://iffaindia.com/past-awards/#award-2019. live.
  14. Web site: Captured. May 27, 2024. May 27, 2024. acortinternational.com. May 27, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240527234222/https://acortinternational.com/filmcatalog/captured/. live.
  15. Web site: The Last Kumite Credits. May 25, 2024. May 25, 2024. Box Office Mojo. May 25, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240525103905/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt17351056/credits/. live.
  16. Web site: Godfrey. Jake. The Last Kumite: Trailer released for martial arts legends film. December 13, 2014. May 30, 2024. filmstories.co.uk. May 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240530100805/https://filmstories.co.uk/news/the-last-kumite-trailer-released-for-martial-arts-legends-film/. live.
  17. Web site: The Last Kumite. May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024. fareastfilms.com. May 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240526110331/https://www.fareastfilms.com/?news_post_type=trailer-the-last-kumite. live.
  18. Web site: The Age of Miracles. May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024. Hong Kong Movie Database. May 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240526145832/https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=8130&display_set=eng. live.
  19. Web site: Rugaard. Jason. Interview: Isaac Florentine. March 13, 2010. May 28, 2024. moviemavericks.com. May 29, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240529201047/https://moviemavericks.com/2010/03/interview-isaac-florentine/. live.
  20. Web site: Ross W. Clarkson: Career Overview in Movies. May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024. Metacritic. May 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240526165145/https://www.metacritic.com/person/ross-w-clarkson/. live.
  21. Web site: Vixen. May 30, 2024. May 30, 2024. IMDb. May 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240530133843/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8392146/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lkurl-status=live.
  22. Web site: Vixen. May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024. www.moviefone.com. May 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240530122125/https://www.moviefone.com/movie/vixen/PP11SfAE9GRgxfbjEIgLl3/main/. live.
  23. Web site: Vixen. May 30, 2024. May 30, 2024. tv.apple.com. May 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240530131804/https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/vixen/umc.cmc.m0ir32peyd1btr2g0p3drx8q. live.
  24. Web site: Wheat. Phi. ‘Vixen’ VOD Review. May 15, 2019. May 26, 2024. nerdly.co.uk. May 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240530124005/https://www.nerdly.co.uk/2019/05/15/vixen-vod-review/. live.
  25. Web site: Captured 2020. May 28, 2024. May 28, 2024. IMDb. May 27, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240527225628/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6712118/. live.

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