BRENDAN BARNES Director of Photography / Camera Operator
BRENDAN BARNESDirector of Photography / Camera Operator
BIOGRAPHY:
Brendan Barnes is a filmmaker based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Motion Picture Medium (Honours) degree in 2010 and has quickly established a name for himself as a talented young cinematographer.
Brendan has collected an impressive showreel of narrative work behind his name. With seven full length feature films, three seasons of drama series, and multiple award winning short films under his belt, he has successfully cemented his place as an accomplished long form cinematographer.
His portfolio also includes a superb selection of high end commercial work as well as many fantastic music videos and documentaries.
Having recently won the SAFTA for Best Cinematography in a TV Comedy Series as well as an SASC Visible Spectrum Award for Cinematography in a music video, Brendan is in high demand and looks set to continue his career with great success.
T I T L E C L I E N T T Y P E J O B D E S C R I P T I O N D I R E C T O R D AT E
T O O R B O S T H E F I L M FA C T O R Y F E AT U R E F I L M D O P R E N É VA N R O O Y E N 2 0 1 8
O R B L A N C A D O K F I L M S I N T E R N AT I O N A L S H O R T F I L M D O P I S A B E L L E M AY O R 2 0 1 8
L ' E N FA N T E T L E L I O N B L A N C F I L M A F R I C A F E AT U R E F I L M D O P G I L L E S D E M A I S T R E 2 0 1 7
T H Y S & T R I X T H E F I L M FA C T O R Y F E AT U R E F I L M D O P Q U E N T I N K R O G 2 0 1 7
V I R D I E V O Ë L S T H E F I L M FA C T O R Y F E AT U R E F I L M D O P Q U E N T I N K R O G 2 0 1 6
L O K O Z AC A N N E S D I R E C T O R S
F O R T N I G H TS H O R T F I L M D O P Z E E N T U L I 2 0 1 6
S K E W E R E Ë N B O O G P I C T U R E T R E E S H O R T F I L M D O P W I M S T E Y T L E R 2 0 1 6
H O U S E O N W I L L O W S T R E E T T H E D A R K S I D E F E AT U R E F I L M D O P A L A S TA I R O R R 2 0 1 6
T H O S E W H O C A N T ( S E A S O N 2 )
Q U I Z Z I C A L P I C T U R E S T E L E V I S I O N S E R I E S D O P Z E E N T U L I 2 0 1 5
O N E M A N K A N N T E A M B E S T W E B S E R I E S D O P A S H E R S T O LT Z 2 0 1 5
EXPERIENCE: LONG FORM
T I T L E C L I E N T T Y P E J O B D E S C R I P T I O N D I R E C T O R D AT E
E N D L E S S H O R I Z O N S N E W M I S S I O N T E L E V I S I O N S E R I E S D O P C E C I L M O L L E R 2 0 1 3
I N D I G E N O U S K I L L B U R N M E D I A F E AT U R E F I L M D O P A L A S TA I R O R R 2 0 1 3
S E C U R I T Y F O C U S F E AT U R E S S H O R T F I L M D O P M A R K M I D D L E W I C K 2 0 1 2
E R F S O N D E S ( S E A S O N 3 )
I M A N I M E D I A T E L E V I S I O N S E R I E S D O P P E T E R H E A N Y 2 0 1 1
E X P I R AT I O N K A M I K A Z E M O T I O N P I C T U R E F E AT U R E F I L M D O P A L A S TA I R O R R 2 0 1 1
EXPERIENCE: LONG FORM
T I T L E C L I E N T T Y P E J O B D E S C R I P T I O N D I R E C T O R / D O P D AT E
M U LT I C H O I C E S T U D I O Z O O C O M M E R C I A L D O P B A R T H VA N D O O R N 2 0 1 9
N U R O F E N P I C T U R E T R E E C O M M E R C I A L D O P B E VA N C U L L I N A N 2 0 1 8
D S T V S T U D I O Z O O C O M M E R C I A L D O P D AV I D M A R T I N 2 0 1 8
W I M P Y T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O P A S H E R S T O LT Z 2 0 1 8
M C D O N A L D ’ S D A R L I N G C O M M E R C I A L D O P S L I M 2 0 1 8
D O T S U R E P I C T U R E T R E E C O M M E R C I A L D O P B E VA N C U L L I N A N 2 0 1 8
EXPERIENCE: SHORT FORM
T I T L E C L I E N T T Y P E J O B D E S C R I P T I O N D I R E C T O R / D O P D AT E
D S T V ‘ M Y D S T V A P P ’ S T U D I O Z O O C O M M E R C I A L D O P D AV I D M A R T I N 2 0 1 8
B U D G E T I N S U R A N C E D A R L I N G F I L M S C O M M E R C I A L D O P J O N O H A L L 2 0 1 8
K F C T H E F O R T C O M M E R C I A L 2 N D U N I T C A M O P E R AT O R A L A R D D E S M I D T 2 0 1 8
K U L U L A B R E N D A N J A C K C O M M E R C I A L D O P B E VA N C U L L I N A N 2 0 1 8
T H E V O I C E C L E A R W AT E R P R O M O T I O N A L V I D E O D O P B E N N I E F O U R I E 2 0 1 8
D O M E S T O S S E R I T I S T U D I O S C O M M E R C I A L D O P N O Z I P H O N K E L E M B A 2 0 1 8
G L O B A L C I T I Z E N T H E F O R T C O M M E R C I A L D O P A M R S I N G H 2 0 1 8
K Y K N E T C L E A R W AT E R C O M M E R C I A L D O P Q U E N T I N K R O G 2 0 1 8
D S T V ‘ K I D ’ S Y E A R E N D C A M PA I G N ’
S T U D I O Z O O C O M M E R C I A L D O P D AV I D M A R T I N 2 0 1 8
E D G A R S G I A N T C O M M E R C I A L 2 N D U N I T D O P S A M C O L E M A N 2 0 1 8
EXPERIENCE: SHORT FORM
T I T L E C L I E N T T Y P E J O B D E S C R I P T I O N D I R E C T O R / D O P D AT E
V O D A C O M ‘ S U M M E R ’ S E R I T I S T U D I O C O M M E R C I A L D O P T H A B A N G M O L E YA 2 0 1 8
C O K E B I O S C O P E C O M M E R C I A L D O P FA U S T O B E C AT T I 2 0 1 8
V I TA F O R C E T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O PA S H E R S T O LT Z & B R I A N VA N
N I E K E R K2 0 1 8
W I M P Y T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O PA S H E R S T O LT Z & B R I A N VA N
N I E K E R K2 0 1 8
H & M D A R L I N G F I L M S C O M M E R C I A L D O P M Z I L I K A Z I K U M A L O 2 0 1 8
S H O W M A X T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O P G L E N B I D E R M A N - PA M 2 0 1 8
C E L L C ‘ Y O H ’ T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O P G L E N B I D E R M A N - PA M 2 0 1 8
C E L L C ‘ M E D I A P L AY ’ T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O P G L E N B I D E R M A N - PA M 2 0 1 8
M T N T H E F O R T C O M M E R C I A L D O P A M R S I N G H 2 0 1 8
W I M P Y S E R I T I S T U D I O C O M M E R C I A L D O P E R N E S T N K O S I 2 0 1 8
EXPERIENCE: SHORT FORM
T I T L E C L I E N T T Y P E J O B D E S C R I P T I O N D I R E C T O R / D O P D AT E
V O D A C O M ‘ T I C K E T ’ S E R I T I S T U D I O C O M M E R C I A L D O P T H A B A N G M O L E YA 2 0 1 8
A B A C U S T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O PA S H E R S T O LT Z & B R YA N VA N
N I E K E R K2 0 1 8
R E N A U LT D A R L I N G F I L M S C O M M E R C I A L D O P C H L O E C O E T S E E 2 0 1 8
L A N D R O V E R T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O PA S H E R S T O LT Z &
B R YA N VA N N I E K E R K2 0 1 8
V E O L I A C A P T U R E I N C C O M M E R C I A L D O P T I M H U L M E 2 0 1 8
W O R L D S P O R T S B E T T I N G P R E S S P L AY F I L M S C O M M E R C I A L D O P N I C K D E A R L O V E 2 0 1 8
F N B T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O PA S H E R S T O LT Z & B R YA N VA N
N I E K E R K2 0 1 8
B O N G E Z I W E M U S H R O O M M E D I A M U S I C V I D E O D O P W A R W I C K A L L A N 2 0 1 8
W O N G A D A R L I N G F I L M S C O M M E R C I A L D O P J O N O H A L L 2 0 1 8
P I L S E N E R G I A N T C O M M E R C I A L O P E R AT O R S A M C O L E M A N 2 0 1 8
EXPERIENCE: SHORT FORM
T I T L E C L I E N T T Y P E J O B D E S C R I P T I O N D I R E C T O R / D O P D AT E
O M O F I R S T P E N C I L C O M M E R C I A L D O P J U S T I N E P U R E N C A LV E R L E Y 2 0 1 8
K I N G P R I C E B E N N I E B O E K F I L M C O M M E R C I A L D O P B E N N I E F O U R I E 2 0 1 8
B R AV O T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O P B R YA N VA N N I E K E R K 2 0 1 8
I T H U B A L O T T E R Y T H E F O R T C O M M E R C I A L D O P B O N G A N I M O R G A N 2 0 1 8
N I S S A N T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O PA S H E R S T O LT Z &
B R YA N VA N N I E K E R K2 0 1 8
J U M I A M O L O S A N A O N L I N E C O N T E N T D O P K E N N Y M U M B A 2 0 1 7
D O V E F R E S H E Y E C O M M E R C I A L D O P O L I V E R H E R M A N U S 2 0 1 7
A D T T H E F O R T C O M M E R C I A L D O P A M R S I N G H 2 0 1 7
C A D B U R Y B I O S C O P E C O M M E R C I A L D O P H Y LT O N TA N N E N B A U M 2 0 1 7
C E L L C T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O PA S H E R S T O LT Z &
B R YA N VA N N I E K E R K2 0 1 7
EXPERIENCE: SHORT FORM
T I T L E C L I E N T T Y P E J O B D E S C R I P T I O N D I R E C T O R D AT E
K F C T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L O P E R AT O RA S H E R S T O LT Z &
B R YA N VA N N I E K E R K2 0 1 7
M T N B O M B C O M M E R C I A L D O P M A R C H A R R I S O N 2 0 1 7
TA F E L L I T E L A G E R D A R L I N G F I L M S C O M M E R C I A L D O P J O N O H A L L 2 0 1 7
1 L I F E D A R L I N G F I L M S C O M M E R C I A L D O P J O N O H A L L 2 0 1 7
C A S T L E L I T E T H E V I D E O C A R T E L C O M M E R C I A L D O P R I O R D A N A L L E N 2 0 1 7
D O V E D A R L I N G F I L M S C O M M E R C I A L D O P Z E E N T U L I 2 0 1 7
N I V E A F C B C O M M E R C I A L D O P J O H A N N V O R S T E R 2 0 1 7
W O N G A D A R L I N G F I L M S C O M M E R C I A L D O P J O N O H A L L 2 0 1 7
C A P F I N O L A F I L M S C O M M E R C I A L D O P M F U N D O M K H I Z E 2 0 1 7
D S T V D A R L I N G F I L M S C O M M E R C I A L D O P M Z I K U M A L O 2 0 1 7
EXPERIENCE: SHORT FORM
EXPERIENCE: SHORT FORM
T I T L E C L I E N T T Y P E J O B D E S C R I P T I O N D I R E C T O R D AT E
D S T V F R E S H E Y E C O M M E R C I A L D O P M AT T J A N K S 2 0 1 7
R I B E N A D A R L I N G F I L M S C O M M E R C I A L D O P J O N O H A L L 2 0 1 7
S TA N D A R D B A N K B I O S C O P E C O M M E R C I A L D O P H Y LT O N TA N N E N B A U M 2 0 1 6
G E I S H A E G G C O M M E R C I A L C A M E R A O P E R AT O R 2 0 1 6
K I W I P I C T U R E T R E E C O M M E R C I A L D O P W I M S T E Y T L E R 2 0 1 6
V O D A C O M D A R L I N G F I L M S C O M M E R C I A L D O P Z E E N T U L I 2 0 1 6
M O N T E G O B I O S C O P E C O M M E R C I A L D O P FA U S T O B E C AT T I 2 0 1 6
V O D A C O M D A R L I N G F I L M S C O M M E R C I A L D O P Z E E N T U L I 2 0 1 6
C R E M O R A T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O P B R YA N VA N N I E K E R K 2 0 1 6
A C K E R M A N S D A R L I N G F I L M S C O M M E R C I A L D O P Z E E N T U L I 2 0 1 6
T I T L E C L I E N T T Y P E J O B D E S C R I P T I O N D I R E C T O R D AT E
S P R I T E 1 S T P E N C I L C O M M E R C I A L D O P J U S T I N E P U R E N 2 0 1 6
C E L L C T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O P A S H E R S T O LT Z 2 0 1 5
G I L L T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O P A S H E R S T O LT Z 2 0 1 5
A N G O L A P I C T U R E T R E E C O M M E R C I A L D O P FA U S T O B E C AT T I 2 0 1 5
C E L L C T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O P A S H E R S T O LT Z 2 0 1 5
S A B M A N N M A D E M E D I A C O M M E R C I A L C A M E R A O P E R AT O R G I L L I A P T E R 2 0 1 5
B M W T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O P G L E N B I D E R M A N - PA M 2 0 1 5
C W C T & W C O M M E R C I A L D O P 2 0 1 5
C E L L C T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O P B R YA N VA N N I E K E R K 2 0 1 5
S A N L A M N A R R AT I V E T R U T H C O M M E R C I A L D O P 2 0 1 5
EXPERIENCE: SHORT FORM
T I T L E C L I E N T T Y P E J O B D E S C R I P T I O N D I R E C T O R D AT E
S A M S U N G TA N Z A N I A A H O Y F I L M S C O M M E R C I A L D O P D A N O D E N D A A L 2 0 1 5
I S T O R E T E A M B E S T C O M M E R C I A L D O P A S H E R S T O LT Z 2 0 1 5
O C E A N B A S K E T F R E S H E Y E C O M M E R C I A L D O P 2 0 1 5
N E D B A N K T H E F O R T C O M M E R C I A L D O P A M R S I N G H 2 0 1 5
7 D E L A A N H E Y F E V E R T V S E R I E S / D A I L I E S D O P C O L I N D AV I S 2 0 1 5
EXPERIENCE: SHORT FORM
www.brendanbarnes.com
www.imdb.com/name/nm4794608/