Biography
Mark Lapwood was given his first camera at the age of 7, marking the beginning of a life long love for photography.
Lapwoods professional life began as a Press Photographer on the Evening Standard daily newspaper at the age of 16 after capturing front-page photographs of a raging hotel fire.
During the mid 90s he developed a passion for the big screen, telling stories with images using multi-screen slide shows in Sydney, before progressing to the Australian film industry where he worked as a freelance (motion picture) Camera Assistant.
As a Clapper-Loader (2nd AC) and Focus Puller (1st AC) he trained under some of the worlds most respected Australian Cinematographers including Don McAlpine, Simon Duggan, Martin McGrath, Mandy Walker, John Seale & Dion Beebe.
In early 2000 he graduated from the Australian Film TV and Radio School (AFTRS) with an MA in Cinematography.
He has now shot over fifty short films, two hundred commercials, four feature films, plus two feature length documentaries and several music videos.
In November 2002 Mark won the prestigious Gold Award at the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) NSW Awards for his work on Maya his debut feature as Cinematographer, shot in India.
In December 2007 Mark was honored to receive the coveted Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft - (Cinematography) for his debut short film as director/cinematographer, Eclipse.
His work to date has taken him to the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Switzerland, Egypt, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and India.
Mark has spent the last 6 years working predominantly in Asia, mostly based in Mumbai (Bombay) & travelling the region for various projects.
He now speaks enough Hindi to run a film set and communicate directly to his crew, working efficiently and effectively to complete projects on time and on budget under the adverse conditions of the east.
Currently Mark works between Australia, New Zealand and Asia regularly shooting features, commercials, documentaries & music videos.
Additional information and samples of Marks work are available online at:
www.marklapwood.com www.eclipseshortfilm.com
http://www.showreelfinder.com/name/Mark_Lapwood_ACS/
Lapwoods professional life began as a Press Photographer on the Evening Standard daily newspaper at the age of 16 after capturing front-page photographs of a raging hotel fire.
During the mid 90s he developed a passion for the big screen, telling stories with images using multi-screen slide shows in Sydney, before progressing to the Australian film industry where he worked as a freelance (motion picture) Camera Assistant.
As a Clapper-Loader (2nd AC) and Focus Puller (1st AC) he trained under some of the worlds most respected Australian Cinematographers including Don McAlpine, Simon Duggan, Martin McGrath, Mandy Walker, John Seale & Dion Beebe.
In early 2000 he graduated from the Australian Film TV and Radio School (AFTRS) with an MA in Cinematography.
He has now shot over fifty short films, two hundred commercials, four feature films, plus two feature length documentaries and several music videos.
In November 2002 Mark won the prestigious Gold Award at the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) NSW Awards for his work on Maya his debut feature as Cinematographer, shot in India.
In December 2007 Mark was honored to receive the coveted Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft - (Cinematography) for his debut short film as director/cinematographer, Eclipse.
His work to date has taken him to the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Switzerland, Egypt, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and India.
Mark has spent the last 6 years working predominantly in Asia, mostly based in Mumbai (Bombay) & travelling the region for various projects.
He now speaks enough Hindi to run a film set and communicate directly to his crew, working efficiently and effectively to complete projects on time and on budget under the adverse conditions of the east.
Currently Mark works between Australia, New Zealand and Asia regularly shooting features, commercials, documentaries & music videos.
Additional information and samples of Marks work are available online at:
www.marklapwood.com www.eclipseshortfilm.com
http://www.showreelfinder.com/name/Mark_Lapwood_ACS/
For more information, please download Mark's CV.
