Paul Atkins

Reżyseria, Aktor, Produkcja

From Antarctica to the tropical Pacific, Paul Atkins, ASC has filmed the world's wildlife and cultures for National Geographic, Disney, the BBC including such acclaimed series as Planet Earth, for IMAX screens and feature films. His cinematography and directing have earned numerous awards including Emmys, British Academy Awards and a prestigious Telluride Film Festival Tribute. Paul's passion for the ocean brought him to Hawaii in 1974, where he pursued a Ph.D in marine biology at University of Hawaii and began working in the film business as an underwater and wildlife cinematographer. With his wife and producing partner, Grace Atkins, Paul filmed and directed groundbreaking documentaries that challenged our myths and inspired protection of the natural world, including the Emmy-winning Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise (Nat Geo/BBC), Great White Shark (BBC/Nat Geo) and Dolphins: The Wild Side (Nat Geo). Paul was director of photography on Jean-Michel Cousteau's Voyage to Kure, the film that persuaded President George W. Bush to declare the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands a National Monument in 2006. More recently, his work includes Disneynature's Dolphin Reed and Nat Geo's America's National Parks. Paul's narrative filmmaking spans numerous commercials, television series and feature films and he has worked with some of the world's most renown directors including Peter Weir on Master and Commander, Alejandro Inarritu on The Revenant, and Terrence Malick on The Tree of Life and other features. On a 40-day epic voyage around Cape Horn, he filmed for Master and Commander, which won the 2004 Academy Award for cinematography for Russell Boyd, ASC. His 2nd Unit shooting on The Tree of Life contributed to an Oscar nomination for cinematography, and Paul has continued to work with Malick on To the Wonder, Knight of Cups and as director of photography on his IMAX documentary about the evolution of the universe, The Voyage of Time.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Ziemia
    Ziemia2007
  • Aztecki tyranozaur
    Aztecki tyranozaur2007
  • Kosmiczna gorączka
    Kosmiczna gorączka2008
  • Widmo z głębin
    Widmo z głębin2005
  • Muza śmierci
    Muza śmierci2015

Known For

  • Drzewo życia
    Drzewo życia2011
  • The Life of Mammals
    The Life of Mammals17 episodes
  • Trials of Life
    Trials of Life13 episodes
  • Wildlife Specials
    Wildlife Specials1 season
  • America's National Parks
    America's National Parks3 seasons
  • Rekiny kontra delfiny: zabójcze starcie
    Rekiny kontra delfiny: zabójcze starcie2020
  • Nature
    Nature44 seasons
  • Shark Week
    Shark Week38 seasons
  • Natural World
    Natural World39 seasons
  • Explorer
    Explorer32 seasons

Filmografia

2003
The Afternoon Play · as Policeman
1999
Holby City · as Security Guard

2021
1982
Nature · as Co-Producer

2022
2022
America's National Parks (2022) · as Cinematographer
2021
The Big Bend · as Director Of Photography
2021
The Mating Game (2021) · as Cinematographer
2020
Sharks vs. Dolphins: Blood Battle · as Director Of Photography
2020
Diving with Dolphins · as Cinematographer
2018
Dolphin Reef · as Cinematographer
2018
Dolphin Reef · as Cinematographer
2016
Voyage of Time: Life's Journey · as Director Of Photography
2016
Voyage of Time · as Director Of Photography
2015
The Revenant · as Second Unit Director Of Photography
2015
Knight of Cups · as Second Unit Director Of Photography
2015
Muse · as CinematographerNa Plex
2014
Wild Hawaii · as Director Of Photography
2014
Years of Living Dangerously · as Cinematographer
2012
2011
The Short List · as Cinematographer
2011
Paradise Broken · as Cinematographer
2011
Ocean Giants · as Cinematographer
2011
The Tree of Life · as Second Unit Director
2010
Killer Whales · as Cinematographer
2008
Oceans · as Cinematographer
2008
Heatstroke · as Director Of PhotographyNa Plex
2008
Chief · as Cinematographer
2007
Earth · as CinematographerNa Plex
2007
Aztec Rex · as Director Of PhotographyNa Plex
2007
Inside · as Cinematographer
2006
2005
Tides of War · as Director Of PhotographyNa Plex
2005
Trippin' · as Cinematographer
2005
National Geographic: Tsunami - Killer Wave · as Director Of Photography
2004
Naked Science · as Cinematographer
2004
Pear ta ma 'on maf · as Director Of Photography
2002
The Life of Mammals · as Director Of Photography
2001
Making Waves · as Cinematographer
1999
Dolphins: The Wild Side · as Cinematographer
1998
Earth Story · as Cinematographer
1997
Night Orchid · as Director Of Photography
1997
The Living Edens · as Cinematographer
1990
The Trials of Life · as Director Of Photography
1990
Trials of Life · as Director Of Photography
1987
Shark Week · as Cinematographer
1985
Explorer · as Cinematographer
1984
The Living Planet · as Cinematographer
1983
Natural World · as Cinematographer
1982
Nature · as Cinematographer