Nic Sadler is a British/Australian cinematographer, photographer and inventor, living in Los Angeles.
Early life
Sadler was born in
East London
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...
in May 1965, to an
Anglo-Indian mother and a British-
Roma
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Places Australia
* Roma, Queensland, a town
** Roma Airport
** Roma Courthouse
** Electoral district of Roma, defunct
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*Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...
father. His mother Elizabeth "Betty" King emigrated from
India in 1956 with her mother Mavis, siblings Aubrey and
Angela "Angie" King, shortly after their father died in
Madras
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.
At age seven he moved with his parent to
Perth,
Western Australia.
While at
North Lake Senior High School he developed an interest in
photography from Daniel, his
photolithographer father, supported by then teacher at
NLSH,
John Longley
Major-general (United Kingdom), Major General Sir John Raynsford Longley (7 March 1867 – 13 February 1953) was a British Army officer who reached high command during World War I.
Military career
Educated at Cheltenham College, (a future crew member of the successful
1980 America's Cup
The 1980 America's Cup was held in September 1980 at Newport, Rhode Island. The US defender, ''Freedom'', skippered by Dennis Conner, defeated the Australian challenger, ''Australia'', skippered by James Hardy, four races to one. This was the la ...
challenger,
Freedom).
Sadler graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts degree from WAIT (Western Australian Institute of Technology), later known as
Curtin University
Curtin University, formerly known as Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. It is named after John Curtin, ...
, in
Western Australia in 1985, studying under
filmmakers Bill Constable and
Steve Jodrell
Steve Jodrell is an Australian director of theatre, film and television. He began his career in the theatre before moving into film. , and renown
cultural theorists John Fiske and
John Hartley.
Sadler began working in the film industry in 1986, first as a
production assistant on
Shame,
directed his former tutor
Steve Jodrell
Steve Jodrell is an Australian director of theatre, film and television. He began his career in the theatre before moving into film. . In 1997 he got his first job in the camera department as main unit
2nd assistant camera on
television film A Waltz Through the Hills
''A Waltz Through The Hills'' is a 1988 Australian-American made-for-television adventure drama film based on the novel of the same name by Gerald Glaskin. It is the story of two orphaned children who run away from their home in the Western Aus ...
, then as
second unit
Second unit is a discrete team of filmmakers tasked with filming shots or sequences of a production, separate from the main or "first" unit. The second unit will often shoot simultaneously with the other unit or units, allowing the filming stag ...
1st assistant camera on Australian
miniseries
A miniseries or mini-series is a television series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. "Limited series" is another more recent US term which is sometimes used interchangeably. , the popularity of miniseries format h ...
Jackaroo.
Cinematographer
After moving to London in 1989, Sadler began working primarily as
1st assistant camera to
John Mathieson (cinematographer)
John Mathieson (born 3 May 1961) is an English cinematographer and commercial director. He is one of a group of filmmakers who emerged from the music video industry of the late 1980s and 1990s. He is a frequent collaborator with director R ...
.
By 1992 he had begun working as a cinematographer on music videos, then later on television commercials.
In 2005 Nic moved to
Los Angeles to begin
principal photography on his first feature film, the low budget
independent film
An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ...
Intellectual Property.
Inventor
Sadler formed the company Chemical Wedding in 2007 with Toby Evetts and Simon Reeves,was formed in 2007 to produce software tools for filmmakers on the newly established
iOS platform. Their first product, "Helios", an early
Apple iOS application for filmmakers to pre-visualise the effect of sunlight on locations and people, was released in 2008. This was followed by the release of Artemis Digital Directors Viewfinder in 2009, the first digital directors viewfinder on a mobile phone platform.
In 2016 Chemical Wedding began production of the Artemis Prime digital director's
Lens finder system, using software based on Artemis Pro and optics designed by Brian Caldwell. The system is in wide use, notably by camera operator Jim McConkey with cinematographer
David Mullen on the television series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Sadler & his partners at Chemical Wedding were awarded both an
Emmy and the
British Society of Cinematographers Bert Easey awards for the development of Artemis and Helios.
Since 2017 Sadler has been Consultant Cinemtographer to Caldwell, an optics company based in
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo Mountains regions of Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census the population was 196,543, up from ...
, owned by Dr James "Brian" Caldwell. in their production of the Chameleon Anamorphic motion picture lenses, used on the production on
The Mandalorian from
Disney Studios
The Walt Disney Studios is an American film and entertainment studio, and is the Studios Content segment of the Walt Disney Company. Based mainly at the namesake studio lot in Burbank, California, the studio is best known for its multifaceted ...
.
Photographer
In 2014 Nic began a creative photographic partnership with
Julia Sandberg Hansson under the name SHSadler. Working closely with LA
Make-up artist
A make-up artist, also called a makeup artist, and often shortened to MUA, is an artist whose medium is the human body, applying makeup and prosthetics on others for theatre, television, film, fashion, magazines and other similar productions inc ...
Satya Linak, their award winning work has been widely published in art magazines and journals.
Other Professional Interests
From February 2014 until June 2018 Nic was a co-host on over 200 episodes of the political podcast From the Bunker
[ ] wit
Richard BeattyDavid Schockett
an
Jody Hamilton
daughter of Carol Burnett. Jody is currently Executive Producer of th
Stephanie Miller Show
Nic lectures in Cinematography at numerous institutions, including the American Film Institute
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees.
Leade ...
, CSUN, and University of California, Santa Barbara.
Filmography
Short films
Feature films
Television
Music videos (partial list)
Concert films
Photography
in partnership with Julia Sandberg-Hansson as SHSadler
Awards
Australian International Film Festival
Emmy Awards
Tokyo International Photo Award
British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) Awards
References
External links
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Living people
1965 births
English cinematographers
Primetime Emmy Engineering Award winners