Charlotte Bruus Christensen
Born (1978-03-20) 20 March 1978
Denmark
Alma materNational Film and Television School
OccupationCinematographer
Websitecharlottebruus.com

Charlotte Bruus Christensen (born 20 March 1978) is a Danish cinematographer.

Biography

Born in Denmark, Christensen earned a master's degree in cinematography from the National Film and Television School in the UK, in 2004. After film school she returned to Denmark[1] where she wrote, directed and shot the 2004 short film Between Us. She worked with director Thomas Vinterberg on his 2010 drama film Submarino. She was cinematographer for the Marc Evans' 2011 film Hunky Dory. She continued to work with Vinterberg in the 2012 film The Hunt. Her cinematography, shot on Arri Alexa,[2] won her a Vulcan Award and the Bodil Award for Best Cinematographer. Chistensen and Vinterberg teamed up a third time for the 2015 film Far from the Madding Crowd.[3] She is known for ability to bring out the female gaze, highlighting the female leads in her films.[4]

Cinematography

A lot of Christensen's work is inspired from the Dogme 95 movement, where the focus is back on the traditional aspects of filmmaking such as stories, characters, and thematic elements.[4] Christensen has spoken on her cinematography work on A Quiet Place through numerous interviews. A lot of the visual and tonal inspiration for the film came from other films like Jaws, No Country for Old Men, and There Will Be Blood. The film was shot on 35 mm, like the aforementioned movies. She has talked about how they had to capture images with sound in mind. The closer you are to something, the more little sounds are involved. It was more than just having the camera zoomed in on the subject and more about having the camera physically next to an object or person to catch all the sounds involved. Both Christensen and John Krasinski, the director, agreed that the film is warm and that those tones should be seen in various pockets- through the season (summer), clothing items, in nature, and elsewhere. She also had the challenge of working with the color red. Since the color is used to signal a warning, its thematic use isn't present until it needs to be; it's in that moment where it holds the most power.[5] Her main goal was to highlight the unheard and unseen through her camera work. In other films like Fences and The Girl on the Train, you can clearly see how her cinematography impacts the suspense and intensity of the film. She knows how to highlight the emotions of the characters within the scene, especially lead females where she ensures they're highlighted in the right way.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director
2007 The Englishman Ian Sellar
2010 Submarino Thomas Vinterberg
Min Bedste Fjende Oliver Ussing
2011 Hunky Dory Marc Evans
2012 The Hunt Thomas Vinterberg
2015 Life Anton Corbijn
Far from the Madding Crowd Thomas Vinterberg
2016 The Girl on the Train Tate Taylor
Fences Denzel Washington
2017 Molly's Game Aaron Sorkin
2018 A Quiet Place John Krasinski
2020 The Banker George Nolfi
2022 All the Old Knives Janus Metz Pedersen
2023 Sharper Benjamin Caron

Television

Year Title Director Notes
2008 Stacked Jennifer Perrott TV movie
2020 Black Narcissus Herself Miniseries
2023 A Murder at the End of the World Brit Marling
Zal Batmanglij		 6 episodes

Awards and nominations

  • Sue Gibson Award by The NFTS, 2017
  • The WIFTS Cinematography Award, 2015
  • Robert Nomination, Danish Film Academy 2013 for The Hunt
  • Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival for The Hunt (Jagten), directed by Thomas Vinterberg
  • Robert Nomination, Danish Film Academy 2010 for Submarino
  • Golden Frog Nomination, Camerimage 2010 for Submarino
  • Broadcast Young Talent Award 2005 for Between Us
  • BSC and Kodak Showcase Cinematographer Award 2005 for Between Us
  • Best Cinematography Bulgaria 2004 for ISpider[6]

References

  1. ↑ Reumont, François (17 November 2012). "Cinematographer Charlotte Bruus Christensen discusses her work on Thomas Vinterberg's "The Hunt"". Association Française Cinématographique.
  2. ↑ Kreindler, Sarv (31 May 2013). "Charlotte Bruus Christensen Creates Mounting Tension in 'The Hunt'". Creative Planet Network.
  3. ↑ Walter, Barnaby (29 April 2015). "Interview: Far From the Madding Crowd cinematographer Charlotte Bruus Christensen". The National Student. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Aldredge, Jourdan (28 September 2020). "Take Back the Power: Cinematography with Charlotte Christensen". The Beat: A Blog by PremiumBeat. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Page, Aubrey (9 April 2018). "Cinematographer Charlotte Bruus Christensen on Breathing Life Into A Quiet Place's Terrifying Apocalypse | The Credits". Motion Picture Association. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Awards – Charlotte Bruus Christensen". Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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