James Friend

Películas

Making All Quiet on the Western Front
Self
Go behind the scenes of Edward Berger’s WWI epic and see how the cast and crew crafted its amazing authenticity — from the sets to the SFX prosthetics.
Sin novedad en el frente
Director of Photography
Paul Baumer y sus amigos Albert y Muller, incitados por sueños románticos de heroísmo, se alistan voluntariamente en el ejército alemán. Llenos de emoción y fervor patriótico, los muchachos marchan con entusiasmo hacia una guerra en la que creen. Pero una vez en el frente occidental, descubren el horror destructor del alma de la Primera Guerra Mundial.
Lady M
Cinematography
The actress, Margot Collins, played Lady Macbeth to great acclaiming her youth. Now in her fifties, she is largely forgotten, struggling for auditions, let alone parts. But when a theatre company announces its intention to stage Macbeth, Margot is determined to land the eponymous role once more.
Breakdown
Camera Operator
A professional contract killer, haunted by visions of his violent past, spirals out of control. His work compromised as he reaches breaking point, he is forced to defend his family from his ruthless employers.
Breakdown
Director of Photography
A professional contract killer, haunted by visions of his violent past, spirals out of control. His work compromised as he reaches breaking point, he is forced to defend his family from his ruthless employers.
The Guvnors
Director of Photography
The Guvnors es a la vez una carta de amor y un mensaje de odio al macho alfa. La historia de este alpha es Mitch que vive enterrado en los suburbios de Londres, después de haber dado la espalda a su anterior vida de violencia e intimidación como parte de una legendaria banda del sudeste de Londres. En la actualidad es el decano de la respetabilidad y la calma confianza. Esta película pone un espejo frente a Mitch y le muestra su monstruo interno, una vez más, enterrado profundamente tanto en su ADN como en su psique, desesperado por romper y causar estragos.
Lords of London
Cinematography
Tony is a notorious gangster with a big problem. He has woken up in an abandoned farmhouse, with blood on his shirt, and no memory of how he got there. He stumbles into a small town and discovers he’s in an Italian village that seems to be lost in time.
Robbie Williams: One Night at the Palladium
Cinematography
Robbie Williams se hace cargo del London Palladium para una noche de clásicos del swing y nuevas canciones. Los invitados especiales que se unen a Robbie y su gran banda en el escenario son Lily Allen, Rufus Wainwright y Muppets Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog y los viejos gruñones Statler y Waldorf.
Little Favour
Cinematography
A short film starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Salmon and Nick Moran. LITTLE FAVOUR follows the story of WALLACE (Benedict Cumberbatch) when he is contacted by a former colleague to help him out with a deal gone wrong. 'Its been 7 years since he left Her Majesty's service and 10 years since the American Counter part who became his friend, saved his life on a joint mission in Iraq. He's migrated his skill set into a lucrative business while managing to keep his secret battle with PTSD under wraps. One day, while finally deciding to try his hand at a functional relationship, his old friend JAMES cashes in his chip and asks a LITTLE FAVOUR. How could he refuse when he owes the man his life?
Papadopoulos & Sons
Director of Photography
Después de su ruina en la última crisis bancaria, un millonario hecho a sí mismo se reúne a regañadientes con su hermano despreocupado distanciado para volver a abrir el "fish and chip" que compartieron en su juventud y que habían abandonado.
Truth or Dare
Director of Photography
A group of friends are lured to an isolated cabin by a promise of heavy partying, only to find themselves in a nightmarish game of truth or dare.
The Hike
Cinematography
Kate returns from war and goes on a camping trip with her friends. They come across strange people living off the land and befriend a group of rock climbers. After their friend goes missing, the women team up with the climbers to survive their hike.
7lives
Cinematography
A disgruntled married man called Tom believes that there is a better life for him out there somewhere. On his way home one night he gets attacked and falls into a parallel world where he lives 6 other lives including a Rock-Star, A homeless person and the 'hoody' that attacked him. These lives help him to re-evaluate his priorities and values but in order to get home he must face some of his deepest fears and desires. Will he make it home or is the grass greener on the other side?
Turnout
Director of Photography
Set in Hoxton, East London; our story follows George and Sophie, they're saving money to go on their first holiday together, the deposit is paid, and they have two weeks left to pay the outstanding balance of £2,000. Sophie has entrusted George with her holiday savings and is keen to settle the debt with the travel agents. The only trouble is, unbeknown to Sophie, George is flat broke. In a vain attempt to raise cash, George uses Sophie's holiday money to fund an ill judged deal.
Stalker
Camera Operator
When novelist Paula Martin retreats to the seclusion of her family home Crows Hall she hopes to clear her mind and focus on her new book. The arrival of an assistant, Linda, should take the pressure off... but as the bodies pile up, Paula finds herself trapped in a terrifying nightmare of murder and madness.
Stalker
Director of Photography
When novelist Paula Martin retreats to the seclusion of her family home Crows Hall she hopes to clear her mind and focus on her new book. The arrival of an assistant, Linda, should take the pressure off... but as the bodies pile up, Paula finds herself trapped in a terrifying nightmare of murder and madness.
Dead Cert
Cinematography
Dead Cert nos contará como un grupo de rudos gangsters londinenses negocian con un grupo de empresarios que quieren hacerse con su club, el Inferno. Ellos resultan ser nada menos que vampiros que buscan recuperar su propiedad, y se volverán contra los gangsters cuando vean que sus demandas no son escuchadas.
Baseline
Second Unit Director of Photography
The Baseline is the centre of the East London grime club scene and the queue regularly stretches around the block. Danny works on the door - breaking up fights and managing drunk kids. However, when he rescues Terry, the club owner and local gang leader, from a hitman, Danny is suddenly plunged deep into an underworld he had tried so hard to avoid. Danny is promoted to manager, but only on the condition that he turns a blind eye to the shady goings on both on and off the dance-floor. Danny and his girlfriend Jessica dream of setting up their own club, but Danny is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice when he has to choose between loyalty, morality and his own dreams of escape
Wishbaby
Camera Operator
A troubled young black teenager Maxine rescues an eccentric old lady Eve from an unhappy slap by a mixed-race gang of teens and is rewarded for her act of kindness with the gift of a terrible secret: how to make and operate a WISHBABY. With Eve's help Maxine gives life to a magic doll and sets out to solve her current problems, inadvertently releasing Eve's dead Governess from her astral prison and unleashing a storm of supernatural activity. Her older brother Colin is gradually drawn into the dangerous situation created by the 'Little King' and must finally face his own mother in a brutal fight to the death.