Baz Irvine
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Baz grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and moved to London after winning a place on Lord Puttnam's prestigious 'Jobfit' course. He graduated in the camera department and went on to work as an assistant on many feature films in the '90s for Cinematographers such as Barry Ackroyd BSC, and Seamus McGarvey ASC, BSC. These films included "The Full Monty", "The War Zone" and five films for director Ken Loach.
As a Director of Photography, Baz has shot many award-winning short films, including 2002's "Relativity" which won the Berlin Film Festival and Martin McDonagh's directorial debut "Six Shooter" which won the Oscar in 2006. Other shorts include "King Bastard" for acclaimed director Rufus Norris, and "Slapper" - for Oscar nominated and Bafta-winning actor Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Baz's first feature "Lives of the Saints" was shot in London and directed by the internationally acclaimed photographer - Rankin. His second feature, Working Title's "Mr Bean's Holiday", was a huge international success. Baz's first feature documentary "Bobby", about the legendary England footballer Bobby Moore and the World Cup winning exploits of 1966, was released in cinemas earlier this year to wide acclaim. Other credits include an episode of ITV's period drama "Endeavour" for director Olly Blackburn as well as the second series of ITV's psychological thriller "Safe House" in 2016 - four one-hour episodes directed by the Bafta-winning Marc Evans.
As a Director of Photography, Baz has shot many award-winning short films, including 2002's "Relativity" which won the Berlin Film Festival and Martin McDonagh's directorial debut "Six Shooter" which won the Oscar in 2006. Other shorts include "King Bastard" for acclaimed director Rufus Norris, and "Slapper" - for Oscar nominated and Bafta-winning actor Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Baz's first feature "Lives of the Saints" was shot in London and directed by the internationally acclaimed photographer - Rankin. His second feature, Working Title's "Mr Bean's Holiday", was a huge international success. Baz's first feature documentary "Bobby", about the legendary England footballer Bobby Moore and the World Cup winning exploits of 1966, was released in cinemas earlier this year to wide acclaim. Other credits include an episode of ITV's period drama "Endeavour" for director Olly Blackburn as well as the second series of ITV's psychological thriller "Safe House" in 2016 - four one-hour episodes directed by the Bafta-winning Marc Evans.
