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Simon Wagen

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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Simon Wagen is known for How the Earth Changed History (2010), Touching the Void (2003) and Runaway Bay (1992).
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    How the Earth Changed History (2010)
    How the Earth Changed History
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Touching the Void (2003)
    Touching the Void
    7.9
    Movie
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Simon Hagen)
    • 2003
    Jade Magri in Runaway Bay (1992)
    Runaway Bay
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Jeff Corwin in Corwin's Quest (2005)
    Corwin's Quest
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Fifth Gear Recharged (2021)
      Fifth Gear Recharged
      7.8
      TV Series
      • camera
      • 2023
    • Ian Fleming and Geoffrey Boothroyd in Timeshift (2002)
      Timeshift
      7.0
      TV Series
      • camera
      • 2017
    • Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond in Top Gear (2002)
      Top Gear
      8.7
      TV Series
      • film camera
      • 2007–2015
    • Deadly Islands (2014)
      Deadly Islands
      7.1
      TV Series
      • camera
      • 2014
    • Nigel Marven in Wild Colombia with Nigel Marven (2012)
      Wild Colombia with Nigel Marven
      9.4
      TV Mini Series
      • camera setup
      • 2012
    • The Toys That Made Christmas
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 2011
    • Horizon (1964)
      Horizon
      8.5
      TV Series
      • additional camera
      • 2011
    • How the Earth Changed History (2010)
      How the Earth Changed History
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator
      • 2010
    • Top Trumps
      6.9
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2008
    • Earth: The Climate Wars (2008)
      Earth: The Climate Wars
      7.9
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2008
    • Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in Hugh's Chicken Run (2008)
      Hugh's Chicken Run
      6.8
      TV Series
      • additional camera
      • 2008
    • Earth: The Power of the Planet (2007)
      Earth: The Power of the Planet
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator
      • 2007
    • Wanted Down Under (2007)
      Wanted Down Under
      5.9
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2007
    • Jo Brand and Alan Yentob in Imagine (2003)
      Imagine
      7.4
      TV Series
      • camera
      • 2006
    • Astrid Kirchherr, The Beatles, and Stuart Sutcliffe in Stuart Sutcliffe: The Lost Beatle (2005)
      Stuart Sutcliffe: The Lost Beatle
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • photographer
      • 2005

    Cinematographer

    • Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, and ABBA in ABBA Forever: The Winner Takes It All (2019)
      ABBA Forever: The Winner Takes It All
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Lost Gold of WW2 (2019)
      Lost Gold of WW2
      6.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Terra Mater (2011)
      Terra Mater
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as Si Wagen)
      • 2018
    • Escape to Costa Rica (2017)
      Escape to Costa Rica
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2017
    • Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise (2017)
      Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2017
    • Licence to Thrill: Paul Hollywood Meets Aston Martin (2015)
      Licence to Thrill: Paul Hollywood Meets Aston Martin
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 2015
    • The Lancaster: Britain's Flying Past
      TV Movie
      • director of photography (as Si Wagen)
      • 2014
    • World's Busiest Border Crossing
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 2013
    • Terror in the Skies (2013)
      Terror in the Skies
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Hiding Place
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Get Your House in Order (2012)
      Get Your House in Order
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Beautiful Freaks 3D
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Untamed China (2011)
      Untamed China
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Coast (2005)
      Coast
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2011
    • Springwatch (2005)
      Springwatch
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2010

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    • Alternative names
      • Simon of Bristol

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      Member of the Guild of British Camera Technicians (GBCT).

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