Paul Atkins
Film and television professor
Education
- M.S., Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- B.S., Biological Science, Florida State University
Credentials
Teaching
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Professor of film and television, 2024–present
Supervising DP/lecturer, 2024, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Instructor, 2023, ASC Master Class Wildlife Cinematography, Jackson Wild Summit
- Math and science teacher, 1981–82, Varsity International School, Honolulu, HI
- Super 8mm filmmaking instructor, 1979, Honolulu Community College, Honolulu, HI
- Teaching assistant, zoology, 1975–79, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Professional
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Freelance cinematographer and director, 1983–present
- Worked on more than 100 productions, including Emmy-winning documentaries for National Geographic and BBC. Some highlights include acclaimed series Planet Earth and feature films The Tree Of Life (dir. Terrence Malick), Master and Commander (dir. Peter Weir), The Revenant (dir. Alejandro Iñárritu), and May December (dir. Todd Haynes).
Organizations
- American Society of Cinematographers
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- I.A.T.S.E.
- Explorers Club
Publications and presentations
Film credits (partial list)
- Camera Operator (A), May December, Killer Films/Mountain A
- Director of Photography, The Big Bend, Onion Creek Productions
- Director of Photography, Voyage Of Time (Imax), Plan B Entertainment
- Cinematographer/Field Director, Dolphin Reef, Disney/Silverback Films
- 2nd Unit DP, The Revenant, Twentieth Century Fox Film
- 2nd Unit Cam Op, Point Break, Warner Bros
- Underwater Unit DP, Mud, Lionsgate
- 2nd Unit DP, To The Wonder, Magnolia Pictures
- 2nd Unit DP, The Tree Of Life, Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Director of Photography, Paradise Broken, Kinetic Films
- Camera Operator, Soul Surfer, Tristar Pictures
- Cape Horn Unit DP, Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World, Twentieth Century Fox
- Argentina Unit Underwater DP/Director, Dolphins (Imax), MacGillivray Freeman Films
Television credits (partial list)
- Camera Operator, Clean Slate (Series), Act III Productions
- Camera Operator, Groundswell, Island Film Group/Hallmark
- Camera Operator, Same Time, Next Christmas, ABC/Disney
- 2nd Unit DP/ Camera Operator, Hawaii Five-0 (Series), CBS
- Camera Operator, Last Resort (Series), ABC