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, and Catherine Hall, Professor and leading historian at University College, London.

Life and career

Hall's first job as cinematographer took place on production of the film '' Stander'', starring

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. He acted as director of photography on several British productions, including the

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crime comedy ''

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'', the comedy ''

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'' and the war drama ''

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'', his work on which earned him a

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nomination. Hall began working on American productions starting with the 2010 comedy '' The Switch'' and followed by ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He was the cinematographer for the

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-starring adaptation of the Japanese

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''. He has stated that he sought out a digital camera that could replicate the style anime is shown in. Hall studied at

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as well as

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Official website
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