Sidat de Silva
Freelance Cinematographer
About Me
The past few years have been full of projects that pushed me in new directions. In 2008 a challenge was to transform a piece of marionette theatre from the Holocaust into a piece of cinema. For Qantas I had the opportunity to shoot the one-take-only shot of the maiden landing of the airline's first Airbus A380.
I have shot commercials (for national TV, the Web and new media), music videos, and many short films, including one where I had to create a flashback sequence in Ancient China and another where I had to cover a scene so that one actor could play three roles in it. This short film is currently screening at a number of festivals overseas.
I enjoy working with producers and directors in shaping a project during the early stages, and I believe that is one of my strengths.
sid@sdsimage.com.au
+61 414 287 669 [direct]
+61 2 9436 2111 [agent - Calling All Crew]
Portfolio 9 Items
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360 - Boys Like You [music video]
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The single from the album 'Falling & Flying' on Soulmate Records, distributed by EMI Australia.
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Signature Dish with Courtney Roulston
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The shoot for the opening sequence of a lifestyle show hosted by "MasterChef" finalist Courtney Roulston.
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Denim & Thread Motion Poster Commercial
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A shoot for jeans label Denim & Thread where photography and cinematography combine.
Awarded Bronze at the 2010 NSW/ACT Awards of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS).
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'The Four Immeasurables' [short film excerpts]
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A stylised short film about a Chinese calligrapher.
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3 Mobile WHY campaign
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3 Mobile, as part of its sponsorship of "The Biggest Loser Australia", needed three retail TVCs to premiere during the show. This is one of them.
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'Looking for a Monster' [documentary illustrative scenes]
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Jim Henson--trained master puppeteer Gary Friedman was in Jerusalem in 1999 when he happened upon a puppet play written by a 13-year-old internee of a Nazi concentration camp in 1943.…
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'Missing from Wonderland' [short film excerpts]
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A mixed-format short film that included extensive compositing of animated elements.
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Chuck's Wagon - Black Road [music video]
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My first shoot with the RED ONE camera during its very early days in May 2008.
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'Natural Selection' [short film excerpts]
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An ambitious 17-minute short film from 2007 shot over eight days in 13 locations.
The sheer length of the film precluded Super 16mm or any of the high-end HD formats…
