Mari is a Japanese director of photography based in the UK. She initially studied Economics at Southampton University and then worked in an advertising agency in Tokyo. However, her dream to become a painter eventually lead her to filmmaking and she studied Film and Photographic Arts at University of Westminster. She subsequently started as a camera trainee and worked her way up through the camera department mainly in TV dramas and commercials. Her credits as a focus puller include “Doctor Who”, "Torchwood", "Being Human", “Dracula”, “VW”, “Nike”, "IKEA", “RBS”, "Stephen Hawking's Universe", "David Gray" and "Chemical Brothers".
As a DP, Mari shot her first feature "Kesulat" in 2016 and, in the same year, a short piece “Gwynfor” was selected for BSC New Cinematographers Night screening. Over the years, she has shot TV dramas such as “Doctors” and “River City” for BBC Studios, corporate videos for Panasonic 100 Years celebration and Skype, music videos for Sophie Ellis-Bextor and The Wombats, as well as short films, which were screened at BAFTA-recognised short film festivals. She has been a BAFTA Crew member since 2013. Mari is DBS checked and has completed courses, ‘Safe Management of TV Productions’, ‘BBC Working With Children’ and ‘BBC Production Safety’. |
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