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Simon Baumfield

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Simon Baumfield's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
47%
Society
22%
Morality
12%
Bonds
8%
Ideas
6%
Self
5%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Contemplative
3
Dread
2
Absurd
1
Hopeful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Simon Baumfield's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Simon Baumfield's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

13 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • After the Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Underwater Director of Photography

  • New Zealand by Train(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Daniel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • That Which Is to Come Is Just a Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Camera Operator

  • The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen(2018)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Feeder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Fresh Meat(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • A Bend in the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Shackleton's Captain(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Aftershock(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • No One Can Hear You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Truth About Demons(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Shirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 1999 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Fresh Meat (2012)

$22K worldwide

Highest rated

Shackleton's Captain (2012)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography9 of 10: 9 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 10: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Simon Baumfield's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

New Zealand by Train (2022)

64th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Shackleton's Captain (2012)

Midcredits 88th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 62/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Simon Baumfield work with?

People who share at least 2 of Simon Baumfield's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Sutorius shares the most, 3.

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles