Simon Chapman
Cinematographer · Melbourne, Australia
Simon began his love of image making as a teenager in Brisbane, Australia as an avid amateur photographer. He shot countless short films at high school before being accepted into the Queensland College of Arts film program where he started to develop ideas and experimenting with shooting all manor of projects. From here, Simon was accepted to the national film school (AFTRS) in Sydney, Australia, and honed his craft under extraordinary tutelage and surrounded by the new wave of Australian film and TV talent. After graduating in 2002, with short films selected for many major international festivals, including the prestigious Camerimage in Poland, Simon embarked on a career in cinematography. He has since shot countless movies, TV drama's, commercials and documentaries. With a rapidly expanding resume, Simon is now based in North America, excited to be taking his skills into the international arena.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Melbourne, Australia
- Cinematographer
- 18 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Simon Chapman's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous1
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 Chapman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Simon Chapman'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
28 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.
High Potential(2024)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Space Force(2020)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Upload(2020)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Light of My Life(2019)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Gentleman Jack(2019)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Lost in Space(2018)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Harrow(2018)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Friday on My Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Killing Ground(2016)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Devil's Candy(2015)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Joe Cinque's Consolation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Servant or Slave(2016)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Cut Snake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Glitch(2015)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
The Little Death(2014)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Nowhere Boys(2013)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Bat Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
A Burning Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Griff the Invisible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Loved Ones(2009)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Black Balloon(2008)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Doctor Who(2005)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Basilisk Stare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Deck Dogz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Into the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles from 2002 to 2024.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Simon Chapman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Loved with Detractors1
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the cinematography 72/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 60. 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.
Is Simon Chapman's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Simon Chapman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Simon Chapman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sean Byrne shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Sean ByrneShared titles: The Devil's Candy (2015), The Loved Ones (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Sean Byrne
Composers and editors
- Andy CannyShared titles: The Devil's Candy (2015), The Loved Ones (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Andy Canny
- Michael YezerskiShared titles: The Devil's Candy (2015), The Little Death (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Yezerski
Producers
- Compton RossShared titles: A Guide to Dating at the End of the World (2022), The Little Death (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Compton Ross
- Phil HuntShared titles: A Guide to Dating at the End of the World (2022), The Little Death (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Phil Hunt
