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Oktay Ortabasi

Cinematographer and producer

Works as
Cinematographer and producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 49% in 30 days

What are Oktay Ortabasi's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
37%
Society
22%
Self
15%
Morality
13%
Survival
6%
Bonds
5%
Power
2%
Art5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
7
Contemplative
7
Hopeful
3
Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Oktay Ortabasi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Oktay Ortabasi'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

24 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Thing Expanded(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • In Search of Darkness 1995-1999: Journey Back Into Iconic '90s Horror(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • In Search of Darkness 1990-1994: A Journey Into Iconic '90s Horror(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • In Search of Darkness Part III: The Final Journey Into '80s Horror(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Freedom on the Range(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Moment in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

  • In Search of Darkness: Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • The Nature Makers(2020)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mysteries Decoded(2019)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Golden Boy(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • Six Gun Savior(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's the Fantastic Four(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Power of Few(2013)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Millennium Bug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer · Executive Producer

  • Anderson's Cross(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • My Strange Addiction(2010)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Fuel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • The Conrad Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Banged Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Nova(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • A Moment in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Lost with You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles, 13 of them dated from 1974 to 2022.

Highest rated

In Search of Darkness 1990-1994: A Journey Into Iconic '90s Horror (2024)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

My Strange Addiction (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 15: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 15: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing4 of 15: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleCinematography12 of 15: 9 only cinematography, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score94thOther crew1 of 15: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

15 titles, 4 with more than one role — cinematography and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s4 · crew

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 Oktay Ortabasi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 15 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

Freedom on the Range (2022)

99th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Thing Expanded (2026)

Midcredits 97th · 83% liked

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 Oktay Ortabasi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Oktay Ortabasi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David A. Weiner shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles