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Denson Baker

Denson Baker

Cinematographer, also producer

Denson Baker is an award winning cinematographer of international feature films, music videos, documentaries and commercials. His recent credits include the feature film OPHELIA starring Daisy Ridley & Naomi Watts, MEASURE OF A MAN with Donald Sutherland, Judy Greer and Luke Wilson, the Working Title/BBC2 series THE LUMINARIES with Eva Green and Eve Hewson, SKY TV series DOMINA with Kasia Smutniak and Isabella Rossellini, UK TV series VICTORIA series II and he was the DP of the reshoots the Academy Award winning GET OUT which included the tone setting opening scene. He has shot feature films and documentaries that have won awards and screened in most major international film festivals including Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, Venice, Tribecca, Clermont-Ferrand, Berlin, LA, among others. In 2005 Denson was accredited by the Australian Cinematographers Society allowing him the honour of having the letters ACS after his name. In 2015 he was accredited the New Zealand Cinematographers Society adding the honour of the letters NZCS.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Cinematographer, also producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 27% in 30 days

What are Denson Baker's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
40%
Bonds
24%
Morality
20%
Society
8%
Survival
6%
Power
2%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · 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 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
6
Hopeful
5
Contemplative
4
Tense
4
Warm
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Denson Baker's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Denson Baker'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

33 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Scoop(2024)

    Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Mountain Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • The Colour Room(2021)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Chasing Wonders(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Grace(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • 2067(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Tommy Emmanuel: The Endless Road(2019)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Luminaries(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Ophelia(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Measure of a Man(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Get Out(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • MESSiAH (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • The Dark Horse(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Set Yourself Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Tango Underpants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • The Turning(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Lambs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Oranges and Sunshine(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Waiting City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Associate Producer · Cinematographer

  • The Black Balloon(2008)

    "A" Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Help (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Benny: Unseen Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Deck Dogz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    "A" Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • We Have Decided Not to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Sport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Shiver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • The Butler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • The Narrows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • The Personal History of Rachel DuPree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • The Temptation Of Gracie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 28 of them dated from 1999 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Oranges and Sunshine (2010)

$5M worldwide

Highest rated

The Dark Horse (2014)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The Luminaries (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 33: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography32 of 33: 28 only cinematography, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdOther crew4 of 33: 1 only other crew, 3 with another role

33 titles, 4 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s8 · 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 Denson Baker's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · cinematographer

Chasing Wonders (2020)

75th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Get Out (2017)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 74/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 58. 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 Denson Baker work with?

People who share at least 2 of Denson Baker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Claire McCarthy shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles