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Grant Gee is a film maker, photographer and cinematographer currently living in Brighton. He was born in Plymouth and studied Geography at St Catherine's College, Oxford.
He is most noted for his documentary about the British alternative rock group Radiohead, Meeting People Is Easy (1998), which followed the band on their tour for their highly acclaimed third album, OK Computer (1997).
In the early 1990s he had worked on U2's Zoo TV and Zoo Radio, and collaborated with Mark Neale on several projects (many through London production company Kudos Productions), including "The Memory Palace", an experimental multi-media project combining film and live performance for the Expo '92.
In 1996 he directed a twenty-seven minute short film commissioned by progressive house band Spooky for parts of their album "Found Sound" (namely the tracks "Central Heating", "Bamboo", "Aphonia", "Lowest Common Denominator", "Hypo-Allergenic"/"Interim"). The film was displayed on a continuous loop outside the Centre Georges Pompidou as part of its re-opening.
In 2000 he filmed the entirety of the Meltdown festival, curated that year by Scott Walker.
His short, more or less experimental films, including the onedotzero-commissioned "Tel Aviv City Symphony", the documentary "JC-03" about John Cale at work, and the dance film "Torsion" choreographed by Russell Maliphant, have been shown internationally as part of touring packages by the British Council, onedotzero and Film and Video Umbrella.
In April 2006 The Creative Commons-licensed film project A Swarm of Angels announced that Gee has joined the project team as Director of Photography.
In 2007, he made a short film called "Western Lands". This was a ten-minute film about climbing the "Old Man Of Hoy".
In November 2010 Grant received funding from the UK Film Council for his latest project: 'New Career In A New Town: David Bowie In Berlin' - a music documentary on Bowie's Berlin period.
In January 2011, Gee completed his latest film, "Patience: After Sebald" - 'unravelling Sebald's The Rings of Saturn ' - which has recently been accepted by the Vancouver International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival.
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He is most noted for his documentary about the British alternative rock group Radiohead, Meeting People Is Easy (1998), which followed the band on their tour for their highly acclaimed third album, OK Computer (1997).
In the early 1990s he had worked on U2's Zoo TV and Zoo Radio, and collaborated with Mark Neale on several projects (many through London production company Kudos Productions), including "The Memory Palace", an experimental multi-media project combining film and live performance for the Expo '92.
In 1996 he directed a twenty-seven minute short film commissioned by progressive house band Spooky for parts of their album "Found Sound" (namely the tracks "Central Heating", "Bamboo", "Aphonia", "Lowest Common Denominator", "Hypo-Allergenic"/"Interim"). The film was displayed on a continuous loop outside the Centre Georges Pompidou as part of its re-opening.
In 2000 he filmed the entirety of the Meltdown festival, curated that year by Scott Walker.
His short, more or less experimental films, including the onedotzero-commissioned "Tel Aviv City Symphony", the documentary "JC-03" about John Cale at work, and the dance film "Torsion" choreographed by Russell Maliphant, have been shown internationally as part of touring packages by the British Council, onedotzero and Film and Video Umbrella.
In April 2006 The Creative Commons-licensed film project A Swarm of Angels announced that Gee has joined the project team as Director of Photography.
In 2007, he made a short film called "Western Lands". This was a ten-minute film about climbing the "Old Man Of Hoy".
In November 2010 Grant received funding from the UK Film Council for his latest project: 'New Career In A New Town: David Bowie In Berlin' - a music documentary on Bowie's Berlin period.
In January 2011, Gee completed his latest film, "Patience: After Sebald" - 'unravelling Sebald's The Rings of Saturn ' - which has recently been accepted by the Vancouver International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival.
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Joy Division (2009)
, 1h33Directed by Grant Gee
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Anton Corbijn
Rating76%
En 1976, quatre jeunes hommes issus de la post-industrielle Manchester se rendent à un concert des Sex Pistols. Fortement inspirés par ce show auquel ils ont assisté, ils décident de monter un groupe, Joy Division. Près de 30 ans plus tard, malgré une tragédie qui les a arrêtés dans leur élan, Joy Division connaît un succès et une influence plus grande que jamais. Leur héritage résonne tout particulièrement dans une industrie musicale actuelle carriériste et une culture pop surmédiatisée. Grâce à des interviews des membres survivants du groupe, aujourd'hui réunis sous le nom de New Order, et à des archives inédites, Joy Division se fait la chronique d'un changement social et politique en Angleterre et nous entraîne dans l'histoire de ces quatre hommes, qui ont transcendé les barrières économiques et culturelles pour produire une musique atemporelle.
Meeting People Is Easy (1998)
, 1h35Directed by Grant Gee
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Jonny Greenwood
Rating73%
Meeting People Is Easy takes place during the promotion of Radiohead's 1997 release OK Computer, containing a collage of video clips, sound bites, and dialogue going behind the scenes with the band on their world tour, showing the eventual burn-out of the group as the world tour progresses. The inaugural show of the OK Computer tour began on 22 May 1997 in Barcelona, Spain. Their final performance, 104 concerts later, was in New York's Radio City Music Hall.
Cameraman
Fastest (2011)
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Documentary films about sports, Road movies
Actors Ewan McGregor
Roles Director of Photography
Rating76%
Réalisé par Mark Neale et narré par Ewan McGregor, «Fastest» nous plonge au coeur du Championnat du Monde MotoGP 2010. Une saison qui fut parmi les plus difficiles de la carrière de Valentino Rossi qui s’était lourdement blessé chez lui au Mugello et qui devait surtout affronter de jeunes pilotes très doués. Au point qu’il devait désormais se demander qui serait le plus rapide à chaque départ. “Etre le plus rapide («Fastest») est un feeling incroyable. Etre le plus rapide implique de plus grands risques,” commente le réalisateur Mark Neale. “C’est l’essence du MotoGP et de ce film. L’extase et la terreur au plus haut niveau de la compétition moto.
Faster & Faster (2004)
, 45minutesOrigin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films
Actors Ewan McGregor
Roles Camera Operator
Rating64%
Debbie Escalante and her partner, the Cowboy, haunt a skate park, until a group of female skaters leave their dance class to combat Debbie.
Faster (2003)
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Action
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Documentary films about sports, Road movies
Actors Ewan McGregor
Roles Director of Photography
Rating76%
A sa sortie de prison, le Conducteur n'a qu'une idée en tête : venger le meurtre de son frère, tué au cours du braquage qui a mal tourné et l'a lui-même envoyé derrière les barreaux pour dix ans. Redevenu un homme libre, il peut enfin se consacrer aux missions dont il a fait la liste précise...Mais le chasseur est aussi une proie et deux hommes sont sur ses talons : un flic vétéran à quelques jours de la retraite, et un jeune tueur à gages égocentrique qui voit en lui un adversaire à sa mesure.Alors que le Conducteur risque sa vie à chaque seconde, le mystère entourant le meurtre de son frère s'épaissit encore suite à la découverte de nouveaux indices qui sèment le trouble. Tout porte à croire que la liste du Conducteur n'est pas complète.
Meeting People Is Easy (1998)
, 1h35Directed by Grant Gee
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Jonny Greenwood
Roles Director of Photography
Rating73%
Meeting People Is Easy takes place during the promotion of Radiohead's 1997 release OK Computer, containing a collage of video clips, sound bites, and dialogue going behind the scenes with the band on their world tour, showing the eventual burn-out of the group as the world tour progresses. The inaugural show of the OK Computer tour began on 22 May 1997 in Barcelona, Spain. Their final performance, 104 concerts later, was in New York's Radio City Music Hall.
Editor
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2007)
, 1h35Directed by Stephen Kijak
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors David Bowie, Jarvis Cocker, Lulu, Sting, Ute Lemper, Brian Eno
Roles Editor
Rating71%
Sound
Meeting People Is Easy (1998)
, 1h35Directed by Grant Gee
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Jonny Greenwood
Roles Sound Recordist
Rating73%
Meeting People Is Easy takes place during the promotion of Radiohead's 1997 release OK Computer, containing a collage of video clips, sound bites, and dialogue going behind the scenes with the band on their world tour, showing the eventual burn-out of the group as the world tour progresses. The inaugural show of the OK Computer tour began on 22 May 1997 in Barcelona, Spain. Their final performance, 104 concerts later, was in New York's Radio City Music Hall.
Team
Fastest (2011)
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Documentary films about sports, Road movies
Actors Ewan McGregor
Roles Cinematography
Rating76%
Réalisé par Mark Neale et narré par Ewan McGregor, «Fastest» nous plonge au coeur du Championnat du Monde MotoGP 2010. Une saison qui fut parmi les plus difficiles de la carrière de Valentino Rossi qui s’était lourdement blessé chez lui au Mugello et qui devait surtout affronter de jeunes pilotes très doués. Au point qu’il devait désormais se demander qui serait le plus rapide à chaque départ. “Etre le plus rapide («Fastest») est un feeling incroyable. Etre le plus rapide implique de plus grands risques,” commente le réalisateur Mark Neale. “C’est l’essence du MotoGP et de ce film. L’extase et la terreur au plus haut niveau de la compétition moto.
Joy Division (2009)
, 1h33Directed by Grant Gee
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Anton Corbijn
Roles Cinematography
Rating76%
En 1976, quatre jeunes hommes issus de la post-industrielle Manchester se rendent à un concert des Sex Pistols. Fortement inspirés par ce show auquel ils ont assisté, ils décident de monter un groupe, Joy Division. Près de 30 ans plus tard, malgré une tragédie qui les a arrêtés dans leur élan, Joy Division connaît un succès et une influence plus grande que jamais. Leur héritage résonne tout particulièrement dans une industrie musicale actuelle carriériste et une culture pop surmédiatisée. Grâce à des interviews des membres survivants du groupe, aujourd'hui réunis sous le nom de New Order, et à des archives inédites, Joy Division se fait la chronique d'un changement social et politique en Angleterre et nous entraîne dans l'histoire de ces quatre hommes, qui ont transcendé les barrières économiques et culturelles pour produire une musique atemporelle.
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2007)
, 1h35Directed by Stephen Kijak
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors David Bowie, Jarvis Cocker, Lulu, Sting, Ute Lemper, Brian Eno
Roles Cinematography
Rating71%
Faster (2003)
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Action
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Documentary films about sports, Road movies
Actors Ewan McGregor
Roles Cinematography
Rating76%
A sa sortie de prison, le Conducteur n'a qu'une idée en tête : venger le meurtre de son frère, tué au cours du braquage qui a mal tourné et l'a lui-même envoyé derrière les barreaux pour dix ans. Redevenu un homme libre, il peut enfin se consacrer aux missions dont il a fait la liste précise...Mais le chasseur est aussi une proie et deux hommes sont sur ses talons : un flic vétéran à quelques jours de la retraite, et un jeune tueur à gages égocentrique qui voit en lui un adversaire à sa mesure.Alors que le Conducteur risque sa vie à chaque seconde, le mystère entourant le meurtre de son frère s'épaissit encore suite à la découverte de nouveaux indices qui sèment le trouble. Tout porte à croire que la liste du Conducteur n'est pas complète.