TOM FITZ UnderwaterTOM Cinematographer FITZ www.fitz-productions.comfitz-productions.com Director of Photography
AWARDS PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD (NOMINATION) (2018) BLUE PLANET II Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
BAFTA AWARD (2018) BLUE PLANET II Best Photography: Factual
PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD (2017) PLANET EARTH II Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD (2017) PLANET EARTH II Outstanding Nonfiction Series
NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARD (2011) ONE LIFE Outstanding Cinematography
PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD (2010) LIFE Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD (2007) PLANET EARTH Outstanding Nonfiction Series
NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARD (NOMINATION) (2003) LIVING EDENS Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography
PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD (2002) BLUE PLANET Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
BAFTA AWARD (2002) BLUE PLANET Best Photography: Factual
TELEVISION (partial list) COOPER’S TREASURE “The Columbus Treasure” Ample Ent.
WILD METROPOLIS “Exiles” BBC
SHARK WEEK “Lair of the Sawfish” Discovery
WILD WEST “Restless Shores” BBC
fi[email protected] 561-339-2273 EARTH: A NEW WILD “Ocean” PBS
BLUE PLANET II “One Ocean” BBC PLANET EARTH II “Islands” BBC
FROZEN PLANET “The Epic Journey” BBC “Summer” “Spring” SUPER SMART ANIMALS “Animal Einsteins” BBC
LIFE “Hunters and Hunted” BBC “Challenges of Life”
NATURE’S MOST AMAZING EVENTS “The Great Melt” BBC
PLANET EARTH “Ocean Deep” BBC
LIVING EDENS “Big Sur: California’s Wild Coast” PBS
BLUE PLANET “Seasonal Seas” BBC “Frozen Seas” “Open Ocean” “The Deep” “Ocean World”
WORLD OF DISCOVERY “Tribes of the Sea” ABC Kane
FEATURES TOXIC TIDES Brick City Upcoming documentary on Florida’s 2016 toxic algae outbreak.
UNNAMED PLANET EARTH II FEATURE BBC Upcoming feature-length version of the Planet Earth II series.
RACING EXTINCTION OPS Primetime Emmy Award-nominated documentary directed by Academy Award-winner Louie Psihoyos and starring Elon Musk. Premiered at Sundance 2015.
ONE LIFE BBC Documentary narrated by Daniel Craig and directed by Michael Gunton & Martha Holmes. Winner of one News & Documentary Emmy Award and two other Emmy nominations.
DEEP BLUE BBC Feature-length version of the Blue Planet series starring David Attenborough and Pierce Brosnan.
fi[email protected] 561-339-2273 MUSEUM PANAMARAMA 10 screen immersive exhibit for the Biomuseo museum of biodiversity in Panama City, Panama.
BILLION OYSTER PROJECT 4 screen immersive exhibit for the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. opening 2019.
DEEP TIME 3 screen immersive exhibit for the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. opening 2019.
CERTIFICATIONS NSS-CDS Full Cave Diver IANTD Trimix Revo Rebreather Diver PADI Master Diver
BIOGRAPHY Tom Fitz is an American cameraman, producer, and director who has documented our planet's natural wonders for over thirty years. As a freelance cinematographer, Tom has worked for the BBC, PBS, National Geographic, Discovery, and many others. He is the recipient of four Primetime Emmy Awards for cinematography and two for outstanding series, as well as a BAFTA Award.
Tom’s experience and comfort working underwater are rivaled by few. He is among a handful of cameramen who has worked in all seven continents and five oceans, including under the ice in our planet’s polar regions. He has experience with underwater ROV technology and manned submarines in waters over a mile deep. He owns and operates a RED Helium 8K camera.
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