Aaron Morton
Birth Name:
Aaron Morton
Profession
Cinematographer, Camera department, Director
Fast Facts
- Was nominated for two New Zealand Film Awards for Best Cinematography for the short films "Little Samurai" and "9 Across․"
- Won a New Zealand Film Award for Best Cinematography for "Nemesis Game" in 2003
- Won two New Zealand Caanz Bronze Axis Awards for Cinematography for the commercials "Mizone" and "NZ Airforce․"
- Started out as a cinematographer on the 1999 video game "Xena: Warrior Princess․"
- Best known as a cinematographer who has worked on 2013's "Evil Dead," "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans," and "Orphan Black․"
- Has done commercials for companies like Sony Bravia, McDonald's, Cadbury, and Steinlager, among others
- Because of the huge amount of blood on the set of "Evil Dead," much of the film was shot in sequence to protect the set
- Was a production assistant on the 2010 short film "The Great American Flea Market․"
Awards
- 2003Film Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2014Canadian Screen Award - Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series:Winner
- 2015Canadian Screen Award - Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series:Winner
- 2016Canadian Screen Award - Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series:Winner
- 2016Gold Award - Teleseries:Winner
- 2017Canadian Screen Award - Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series:Winner
- 2017Silver Award - Features:Winner
- 2017Silver Award - Teleseries:Winner
- 2017Gold Award - Teleseries:Winner
- 2017Gold Award - Teleseries:Winner
- 2018Canadian Screen Award - Best Photography, Drama:Nominated
- 2018Silver Award - Teleseries:Winner
- 2021Silver Award - Drama Series:Winner
- 2021Silver Award - Features:Winner
- 2022Jury Prize - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2024Chainsaw Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated